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William Sticht

Member Since:
May 9th 2003
48 Posts
Speaker Position
by William Sticht 3 years ago
I have a client that wants speakers installed directly across from one another and i cant get them to budge. Basically in opposite corners of the room. What major issues will this cause with audio qua
Re: Speaker Position
by William Sticht 3 years ago
Thank you for your response. This a banquet hall. The room is quite large, but the dance floor area is about 30 feet x 70 feet at one end of the room. The dance floor is raised with the ceiling (dropp
Speaker Position
by William Sticht 3 years ago
I have a client that wants speakers installed directly across from one another and i cant get them to budge. Basically in opposite corners of the room. What major issues will this cause with audio qua
Re: Speaker Position
by Jordan Wolf 3 years ago
William, If you are asking that question, I think you are in over your head and should back out of the job. You should already know the answers to that question if you are doing an install. If you tak
What's the best way to archive and store Adobe Premiere Pro?
by Mark Collins 3 years ago
Sorry if this question has been asked before. I did not seem to find it when I searched. I have about 5-10 Adobe Premiere Pro projects that I need to archive, and then put on the shelf for storage. Is
Re: What's the best way to archive and store Adobe Premiere Pro?
by William Sticht 3 years ago
I am pulling this all from memory so dont ridicule me if my terminology is wrong, but go to your project menu and then look for "trim project" or "copy project" these two options will move all of your
Batch exporting
by Kevin Gonzales 3 years ago
Hi: I've got Photoshop CS3. I'm trying to resize a ton of photos for the web. Instead of doing it one by one, is there a way to do it all at one time. Keep in mind I don't know photoshop all that well
Re: Batch exporting
by William Sticht 3 years ago
Kevin, You really should invest some time looking into and figuring out how to create, use and save actions. These handy little features will save you loads of time. The ROI (return on investment) is
Need help with Colour Correcting in CS3
by Daniel Grixti 3 years ago
Hi there, I have just started using Premiere Pro CS3 on my PC and am trying to edit together a film that I shot last month for my University interviews that are coming up in the next few weeks. I have
Re: Need help with Colour Correcting in CS3
by William Sticht 3 years ago
Unfortunately not. Each occurrence will have to be edited individually or you will have to remove the filter and do the copy paste actions again. Be careful not to add multiple color correction filter
Cant create Mask
by Anderson Dennis 3 years ago
Hello.I created and animated a lightning ball which i hold in my hand and now i want to create a mask to see my fingers beneath the ball to look more realistic but it wont let me.i can add just one po
Re: Cant create Mask
by William Sticht 3 years ago
It sounds like you are trying to mask the ball to reveal your fingers. Instead try duplicating your hand layer and place one above and below the lightning ball layer in your timeline. From there mask
CS4 - which video card should I choose?
by Clint Milner 3 years ago
Hi All, I'm in the final planning stages of a new video editing PC I'm getting. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions whether one is better than the other, or even if I could use both in my ma
Re: CS4 - which video card should I choose?
by William Sticht 3 years ago
Clint, I believe you are comparing apples to oranges here. The .896MB XFX GTX 260 Black, 666MHz GPU , 216 Cores, 2300GHz GDDR3 is a video display card and the Matrox is a video capture card. You could
Web Only
by Sean Tatalovich 3 years ago
If capturing purely for computer web use do I have to capture at 1080i Can't I just capture at 30p I shot in 30p but it is in 1080i
Re: Web Only
by William Sticht 3 years ago
Sean, I would capture and keep a copy of your finished product at the highest resolution possible. You never know when you will need it again and for what purpose resolution. Locking yourself into a w
Removing lines from captured shots of LCD monitor
by Michael Merritt 3 years ago
Hello all. I'm working on a training video for my company (I'm working with a 1920x1080 project), and to present some examples of what people on camera are talking about, I decided to get some screen
Re: Removing lines from captured shots of LCD monitor
by William Sticht 3 years ago
Michael, I If you have the time to reshoot the footage, try adjusting the shutter on your camera to remove the scanning lines. LCDs are different from CRTs so I am not sure how effective this will be.
