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Mike Weber

Video Editor & Post-Production Supervisor
Member Since:
July 12th 2001
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Footage taken on uneven tripod! How do I correct without losing resolution?
by Bruce Pelley 2 months ago
Please help me minimalize the damage! My wife helps me film however over the weekend she did not have much success keeping the tripod straight and level which I only discovered after we were finished
Re: Footage taken on uneven tripod! How do I correct without losing resolution?
by Mike Weber 2 months ago
Just drop the Sharpen effect on your clip, and adjust the value upward until it looks better. Like I said, at some point there will be a trade off where it looks less soft, but more grainy.
Multicam in PPro CS6
by Roel Bus 10 months ago
Getting used to the way PPro handles multicam, with the multicam monitor. One thing it keeps doing though, with my two camera recital shoot, is when I hit stop after a routine, it switches angles. I a
Re: Multicam in PPro CS6
by Mike Weber 8 months ago
Bill, I agree, this is very frustrating for me as well, and definitely should be considered a bug. I don't understand why it would be the default to switch back to the original angle when stopping. I
"Fit to Composition" type feature in Premiere CS6?
by Mike Weber 8 months ago
Hello Is there a way to click on a still or video clip in a sequence, and automatically scale resize it to fit the sequence size In After Effects, I can do this task with the "Fit to Composition" unde
Re: "Fit to Composition" type feature in Premiere CS6?
by Mike Weber 8 months ago
Well that was easy, thanks! I don't know how I missed that before.
Premiere render
by Mike Weber 9 months ago
Hello everyone. I am exporting my first ever Premiere show. It is a 82 min. long program, HDV 1080i. Everything is rendered - the entire timeline is green. It took well over 2 hours to render, which s
Re: Premiere render
by Jeff Pulera 9 months ago
To add to Chris' comments - what is the purpose of the export Blu-ray, DVD, YouTube I would not use "Match Sequence Settings" in most cases. Decide the destination of the export and choose a Format an
Reorder clips in Multi-Camera window?
by Mike Weber 9 months ago
In the Multi-Camera monitor, is there a way to reorder the source clips, so that I can choose which angle is camera 1, camera 2, camera 3, etc I'm not sure how Premiere decides how to do this by defau
Removing out points from stills before editing
by Mike Weber 9 months ago
Hello - I am editing my first project in Premiere CS6, after many years using Final Cut 7. I edit a lot of slide lectures, where I often have 100+ stills to edit into the sequence. My usual method is
Re: Removing out points from stills before editing
by Bobby Cullipher 8 months ago
Not sure how to resolve this issue, but I find it very inconvenient as well. To speed up the process, I created a keyboard shortcut to delete the in, out and both in out points. So, after you double c
2.1 driver issues
by David Roth Weiss 2 years ago
Ever since installing the first ver. of the 2.1 drivers and firmware for my MXO2 LE I've been encountering annoying audio issues that are only marginally better than the audio issues that were present
Re: 2.1 driver issues
by Mike Weber 2 years ago
Hello David - We are having the exact same problem with all 3 of our edit systems that have a Matrox MX02 Mini. Very frustrating, especially when a client is in the room. If you have success with one
Get footage off of a Canon camera's hard drive
by Mike Weber 2 years ago
Hello all - I posted this on the Canon forum, but didn't get any responses, and so I thought I'd try here. I am trying to sort out a workflow involving a Canon Vixia HG20 camera, which records to a 60
Re: Get footage off of a Canon camera's hard drive
by Mike Weber 2 years ago
Just wanted to follow up and say your suggestion worked great - she is now able to send me the AVCHD files directly, by first offloading her camera's hard drive to her SD card. Thanks again.
