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John Mitchell

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September 19th 2001
56 Posts
having trouble making SD Blu Ray
by Sean Sartori 8 months ago
I have a documentary that I want to screen in Blu Ray (the only other options are standard DVD, so this will look better). I've encoded in Compressor to an MPEG2 elementary stream and Dolby Digital Pr
Re: having trouble making SD Blu Ray
by John Mitchell 7 months ago
eric pautsch "Thats not true at all. You can get "better compression" all you want with the finest and best encoders and it will still be SD in the end. Its like taking a pint of milk and putting it
RAM Preview Audio Not Playing
by Nolan Beguhl 1 year ago
I feel like there's some sort of easy solution to this, but I cannot play my audio in RAM preview. I can play only the audio, but not the audio and video together. My audio is not MP3 format, it's AIF
Re: RAM Preview Audio Not Playing - Solved!
by John Mitchell 11 months ago
Ok - sorry to re-hash an old thread but this may come in handy for a lot of people as it seems to be a common complaint :) I ran into this problem today - I had a pre-comp which was playing audio corr
Tutorial: H.264 Matrox Webinar
by Francesco Scartozzi 2 years ago
Matrox Video Systems H.264 Matrox Webinar In this pre-recorded webinar Francesco Scartozzi and Wayne Andrews discuss H.264. The webinar is focused on understanding H.264, the pain of using it in your
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Re: H.264 Matrox Webinar
by John Mitchell 1 year ago
Hmmm - a webinar from a video hardware manufacturer without video Basically a glorified PowerPoint demonstration which means you can't really evaluate the results of the hardware encoder (which were a
Phone stalkers?
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
Maybe you guys need to issue a "Creative Cow restraining order" - too expensive to phone from Australia anyway :) Sorry a serious issue, hard to believe people actually get angry about a community ser
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AFTER EFFECTS confusions / HDV format
by Etienne Wald 2 years ago
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Re: AFTER EFFECTS confusions / HDV format
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
I realise this is a bit late but your delivery format depends on where it is going. DVD must be MPEG 2 DVD Compliant streams and audio in Dolby digital. Blu-ray and be H264 or high data rate MPEG2. Fo
CS5 - how do I change Pixel aspect ratio
by Ben Masterson 2 years ago
I recently upgraded to CS5 from CS3 and I have run into an issue. Adobe changed the pixel aspect ratios. Unfortunately, my NLE still uses the old PAR's and now everything I render has thin black bars
Re: CS5 - how do I change Pixel aspect ratio
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
Well I went straight from CS3 to CS5 so that explains why I didn't notice it. While AE updates the PARs automaticaly for PAL to 1.46 (from 1.42) it does not update my old square pixel comps or solids
Masks inside composition on 3D layer - masks stays 2D?
by Frank Peeters 2 years ago
Hi there, Newbie here. I create a composition, which uses shapes and masks - I make the layers 3D. Now I put this composition into the main composition, turn on the 3D for that layer, and start rotati
Re: Masks inside composition on 3D layer - masks stays 2D?
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
I just created a 3D layer in AE applied a mask and rotated it and the mask rotated in 3D and moved properly in Z space. Is that the workflow you used Or did you create your masks another way
3D line/bar that writes on
by Daniel Waldron 2 years ago
I don't really know how to describe it, so here's an example of what I am trying to do: http: www.youtube.com user hbmcreations#p u 3 yd7DQ61hJbw I tried making a solid where I use a keyframed mask to
Re: 3D line/bar that writes on
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
Hi Daniel Have confess I didn't look at the whole thing that closely the first time. It looks to me like he's built all the black solids and framed images in 3D space using the camera before he starte
Playing Video from USB
by Carlos Angeli 2 years ago
Hi. I was wondering if there s a way to make a ISO file or something like it from a DVD, that would play from a USB pen drive in a DVD player. I have a client who I sent DVD s to, and he was asking if
Re: Playing Video from USB
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
Well you could author in Encore and output in Flash but this would not work with a DVD player and neither would a USB stick. What is the reasoning behind not using DVD-Video
Should DVDs created in Encore Work with Video Players?
by Chin Park 2 years ago
DVDs(with menus) I have created in Encore so far don't work with some videos players(WMV, VLC, etc), although they work with actual DVD players and DVD playing softwares. Windows Media Player can't pl
Re: Should DVDs created in Encore Work with Video Players?
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
You need a software DVD player or an MPEG2 decoder that windows can use. The former is preferred. WinDVD, PowerDVD, Nero and many more come free in OEM versions with a lot of drives and most PC manufa
Can't build DVD - I give up!!
by Kala Rackley 2 years ago
Arrrrgh!! I have been working on this slideshow presentation for a reunion in Las Vegas that is taking place this weekend! I have been working on it for days. I have never used Encore before, & have b
Re: Can't build DVD - I give up!!
