Jeff Pulera
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Hi Robert,
The Intensity and Intensity Pro capture cards from Black Magic allow you to capture full 1920×1080 video using the HDMI output of your camcorder and are reasonably priced.
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When starting Premiere and choosing an editing mode, click the Custom Settings tab, then “Video Rendering”.
You will have options for “File Format” and “Compressor”. If you poke around looking at the various available options, some show the bit depth, for instance 4:2:2 YUV. Some are uncompressed, etc., depends on your needs.
What kind of source material are you working with, and how do you wish to deliver?
If working with DV or DVCAM captured via 1394 then you’re dealing with 4:1:1 color for NTSC, or 4:2:0 for HDV natively.
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Hi Paul,
Make sure that when you start Premiere that you are choosing a Matrox project preset. You may have been used to that being the “default” and it has now likely returned to “DV 48K” which is a Premiere Preset so Matrox effects and BOB output will not work.
Another possibility is that if the RT.X100 card was in PC during Windows re-install is that generic 1394 drivers got loaded for the RT.X100 hardware. You may need to uninstall/reinstall Matrox hardware and drivers.
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The files need to be converted to .avi format. Just do an online search for “avchd to avi” to find some options
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One more thing – UNLINK the audio from the video clip, else you won’t be able to nudge it independently of the video to sync with other audio clip.
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Hi Dan,
To add to Dave’s good advice – disconnect deck from 1394, then change downconvert to OFF, then reconnect deck to 1394. It is important that the PC recognize the camera or deck as an HDV device and not a DV device. Also, don’t open Premiere Pro until AFTER you have connected deck to PC and PC has recognized the device connection.
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Hi Jonathan,
You still haven’t said what the original export resolution was, how it was exported/captured or anything, but from what I gather you are doing computer training videos, correct? Wanting to capture actions of computer user?
I learned the hard way you do NOT want to deliver on DVD video. Computer displays use high-resolution RGB color, and the color and detail cannot be reproduced in NTSC video, then add high-compression of MPEG-2 and you end up with mush. Computer screens just don’t translate to NTSC very well.
I did a 3 hour training DVD and had a lot of complaints about quality. I ended up buying Camtasia screen capture software from TechSmith and starting over.
The results? Beautifully reproduced tutorials that play from CD on the PC, with over 3 hours taking up under 400mb!!
There are other similar products out there are well, Camtasia worked well for me, but you may want to consider something like that.
Jeff Pulera
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DVD uses 720×480 resolution, which is also the native size of DV video, so the 640×480 could be part of the problem.
What is your workflow – where does the video originate? Are you recording computer screens? I’m not clear on why you are using the 640×480 size. Please explain workflow (PC or Mac, software used, etc.)
Thanks
Jeff Pulera
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Hi Jonathan,
More info would be helpful. What NLE software do you use, how did you create the MPEG-2 file?
First, the MPEG-2 file must fit the parameters for use on a DVD, so should have been created using a template or preset for DVD video.
Second, the MPEG-2 file cannot simply be burned to a disc as data – this does not create a playable DVD. It *may* play on a PC because it will recognize the video file and try to play it, but it will NOT play on a set-top DVD player.
The MPEG-2 file must be put into a DVD “authoring” program, where it is converted to various files and formatted for DVD Video and the resulting files are burned to DVD in a specific way to be DVD-compliant. Even if you don’t want menus, the MPEG-2 file must still be run through an authoring program.
This could be Adobe Encore, Ulead, Sony DVD Architect, etc.
Please share more information about your workflow in order to get the answers you need
Thanks
Jeff Pulera
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Hi Lorraine,
You’ll need to position the “Work Area Bar” over the area of the Sequence that you wish to Export. This is the bluish-gray bar above the timeline – you can grab the ends and move them as needed.
Next, when you Export, whether using File > Export or Adobe Media Encore, you will have an option of “Entire Sequence” or
“Work Area Only”. Choose Work Area to Export just the portion indicated by the Work Area Bar.Jeff Pulera
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