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To rename or not to rename
by Tom Maclachlan 11 hours ago
Hi all, General logging question: When logging files, is it best to rename the original files in Finder As in, do I do my logging in Finder This way, the clip in Premiere will have the same name as th
Re: To rename or not to rename
by Alex Udell 3 hours ago
Depends on the source unfortunately. In the case of editing material native from P2....you simply can't because the media is dependent on the file folder structure. In the case of .mov's or other type
After Effects XML editing....
by Alex Udell 6 days ago
Hi all... Looking at adapting a browser based tool we have for encoding templates to owork with After Effects (away from Motion). Pretty simple stuff. The Project will contain reference to a video fil
Re: After Effects XML editing....
by Alex Udell 5 days ago
Walter Soyka "I just opened a Mac-saved AEPX on a PC. It followed the relative paths and everything relinked. I also bounce AEPs back and forth from PC to Mac all the time, and having to re-link is e
Motion 3 Compressor Mpeg stream clip
by Alex Udell 1 week ago
Hey Guys.... I'm using Motion 3 and I can render comps in both Compressor (& via droplets) and MPEG stream Clip we have another editor using the same and an identical version of Quicktime, yet he can'
Creative Cloud Q&A [Adobe guy]
by Dennis Radeke 1 week ago
The last few days has seen quite a few discussions about Adobe's new licensing model. Some have attacked it, others defended it, many presenting their concerns and many presenting questions in a reaso
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Re: Creative Cloud Q&A [Adobe guy]
by Joseph W. Bourke 1 week ago
Maybe, as Aindreas suggests, as a negative - the cable plan -Adobe could take a lesson from the cable plan, and have a tiered offering - you get four channels for 20 bucks a month - you get six channe
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Has Adobe Premiere CC fulfilled your wish list requirements?
by Terry Tsangaris 1 week ago
After following many threads here about the latest Premiere CC list of improvements, I have not found anything on this feature. In Final Cut Pro 7 that we still use at my Work we are able to grab a Pr
Re: Has Adobe Premiere CC fulfilled your wish list requirements?
by Alex Udell 1 week ago
Are you talking about footage that this still recording Like say a live event or satellite feed Back in the old days the spec was what was called an "Open DML" file. Don't know what the current equiva
Can create an HD sequence for broadcast
by Chris Franklin 3 weeks ago
Hello, I have a fairly new editing machine and have recently loaded Premiere Pro CS5. I am trying to create as HD sequence that is acceptable to air on Network TV & cable stations. As far as I can tel
Re: Can create an HD sequence for broadcast
by Shane Ross 3 weeks ago
DVCPRO HD is anamorphic HD. 960x720...1280x1080. What you do is when you are done editing, export a 1920x1080 master, in the codec that the network will take. Or...output to a tape format they accept.
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Trouble with Project Manager
by josef brett 4 weeks ago
Hi, I have a large project in Premiere Pro (about 140GB). It consists of 15, 15 minute long videos. Each video has 2 sequences related to it (a nested sequence and the 'main' edit - that contains the
Re: Trouble with Project Manager
by Alex Udell 4 weeks ago
Yeah....Tom but...even when PM can't trim the clip...it will COPY it to the new location.... that's what strikes me as weird.... Alex Udell Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX
Importing project or sequences but not duplicate media
by Steve Brame 4 weeks ago
Just wondering...if I import a project into another, and some of the imported project's media already exists in the main project, this creates duplicates of the media. Triplicates if I import another,
Re: Importing project or sequences but not duplicate media
by Alex Udell 4 weeks ago
Wow....that's pretty huge...cause this has been a big prob for some folks... NICE!! thanks for that! Alex Udell Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX
New Nvidia Titan Cards.
by Tom Daigon 4 weeks ago
Its seems there is a strong possibility of Nvidia releasing new Titan cards in the near future. http: www.extremetech.com computing 153929-nvidias-gtx-titan-le-and-titan-ultra-leaked Tom Daigon PrP Af
Re: New Nvidia Titan Cards.