Accessing Canon Vixia HG20 camera files?
by Mike Weber 2 years ago
I am trying to sort out a workflow involving a Canon Vixia HG20 camera, which records to a 60G hard drive. My colleague is up in San Francisco recording events, and I'm down in San Diego editing the t
Settings for MX02 Mini XDCAM EX on FCP
by Jim Blokland 3 years ago
Hi guys: Well, finally received my MX02, just getting it set up with FCP and the latest (150) version of firmware. I'm trying to view the output of my sequence (SDCAM EX (VBR 35 Mbs) via SD and it's p
Re: Settings for MX02 Mini XDCAM EX on FCP
by Mike Weber 3 years ago
Never mind, I found it under System Preferences
FCP-Log and Transfer-Audio Issues-XDCAM EX Footage
by Bill Paris 3 years ago
Im running FCP on a duel quad intel Mac G5 with a Kona 3 Card ... shooting with Sony PMW350 XDCAM EX at 1920X1080 29.97 with FCP set to capture at 1920X1080 29.97 Pro Res HQ. The problem I'm having is
Re: FCP-Log and Transfer-Audio Issues-XDCAM EX Footage
by Mike Weber 3 years ago
Hello Shane and Bill I experienced the exact same problem with Log & Transfer and XDCAM EX footage. In the L&T viewer, audio plays superfast for a few seconds then cuts out. Audio plays fine for the c
Audio Crackles from FCP 7 through Kona Card
by Jake Diamond 3 years ago
Hello, My system was recently upgraded to FCP 7.02 from 6.05 and the Kona LHi control panel was upgraded to Version 8.0. I'm working on a Pro Res 1080i 29.97 sequence and now when I play any clips or
Re: Audio Crackles from FCP 7 through Kona Card
by Mike Weber 3 years ago
We just installed a Kona LHi last week, and were experiencing the exact same problem - random audio crackling and video hits. I followed your lead - uninstalled Kona LHi Driver 8.0, installed 7.5.1, a
Possible Multiclip bug in Final Cut Pro 7?
by Nick Derrico 4 years ago
I just got Final Cut Pro 7 and I think I've stumbled upon a bug with multiclip editing, as I have never had this issue in FCP 6. I'm curious if anybody else has had this problem, or if I'm just being
Re: Possible Multiclip bug in Final Cut Pro 7?
by Mike Weber 4 years ago
I'm experiencing the same thing - Weird stuff happens if I have in and or out marks set in the timeline, and try to change the angle on my multiclip. Cuts and switches happen in the timeline at the in
Multiclip Angle Switch playing different clip
by Ursula Mann 4 years ago
please help!! I am editing an interview with 2 angles multiclipped. i have the clip on the timeline and when i click on it to choose the other angle of the interview, both angles come up in the viewer
Re: Multiclip Angle Switch playing different clip
by Mike Weber 4 years ago
I am experiencing the same thing. Bug
Multiclip Issues
by Mike Kahn 4 years ago
A few issues I've had with multiclip that hopefully someone with more experience will have answers to. I am using FCP 7.0.1, OS 10.5.8 and the footage is XDCAM EX 720p 23.98: If I have any ins or outs
Re: Multiclip Issues
by Mike Weber 4 years ago
We're having similar FC7 multipclip issues. Hopefully just a bug that will be fixed soon
converting video to FLV via FCP 7
by Chris Church 4 years ago
Hi there, can anyone tell me whether FCP 7 no allows you to convert and export timeline footage to an FLV file directly from FCP or do you still ahve to use a Flash Video programme Cheers D
Re: converting video to FLV via FCP 7
by Mike Weber 4 years ago
Bob - Was this new in FCP 7 I am currently using FCP 6.0.6 (waiting until I get through some major projects before upgrading to v.7). I have CS4 installed on my system. Flash does not show up as an ex
OT - FCP Studio Academic vs. Standard
by Steven Gonzales 4 years ago
After a couple weeks of conflicting information from my Apple Reps, they have confirmed that FCP Studio Academic is not upgradeable. The normal academic discount is $899. The retail for a non-academic
Re: OT - FCP Studio Academic vs. Standard
by Mike Weber 4 years ago
Our campus (UC San Diego) bookstore sells it for $299, so it's worth it to check and see if your academic affiliation has some sort of deal going on. http: bookstore.ucsd.edu computers software apple.