Horizontal Spry Submenu drop down
by Janie Greenwood 3 years ago
Here is a link to my site. http: squarenick.com The horizontal menu bar has sub menus in the springbar, wall tent, gear, travel, and maps and books sections. The only menu bar that drops down is the s
Re: Horizontal Spry Submenu drop down
by William Sticht 3 years ago
Janie, Seems to work alright on my end. Perhaps a quick reboot may be in order. Good Luck, Fritz "If we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane." - Jimmy Buffett
Video Play problem
by Evan Hughes 3 years ago
Hi All I have searched the forums and google to no avail. My problem is I created a site in dreamweaver using frames. On the first page I created two links to a swf flash video embedded in a html page
Re: Video Play problem
by William Sticht 3 years ago
Just a guess here, but make sure your links are relative to your site folder and not specific to the location of the file on your hard drive. When you publish your site to the server, the file path wi
web pages for mobile devices
by William Sticht 3 years ago
I am trying to create a page for mobile devices that looks like the screen of an ipod. I have created all of the thumbnails and links to the videos, but I cant get the icons to fill the screen. They d
Re: web pages for mobile devices
by William Sticht 3 years ago
on an actual mobile. The page is functional, but I would like to see the icons fill up the screen on the mobile device. I noticed that I posted this in the dreamweaver forum instead of the web design
Tutorial: Simple Multi-Video Player in AS2
by Tony Ross 3 years ago
Adobe Flash Simple Multi-Video Player in AS2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to create a simple multi-video player in Flash using Actionscript 2. Also learn to
Simple Multi-Video Player in AS2
by William Sticht 3 years ago
This is a fantasticly (is that a word ) simple approach for creating a dynamic video player without getting too involved with scripting and xml. If you are working with only a few clips, use this meth
Some pages Shuffle Over for some reason???
by Clint Milner 3 years ago
Hi All, I posted this in the WebDesign forum, but I thought that since I'm using DW CS4, I'd drop it in here too. In IE, I notice that the top naviagation moves back and forth if you click between the
Re: Some pages Shuffle Over for some reason???
by William Sticht 3 years ago
Clint, The shift you are experiencing is the scroll bar on the right appearing and disappearing due to the length of your page and having the content centered. I have wrestled with this myself. I am n
Transcribe audio in CS4 Greyed out
by William Sticht 3 years ago
I am trying to transcribe the audio of video clips that I have captured using the Matrox rtx100, but the transcribe button in the metadata window is greyed out. Does premiere not recognize certain cod
Re: Transcribing audio CS4 drunk
by Yoann Guil 2 years ago
Even fight no choice but audio transcription == text in English...I seek a solution...
Text Transcribe is not available
by William Sticht 3 years ago
I have a series of airway management videos that i have produced and I would like to be able to export searchable text for these modules, but the transcribe button is greyed out. Cannot figure out why
Border on a .png link
by Bob Davis 3 years ago
I have a .png logo with transparent background that is fine as an object. When I use it as a link I get a white border around the .png. This border also changes color during rollover... on the links p
Re: Border on a .png link
by William Sticht 3 years ago
Make sure you enter "0" in the border properties box for your image. By default it is blank, but a border will appear when you turn the image into a link. I hope this fixes your issue. Fritz Sticht "I
Buttons library in CS4
by William Sticht 3 years ago
Where did the buttons library go in cs4 I am looking for the stock flash buttons and cant find them. Have they moved or been removed from this version. TIA. Fritz "If we couldn't laugh, we would all g
Difference between Elastic and Liquid pages
by William Sticht 3 years ago
I am trying to figure out the difference between elastic and liquid pages in dreamweaver. i am currently trying to design a page with a liquid template, but I am having issues when you reduce the size
Re: Difference between Elastic and Liquid pages
by Shanté Pierre 3 years ago
thx much this was very clear and helpful for me as well
Dreamweaver 8 or Camtasia?
by Ralph Hajik 4 years ago
Hi, I new to trying to put together a web page so bare with me. Is it easier to build a web page with dreamerweaver 8 or camtasia I want to build a page showing my pictures from my travels and wedding
Re: Dreamweaver 8 or Camtasia?
