[Aaron Cadieux]

Chris,

I understand your point of view, but like you said, you don’t know me. It took 3+ years to get a raise from these people, and they always tell me “you’re the best editor we’ve had”. In all fairness, my raise was substantial (18%), but with that, I am still making far below what someone in my position should make. From an employers standpoint you may “hate” an employee who feels their being taken advantage of, but an employee may feel resentment toward someone taking advantage of them. My original post is taken one of two ways. An employee will see it and feel sympathy, while an employer will see it and think “oh, another ungrateful underling”. Maybe if more employees were unhappy being taken advantage of, this country wouldn’t be in the mess it’s in now, which after all, is a direct result of corporate greed.

[Aaron Cadieux]

Denise,

You should probably read the respose I posted to Mark. I’m sorry I didn’t explain myself better. I am actually talking about my full-time job, not a client of mine.

-Aaron

[Aaron Cadieux]

Thanks Mark,

I guess I should have explained better, but I was speaking in regards to my full-time job. I have been working at this company for 3+ years and only recently got my first raise. It was a sizeable raise, but, as far as I’m concerned, I am still underpaid. I am making $35,000 a year salary. I am their video editor, shooter and computer IT guy rolled into one. We don’t have much business coming in, so I know more money isn’t really an option, but at the same time, I feel it’s unfair to me to give them $50 or $60,000 dollars worth of work for $35,000. I am always looking for employment elsewhere, but it’s hard these days.

[Aaron Cadieux]

I sense a little hostility from you. You address me as if you know me personally. I am always looking for employment elsewhere, but in case you haven’t noticed, it’s not exactly a booming economy. The company is very small and I know how much business comes in and out of this place, and how much effort my employers but into the business (which isn’t much). It’s hard to put effort into something when the hire-ups are playing video games on their computers in the next room.

[Aaron Cadieux]

Good luck getting help from BM. They are very neglectful of thier customers. I own a Multibridge Pro, and they NEVER answer my questions. I feel your pain.

[Aaron Cadieux]

Ok. I am on a PC. I have some XDCAM sequences that I want in letterbox SD at the best possible quality. If you have a better suggestion than my original plan, I’m all ears.

Thanks.

Aaron

[Aaron Cadieux]

Hello,

I edit on a PC using PPCS3. Originally, the files were shot on an EX1. They client had used Clip Browser to convert them to .mxf. He did not keep the original mp4 files in the BPAV folders, so .mxf is what I got. The files are read perfectly in PPCS3.

Again, my issue is, why can’t Clip Browser import .mxf files that it made in the first place? Is there software out there that can effectively downconvert an .mxf file to an .avi file?

Thanks for your help.

-Aaron

[Aaron Cadieux]

FOUND THE PROBLEM!

For some strange reason, Premiere doesn’t like the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 card that I had in my system. I added the card a while back. Probably around the same time I started having problems. I just never realized the connection. I even tried updating the driver on the card, but it didn’t matter. So I just yanked it out all together and am temporarily taking sound out of my motherboard (until I find a better solution). I wonder if anyone else has had that problem with that card.

[Aaron Cadieux]

New to add.

I just noticed this too. If I play a native AVI in the “source” window, it plays back fine. It’s when I play a native AVI on the timeline, that I get the freezing issue in the “Program” window, which also translates to whatever’s on my external preview monitor.

-Aaron

[Aaron Cadieux]

An interesting side note. These dropped frames only happen when I try to work with the following:

Motion JPEG in a Blackmagic Motion JPEG Project
HDV in a Blackmagic 8-bit Project

Oddly enough, if I capture 8-bit HD via the SDI out on the EX1 and load it into a Blackmagic 8-bit preset project, the video plays as smooth as silk, and the files I am dealing with in that case are HUGE!