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
Hi Kate - how many slides do you have From memory Encore is limited to 99 per show (which is actually part of the DVD spec). Remember if you add effects between slides, Encore has to render those thin
Text Mask
by Eric Klassen 2 years ago
I need to create a mask from text so the layer underneath is masked within the text, and everything outside the text is hidden and also has an alpha. . I've tried Auto Trace successfully, but there's
Re: Text Mask
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
use the text layer as a track matte, unless i'm misunderstanding your use
After Effects field render multi processor issue
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
AE CS5 64bit - there is a bug when rendering out fields using multi processors. Going from an HDTV 1080_25 preset comp to Animation codec (no scaling - output is 1080i25). Have the output dialogue box
Re: After Effects field render multi processor issue
by Dave LaRonde 2 years ago
John Mitchell "Have the output dialogue box set to field render UFF. " Have you also double-checked the Interpret Footage settings to ensure that the fields are separated as upper field first Dave La
Encore and Blu-ray size
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
Pretty strange situation here. I have a very simple blu-ray project, basically an MPEG 2 elementary stream and audio AC3 that add up to 23,574,274,707 bytes. It is straight plug and play, no menu etc.
Re: Encore and Blu-ray size
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
Hi Jeff - no I hid the DVD columns as I find them distracting when working in a Blu-Ray project. Encore definitely did not re-transocde the assets. These were 1920x1080 50i assets so if the DVD clumns
Burning to AVCHD Disk
by chris johnston 2 years ago
Just bought CS5 suite. I frequently need to export to disk for the client to check out prior to final finish up. I recently uped my nle to PPro cs5 and wanted to know if I can export 1080p to a regula
Re: Burning to AVCHD Disk
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
You can try :) Some blu-ray players work, some don't. You can use a tool called tsMuxeR to create the right file structure from your AVCHD file. Don't make your data rate too high tho, remember the DV
Tutorial for successful Blu-ray and DVD Authoring
by Jon Geddes 3 years ago
I understand there are many people that are having serious issues creating Blu-ray projects in Adobe Encore CS3 & CS4 as a result of bugs with the software. I made a post on my blog that details out m
Re: Tutorial for successful Blu-ray and DVD Authoring
by John Mitchell 2 years ago
Hi Jeff I respect your opinion but I'm confused (mind you - I've authored only a few BDs)- all my reading of the spec says BluRay players are "better" at branching than DVD players and should be able
2d text/logo to 3d? with what and how?
by peter Jeno 3 years ago
I have a 2d graphic; logo w text. (I will eventually be shooting a band in front of greenscreen, and want the logo to be behind them...but in 3d.) How can I apply some kind of depth, mainly 'sides' to
Re: 2d text/logo to 3d? with what and how?
by John Mitchell 3 years ago
I've used BorisRED for this before (logo needs to be vector, but then it would for ProAnimator as well). I think Zaxwerks may give superior lighting and material interaction as well as some handy pres
New but hey - this software needs some tweaks
by John Mitchell 3 years ago
I'm really new to Motion, but quite experienced with AE. I must say at this point I find it limiting but it could just be my lack of knowledge. So can someone confirm these things I've discovered: Mot
Re: New but hey - this software needs some tweaks
by John Mitchell 3 years ago
Thanks again Stephen. I like Compressor :) I just don't like the fact that my Motion projects kept crashing it! (Quartz plug in I think) And I'm not unhappy with the solution (I'm actually glad for an
closed capiton
by Jeremy Doyle 3 years ago
First let me say I did a search and found the exact problem I am having, however there was no answer and the post was over a year old so I thought I'd ask. I have a DVCAM source (many, actually) with
Re: closed capiton
by John Mitchell 3 years ago
DVD uses a different closed captioning system to tape - the answer is that simple. You can't hope to preserve that info using an MPEG 2 encoding system. Tape uses a interframe system preserving all th
QT Ref and Compressor
by John Mitchell 3 years ago
Fairly new to compressor, but I can't see anyway to reinterpret a QT Ref source. There seems to be a bug with Compressor, because QT is interpreting the source correctly (although not PAR). 720x576 @2
Export cropped 4x3SD from 16x9HD project
by John Mitchell 3 years ago
Hmm - pretty new to Motion so not sure if you can even do this, but if a project is created in HD (1920x1080) is there any way to render out in 4x3 cropped SD (apart form rendering out and hauling the
Re: Export cropped 4x3SD from 16x9HD project
by Noah Kadner 3 years ago
That would actually be the simplest way. Otherwise you'd reset the project settings and then manually adjust the composition. Noah Check out my new RED Blog. Unlock the secrets of the DVX100, HVX200 a
Save Composition missing in AvidFX (Boris RED)
by John Mitchell 4 years ago
When I run the standalone of Avid FX (the engine) V5.8 Save composition copy appears on the Comp menu but save composition is missing! I have to save a copy, delete the original in the project window
Re: Save Composition missing in AvidFX (Boris RED)
by peter mcauley 4 years ago
That's quite odd - I'm not exactly sure why this is the case. Please try this: launch AvidFX create a new comp name the comp in the project window as test 1 save the project as test 1 exit AvidFX re-l
DVD backup failure
by Sverker Hahn 4 years ago
I have burned my EX1 clips to DL DVDs. Unfortunatly, this process seems to be not so stable as I thought it would be. Now it seems that several of these DVDs are not possible to use. - when copying in
Re: DVD backup failure
by John Mitchell 4 years ago
Craig is spot on here. Not all DVD media is created equal and you have to be sure you don't get stufff that says it's Verbatim or Taiyo but is actually just some cheap counterfeit brand using their co
Mixing Nitris DX/Meridien on Unity 5.0
by Douglas Ryan 4 years ago
We've got 5 MC Meridien's and 1 MC Adrenaline Mojo operating on sneakernet but the future is calling and we're going to jump into Nitris DX and Unity 5.0 Avid Media Engine FC very soon. Any thoughts o
Re: Mixing Nitris DX/Meridien on Unity 5.0
by John Mitchell 4 years ago
There is also trade in pricing for Meridien to Nitris DX (don't know if that interests you or not) - check the website for details..
