[Jeff Pulera]

Check out the PTZ Optics 20x HD-SDI cameras, just $1699.

For camera control, Rocosoft PTZ Joy software is an interesting option, allows for visual touch-screen control of PTZ presets, in addition to traditional joystick manual operation.

You may want to look at a Newtek TriCaster switcher. It is an integrated “all in one” solution with –

• Switching
• Titles using built-in graphics players or external graphics
• Video Playback from hard drive (2 video players)
• Recording (multi-channel)
• Keying/Virtual Sets
• Native PTZ Controls
• M/Es (for PIP, other custom compositions)
• Live web streaming
• Audio mixing/routing
• Multiple outputs to drive projectors, TVs, each independently configurable as to what is shown
• Can accept PC/ Mac input via Newtek NDI protocol (over network) and many graphics packages now natively support NDI as well (does not tie up precious SDI inputs).

Much easier to work with a SINGLE interface rather than separate switcher, recorder, titler, graphics systems, etc.

Macros can be used to automate things, great for volunteers. Macros can be mapped to many different MIDI or USB keyboards, or even iPad screen.

I understand that you are looking at the “old” system which is a switcher and camera controller, and thinking to just replace those “components” with new, HD versions of same stuff. But perhaps that paradigm is outdated?? Newer integrated systems with Macro control are where things are going now.

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Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

I understand that you purposely want a pixelated look, correct? Try the Mosaic Effect and alter the settings as desired.

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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Dave,

You said the overlay graphics are higher resolution than the video, which means Premiere has to be doing some scaling. Take that out of the equation. In Photoshop, make the graphics all 1920×1080. Bet that helps. Even if just a corner bug, put it in a 1920×1080 frame with transparency.

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Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

You can actually use the less-expensive Black Magic Mini Converter – SDI to ANALOG model (#CONVMASA) which will provide the down-converted composite output for the DVD recorder.

Also, the UpDownCross has SDI input – Black Magic does not make an HDMI to Analog converter.

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Hi Alan,

My understanding of the H.264 export from Premiere is that it does initially create two files while encoding, and then at the end combines audio and video into the single .mp4 file. You’re seeing two files because it crashed before finishing.

The crashing is not normal – rather than compromising on a different format, I’d want to know WHY I can’t export H.264 format. What is the intended usage of said file?

Mac users will not be able to read .wmv

For distribution/sharing or online posting, H.264 is the universal standard these days – best combo of quality, file size, and wide compatibility.

Try this calculator for estimated file size, basically need to know bit rate and duration I guess to arrive at size.

As for 50fps export, you ought to be able to configure that easily –

Just keep in mind that for a given bit rate, do you want to compress 50 frames each second, or 25 – half as much? Meaning to maintain same quality at 50fps might need TWICE the data rate as 25fps = file twice as big. If not fast action footage, then viewer may never know the difference.

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Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

I get it. And maybe my description of what I’d done in the past was not real clear. Assume start of audio clip is lined up with video clip. Then you go to Audio Units and nudge audio over a “partial frame”. Go back to video frame units, zoom in where video clip starts, and razor cut audio to match start of video on the same frame tick mark. The audio offset would not then revert when moving stuff around. Again, this was with CS6 that I’d done this, maybe it doesn’t work with CC.

Submit a bug report to Adobe

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Jeff

[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Mike,

When I am doing this trick, usually it’s a very long clip, for instance a wedding ceremony. Adjust once and forget it. Not sure why you are moving the clip though, having just done the work to sync it up? Guess I don’t understand the workflow.

Here’s a thought – sync the audio, then prior to moving anything, export as WAV audio. Put the NEW synced audio clip in the timeline to replace original, and in the new clip, the L and R tracks are permanently synced then. Nothing to slip.

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Hi Ricardo,

I have 50′ HDMI cables I got from Amazon and they work fine. Was out on the job where the intention was to use HDMI over Cat6 extension technology from camera to switcher (Newtek TriCaster) but the TriCaster would NOT accept the signal, although going straight into a monitor worked fine, handshake issue??

Since we could not use the Cat6 solution (baluns) we needed to use an HDMI cable, but would not reach. Ran to the store and got a simple female-female HDMI connector to join two HDMI cables together and that worked great. The store charged $40 for that simple little connector, ridiculous! I took it back, then ordered a multi-pack of connectors from Amazon for like $6 to keep in my kit.

Some longer HDMI cables actually have signal repeaters built into the cables.

On a positive note, we were able to use the HDMI baluns from switcher to projectors and that run was twice as far and worked perfectly, so the balun technology was sound, just somehow not compatible with my switcher. I believe something to do with EDID – switcher and camera source could not handshake and agree how to communicate!

Whatever you go with, test test test before the event. I was unable to test since another person from out of town was bringing the baluns and they worked fine is his testing…but he did not have my switcher to test with. I think they were Monoprice baluns (HDMI over CAT cable).

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Jeff

[Jeff Pulera]

I’d seen this same issue, however it was with CS6. My fix was to make the audio adjustment using Audio Time Units, switch back to video frames view, then use the Razor tool to put a cut in the audio clip at a frame marker nearest the start of the audio clip. That seemed to keep things in sync then, otherwise the in-point of audio clip that I’d moved with Audio Time Units fell between frames.

Maybe this will help, worth a try

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Jeff

[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Emma,

Nice animation work! If you can please post a screen shot of the Export Settings used that may be helpful in identifying the issue

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Jeff Pulera
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