Chris Heuer
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Another down and dirty trick I like for lining up 2 different takes (right at the split point in your scene) is to have a field monitor so you can play back your first take. Pause it right when you want the split to occur and use a dry erase marker to trace the actor’s outline on the screen (you may want a clear plastic screen protector over your screen depending on the surface).
Line the actor up with the outline you traced and roll subsequent takes. This should give you a very close match for your split point. You can use warping tools to get the exact match.
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Thanks! You all rock!
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Yeah. I am a Mac guy but have been migrating away from the entire Final Cut suite. I may have to use Compressor hearing that.
Dumb question (probably really dumb!). Wait, first a dumb statement! I am not sure how to mix to the DialNorm. I did download OrbanLoudnessMeter 2.0.3 to monitor my audio. Now for the dumb question.
Is simply dropping my master audio volume until it plays back at -24 LKFS the same as setting your audio to -24 LKFS when compressing it?
I am guessing NOT! 😉
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OK. What finally worked for me:
In Premiere, go to file>export.
Under “Format” (The top drop down) select MPEG 2
Make sure Export Audio and Video are both checked.
Under the Multiplexing tab, select “TS”
Under the Video tab, set “Quality” to 5,
“TV Standard” to NTSC
“Frame Width” to 720
“Frame Height” to 480
“Frame Rate” to 29.97
“Field Order” to Lower
“Pixel Aspect Ratio” to Standard 4:3
Both “Profile and Level” to MainFurther down, under “Bitrate Settings” choose CBR
and set the Bitrate[Mbps] to 4Leave the rest of the Video settings as they are. Go to the Audio tab.
Under Audio Format Settings, select MPEG
Under Basic Audio Settings, select MPEG-1, Layer II Audio
Audio Mode: Stereo
Frequency: 48kHz
Bitrate: 224That’s what is working here. Let me know if you have audio or video drop outs or failures!
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Chris Heuer
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Yeah, I am outputting from Adobe Premiere without using the Surcode plug in. I’m not sure I have any way to control the DialNorm.
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That sounds like the problem… just way more complicated than I was hoping for! I will read the link. Thanks so much!
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Thanks Wolf. I am working on getting a flat screen in my room so I can test multiple monitors on one box. The loudness reports are coming from customers and some employees who are seeing the ads at home. I have visited a few and heard the problem. As well as searched their TV menus to see if there were any audio settings that may fix the issue.
The frustrating thing is, the relative volume of our inserted ads compared to the programming (cable shows) on the networks is different.
In my office, the ads are exactly the same level.
At the customer’s home, the ads on the same network are much louder.There are, as you listed, a LOT of factors between the head end and that TV. I wondered if the reason the same ad on the same network having two different output levels might be because the file that is airing has more audio information/channels than some TVs (mine) can output.
Does that make any sense? Might Dolby files have that ability?
Thanks again for any input/wisdom!
Chris Heuer
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Hi! The TVs are all connected by the same model Digital cable box, but not the SAME box. I have checked this on several different tube and flat screen tvs.
Many flat screen owners say the ads are “blaring”. I have an older tv in my room an the audio sounds spot on perfect. I am trying to get a flat screen model to try in my room.
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Hello. Have you found a solution for this issue? I am working with adtec gear (Duets & DPI’s) and have both working with Premiere CS5.5. Let me know if you still need help!
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Chris Heuer
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It works! Thanks a million. This will save me so much time!
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Chris Heuer
Freefall FX, LLC