by walter biscardi 4 weeks ago
We had our local nVidia reps at our Atlanta Cutters meeting last night and they've signed on as a new Silver Sponsor with the group. Sounds like I'll be doing some testing with the local guys as it tu
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Creative Cloud
by Brian Cooney 4 weeks ago
I own the physical software for CS6 and was wondering if the upgrade to CS7 is $299 or more might it be wise to just purchase the discounted creative cloud license for 29.99 mo yr. Are than any advant
Re: Creative Cloud
by Chris Harlan 4 weeks ago
Brian Cooney "So if I understand correctly there is no change in the way the licensing performs over the previous option of owning the software outright." Actually, the ability to install your member
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nVidia Visual Computing Appliance looks promising.
by walter biscardi 1 month ago
I went to the nVidia booth to visit with Juan Salvo and ended up staying for over thirty minutes looking at the VCA. Very promising idea that can breathe new life into my older computers and make me r
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Re: nVidia Visual Computing Appliance looks promising.
by Alex Udell 1 month ago
Alex Gerulaitis "Tesla K20 has 5GB if I am not mistaken, and that's all the memory you'll get." what's than mean Alex
Dynamic Link. Uh-huh!
by Paul Neumann 1 month ago
Wake up this morning to an email from a client saying they love the cut, but could I just change this one little super So I open Photoshop, make the change, open Media Encoder and render the sequence
Re: Dynamic Link. Uh-huh!
by Walter Soyka 1 month ago
Alex Udell "one I use sometimes is to "create & set proxy" for dynamic link in AE, but do it at full res. that way I can manage where the files land, and there's no extra clutter in PPro.... i was so
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AE Comp render from AE Project in AME via drag and drop?
by Alex Udell 2 months ago
Hi Guys.... At our facility we straddle the line between using After Effects and Motion. Along with mo grah and editorial, I also handle 100% of spot mastering and final Prep for file distribution. I'
Re: AE Comp render from AE Project in AME via drag and drop?
by Alex Udell 2 months ago
Thanks Todd... much appreciated... :) Alex
Cutting from select sequences... how?
by Matt O'Donnell 2 months ago
I have a large number of multi-clips (interviews with A, B, and C cameras) that I have pulled selects into a sequence. I now want to begin cutting from these select sequences into my show sequences. I
Re: Cutting from select sequences... how?
by Walter Soyka 2 months ago
Premiere Pro could really benefit from un-nesting and Avid-style sequence-as-source editorial. Here's my current workaround: Open the two sequences (source and program) and arrange the timelines side
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Alex Udell liked this 2 months ago
Premiere Pro and long form
by Oliver Peters 4 months ago
I'm curious what the experiences have been with folks working on long-form jobs like documentaries and movies. More than 60 minutes in length and 20 hours of footage. What have the experiences been -
Re: Premiere Pro and long form
by walter biscardi 4 months ago
Oliver so far so good here. We transitioned around May June of 2012 and honestly we've yet to run into any sort of issue caused by project size media amount. We're still running on our 48TB SAN from S
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Alex Udell liked this 4 months ago
How do I efficiently combine multiple projects for a huge documentary edit?
by Jesse Schluntz 4 months ago
I'm one of the many editors that has migrated to CS6 from Final Cut Pro 7. After a year of accumulating & organizing footage for a documentary, I'm ready to start cutting. In the Final Cut world, I'd
Re: How do I efficiently combine multiple projects for a huge documentary edit?
by Ryan Patch 4 months ago
Yeah, making media offline to increase project import speed is a great trick that I've never thought of. Seems DL should look at projects this way to begin with (cough cough) and not HAVE to do that..
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insert / overwrite falty behavior
by Ronaldo German 4 months ago
I ve been working on some small projects in PP5.5 and, in the latest weeks,PP6 (coming from Vegas Pro software). One weird thing that has ocuuried many times along the the editing process (never when
Re: insert / overwrite falty behavior
by Victor Perez 4 months ago
Sounds like the problem is with how you are targeting tracks in the sequence. Targeting works differently when editing a clip from the Bin compared to editing a clip from the Source Monitor. Here is a
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Can scrubbing avchd (h.264) footage be better?
by Trevor Ward 5 months ago
I'm noticing two things while scrubbing my footage (avccam footage shot on the Panasonic AF100): 1. The audio turns into chipmunk mode. While going fast forward or rewind, the audio dialogue turns int
Re: Can scrubbing avchd (h.264) footage be better?
