[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Bill,

I permanently have a 2TB Samsung T7 hanging off the back of my Mac Mini M1 (same specs as yours), and just love the extra space transferring data at 1050 MBps.
When on-site with a client, I use it with a HP ZBook Pro, where it also does a really good job in complimenting the internal storage.

Currently looking at the new 4TB Samsung T7 drive – cost is dropping fast.

Samsung has brought out a new SSD that has over double the speed of the T7:
Portable SSD X5 Thunderbolt™3 2TB
Still limited supply, and expensive for a portable drive that is not easy to mount on a camera.

SanDisk Professional has also got some high transfer rates, but comes with a price to match it…

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Mads

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Umberto,

Adding to Hector’s suggestions:

Yes, memory is important, but also what file format that you are working in?
(ProRes, RAW – 2K, 4K or 8K, and so forth?)

I would also investigate where the media files are stored?
If on an external spinning HardDrive, then that could be a possible bottleneck.

Potentially same situation if an external or second monitor is attached – it shouldn’t make a difference, but…

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Mads

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Karen,

Sorry you are having these problems, but the Adobe way of managing audio tracks PPro requires you to have a PHD…

…I have a Broadcast client with only space for 4-tracks of audio on files on their media server. And when it comes to re-versioning, we have to separate out V.O., I/V, Music and SFX. Where as most other systems will just allow you to “patch it out”. On Adobe it takes a number of steps before you can get to that point.

When you create a new sequence, unless you have already done this, in the “New Sequence” pop-up window jump to the “Tracks” tab and check your settings there. The tracks may be set to Mono, in which case you need to make them stereo.

If this is the solution, do remember to “SAVE PRESET”, or you will forever have to go back and sort it out.

If the above is not the case, although Adobe Audition is not a software that I use often, I would suggest that you pop in there and test if that will record your V.O. in Stereo?
If it does, you can tell the Adobe tech support to step up, stop blaming third party devices – and instead step-up and find a fix for your problem.

Hope that this helps.

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Mads

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Adding to Ann and Hector’s advice,

What computer and operating system are you using?

Sometimes, depending on how your PC reboots and if you have added other external devices, it could be something as simple as a swap-around on the drive letters in the root file system.
Not sure if Mac has similar issues.

If on Windows, and you haven’t already done it, I would suggest that you map your drive.
Here is advice from Microsoft on how to do it:

Map a network drive to get to it from File Explorer in Windows without having to look for it or type its network address each time.

1. Open File Explorer from the taskbar or the Start menu, or press the Windows logo key + E.

2. Select This PC from the left pane. Then, on the Computer tab, select Map network drive.

3. In the Drive list, select a drive letter. (Any available letter will do.)

4. In the Folder box, type the path of the folder or computer, or select Browse to find the folder or computer. To connect every time you sign in to your PC, select Reconnect at sign-in.

5. Select Finish.

Note: If you can’t connect to a network drive or folder, the computer you’re trying to connect to might be turned off, or you might not have the correct permissions. Try contacting your network administrator.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/map-a-network-drive-in-windows-29ce55d1-34e3-a7e2-4801-131475f9557d

My laptop has a small main drive for the work that I do, and I often have to use external SSD drives. It is rare that I have to re-link everything, unless I have trashed the preferences or done other fun stuff in the background.

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Mads

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

PS: Different Video Players does look different on the same screen depending on what player you play them back in – just like any video monitor would.
And that is from someone who is using an calibrated EIZO monitor for colour correction.

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Duke,

All that prejudicial word-vomiting personal abuse does not belong on the COW, or the net.

Please don’t take this personal, I recommend that you waste your time elsewhere.

Best of Luck

Mads

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Aleksandar,

Premiere Pro can not import PDF files.

Alternative is to export to PNG from Adobe Acrobat or Photoshop (you can also import as PSD files into PPro).

With regard to movement and compositing, you’ll need to do that in the PPro Sequence using a mix of masking and effects, and the effect control panel for key-framing.

If adventurous, you can also jump to After Effects and do it there.

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Mads

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Craig,

It reads like your client are making programs, without a Broadcaster or a streamer on-board to pick up the bill.

Unless they are offering you proportional size of the pie in form of ownership, they can not expect you to act as an investor would do.

A suggested conversation points from your position:

Do address their concerns:
“It sound like [they] just lost one big opportunity and then got stood up at the alter and saw their betrothed run off with someone else. That must have been both costly and heartbreaking.”

Then ask two questions:
“If you do not have trust in me and the experience and creativity that I bring to the table, how can I trust you?”

“What benefit could I possibly gain from competing up against you and your project, in the same market, where many of my peers and other customers are based. And who would be offended and not use me again, if I became a direct competitor against any client of mine?”

Then state:
“The only way that I can sign over my rights to the footage to your company is for you to pay me in full. If you once the project is fully delivered, wants to sign me up for a further two years, then you will need to pay me the full cost of those two years, in advance”.

Then give a concession:
“Obviously as I created the footage and the project will be for public usage. Apart from me having a suitable credit(s) on the finished production where-ever it is shown. I will also undertake not to talk about it, or show my work up until such time that the project has been released and shown in public whether behind a pay-wall or on free-to-air on-line and/or broadcast.”

It goes without saying, that if you don’t trust the client, and they don’t appear to trust you, both parties might be better off not working together.

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Mads

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Eric,

CTRL + SHIFT + “K” (on PC) will cut through everything.

Except for locked tracks in the sequence.

If you use: CTRL + ALT + “K”, that should open your Keyboard Shortcuts panel.
Which may be helpful if you’re stuck.

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Mads

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

You can select clip (or clips) and hold down ALT + Cursor Up/Down to move them Up/Down tracks in sequence.
Please be aware if linked with audio (unless Audio is locked) those tracks will move too.

I suggest that you start at the highest track, and move 5-10 clips/tracks at a time down.
Then once you have enough stuck on video track 2, you select all of those and above to move down, and so forth.

Still painful, but less painful.

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Mads

PS: Credit should be given where credit is due. Before testing it, I found this at the bottom of a frame.io blog on “Make Premiere Pro Fly with These 24 Hidden and Overlooked Shortcuts” by Laurence Grayson.