[Dave Baldwin]

-make sure your at the frame you wish to export

-go to File>Export>Media (or just ctrl-M)

-the settings box will open (making you think it’s going the AME route)

-in the FORMAT drop down choose a still image format (gif, tif, or tga) and a PRESET (if necessary)

-click ok then save and you’re good to go

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MacBook Pro
2GB RAM
Windows XP/Mac OSX
Adobe Production Bundle – CS3

[Dave Baldwin]

Download the Soundbooth CS4 beta. It has the same feature and should work in an identical fashion in Prem Pro CS4. It’s pretty cool and should be perfect for what need it for. It’s not 100% accurate but close enough to really help when trying to locate a soundbite fast.

https://labs.adobe.com/technologies/soundboothcs4/

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MacBook Pro
2GB RAM
Windows XP/Mac OSX
Adobe Production Bundle – CS3

[Dave Baldwin]

The BCF2000 uses midi control. Premiere Pro doesn’t have this capability. Audition can so that’s probably the only Adobe program that is compatible with it.

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MacBook Pro
2GB RAM
Windows XP/Mac OSX
Adobe Production Bundle – CS3

[Dave Baldwin]

Add a stereo or mono track and use that one to record your VO.

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MacBook Pro
2GB RAM
Windows XP/Mac OSX
Adobe Production Bundle – CS3

[Dave Baldwin]

The deck itself should tell you via lights on the front panel what format and standard the footage was shot in. It will also tell you what format you are sending out via firewire (ilink). They should match. If not, you have the DOWNCONVERT setting on.

I suspect the footage was shot in HDV but you indeed have the deck’s DOWNCONVERT setting on. I’m not familiar w/ the M15 but I’ve used several of Sony’s other HDV decks and they all have similar menu structures. You’ll need to hook the deck up to a monitor in order see the menus. Make sure DOWNCONVERT is set to off and that the HDV/DV setting is set to HDV (or DV if the footage is DV) and not AUTO. The computer and the deck don’t work and play well together when it’s on AUTO and it’ll wreak havoc when you try to capture something.

I think the DOWNCONVERT setting is in the IN/OUT menu which is the icon w/ the two arrows pointing in opposite directions.

Of course if the footage was actually shot in DV then all bets are off and you’re out of luck.

[Dave Baldwin]

Wow, beware of an editor scorned.

Apologies to Perry for having completely hijacked his original post.

As Eric said, to each his own. I’ve got 10 Premiere Pro systems – two of which are RTX2 equipped – using EditShare and have been pleased w/ the results.

me: “Overall it probably saves us 40 hours a week of render time we would lose if we didn’t have it.”
Harm: “Where the heck is the benefit of a Matrox RT-X2? I can’t find it.”

Why isn’t saving considerable render time enough benefit? It does a better job w/ greenscreen than I have any right to expect. It’s for a kid’s show so I don’t need to be ILM here – think BLUE’S CLUES, not LOTR.

I don’t need to do full HD at the moment so I’m not worried about it. I just need a reasonably priced system and stable system that integrates well into my workflow. HDV fits me just fine for now and was the topic of Perry’s original post.

As far as Premiere Pro and it’s “certified” systems… one of the reason I’ve had such good success w/ Premiere is because I’ve stuck close to their specs and then experimented and branched out from there. What makes FCP and Mac so good is the close marriage between software and hardware, so I’m just trying to replicate that marriage on the PC side. One of my biggest peeves is people slamming Premiere Pro for being buggy and unreliable compared to Macs but they have it installed on a Frankenstein of a system – mismatched parts and all. Obviously you, Harm, know your way around a computer and have a grasp on the 1s and 0s of it all. For me, I just try to minimize the variables and thus far have been happy w/ the results.

Oh well, happy editing all.

-Dave

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MacBook Pro
2GB RAM
Windows XP/Mac OSX
Adobe Production Bundle – CS3

[Dave Baldwin]

Ditto on giving Matrox another look. I used to have the old RT2500 and swore never again. Then a few years ago I found myself managing a small production office w/ no budget having to produce a weekly kid’s program. I gambled out of desperation because of Matrox’s advertised chromakeying capabilities on the RTX2. Well, I’ve got two systems now on DIY boxes built to Matrox’s and Adobe’s specs and they’ve been issue free for over two years now. In fact all of my Adobe suites are built to Adobe’s specs and I’m amazed at how well they hold up against our FCP suites. Overall I’d say we have just as many issues – if not more – w/ our FCP suites, but alas, I digress.

Seriously, Matrox isn’t the answer for everybody and I avoid any special hardware dependent codecs and workflows if I can, but for the money the RTX2 is a pretty impressive package and I’ve found it to be stable and dependable. It integrates pretty seamlessly into our workflow w/ only a few concessions having to be made. Overall it probably saves us 40 hours a week of render time we would lose if we didn’t have it.

cheers,
Dave

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MacBook Pro
2GB RAM
Windows XP/Mac OSX
Adobe Production Bundle – CS3

[Dave Baldwin]

One workaround is to drop the long video file on the timeline. Every 15min delete one frame so you have a series of several 15min clips in the sequence. Then use the project manager to create a new trimmed project. This will create a new project w/ individual video clips that you can rename and do with as you please. You can even use the “Include Handles” option to replace the frames you take out if needed.

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Sony VAIO 3.06GHZ P4
1GB RAM
Windows XP
Adobe Premiere Pro (Adobe Video Collection)

[Dave Baldwin]

Jeff Schell has some great video tutorials on DMN.net

These should help you maximize what you have.

https://podcasts.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=175818

https://podcasts.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=178153

https://podcasts.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=180784

The first tutorial is the one that really opened my eyes to some awesome new and unexplored features of CS3.

Hope this helps,
db

[Dave Baldwin]

Yes, it’s in the registry. You can export the registry settings and then load them onto you new machine. I, too, lost my Reg Key so I had to copy the registry settings and install them onto my new machine but it was pretty painless and hassle-free.

It was so long ago I can’t remember exactly how I did it but I’m pretty sure this was all I did:

run regedit and in your registry find the following:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Scenalyzer

Right-click the “Scenalyzer” folder, choose export and give it a name.

Copy the file onto you new machine and double-click it. It’ll ask if you’re sure you want to add the info to the registry. Chose yes and you should be good to go.

Hope this helps.

-Dave