Jon Barrie
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Here’s a work around. You could edit/cut your multi-clip nest file like normal. Then go into the Multi-CLip Nest and then shift the clips down the timeline a little creating an overall push along to the decided edit points. Like making a post-edit pre-roll.
– Jon 😉How many editors does it take to change a light bulb?
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I’m guessing you installed QT version 7.4 = Go back to version 7.3
There links and messages about this QT update problem throughout the whole cow for last week or so.
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https://www.findmysoft.com/mac/Adobe-Premiere-download.html
It’s a free trial…
– Jon 😉
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Yes. Don’t do any effects, just cut it. It will still open in CS3.
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Not that I have anything worth helping you with your search, but I’m keen to know your workflow. I edit quite alot for long periods on both PPro and FCP and don’t find the keyboard shortcut workflow too bad on the old hands/wrists.
I make sure the chair sits my elbow level with the desk/keyboard and I work in steps.For Example:
1. Gather my clips into bins representing each scene or type/group of shots. Renaming them as I go. I might even be making sub-clips.2. Rough cut, find all the shots I need and add them loosely into the timeline using the shortcut (, or .) for insert or overlay from the in (i) out (o) points I choose using JKL for playback/forward & pause inside the Source Monitor.
3. Watch it and make notes (including colour correction) with a lined note pad using every second line.
4. Refine the edit with some stand-in or Final Graphics if they are ready. Refining really noticable cuts that are bad or swap shots using the selection tool and the combination of alt and or ctl keys to shift or swap their position.
5. Watch that back, cross out notes I’ve ammended, and insert new notes with another colour pen (red) in the inbetween lines so timing is not lost from 1st set of notes.
6. I’ll use the trim interface and clean up all the edit points (cuts/Xfades).
7. Watch that back and fix things as I notice them.
8. Get some other person to watch while I use the toilet.
9. Wash my hands. Think I should eat something…
10. Review anything the fresh eyes viewer has to say and adjust if needed.
11. Make a clip notes export for the client.
12. Client rings me asking what the hell to do with this PDF.
13. Get the xfdf file from the client. Import them into the timeline.
14. Review their notes and wish I’d budgeted more time for the edit than I quoted.
15. Make physical notes if there are too many comments to do in 5 minutes.
16. Repeat processes 3-15 until client and I am happy.
17. Thank god I learned to restrain myself from refining edits as I was “building” them from the beginning as that takes longer and some “magical edits” are lost while butchering it before reviewing the project as a complete piece.
I base my editing workflow like an artist approaches a canvas or block of wood for carving. Getting a shape first then step by step refining the details – not getting caught up in the detail too early because its hard to go back.
My work has to be a high standard and I will not allow a client to have something they think looks great if I see something that could slick it up that little bit more. It is relative, no money = no time. If it takes an hour I’ll do it and discuss with the client if they really have an issue with the cost of that extra hour. If it’s going to take another half day and they love it…pay check!
My work is my reputation – Rep = ongoing work. 1 hour is my cost of continuing to work in the industry I love – shooting and cutting.
– Jon 😉
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Can I ask three more questions?
Sure…1. With the example you give using an external hard drive, are you saying unplug and move the drive to the other computer when you want to change machines?
Yes…2, If so, is there a way to use shared storage – NAS or SAN – to do the same thing over our internal network?
I’ve not done it personally, but I’m sure if the network drive is being used with the same HDD Name (letter) on all drives and is seen on all workstations through the same drive path it should work. You can’t save project over a network tho. That has to be saved on the HDD directly connected to the workstation (why an Ext. HDD solution works so well).3. Are there issues of speed using an external hard drive – firewire/USB vs eSATA/SATA/SAS?
I use Firewire Only as they can be daisy chained to each other and I never run out of ports, unlike USB. USB 2 is the only version of USB worth using for Video, but even then it’s not that great. Most Pro Editors will tell you they use FW only. eSATA sounds great, never used it though.– Jon 😉
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You need to have the project and all files on an external HDD. The HDD needs to be setup with a dedicated Letter that won’t conflict with any other systems HDDs.
Goto> Start button>Control Panel>Performance and Maintenance> Admin Tools> Computer Management> Disk Management > Find the Drive Right Click on it and change Drive Letter and paths. Set the Letter. (ie: Z)
Everytime the ext HDD loads into someone elses computer it will always be looking for the file directory inside the same HDD path name.
– Jon 😉
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Sounds (hahahaha) like you need to get the audio unbroken into the timeline so there is no click because it don’t stop and start.
I use DVD2avi. search it I usually get a clean audio then have to get the vision in chuncks, but the audio should come out in one go, replace that in the timeline once you have the broken clips you made in sync.
– Jon 😉
Or you could record the audio into a camera and tape it then recapture it or hook it upto a Dv cam that outputs analog cable connections through the Firewire cable and record it that way into the computer.How many editors does it take to change a light bulb?
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From earilier posts, QT 7.4.1 has serious problems. Go back to 7.3
ALso I’m keen to know why you make a QT file for Encore?
If you make an MPEg-2 you won’t need to re-encode the file in Encore.
I’d run some tests once you roll back to QT 7.3Test:
1. Set the Work Area Bar to about 20 sec (move the Playhead/CTI to 20sec then press alt+])
2. Set the Rendering/Export with Adobe Media Encoder to MPEG-2 DVD (Select preset based on your Format NTSC/PAL)
3. Render out with the Work Area not Entire Timeline/Sequence
4. If that works fine you have the MPEG-2 workflow.
5. Try it again with the QT export settings you usually use.If the hang occurs in the 20sec you’ll get it on the entire one too. Therefore you’ll be safe to go the whole timeline if it works with the 20sec export.
– Jon 🙂
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Sounds like there was a driver corruption during the crash. If you have a system that crashes on a casual or part-time basis you should seriously look at upgrading to a stable system. Let this be the lesson that don’t get forgot! (how annoying to hear…derr)
Ok. I’ve had a similar incident years ago with a Matrox RT2000. Long time ago.
The Matrox Card had to be reinstalled from the beginnig as with Premiere. This means you need to uninstall all the Matrox Utils. Uninstall the Premiere Pro from your Creative Suite.
The goto the Device Manager and make sure anything there that’s Matrox related is definatley uninstalled. The Multimedia connection or Video Drivers might still be there. uninstall them. Reboot.
Now Run the Video Graphics Card and Audio Drivers. Reboot.
Install Premiere Pro – reboot.
Install the Matrox Hardware.
If you get messages about hardware that needs installing ignore them, that will be the matrox card trying to be connected. You must ignore it. The connection will work after you install the software utils then reboot.
If this does not work. You seriously and painfully need to reinstall windows and install everything again… I have had this before too.
Get the computer upgraded ASAP. Once I did that it never crashed. Never. You shouldn’t overclock the CPU either, (I was) this will overload it and overheat – crash.
I pray to the editor God’s the short (hahahaha) uninstall reinstall reboots gets it going again.
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