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“Store-bought” DVDs and CDs have been processed to be at the upper end of the level scale.

If you want to make a DVD that is louder,

1. Duplicate your finished Timeline (Keep the original the way it is now.)

2. On the dupe, select all of the audio clips and increase the levels as much as you think necessary to make the DVD “louder”.

3. You might want to add the Compressor/Limiter Filter and adjust it so the lower levels are brought UP, but the higher levels don’t go “over the top”.

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First, remove the camcorder battery and disconnect the AC power supply.

Then, if there is a small (watch battery-type) back-up battery in the camera, remove it and buy a new one (check the manual).

If there is a “reset button”, press it.

If you still have trouble its “Service Center” time.

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Look here:

https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/qt_movies_from_fcp.html

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[mooblie] “and (at present) we cut out all the crashes/zips on the timeline by hand.”

Even if you found software to “recognize” these kind of shots, you’d STILL have to “fix” nearly every one of them by hand because the software could never be accurate enough to “slice” them correctly.
Not to mention the “borderline” versions of these shots that you may choose to leave IN.

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I’ve been editing all kinds of footage for decades.
And have never needed a filter to keep track of swish-pans and bad zooms.

I’m curious as to why you have so many of these that you need a way to automatically eliminate them.

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Are you using an External FireWire hard drive?

Is the camera connected to the External hard drive?

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VHS is very problematic.

Try copying the VHS tapes to DV tape first, then capture the DV tape.

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Try looking here:

https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301852

Its for FCP, but if you upgraded Quicktime recently, it might apply to FCEx.

Worth a shot.

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ALPHA:
You can use any alpha channel image (a Title, a Photoshop image with alpha, etc) to cut a HOLE (in it’s exact shape) and “Fill” it with other moving (or static) video… all “keyed over” another video track.

V3: Fill clip (what you want to be “inside” alpha)
– Select (highlight) THIS clip on V3, then:
Modify (menu) > Composite Mode > Travel Matte – Luma

V2: Any “Alpha-channeled” clip (or title generator)

V1: Background clip (will be seen outside the “hole(s)”)

If you end up with the “reverse” of what you want, swap the clips on V1 and V3.
Remember to change the settings (Modify (menu) > Composite Mode > Travel Matte – Alpha) on the clip that is now on V3.

You can move/expand/reposition the V2 clip or even use it as a custom “wipe”.
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LUMA:
You can use any high-contrast image (a Title, a Photoshop image, a moving video clip, etc) to cut a HOLE (in it’s exact shape) and “Fill” it with other moving (or static) video… all “keyed over” another video track.

V3: Fill clip. What you want to be “inside” the “hole(s)”. (Where the WHITE area of the V2 clip is.)
– Select (highlight) THIS clip on V3, then:
Modify (menu) > Composite Mode > Travel Matte – Luma

V2: “Hole-cutter” clip or title
V2 can be any HIGH-CONTRAST (B&W preferred) video or CG.

V1: Background clip. Will be seen outside the “hole(s)”. (Where the BLACK area of the V2 clip is.)
V1 can be a VIDEO CLIP or a MATTE COLOR.

If you end up with the “reverse” of what you want, swap the clips on V1 and V3.
Remember to change the settings (Modify (menu) > Composite Mode > Travel Matte – Luma) on the clip that is now on V3.

You can move/expand/reposition the V2 clip or even use it as a custom “wipe”.

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[johnnyboy] “im not sure what offline JPEG means, where is that setting?”

Its called “OfflineRT NTSC” under “Easy Setup”.