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Ralph, a quick distinction between Dreamweaver and Camtasia: Dreamweaver is a fully featured web design application cable of creating the most complex websites imaginable. Camtasia is a screen capture
Fill with transparency?
by joe jukes 4 years ago
Hello. Is it possible to use the fill tool on photoshop (cs3) to make an area transparent, instead of, say, blue Thanks, Joe.
Re: Fill with transparency?
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Joe, Look at your fill property and adjust the transparency. The fill property can be found in the layers panel below transparency. This adjust the transparency of your object and not affect the effec
Can change background colour - but NOT background image
by Tom Mountford 4 years ago
Bear with me... I only started learning DW at the beginning of the week but I've hit a snag my big book doesn't mention. I want to apply a background image (bg_camo.gif) to my pages sitewide so have s
Re: Can change background colour - but NOT background image
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Tom, The only thing i can suggest at this point is to make sure the path to your image is correct. Good luck, Fritz
where is export to mpeg 2- dvd
by nitzan assaf 4 years ago
hii.. i have cs3 and i want to export to mpeg 2-dvd and burn from premiere.. where i find this option.. in export in adobe media encoder i have only 3 formats:adobe flash video, realmedia,quicktime an
Re: where is export to mpeg 2- dvd
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Unfortunately it looks as if adobe has removed this feature from CS3. They are forcing you to use encore for dvd burning. Hopefully you have figured this out and decided to use encore instead of waiti
Retouching video in Photoshop Extended
by michael saul 4 years ago
I need to effectively 'heal' some imperfections in HDV footage that I've shot. I"m bringing it into PHotoshop Extended for healing but am getting blotchy effects when the video is played. Are there an
Re: Retouching video in Photoshop Extended
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Michael, Here is what I do.... Export your bad frames from your editor. Also export the previous or next good frame whichever matches the bad frame best (tough with frames containing lots of action).
text disappears when saving PDF
by david griffin 4 years ago
Hi there, a little help would go a long way... I've just upgraded to PSHOP CS3 and am trying to lay off a flat PDF from a layered PSD to email for client approval. I'm SAVING AS COPY i.e. no layers. W
Re: text disappears when saving PDF
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Save the file under a different name (so you dont ruin your original). then flatten you image before creating the pdf. I cant explain what is causing your text to disappear, but this should get your p
Making square pixels become D1/DV PAL
by Emma Kjellstrand 4 years ago
Hi! I'm making a layered DVD menu and using photoshop. I began making my main menu with square pixels and now realize that I of course need it to be D1 DV PAL. How do I change the aspect of my picture
Re: Making square pixels become D1/DV PAL
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Emma, Go to Image in the file menu and then go down to pixel aspect ratio and change it from square pixels to D1 DV PAL Good luck. Fritz
title effect
by Ken Fresno 4 years ago
How do you achieve that 'words coming at the screen' effect smoothly with your titles. thank you.
Re: title effect
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Ken, If you are not familiar with AE, try creating extra large (at least double your screen size) titles in photoshop and import them to PPro. Then you can scale them down when placed in your timeline
RE: Flash Website Slow Video
by Lamont Pinckney 4 years ago
Hey All, Ok here is my problem. I built a site using Flash. I have about 6 hour long videos. The problem is that when someone goes to my site and starts playing the video 1) On most occasions it takes
Re: RE: Flash Website Slow Video
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Lamont, 300 mb files are large. Although flash does handle large files well even with progressive download, there are soooo many different factors to consider including what server is hosting the vide
New to flash and video - need help please
by Phil Parkin 4 years ago
Hi there - imported .mov into flash - added skin - saved flv and exported swf - embedded swf into web page using swfobject. Video works fine EXCEPT:- The video starts on page load, but I want the user
Re: New to flash and video - need help please
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Phil, Go back to you fla and select your video component and then go to the windows menu and open the components inspector and make sure the autoPlay option is set to false. Not sure about the end fra
Keylight not working
by Aaron Debreczeni 4 years ago
Hi, I am new to after effects and have an amateur question for you, as always. I have created an animation in maya with black background, imported it to AE 6.5 and have put keylight on it, choosed the
Re: Keylight not working
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Or try using a luminance key. Not ideal but will work on your black background. Ideally the exported video would have an included alpha channel. Look at exporting to a mov with "millions of colors +"
Making a tile-able image
by Dave Navarro 4 years ago
What is the basic work flow for making an image tile-able I need to create a very large texture (2000x1000) and have all the edges match up. Thanks!
