[Andre Gagnon]

Did you select a Matrox Project when Premiere asked you to choose a project preset? You have this choice on the first multiple choice screen that you have when you launch Premiere.

If you don’t, you are in a mode where the results will be the same as if you had not installed the Matrox Software and Hardware although the Matrox effects still appear in the menu.

[Andre Gagnon]

The part the images normally covered by the frame of a TV are outside the “Safe Area”.

In other words, if you use DV presets in Premiere, all the image inside the Safe Area will normally be included in the result of your editing, when seen on a TV.

If important parts of your imported screen captures are outside the Safe Area, you will have to down-size the frames by using the “Scale” effect of Premiere.

[Andre Gagnon]

Have a look here:

https://www.videoguys.com/

They are the best.

[Andre Gagnon]

Try the numerous Blur & Sharpen Video Effects in Premiere. There should be a few that give the result you desire.

[Andre Gagnon]

Hi Tom,

I would try ScLive of http://www.scenalyzer.com.

It is simply the best DV capture utility in the business and is far better than the one in Premiere on top of having many additional features.

You may download a free trial version and, if you buy the license, it costs

[Andre Gagnon]

You write that the dropped frame problem you experienced with Premiere capture did not recur with a VirtualDub capture.

Was the capture drive used the same in both tests?

If the answer is “no” have you tested changing your Premiere Capture Scratch Disk to the one used with VirtualDub?

At least, this should tell you whether your Premiere capture drive is at fault.

[Andre Gagnon]

[RD44/OPC] “”Enter current volume label for Drive E””
The volume label is the name that you have given to your drive like System or A/V or Capture as examples.

For your info, here are the exact instructions you find in Windows “Help and Support on how to convert a Hdisk from the FAT32 to the NTFS system:

[Quote]

To convert a volume to NTFS from the command prompt
Open the Command Prompt window.
In the command prompt window, type
convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs

For example, typing convert E: /fs:ntfs would format drive E: with the ntfs format.

Notes

To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
You can convert FAT or FAT32 volumes to NTFS with this command.

[Unquote]

[Andre Gagnon]

[RD44/OPC] “Since I’m capturing using my E drive; it tells me it is FAT32. Any way of converting this?”

You must convert your E drive since you are capturing on it!

In Windows, go to start, click on the Run button, in the text box that pops-up write convert E: /fs:ntfs, click OK.

Windows will convert your drive.

You should convert all your other drives that are not already NTFS.

[Andre Gagnon]

[solagratia77] “In audio applications such as Pro Tools and Audition,
I am being able to move audio clips freely not snapping
to frames.”

Right-click on any clip and click on Unlink in the pop-up screen. The linked clips will be freed.

[Andre Gagnon]

[RD44/OPC] “Is it my camera (Canon XL1s), coding the tape, or is it something that I am overlooking with Premier Pro?”

None of the above.

Your hard disk are formatted with the Fat 32 file system that has a file size limit of 4 GB that result in