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Friends:  carole jones  Ronn Kilby | | | | |  | NXCAM AVCHD spanned media and workflowsby Alex Udell 2 days agoHey All... sorry....they are now asking me to checking into the HXR-NX30. This one shoots to AVCHD files and suppports clip spanning. Some searches yield some ppl running into problems with spanned me | | | | |
| | | |  | best rendering settingsby chris artis 2 days agoI have a video that is 35 mins long that needs to go on DVD, the problem im having is when I compress it avi its too large but the other settings export with no sound, please help! | Re: best rendering settings
by Jeff Pulera 2 days ago
To be more specific, assuming original edit is in Premiere, Export using Adobe Media Encoder and choose "MPEG-2 DVD" as the Format. Be sure it says "DVD" and not just MPEG-2 alone. Then below that, ch
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| | | | | Converting stereo to dual mono???by Craig Sawchuk 2 days agoI'm new to CS6 and have camera footage with one good audio track and one that's just ambient a c fan noise. I imported it into a sequence as a stereo track and was thinking that I could somehow copy t | Re: Converting stereo to dual mono???
by Jeff Pulera 2 days ago
I simply use the Adobe FILL LEFT and FILL RIGHT audio effects. If you have a stereo track and only want to hear the Left channel, add Fill Left and it then takes over both the L and R channels equally
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| | | |  | Creating a Timer/Clock!by John Roberts 4 days agoHello! I need some help! I am editing a video in which I want to have a countdown clock in the lower corner of the video and want to be able to control the time (have the timer graphically, not a comp | Re: Creating a Timer/Clock!
by Jeff Pulera 4 days ago
Hi John, I do have a workaround for you. Create a Transparent Video Clip in Premiere of whatever length you need, and to that, apply the TIMECODE effect. This creates a running clock from 0:00:00 on u
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| | | |  | basic control questionby Jonny Webb 1 week agohi you'all, this is a bit of a noob question, but its ticking me off something rotten... I have a bunch of clips on my timeline, all the same file types from the same source. i'm applying a simple cro | Re: basic control question
by Jeff Pulera 1 week ago
Hi Johnny, Do you have enough heads and tails available on the clips that you are applying the effect to If adding a default 30 frame transition, the first clip should have at least 15 frames trimmed
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| | | | | Very choppy file...by Dale Roberts 2 weeks agoHi there. Very new to the bluray world... I am doing some tests with Media Encoder as I dont have Encore or a bluray writer yet... I am looking at the files that I encode in Mpeg-2 Bluray and they loo | Re: Very choppy file...
by Jeff Pulera 2 weeks ago
Hi Dale, I concur that the laptop may not have enough juice for smooth playback. What region of the world are you in The "25i" setting would be for PAL users only, "30i" (or 29.97) for NTSC world. Whe
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| | | | | AVCHD and HDV mbps. Is 3mbps correct?by Scott Weigel 2 weeks agoI have a Sony FX1000 and an AX-2000 but am not really liking the noisy footage from either one. I have them set at highest setting (FX)which is supposed to be 24mbps but as I look at either one of the | Re: AVCHD and HDV mbps. Is 3mbps correct?
by Jeff Pulera 2 weeks ago
Hi Scott, No need for SSD drives when shooting with a tripod - a spinning drive works excellent and is more cost-effective. Atomos has a list of tested drives, and there are several SSDs that don't wo
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| | | |  | really need cam adviceby matt warren 3 weeks agowasnt realy sure where to go on this one. I have a budget of about 2k (or less) and I really need a new cam. I am using late 2009 mod dual core intel mac mini running FC Express4 on sys 10.6.8. (and m | Re: really need cam advice
by Jeff Pulera 2 weeks ago
Hi Matt, Please take a look at the new Panasonic AC90 camcorder. It has XLR audio, lots of manual control, an excellent stabilizer, nice form factor, etc. The downside is that it does have small chips
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| | | |  | Update on HVR-MRC1- Memory Recording Unitby Ervin Tia 2 weeks agoHello! I know for many HDV is fading away but I'm just wondering if Sony is planning to do a simple update on MRC1's recording capability. Say a QT file wrapper, MXF or something easy for Avid to do A | | | | |
| | | | | Sony NX5U and Premiere Pro CS6by Gary Lockhart 2 weeks agoHi all, About two months ago, I purchased 2 Sony NX5U cameras along with SD cards and the flash drive unit. Overall I am very pleased with the cameras. This past Saturday I finally got the chance to f | Re: Sony NX5U and Premiere Pro CS6
by Jeff Pulera 2 weeks ago
Hi Gary, My own cameras are HDV, but I recently rented an AX-2000 for a weekend stage event, which was a play at 2+ hours. Same camera as yours basically. The general rule with AVCHD files and Premier
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| | | | | Render settings for a DVD?by Oliver de Morassé 3 weeks agoWe have shot some HD422 25P footage on a video camera which produces .mxf files. These import into AE CS5 no problem and I set my project's working space to be HDTV (Rec.709) and selected Linearize Wo | Re: Render settings for a DVD?
