[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Mike,

Right-click the audio track at the left where it says AUDIO 1 (in that box area) and that brings up the track settings. For instance, first 3 default tracks are normally stereo, so if I Import a Mono audio file, it create a new Mono track starting at AUDIO 4, so maybe something like that is going on?

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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Mark,

RT.X2 user here who had used the prosumer version FX-1 with CF24 (4 years ago!) and with the NTSC camera, CF24 “simulates” a 24p recording in a 29.97 interlaced recording. It will look jerky due to the lower frame rate whenever there is motion or panning. Maybe this is not what you are seeing and it’s worse than that?

I can’t say how CF24 behaves in a PAL environment…this could be a problem. Sorry to hear about this, it is going to be a mess either way, as it’s obviously not the “look” you were after, I’m sure.

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Mike,

What size and frame rate are the QT files? It could be that they are incompatible with your project settings

Jeff

[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Howie,

You are correct that the software ought to be able to handle this but, it doesn’t! Premiere CS4 includes the Adobe Media Encoder, and in that encoder is a hidden button for “high quality”, and when checked, it does a good job of downscaling, but also takes a very long time.

I understand you are using CS3, so that doesn’t help you. Perhaps a third-party encoder would suit your needs. You could encode to MPEG-2 for DVD, then Import the results into Encore. Consider Sorenson Squeeze 6, Telestream Episode Pro, or Grass Valley ProCoder. I know Squeeze has a trial version, not sure about other two.

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Mike,

You’re question is very general, more info please –

What version of Premiere?

Which Project Preset are you using?

What clip format are you Importing?

Computer specs?

Thanks

Jeff Pulera

[Jeff Pulera]

Right-click the image on the timeline and select “Scale to Frame Size”. This can also be set as the default in Preferences, then any images imported after that will automatically scale to frame

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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Hugh,

Video Effects > Transform > Crop

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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Shane,

Long-time RT.X2 user here, and producer of the RT.X2 Revealed training. While I haven’t tried Black Magic myself, it’s my understanding that the RT.X2 (and AXIO) are really the only hardware options for Premiere that actually provide TRUE “realtime” effects.

In other words, some vendors promise “realtime previews” which maybe means that even though the clip has a red bar, it will play back smoothly. But in the end, any final output will require that red bar segment to first be rendered. So if encoding to MPEG-2 for DVD, the red bar segments first need to render, then the timeline can be encoded to MPEG-2, a two-step process.

With Matrox RT.X2, say you have a one hour clip with Matrox Color Correction filter applied. There will be no red bar. If you wish to encode to MPEG-2, then that is all the time it takes, there is not additional time to first render the entire one hour color correction. You may be able to export the entire hour program, with effects, in 15 minutes for instance.

Doing a Premiere-native color correction (red bar), it may play back smoothly, but come export time, you take the penalty in render time. Like the old saying, “You can pay me now, or pay me later…”. Either way, you’re gonna have to render.

The RT.X2 LE is $795, somewhat less than the $1200 you mentioned, and works well with CS3, but note it will not support XP 64, you would need XP Pro 32-bit with CS3.

Another option is to wait for the next version of Adobe which promises realtime performance, but I don’t know when that will ship.

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Sean,

If you shot 60i, then choose the 1080i30 (60i) preset.

You may find the native AVCHD footage sluggish to edit; if that is the case, conversion to an intermediate codec like Cineform NeoScene makes editing much more responsive.

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Gene,

RAID 0 should definitely provide better performance than a single drive. What format are you working with? If AVCHD (H.264), this can be very taxing on even a fast system like yours, you are better off using an intermediate codec that is more edit-friendly. If uncompressed, you may need a special external raid drive to keep up.

Jeff Pulera
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