[Jeff Pulera]

The all-important question I’ve not seen addressed – what format is the source video??

Is it truly 960×720? That would be something like a Panasonic “anamorphic” 720p, having less-than 720p resolution. Bumping that footage all the way up to 1920×1080…not sure how soft it might look.

Right-click a clip in Project Bin and hit Properties, what does it say?

If the footage is 1080p60, then by all means do what Jon said and create a 1080p60 sequence and copy/paste edits from existing sequence over to new one.

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Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Depends on what you consider low-light. It’s actually my associate’s camera, helped him pick it out and have been able to borrow it for several jobs.

It won’t have the sensitivity of a DSLR with a fast lens, but as camcorders go I think it does well indoors (compared to other “prosumer level” HD cameras I’ve worked with). Notable is that the GAIN can go pretty high without adding much grain, 18 to 21dB area can still look decent. Certainly much better than current trend of 1/4.7-inch sensors, which are so tiny!

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Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

I like using the Sony PXW-X70 camcorder. The 4K is optional on this model (unlocked with a license key). Camera is about $2000 for HD version, however the 4K license adds a couple hundred. Less expensive to get 4K option bundled with camera purchase, costs a lot more to add later on.

X70 has a 1″ sensor and really nice image

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Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Paul,

Depends on what you consider “affordable”. I’ve been working with the Sony PXW-X70 and really like it. There is a consumer version Sony FDR-AX100, without XLR handle and such, but same sensor/image quality for about $500 less also.

These have really nice image stabilization and great image from the 1″ sensor.

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Jeff

[Jeff Pulera]

Not really. File size is not dictated by Frame Size, or Frame Rate, or even codec used. Rather, the BIT RATE determines the file size.

If you know the bit rate of the format you wish to export to, and know the duration of the video, then you can figure out file size.

Do a web search for video bit rate calculator

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Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Be sure that you use widescreen option when export to MPEG-2 DVD. If you export a 16:9 .m2v and import that into Encore, it should automatically create a widescreen DVD. I’ve used HDV for many years and never had an issue with making DVDs. Sometimes, it is a setting on the DVD player or TV that dictates how the image gets displayed.

Avoid using composite (RCA) connections from DVD player to TV – use HDMI if supported on player, will provide much better quality and avoids display issues.

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Jeff

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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for clarifying – Roxio then has it wrong in calling Blu-ray an “HD DVD” disc. It’s called Blu-ray. Period. As mentioned earlier, DVD is an official specification, and “HD” is not a part of it. Sorry for my confusion.

I don’t have a lot of experience with putting files on USB sticks to play on the TV. I just know that it’s possible. What formatting is used on the stick? FAT-32, Ex-FAT, NTFS?

If there are multiple files on a USB stick, the TV/player should have an on-screen menu allowing you to choose which one to play, using your remote.

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Jeff

[Jeff Pulera]

Just realized I could be confused about your last post. I don’t use Nesting, but if you are using it and change a title in a Nested Sequence, then I imagine that would carry over to another sequence in the nest. But if talking about just having multiple sequences – no nesting involved – then no, changing one should have NO effect on the other.

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[Jeff Pulera]

When you create a New Title, it appears in the Project Bin as an asset, no different than a video clip, audio clip, or still image. If you have used that same specific title in multiple sequences (or several spots within a single sequence) in the same project – then any change to that specific title will change that title globally everywhere it is used in the Project.

Say you have a .jpg image used in your project in a few different places. You close Premiere, open the .jpg in Photoshop and make changes to it, and SAVE using same name. Then re-open Premiere and of course those changes will be reflected wherever that .jpg was used. I would not expect Titles to act any differently. This is normal behavior for an NLE.

As described earlier in this thread, if you want to change a title without affecting other uses of it in your project, do this –

Say you have Title 1 on timeline. Double-click the title in the timeline sequence to open Titler. Click “T” button at upper left of Titler window, to create New Title Based on Current. This will create a New Title, “Title 2” or whatever you name it. Now, any changes you make in the Titler are not affecting Title 1, only the copy Title 2 version.

When changes are complete, go back to timeline and right-click Title 1 and select Replace with Clip > From Bin. Since you had just created Title 2, it would be currently highlighted in Project Bin and therefore Title 2 is used to replace Title 1. This has NO effect on Title 1, or any other uses of it in any Sequence, you are just replacing/updating the selected title.

In practice, this is VERY quick and easy and works great, and keeps any effects that were previously applied to title before updating. Not sure what could be much easier really.

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Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

I don’t use Sony for DVD, but any DVD software should work similarly – you need to make a short video clip of the warning, then set that as FIRST PLAY in the authoring process. So when disc is inserted, that FBI video will play automatically before they even get to the menu.

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Jeff