Speech Transcription - other languages?
by Mike Weber 4 years ago
Hello - I'm using CS4 on a Mac, and am trying out the speech transcription feature. It all works fine, except in the "Language" pulldown menu, the only available option is "English - U.S." The other l
Re: Speech Transcription - other languages?
by Jon Barrie 4 years ago
Hey Mike, Try: http: www.adobe.com products premiere speechtotext download the language you want and install it. Hopefully the languages just need to be reinstalled... - JB Jon Barrie aJBprods www.jon
Viewer window - Can I zoom in to work with part of a clip?
by Mike Weber 5 years ago
In the Viewer window, is there a way to scale that I can see just part of my clip I don't mean zooming in on the image or scaling the window, I mean having the window show only part of the clips, dura
Re: Viewer window - Can I zoom in to work with part of a clip?
by Tom Meegan 5 years ago
Use the J-K-L keys. L = play K = stop J = play reverse K and L together = play slow J and L together = play slow reverse K and tap L = advance one frame K and tap J = reverse one frame also: Shift For
Motion text looks blurry after being letterboxed in 4:3 FCP timeline
by Mike Weber 5 years ago
I am working on a show in Final Cut Studio, using FC Pro to edit, and Motion to do the graphics, which consist of moves on stills and titles lower thirds. My codec is standard definition 8 bit uncompr
Re: Motion text looks blurry after being letterboxed in 4:3 FCP timeline
by Mike Weber 5 years ago
Yeah, I checked, the text is on an even line, both vertically and horizontally. The culprit is definitely Final Cut Pro. It does the letterboxing of my nested sequence by changing the Distort value to
LA-No communication
by Scott G 7 years ago
I'm using an LA box w a UVW1800 and can not get communication in log capture mode w. FCP 5.0.4. I was logging, stepped away from the machine for 20 minutes and when I went back there was no communicat
Re: LA-No communication
by Mike Weber 5 years ago
I had this same problem, and your solution (power down power up AJA box) fixed it for me. Thanks Bob!
Just a Tip - Mirror editing trick
by Todd Terry 5 years ago
Hey kids.... I revived a l'il trick today that I used to use years ago but had long since forgotten about... just thought I'd share it. Who knows ... maybe I live in a cave and everyone knows this, bu
Re: Just a Tip - Mirror editing trick
by Mike Weber 5 years ago
At least once before mastering, I force myself to turn off the computer monitors and watch the program solely on the NTSC monitor. I find if the computer monitors are on, I frequently glance at CTI lo
Rendering out a still image with Alpha Channel
by Mike Weber 5 years ago
I am working on an Intel Mac, using Graffiti Keyframer 5.1., and am having trouble with exported pict files. I create a title (just text), and then going File Export... Current Frame. In older version
Re: Rendering out a still image with Alpha Channel
by Mike Weber 5 years ago
Hello Dave, thanks for your help. In the Crop tab I set the value back to none 0, and then went to the Mask tab and entered the parameters for top bottom. Looked just like it did when I was cropping.
Where are my Standard Def presets in Motion?
by Mike Weber 5 years ago
I am using Motion 3.0.2 on a G5. For some reason I am missing my standard definition project presets. For example if I go the Motion menu Preferences... Presets, only high definition settings show up
Re: Where are my Standard Def presets in Motion?
by Mike Weber 5 years ago
OK, I did a search and found someone had a similar problem earlier, where they had no presets at all. Followed a link to this Apple doc describing the problem: http: support.apple.com kb TS1097 I did
mixing wide and full screen footage
by Mike Weber 6 years ago
How does you handle it when you have a mix of 4x3 and 16x9 footage in the same show (Artisitically speaking, not technically speaking). Let's say your interviews are all 16x9, but most or all of your
Re: mixing wide and full screen footage
by Lu Nelson 5 years ago
Hi Mike, another thought with unifying these two, if you want to have something consistent and have to scale up the 4x3 footage to match you 16x9 sequence, is that you can also get away with distortin
Making a layer that is a solid color
by Mike Weber 6 years ago
Help please - I am new to Live Type, and am trying to do something simple. Is there a way to make a texture layer that is simply a solid color, with no movement I need to make some rectangles. If I co
Re: Making a layer that is a solid color
by Mike Weber 6 years ago
Thanks, that seems to work. Wish I could crop my object instead of scaling, though.