by John-Michael Seng-Wheeler 5 months ago
Gerard Tay "On exporting, Premiere Pro can use preview files if you tick that checkbox. FCP is able to copy frames off the source QT files if no effects are added, without re-compression, on a same a
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In Search Of ... A Better H.264 to ProRes Workflow
by Jason Jones 5 months ago
There has to be a better way to do this: Once I have a decent rough cut in PP CS6, I need to transcode my clips to ProRes422HQ. Why Don't ask why ... Resolve hates H.264, AE hates H.264, it's just not
Re: In Search Of ... A Better H.264 to ProRes Workflow
by Jon Hiseman 5 months ago
This is my workflow to take care of the same issues. I only work in Prores for all the advantages you mentioned. If I have a lot of footage I open up a PPro project and import all the native cam media
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Do SSD's benefit Motion5?
by Alex Udell 5 months ago
Heya... AE's new disk based Global Performance Cache benefits greatly from SSD speed. Since motion traditionally doesn't have a cache that works in the same way...does an SSD help motion (aside from r
Re: Do SSD's benefit Motion5?
by Noah Kadner 5 months ago
As Motion is much more about the GPU than the hard drive- I wouldn't expect that much of a boost in Motion. Not that there won't be some sort of improvement but nothing like what you might see in AFX
Article: Workflow Update: iMac, Adobe & the X Factor
by walter biscardi 5 months ago
Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Workflow Update: iMac, Adobe & the X Factor With five edit suites currently running at Biscardi Creative Media, and four more on standby, Walter Biscardi and crew need t
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David Lawrence liked this 4 months ago
Re: Blog: Workflow Update: iMac, Adobe and the "X" Factor
by Alex Udell 5 months ago
Nice update Walter! Thanks! I'm always skeptical about the performance of the Mercury Playback Engine without the option an upgradeable GPU in a PCIe slot. Cool that you're making it work. Alex Udell
Creating markers from a list of timecode
by Caleb McLaughlin 5 months ago
Hey everyone. The short story is: I have a list of timecode locations that I want to create markers from. The long story: I'm converting old VHS tapes, and I'm ending up with 6hr AVI files. The plan i
Re: Creating markers from a list of timecode
by Angelo Lorenzo 5 months ago
What does the Vegas EDL look like Can you paste a portion If it looks like a standard EDL then you could rename the extension to .edl, import it into Premiere, and relink the footage. Exporting indivi
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Premier Pro .exe still running in the background
by Rex Summerfield 5 months ago
I just started having an issue with Premier Pro .exe continuing to run in the background. I have to manually stop the process to open a new project. I found a few references to this problem but nothin
Re: Premier Pro .exe problem solved
by Rex Summerfield 5 months ago
For the benefit of anyone searching for this problem later I was able to solve the issue by simply updating my NVIDIA drivers. I'm guessing that a recent WINDOWS update was not compatible with my olde
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Alex Udell liked this 5 months ago
Pr CS6 - Dynamic Link Speed Change Issue
by Jonathan Lester 6 months ago
Hey gang! I'm currently working on a music video that requires copious amounts of speed changes and effects (such as Video Copilot's twitch and such, all done in AE). So I thought this would be the pe
Re: Pr CS6 - Dynamic Link Speed Change Issue
by Jonathan Lester 6 months ago
After redoing the whole sequence not using my subclips..... and IT WORKED! Hooray! So, final conclusion: Dynamic link does not like subclips. Now I just have to go back and re do the edit, which shoul
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Alex Udell liked this 6 months ago
Sequence takes forever to link media
by Joe Chow 6 months ago
Coming from Final Cut Pro7, I like editing in Premiere Pro CS6, but am I alone in thinking that this is one unstable piece of software Very often projects crash upon launching, and I have to restart t
Re: Sequence takes forever to link media
by Joe Chow 6 months ago
Thanks for your response. Turns out the thing to do, especially if it's a complicated sequence and you've rendered a lot of effects before output (even if you were outputting without including preview
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4x3 Center Cut Safe zone
by Dave Simpson 7 months ago
Hi All, I am creating a station ID template in 16x9 HD to be used by our other cable systems. We now have to ensure that any graphics are within 4 x 3 centre cut safe zones. Under view overlays I can
Re: 4x3 Center Cut Safe zone
by Alex Udell 6 months ago
We just used an image similar to Stephens to set up guides and save that as a template project. Seems to work ok. Alex Udell Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX
squeezed video when importing FCP XML into Premiere CS6
by Michael Garske 7 months ago
I'm having an issue importing an XML file into CS6.0.3 from FCP7. The timeline comes over intact with all of the media in place. However, some of the video (HDV footage shot on a Sony Z1U, captured in
Re: squeezed video when importing FCP XML into Premiere CS6
by Ann Bens 7 months ago
Check Interprete footage of the clips in the Project Window. I am guessing the PAR is not correctly set. ----------------------------------------------- Adobe Certified Expert Premiere Pro CS6 Adobe C
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Alex Udell liked this 7 months ago
For real? Motion 5.0.5 supports multiple open projects?