Re: Making a tile-able image
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Dave, trying making your texture tile at 128x128 pixels. This should give you a useable seamless tile (depending on your design)and assuming your background is divisible by 128 (height and width). Are
importing still frames from FCP
by Mark Barroso 4 years ago
I exported a still frame from FCP 4.5 and saved it alternately as jpeg, .tif, even .pdf. I then saved to disc to bring over to my PC for Photoshop Elements 6.0. It refuses to import any of the files b
Re: importing still frames from FCP
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Mark, I am not a FCP user, but you may want to check your export settings in FCP. What you are doing is straight forward or at least should be. I dont believe that your issue is mac vs. pc.
How to make a rose darker??
by Matt Polack 4 years ago
Hi, I have some photos of red roses that are very bright red. I want to change them to a darker deeper red but having a lot of trouble. Methods used have been: 1.) Selecting Roses via Color Range 2.)
Re: How to make a rose darker??
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Try using levels or curves after you have selected the red or your roses and then tweak from there. When in levels or curves you can try selecting the individual channels for extra effect. Or try usin
CS3 Extended
by John Beck 4 years ago
I have a short video that was created to play in Encore as the opening video. The video has a blemish that needs to be removed in photoshop. I have seen a tutorial showing the exact process I need to
Re: CS3 Extended
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Call me what you want, I dont take offense. Can you put this video clip online so we can see it You may get more helpful advice. I wouldnt go the PS route because of the large number of images you wou
re pasting in place
by anita sancha 4 years ago
What is the best way to paste in place i.e. same spot as in previous layer. and on another canvas same size Instead of dumping in middle. I used to use the shift key on the pc but does not work in sam
Re: re pasting in place
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Anita, If both canvases are the same size, dragging and dropping with the shift key down will hold your position values. Otherwise the image will be centered on the new canvas. Good luck, Fritz
Frame holding with Time Remapping?
by Mark Weaver 4 years ago
Hello all, A quick question. I have been playing with the time remapping feature in PPro while working on a home video and I can't figure out how to make it hold a frame. I'm trying to get a clip to p
Re: Frame holding with Time Remapping?
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Mark, There are a couple ways of doing what you want. Try this one: 1. Place your clip in the time line 2. Place the timeline marker on the frame you would like to freeze 3. Cut your clip at that fram
Slow down randomly generated value
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Is there a way to slow down a randomly generated expression value I have added a simply random expression to my blur size that ranges between 6 and 8 pixels. As you know the value is recalculated ever
Re: Slow down randomly generated value
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Thanks to both for your suggestions. i tried adding a wiggle and but was receiving errors. Perhaps my values were out of range. I will try this again. Thanks again. Fritz
black and white colour correct
by Mark Carroll 4 years ago
Hi there, I'm trying to colour a black and white movie, is there a way i can isolate the black and increase the contrast and make it blacker without affecting any grey or white areas I have lots of fo
Re: black and white colour correct
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Mark, If you are familiar with levels, this should be an easy fix. This could also be completed probably quicker in your NLE so you dont have to export the footage from AE to your NLE. If you are usin
Flash video masking technique
by Bryan Zimmerman 4 years ago
Hi gang, This is my first post here, and your help is most appreciated. I attended an Adobe webinar last week entitled "Thinking Outside the Box", which focused on video functionality within Flash. To
Re: Flash video masking technique
by William Sticht 4 years ago
Bryan, You need to "cut" out the the blackboard hole in photoshop by either adding an alpha channel via layer mask or selecting the blackboard area and deleting it from the layer. From there import in


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