[Adrian Sancho]

Well, I’d still like to know which were the last versions of both these programs to NOT use the Adobe Encoder. I’ll track down a version of Premiere and create the same project in it. I’m convinced the problem is the encoder. As a matter of fact, I get realtime playback on the timeline! All roads point to the encoder.

[Adrian Sancho]

I don’t think the images have anything to do with it. Something’s up here

I don’t remember Premiere being this slow. Last time I worked with Premiere was with about the time it went “Pro” on an old Socket A Athlon system, and it never felt like this. That was six years ago!

I also presently made another project with standard SD video and screen res stills and got similar results with a short uncompressed video render, and as I said I had faster results on my old Prescott system using Xpress DV.

So I have to disagree with you that this is normal. This is definitely not normal.

[Adrian Sancho]

>>Why not add the same numbered marker to the sync point of the clips add them to the timeline stacked over each other and select them right click and choose synchronise… then use the numbered marker to sync them. Done. Or am i understanding your need to sync timecode for the wrong use? << I don't think that changes the timecode of the B clip. I want the clips permanently sync'd. I shoot multiple cameras sometimes, and I leave them running throughout. This way I just bring all the footage in and sync clips B, C, etc. to A. I only need to sync each clip just once this way. I then just need to jump to a given timecode and see if clip X has a POV that I may want to use. So the method I outlined here, which is essentially the way I used to do it in Avid Xpress, accomplishes this. I'm surprised there's no timecode calculator in Premiere, but fortunately there's plenty available to use.

[Adrian Sancho]

I wasn’t clear about a few things here:
>>…add or subtract your timecode from clip B to clip A<< That should be from the timecode listed on your marker points on your A and B clips. You then add or subtract, again, depending on what you want your source to be, the result calculated figure from the B clip's START timecode, as listed when you go to FILE, TIMECODE for the B clip. Your clips should now be sync'd. 🙂

[Adrian Sancho]

OK, well, unless someone knows of a better way, I figured this out. First you need a timecode calculator. I googled and found this windows-based freebie:

https://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/freetime.htm

There’s a similar widget for you Mac folk out there.

So you find your sync points on your two (or more) clips and set markers for convenience. Depending on which clip is to be your timecode source, you add or subtract your timecode from clip B to clip A. The difference will be added or subtracted (again, depending on what you want your source to be) by selecting clip B and going to FILE, TIMECODE. Change the timecode to whatever result you’ve calculated, and your two clips are now sync’d. Repeat for additional clips.

Note that with the above-listed freebie calculator, make sure you’ve changed it’s MODE setting from CONVERSION to EDITING. Otherwise you’ll have a wrong calc. Should you accidentally do this, simply redo your calc in the EDITING mode with your new timecode and you’ll wind up in the right place. I speak from experience. 🙂

[Adrian Sancho]

Thanks for your replies. The machine is not a problem. I find it odd that I can view the timeline in realtime with all the effects and processes added, yet when it goes to render it chokes. It’s not like I’m going out to 2k or something. It’s UNCOMPRESSED SD. Something’s definitely not right. Premiere itself appears to work fine, but that Media Encoder, SHEESH!

>>I wish they would not have taken away the option to go straight to “movie” (AVI) or Still.<< Was this available in Premiere Pro CS3? I may consider going to that if necessary. I haven't worked with Premiere in several years, since the original Premiere Pro, which was way too unreliable out for me (as were previous versions before that, BSOD-PRO anyone 😀 ). This new version seems OK (so far), save for that insistence on using the Media Encoder.