by Don Eitner 7 months ago
Just got home and checked MacUpdate, saw that Motion 5.0.5 claims to support multiple open projects! Alright! "Open multiple projects simultaneously to easily switch, copy and paste between them"
Re: For real? Motion 5.0.5 supports multiple open projects?
by Alex Udell 7 months ago
well...I just thank them for putting that feature back. I use it every day now in 3. would hate not having it! Alex Udell Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX
fun fact....MPEG Stream Clip as Batch encode for Motion Projects
by Alex Udell 7 months ago
Hey FYI.... We've been using MPEG Stream Clip software to Batch encode Motion Projects 1) Change extension of project from .motn to .mov 2) Drop in MPEG Stream Clip or it's Batch List 3) Set encoding
Re: fun fact....MPEG Stream Clip as Batch encode for Motion Projects
by Alex Udell 7 months ago
So I guess with the new Compressor, it's irrelevant anyway, right Alex Udell Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX
Is there a path from Premiere Pro to Cat DV?
by Alex Udell 7 months ago
Hi all... Someone on the PPro forum is asking about creating a Database from the clips and subclips in a PPro project. Is there some method of exporting XML from PPro that can be translated to CATDV T
Re: Is there a path from Premiere Pro to Cat DV?
by David Camlin 4 months ago
New to CatDV. Very impressed with capabilities but still experimenting with the 10.0.1 demo version. Very excited about PPcs6 XML transfer to CatDV but wondering if I will be able to create multi-heir
Ok how about Sonnet Tempo SSD and AE CS6 Global Perf Cache
by Alex Udell 7 months ago
Hey again... researching gear for new systems and came across this gem: http: www.youtube.com watch v=KMQaDRcr4AU Sonnet Tempo PCIe HBA Dual 6Gbs SATA SSD card Stripe across them using SSDs and get ma
Re: Ok how about Sonnet Tempo SSD and AE CS6 Global Perf Cache
by Terry Mikkelsen 7 months ago
The price seems right. Tech-T Productions www.tech-t.com
Crisp Custom Layer Artwork in Element 3D
by John Davies 7 months ago
I need to create a 3D globe, preferably using Element 3D. I plan on rotating a camera round the Earth and then zoom to a certain city. I have imported and converted an Earth wrap vector to a shape lay
Re: Crisp Custom Layer Artwork in Element 3D
by Alex Udell 7 months ago
I don't know much about Element.... But can you precomp the map source (in an oversized comp to prevent edge clipping) use the precomp as the map source in Element then keyframe the scale of the layer
Anyone using Fusion ioFX with AE CS6?
by Alex Udell 7 months ago
Hey all... I'd love to hear anyone's experiences with the Fusion ioFX card and AE CS6's global performance cache. Seems like it would be a rockin' combo. Your feedback would be appreciated. Thanks....
