[Adam Collins]

Yes, it is 16:9. So would a work around be having to redesign the whole menu again for DVD?

[Adam Collins]

Thank you Jon! That worked like a charm with one exception.

I went to the preferences, media, and then hit clean under the media Cache Database. Nothing happened. So I followed the path to where the files were actually stored in the Hard Drive. All the files were still there. So I decided to manually erase them myself. I quit Premiere Pro, threw away all the cache files, emptied the trash, and started Premiere back up. I patiently sat through the conforming process and then everything worked great! I am not used to using software that needs to conform like that, so I must have done things without realizing the need to let the computer think. I appreciate all the support!

[Adam Collins]

Here is dropped frame infoVideo:
This movie appears to have DROPPED FRAMES.
There are 441560 frames with a duration of 1/29.97th.
There are 3 frames with a duration of 1001/10000ths.
There is 1 frame with a duration of 1001/7500ths.

The HD is 7200 RPM 1TB. I haven’t tried capturing this video in a smaller segment, but the files works completely fine in FCP 5.1, as well as when I play in in QT. I captured a 10 minute video in HDV through firewire 800 with a similar result recently, and that HDV file worked fine in FCPX. All this leads me to believe that something in Premiere CS5.0.4 is the culprit. The odd thing is that I captured 2 videos that day, the first one is the 52GB file that does not seem to maintain audio, the second video is fine when I bring it on the timeline it is about 17GBs. Same type of tape, same camera, same sequence setting, different results.

I guess what I am really puzzled by is the fact that FCP can handle these files without any problem, so why is Premiere Pro not able to do the same?

[Adam Collins]

All I could get was the sequence settings, so I am listing that now. I am not sure on which format you are interested in, so I will list a few.

Project sequence settings:
timebase:29.97 frames/second,
Editing mode: QuickTime DV NTSC,
Pixel Aspect Ratio: D1/DV NTSC (0.9091)
Fields: Lower Field First
Display Format: 30fps Drop-Frame Timecode
Audio Sample Rate: 48000Hz
Display Format: Audio Samples
Preview File Format: QuickTime DV NTSC
Codec:DV25 NTSC

captured footage timebase:
Type: QuickTime Movie
File Size: 52.2 GB
Image Size: 720 x 480
Pixel Depth: 24
Frame Rate: 29.97
Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz – 16 bit – Stereo
Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz – 32 bit floating point – Stereo
Total Duration: 04;05;33;16
Average Data Rate: 3.6 MB / second
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 0.9091

What version of Premiere are you using? CS5.0.4

[Adam Collins]

Thanks for the link. I had no idea why null objects were used! I think a camera rig is what I need to be able to accomplish my project. I love the idea of 3D, but it is clear I have a lot to learn. Thanks for the help again!

[Adam Collins]

I have not had a lot of luck with using the keyframe graph… maybe it is my lack of understanding how it entirely works. I try to adjust the speed and angle, but it seems to still not have the desired result. It either still over shoots or just act wacky for lack of a better term.