Skip Conforming Audio in Premiere Pro?

[Tim Kolb]

[marcbrak] “For instance i have 1 project file festuring a short movie, and one featuring its trailer. Both draw from the same library of clips – that is being conformed TWICE then, once for every project.

Ridiculous, I say. Any solutions?”

I’d have to agree. Unfortunately…there is no way around this in PPro 1.5.

TimK,

Kolb Syverson Communications,
Creative Cow Host,
2004-2005 NAB Post Production Conference
Premiere Pro Technical Chair,
Author, “The Easy Guide to Premiere Pro” http://www.focalpress.com
“Premiere Pro Fast Track DVD Series” http://www.classondemand.net

[Tim Kurkoski]

Another question: why is it that when a certain clip is used in several different projects, the audio for that same file needs to be conformed all over again for every different .prproj file?

Just FYI, the logic behind this (yes, there is a logic to what Premiere Pro does) is that conformed audio files are associated to a specific project file, just like the video previews.

[Ron Shook]

Tim,

[Tim Kolb] “however the entire audio portion of the software bases its functionality on the conformed audio concept”

As a non-but-potential-user looking in, could you or anyone clarify a few things about this conformed audio “feature.” BTW, from the discussion here, I don’t have a conceptual problem with the feature, quite the opposite, other than the fact that in some instances it has to be redone and the fact that it can’t be turned off inorder to do something quick, down and dirty. I’d rather have a little break and get the max RT video functionality when I’m cutting than having the RT video functionality corrupted by having to do too much audio manipulation on the fly from disparate sources.

Is the audio conforming process part and parcel of PPro’s ability to edit audio down to the sample level, a very good thing in my estimation? Are audio waveforms drawn during the conforming process or is this an on the fly thing? When you manipulate the audio, are the audio waveforms redrawn to reflect this and if waveforms are part of the conforming process, does this mean that the audio must be reconformed each time or just the waveforms, and does this happen in the background?

Ron Shook

[Marisu Fronc]

Ron-

[Ron Shook] “When you manipulate the audio, are the audio waveforms redrawn to reflect this and if waveforms are part of the conforming process, does this mean that the audio must be reconformed each time or just the waveforms, and does this happen in the background?”

I don’t know what the function of the conform process is so I can’t address the why of is but as to the latter – the waveforms are NOT redrawn – so you can’t tell at a glance if you’ve filled right or adjusted gain, for example. As far as I know the conform only happens once – per project, so if you import the clip into a new project it will reconform the audio. However, I still need to render the audio (which doesn’t take TOO long) before I export to tape or else risk nastiness on the track (bleeps, blurts, blatts and blank places)so the conform must have some other function.

slainte,
marisu

[Ron Shook]

Marisu,

Thanks for the head’s up.

[marisu fronc] “(bleeps, blurts, blatts and blank places)”

My pre-weekend giggle! An alliterator after my own heart.

Ron