MXO, Apple Motion, and Copmpressor
by Alex Udell 8 months ago
Hi All... I work in the Mac based video department of a small ad agency. I've been charged with delivery, which is 99% file based. The designers routinely work at 720p resolution and the final file is
Article: One Week with Premiere Pro
by Robbie Coblentz 10 months ago
Adobe Premiere Pro One Week with Premiere Pro As producers for two TV shows for the Pursuit Network, Robbie Coblentz and team had a comfortable workflow with FCP 7, with just one drawback... it took
Re: One Week with Premiere Pro
by Alex Udell 10 months ago
nicely written. good eval. re: timelapse renders... Remember that you can always force a render anywhere regardless of the colored bar (or not) in the sequence by default this is only available via me
Article: A Cautionary Tale for the FCP Switcher
by walter biscardi 12 months ago
Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate A Cautionary Tale for the FCP Switcher Herein lies the cautionary tale of a long-time user of Final Cut Pro, penned for those who would consider switching NLEs. Are ther
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Re: @A Cautionary Tale for the FCP Switcher
by Alex Udell 11 months ago
Yah Jeremy....well written indeed. Lot's to chew on there. I too think that containers like MXF hold a key to creating a more homogenous environment...but a large part of previous development for the
Mac users: just curious...
by Alan Okey 1 year ago
While I hope to take advantage of the recently announced Smoke 2013 lower price goodness in the near future, I do still use Combustion on occasion mostly due to my familiarity with it. Every time I op
Re: Mac users: just curious...
by Alex Udell 12 months ago
I've been playing with the fusion PLE. It's fun. Day to day it's Motion and AE. Alex Udell Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX
Does AME Watch folder support AE Prohect Files?
by Alex Udell 1 year ago
Hi... I know AME watch folders support media files. And that you can import AE Projects into AME... can you set up a watch folder that will process comps in a AE project file Alex
Re: Does AME Watch folder support AE Prohect Files?
by Todd Kopriva 1 year ago
No. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated product manager, professional video software Afte
Trouble with arguments and aeredner
by Alex Udell 1 year ago
Hey... Looking to develop a workflow to automate formatting output for spot delivery via AE. Part of this is using the command line "aerender" tool on the Mac. I can get it to output a project located
Re: Trouble with arguments and aeredner
by Alex Udell 1 year ago
Hi Dave... Thanks... I'm aware of AME. I will probably end up working that into pipeline... AE is great for formatting spots out based on scripting. Something we're doing now laboriously in our NLE's.
Possible work for a Combustion Artist
by Tony Brittan 1 year ago
Hey All! I own a small production company and one of my clients has a fishing show. They had some elements created in Combustion by a graphics artist. Thier relationship has soured with said artist an
Re: Possible work for a Combustion Artist
by Alex Udell 1 year ago
Hi Tony... did you ever resolve this Alex Udell Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX
Article: Adobe Creative Cloud Offers Applications, Services, Community
by Debra Kaufman 2 years ago
Adobe After Effects Adobe Creative Cloud Offers Applications, Services, Community With Creative Cloud, Adobe is switching from a model of software as a product to Software as a Service (SaS). By earl
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Re: Article: Adobe Creative Cloud Offers Applications, Services, Community
by Alex Udell 2 years ago
Teriffic!!!!
Text animation Opacity and Layer Style Stroke
by Alex Udell 2 years ago
Hi All I'm trying to build text animation that includes: Per Character 3d (zoom in on Z) Per Character Rotation (Spin on Y) Per Opacity Change (fade in) I'm pleased with the animation design. But I'd
Re: Text animation Opacity and Layer Style Stroke
by Alex Udell 2 years ago
OK..... so the answer is to use the stroke options in the character panel and not the stroke layer style.... sigh... well I hope this helps someone else! :) Alex Udell Editing, Motion Graphics, and Vi
text selectors multiple changes
by Alex Udell 2 years ago
Hi... don't know why I'm having so much trouble with this.... Let's say I set up a text animation using selectors and offset that takes $10,000 and each character zooms, spins, and fades in sequential
Re: text selectors multiple changes
by Alex Udell 2 years ago
Thanks ANgie... I don't see an option to add a new animator as you describe.... but I can do it if I take my existing animator and duplicate it.... then I reset it and work from there.... thanks again
Alex Udell 2 years ago
Thanks for the add Todd!
Alex Udell 2 years ago
hi ann, thanks for the Add. :)
Ann Bens 2 years ago
You are most welcome!


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