Walter Murch to appear at FCPUG SuperMeet at NAB
by Michael Horton 6 years ago
Legendary film and sound editor Walter Murch will appear as a guest at the 6th Annual FCPUG NAB SuperMeet at NAB, April 18 at the Venetian Hotel. Tickets are going fast, so if you are going, buy them
Re: Walter Murch to appear at FCPUG SuperMeet at NAB
by Mike Weber 6 years ago
I'm going to this event, although I have to admit I have no idea what to expect. On the website it says details will be announced soon, but can someone just give me a brief idea of the scope of the ev
Boris forum?
by Mike Weber 6 years ago
Just wondering when the BorisFX forum might be coming back on line.
Re: Boris forum?
by Ronald Lindeboom 6 years ago
Hi Mike, We have been working on the issue and have isolated the problem and have set out to resolve it. We hope to have an answer in the next couple of days or so. Stay tuned. Best regards, Ron Lind
Where are the best hotel deals found.
by danic101 6 years ago
This is my first year going to NAB and I was wondering where the best strip hotel deals where found, thought the NAB website or one of the online travel sites
Re: Where are the best hotel deals found.
by Mike Weber 6 years ago
If you are flying into Vegas, consider going on Southwest Airlines, because on their website they have "vacation" packages combining airfare & hotel, which really can cut down the overall cost.
Graffiti with Final Cut questions
by Mike Weber 7 years ago
I'm using Boris Graffiti 4.0 with Final Cut Studio 5.1 When using Boris Graffiit Static, is there a way to have the Composite window display as 4x3 In the Preferences General tab, I have it set to 4x3
Re: Graffiti with Final Cut questions
by Mike Weber 7 years ago
Check the Preview with Square Pixels option in the Preview menu, that might be the culprit. That did the trick - thanks! Sorry, preview to monitor is only available from the keyframer because when yo
Trouble selecting font and font size in Graffiti
by Mike Weber 7 years ago
I just updated from Graffiti 2.1 to Graffiti 4, and am apparently experiencing some growing pains. In 2.1 I used to create and modify my text using the Text Window, with Auto Update turned on so that
Re: Trouble selecting font and font size in Graffiti
by Boris Yamnitsky 7 years ago
I just reproduced your problem with changing text size in Controls window (using RED 3 on Mac). It only happened right after I typed text using text tool. The problem goes away if you expand the Face
Convert Media 100i Digitised files to files FCP can handle.
by Alex Bond 7 years ago
I've asked this before but i still can't do it. Can someone tell me how to convert my Media 100i digitised files to ones i can use with FCP (I'd really rather not get involved with FCP but it seems to
Re: Convert Media 100i Digitised files to files FCP can handle. Floh help?
by Mike Weber 7 years ago
Alex Unfortanately I'm at the limits of my knowledge about this. Rather than give you bad advice, I'll flag this message for Floh...
Inform me please
by Tom Maloney 7 years ago
Hi , I am just migrigating over to Mac and FCP from another "A"nle. Starting out with a new powerbook and someday maybe a G5. Right now I will just be capturing dv via a deck with firewire output. Wha
Re: Inform me please
by Mike Weber 7 years ago
I have my AJA IoLA box hooked up to one of the firewire ports on the mac, and my DSR-1500 deck hooked up via firewire to a Sonnet Allegro FW400 PCI card, and have had no problems. I'm using v. 2.1 of
Doing a simple zoom on a still image
by Mike Weber 7 years ago
Hello I need some advice on zooming in on a still image. Basically I want to just go from framing A (wide) to framing B (close). I know how to set up scale and center keyframes in the viewer. But this
Re: Doing a simple zoom on a still image
by Mike Weber 7 years ago
Thanks for the reply! I'll give it a try. I will also post my question in the regular FCP forum to see if I get any alternate ideas. (I am unsure whether this is a "basics" question or not!) Thanks ag
M100 and FCP co-exist on same system?