by Jeff Pulera 3 weeks ago
Hi Oliver, Adobe Encore cannot be purchased by itself - it comes with Premiere Pro, or if you buy a suite such as Production Premium that includes PPro then you get Encore of course. As Dave pointed o
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| | | |  | Reduce Audio Tracksby Mark Wilson 3 weeks agoHow do I reduce the audio tracks during capture in PP using the Matrox MX02 When I capture in PP it gives me 16 audio tracks on the timeline. I only want a 2 track stereo or a single stereo track. Tha | Re: Reduce Audio Tracks
by Jeff Pulera 3 weeks ago
Mark, I should've asked a few more questions. What format are you capturing, via what connection, on which model of MXO2 I believe that SDI is capable of bringing in 16 channels. Is that your situatio
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| | | | | Options for printing pictures on disksby Walter Miale 4 weeks agoMust pictures on DVD's be printed with inkjets or can laser printers do the job Please give recommendations of makes and models, and useful tips. We're talking quantities between 12 and 100. Please re | Re: Options for printing pictures on disks
by Jeff Pulera 4 weeks ago
Hi Walter, A Google search will provide many options. I have used inkjet printers from HP and Epson with good results, though the discs need to be manually loaded, so it is tedious work. Hard to find
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| | | |  | monitor on televisionby Stephen Franciosa 4 weeks agotrying to monitor my timeline to an external television but am having trouble. upgraded my driver and found the device (Matrox mini) in pref playback however still no signal. is there a refresh signal | Re: monitor on television
by Jeff Pulera 4 weeks ago
Hi Stephen, More info please - PC or Mac Premiere version Matrox driver version Sequence setting used Thanks Jeff Pulera Safe Harbor Computers
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| | | |  | Can either of the two NLE's do thisby Vince Sanchez 4 weeks agoSince this forum seems to have both the Adobe and Apple camps I'm wondering if anyone knows if this is possible. I have clips that are 60fps on a 24 timeline. This is fine. Now at some point I need a | Re: Can either of the two NLE's do this
by Jeff Pulera 4 weeks ago
Hi Vince, I don't have any 60p clips to test with, but my understanding is that in Premiere you just right-click (or Mac alternative) the clip in the Project bin and choose "Modify Interpret" and then
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| | | | | ame mpeg2 vs mpeg2-dvdby Hagop Goudsouzian 2 months agoAs some do not have a Blu-ray player, I am compressing for dvd. I have used other compressors for dvd but not ame cs6. I noticed there are 2 mpeg2 settings "mpeg2" and "mpeg2-dvd", they both seem dvd | Re: ame mpeg2 vs mpeg2-dvd
by Jeff Pulera 2 months ago
I can't comment on Compressor, am a PC user. However, I actually don't worry about the black bars myself and encode as-is, figuring the black area will not be viewable on most displays, being in the o
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| | | |  | codec confusion - new PP userby adam taylor 2 months agoWhats the most appropriate sequence codec to use for interlaced broadcast HD & SD video I'm coming from FCP where i would have a choice of Prores flavours, or would have possibly used uncompressed, ho | | | | |
| | | | | metadata for "date created missing"by Richard Angle 2 months agoWhy is there no metadata included for my "date created" field in the metadata display I'd like to sort the contents of a large bin by the order in which the files were shot, but my "date created" meta | Re: metadata for "date created missing"
by Jeff Pulera 2 months ago
Hi Richard, Not sure if this has anything to do with your issue, but look under Edit Preferences Media There is a checkbox for "Write XMP data on Import" and most folks like to turn that OFF, could be
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| | | | | Couple of newbie questionsby Scott Witthaus 2 months agoSo I get a call from a client to cut a couple spots...on PP CS6, a software I have never used before, besides opening it up and just putzing around. Anyway, I take some dedicated time and am surprised | Re: Couple of newbie questions
by Jeff Pulera 2 months ago
Hi Scott, I should mention that unless you are getting choppy playback, there is no need to render parts of the timeline. I don't know what kind of Mac you work on, but if you add effects and get a ye
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| | | | | dvcam to hdcam m2000by Mick Kalber 2 months agoanybody know if it's possible to either record dvcam to an hdcam m2000 via sdi or, use the hdcam deck as a thruput to a blackmagic untrastudio express box to capture on fcp in an imac unfortunately, t | Re: dvcam to hdcam m2000
by Jeff Pulera 2 months ago
Hi Mick, Assuming your iMac has Thunderbolt then, since no Firewire You could use a Matrox MXO2 Mini, with Thunderbolt adapter, to ingest from analog sources, SD or HD. The MXO2 can do a hardware upco
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| | | | | Project exceeds DVD space.by Nery Romero 2 months agoAfter finally finishing the transcoding I was hit with another problem. The project exceeds DVD space. I deleted the slideshow, trimmed the clip back about five seconds (since I can't take more) and m | Re: Project exceeds DVD space.
