[Kelly Griffin]

Hey Steven,

No, no codecs installed. I’ll try what you said, but this is just so bizarre (and frustrating).

–Kelly

[Kelly Griffin]

Brian,

For things like your issue, I’ve found that sometimes I can hide stuff easier if I use a bigger chunk of what I’m trying to hide; in other words, your little cap may be more noticeable hopping around all by itself rather than if you were able to include more of the neck of the bottle with it as well. I realize your bottle may be clear, but if it’s a dark green or brown or black, you might be able to get away with it.

–Kelly

[Kelly Griffin]

George, I’ve been running into the same thing lately, but it may not really be there… Have you tried playing the MP4 on a different computer than what you rendered it on? I know that sounds bizarro, but I spent hours trying to diagnose why it was happening to me and everything looked fine when I happened to play it on another laptop.

Maybe?

–Kelly

[Kelly Griffin]

Hey Steve, here’s an easy (and unbelievable) one for you: I don’t think I’ve ever installed an outside codec before. After I download it, do I put it in a particular place, or is it an executable or something that already knows where to go?

–Kelly

[Kelly Griffin]

Hey Ever–

Those are similar specs for stations where I live, and they’ve all been fine taking MOV/H264 files, which you can make from QuicktimePRO or Sorenson Squeeze.

You might even call them and ask for other filetype options; just because they spec something doesn’t mean other stuff won’t work just as well for them. I’m finding that sometimes those specs are just something that somebody at the station “declared” one day.

–Kelly

[Kelly Griffin]

Thomas–

I’ve got the REC level on the H4N at 100%, and a normal talking voice is coming in at about -12 or -14. Maybe that’s normal/typical?

I’ve got Sennheiser wireless and an Audio-Technica condenser shotgun mic, going straight into the H4N.

–Kelly

[Kelly Griffin]

Well, you just gave me a few other things to check for which I was unaware.

Thanks Sareesh,

–Kelly

[Kelly Griffin]

Yep! That’s it, thanks Roger!

–Kelly

[Kelly Griffin]

Jim, can you elaborate on “…even smoother editing”?

[Kelly Griffin]

Can you not just select the block you want to move and press “1” for left and “3” for right? Also, you may have to zoom into your timeline a bit to get down to one-frame increments.