by Mike Weber 7 years ago
I'm currently running M100 v. 8.2.2 on a dual 1 Ghz G4, in OS 10.3.9. I would like to upgrade to Tiger, and also install Final Cut Pro 5 on the same system. Are there any pitfalls I should look out fo
Re: M100 and FCP co-exist on same system?
by john 7 years ago
why not use M100 Software only and when the DV i O is released have the best of both worlds. i have found the difference in versions of quicktime that are supported by M100 and FCP stops you from havi
Running counter, starting higher than 30,000
by Mike Weber 8 years ago
I am using AE 6.5 I need to make a running counter, that counts down from 50,000,000 to 10 in about 3 seconds. The way I have done this kind of thing in the past is to make a new solid layer, and then
Re: Running counter, starting higher than 30,000
by Mike Weber 8 years ago
Thanks for all your help - you've saved me a lot of time & frustration! Our senior artist position is currently vacant, and so I'm stepping in to help out the best I can. Normally I (an editor) use AE
Running counter, starting higher than 30,000
by Mike Weber 8 years ago
I am using AE 6.5 I need to make a running counter, that counts down from 50,000,000 to 10 in about 3 seconds. The way I have done this kind of thing in the past is to make a new solid layer, and then
Re: Running counter, starting higher than 30,000
by Mike Weber 8 years ago
Thanks for all your help - you've saved me a lot of time & frustration! Our senior artist position is currently vacant, and so I'm stepping in to help out the best I can. Normally I (an editor) use AE
Job position available for senior artist
by Mike Weber 8 years ago
Hello For anyone interested, our educational television station has a full-time job position available in the San Diego area. We need someone with strong After Effects (and other) skills. Here's a lin
motion path following a mask
by Mike Weber 8 years ago
In AE 6.5, I want to have a picture follow a path, specifically a circular path. I've done this effect before in AE 5.5, using this strategy: 1) Make a new solid layer. Create a circle shaped mask. Hi
Re: motion path following a mask
by Mike Weber 8 years ago
Thanks guys - I'll give this a try Mike
M100 software codec question
by Mike Weber 8 years ago
Hi all I'm running M100 v 8.2.2 on two different systems, one an XR and one an XS. Both have the P6000 and E6000 boards, and both are dual 1 ghz G4s, and have identical RAID setups. I was having some
Re: M100 software codec question
by Mike Weber 8 years ago
Thanks for clearing that up, Floh! Mike
Is there a way to Relink Offline files?
by Dave Tavernier 8 years ago
I recently did a backup of a hard drive, an exact duplicate, but when I open a Media 100 project on the exact duplicate backup drive I have files that show up in the Project Manager window as "offline
Re: Is there a way to Relink Offline files?
by Mike Weber 8 years ago
I've found this to be an irritation myself for bigger projects. I sometimes move a project between 2 or 3 different M100 systems, and whenever I do, the project file loses its link to the bins & progr
How do you get the number keys to work?
by Jerome Robbins 8 years ago
I am using Media 100i 8.2.2 XR on OS 10.3.9 Since I switched up from 7.5.1 on OS 9 there arer to functions not working. I can't use the number key pad but have to use the numbers on the keyboard. Also
Re: How do you get the number keys to work?
by Mike Weber 8 years ago
Hi Jerome Hit the "clear" key on your keypad. That will toggle the keypad functionality. You can also toggle using the triangle keypad icon in the menu bar, just the right of Window. Mike
Graffiti with FCP
by Mike Weber 8 years ago
Hi. I have an easy one. (I hope). I'm using Graffiti version 2.1 with Final Cut Pro HD 4.5. I'd like to know how to see the background video layer while creating a lower third in Graffiti. I have my v
Re: Graffiti with FCP
by Scott Fisher 8 years ago
When you apply Graffiti there should be 'wells' labeled Video 1, 2 etc... in your controls window underneath the Graffiti banner. drag a copy of the video you would like to use inside of Graffiti. Lau


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