JVC HD100 problema
by brian luce 6 years ago
I get this warning every time I turn on the camera now. It says "TURN POWER OFF TURN BACK ON LATER" Battery or house current, still the same story. The manual on page 86 says this is a "system error w
Re: JVC HD100 problema
by John Mitchell 6 years ago
If you are getting split screen out of the box send it in to get properly calibrated. I'm surprised you didn't request an exchange unit from your dealer when you first got it. If you do a manual white
HDV to 65" Plasma - Best way to get best quality playback?
by Michelle Weiss 6 years ago
Hi everyone, I hope somebody with more expertise in this area may be able to assist with this one! Firstly, some background info. I am creating some animated 30-45 second pieces with lots of block col
Re: HDV to 65" Plasma - Best way to get best quality playback?
by John Mitchell 6 years ago
Sounds good although I thought you said QT Ref was stuttering on you Obviously this solves that problem. I didn't quite understand your problem, these stores are obviously in multiple locations and yo
Panasonic and Sony jointly developed new HD video recording format announced.
by BillM 6 years ago
Check this out. http: www.sony.net SonyInfo News Press 200605 06-0511E index.html
Re: Panasonic and Sony jointly developed new HD video recording format announced.
by John Mitchell 6 years ago
Although some discs fail to finalise in DVD camcorders the data is still there. In fact there are programs around (cost between $US50 - $US100) that will retrieve this info to your hard drive as .vob
JVC GY-HD101 HDV 25P setting question.
by iMan 6 years ago
HDV 25P setting question. Just got a GY-HD101E (I'm in the UK so think PAL here). I want to set it to HDV mode shooting in 25P Progressive. However, when I set it to this and check out the images on t
Re: JVC GY-HD101 HDV 25P setting question.
by John Mitchell 6 years ago
do a search for lens charts and pan speeds - you should find what you need. You could also have motion smoothing on - turn it off. Remember experience will quickly teach you how fast you can pan at di
On camera Hard drives for recording video
by bcproductions 6 years ago
I see that they make harddrives for recording your video on camera. What are the advantages of this How to you get this footage into a computer Also, when shooting with an HDV camera such as the Canon
Re: On camera Hard drives for recording video
by John Mitchell 6 years ago
You could hire a Wafien recorder but they are over $10K to buy.
Hdv
by laja Pelumi 6 years ago
Can anyone tell me why my footage shot on the Z1 with the same Fstop and Shutterspeed as my Pd170 comes out a lot darker The settings are F2.4 60th in normal light.
Re: Hdv
by John Mitchell 6 years ago
technically the CCD sites on a HDV camera are so much smaller - they've crammed a lot more pixels into the same space. Smaller CCD sites = either more noise or less sensitivity
Advice on down converting hdv 25p 16:9 to 4:3 PAL
by Brengero 6 years ago
Hi, anyone who can give me some advice. We are about to finish a short that has been shot on multiple formats. Super 8, 16mm, dvcam, sx and digibeta!! (the different textures work within the storyline
Re: Advice on down converting hdv 25p 16:9 to 4:3 PAL
by John Mitchell 6 years ago
You can do it in PP2 but only with Cineform codec which costs money. PP2 does not support HDV25P natively yet. Good news though Avid Liquid 7.1 does and offers workflow to other formats. It also offer
Upload hdv from a DV camcorder to a computer
by Ignacio Simon 6 years ago
I would like to know if it is possible to upload Sony HDV content from a Sony miniDV camcorder (tape with HDV footage)to a computer, via firewire. I theory it could work, because it is only to transfe
Re: Upload hdv from a DV camcorder to a computer
by John Mitchell 6 years ago
You do not have the right hardware in your DV camera to send HDV to IEEE1394. They require different firewire chips.


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