by Jeff Pulera 2 months ago
Nery, Are you using Dynamic Link from Premiere, or did you encode your assets from Premiere using Adobe Media Encoder If AME, what is the data rate Also, if you imported assets into Encore, I believe
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| | | |  | mx02 le hdmi in problemby Harvey Goldberg 2 months agoMy MX02 Le will not input through the HDMI port. I get a flickering partial picture. I think I read somewhere that an adjustment has to be made in the computer graphics card but now I can not find tha | Re: mx02 le hdmi in problem
by Jeff Pulera 2 months ago
Hi Harvey, I saw the same post you did, but also do not know where. However, I find it very strange that the graphics card settings would affect capture. The problem you see is normally from a mismatc
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| | | |  | mpeg2 or MP4by Shaho Teyib 3 months agoi work Edius 6 and Adobe Premiere cs6 software and ity some setting for exporting SD avi and quicktime file to mpeg2 file but i lost video quality so i have 2 questions :- 1- what is a setting to best | Re: mpeg2 or MP4
by Jeff Pulera 3 months ago
Hi Shaho, Is your source widescreen 16:9 format If so, you might need to export as 1024x576 using square pixels (1.0 pixel aspect ratio) depending on the viewing hardware software. If working with 16:
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| | | |  | advantages over Tricasterby Kim Rowley 3 months agoI am searching the market for an all in one solution to do a 4 camera broadcast with possibility of clip store and CG's (including watermark). It seems that the two major possibilities are one of the | Re: advantages over Tricaster
by Jeff Pulera 3 months ago
Hi Kim, I don't have any experience with Broadcast Pix, but in reviewing their specs and comparing to TriCaster (which I am quite familiar with), here are some points and hopefully I have the facts st
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| | | | | GoPro Cineform Conversionby John Davies 3 months agoNot having any success using Cineform Studio to convert my GoPro 3 footage, I tried bringing it all into AME to batch process it. My first clip just converted to Cineform MOV, a 0.07s clip took 40 min | Re: GoPro Cineform Conversion
by Jeff Pulera 3 months ago
Hi John, Try the Matrox codec here http: www.matrox.com video en support windows vfw_software_codecs downloads softwares version1.0 build33 Thanks Jeff Pulera Safe Harbor Computers
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| | | | | Transcoding DVD freezesby Nery Romero 3 months agoHi, I've tried to build this DVD about 3-4 times now and it keeps freezing right up at the last part of the video. About here... I even kept it on for 2 days straight this time around and nothing. Is | Re: Transcoding DVD freezes
by Jeff Pulera 3 months ago
Hi Nery, Let's back up a bit and get some info. What is the source video, SD or HD Project settings Computer hardware My 2-year-old Core i7-2600 will render a 2-hour MPEG-2 from SD in 10 minutes, or f
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| | | | | Encore DVD file too largeby Curtis Bauer 2 years agoEncore cs5 - timeline is 1 hr 49 min, with one menu and six chapters. Build check tells me file too large for DVD. Using default preset. Tried to lower bitrate but do not know how. Do not understand. | Re: Encore DVD file too large
by Jeff Pulera 3 months ago
Before you re-encode, please go to BUILD section and rather than DISC, select FOLDER or IMAGE. In the panel, it should tell you the file SIZE. Please check this and let us know what it says. Also, is
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| | | | | File: What i want to removeby Caio Graco 3 months agopng file What i want to take off the video http: f1.creativecow.net 5478 what-i-want-to-remove | Re: What i want to remove
by Jeff Pulera 3 months ago
Hi, Place a white clip in the track under your video clip, and apply Adobe Crop effect to the video clip to remove edges, showing white background beneath. There are other ways as well. Perhaps create
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| | | | | ingest questions on Matroxby Tobias Trummer 4 months agoHi, I have question on the Matrox capture: How can I get full power over the filename We have ingest hundrets of tapes and it's annoying to edit each filename - delete the digits. I know there are too | Re: ingest questions on Matrox
by Jeff Pulera 4 months ago
Hi Tobias, Are you on PC or Mac With PC, you can use the "Matrox AV Tools" stand-alone capture utility. Mac has something different, I think "Vetura capture". What kind of file names are you getting,
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| | | |  | Matrox MXO2 Ver 7.by Jan Janowski 4 months agoDoes a block diagram of the MXO2 exist I've downloaded all documents, and no block diagram of the MXO2 is shown... If you're familiar with the Block Diagram of the AJA FS1, you'll understand why I'm a | Re: Matrox MXO2 Ver 7.
by Jeff Pulera 4 months ago
Can you check in Premiere and make sure the Program Monitor Playback Resolution is set to FULL Also, when talking about "1080i", there is only ONE flavor in the US, but unfortunately there are many di
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| | | | | DV ((SD) footage digitizingby Jeff Hall 4 months agoI have loads of DV tape of my family and have a question someone here might be able to answer. I have a Sony DVCam deck that I have in the past used to transfer my footage to my PC through a FW400 cab | Re: DV ((SD) footage digitizing
by Jeff Pulera 4 months ago
Hi Chad, A tip on using the DSR-30 deck. DVCAM uses "locked audio" while DV uses "unlocked". If you have any issues with getting the DSR-30 to communicate with your computer, the DSR-30 can easily be
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