Martin Tiller
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My first guess would be that the Avid is what is causing the problem. At least with Encore there are several burning for both CD’s and DVD’s that interfere, Roxio and Nero are two examples.
But on the other hand my experience and understanding with such software actually causes the process to stop, not just finish with a bad disc.
You did not mention this in your post, but have you switched brands or types of media? That can always be a factor.
If you have Encore try burning a disc from there and see what happens.
I noticed with 8x disc media that I would have to burn it at no more than 6x, but again that is in Encore.
I don’t know enough about AVID to give a definitive answer, but the fact that you noticed that it wasn’t working until after you installed AVID maybe a little telling.
Maybe someone else with knowledge of AVID maybe able to throw in an idea on this conversation?
So maybe try
1) uninstalling AVID and then see what happens.
2) Change your blank media.Actually reverse the order of that, and see what happens.
(This was WAY longer than I expected)
Good luck
Martin
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Is it possible you hit the hide video layer command?
Is the “eye” icon visible on the left side of the video track? That icon needs to be visible.
Could be something else, but that is what first comes to mind.
Martin
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Nope there is no sub 5K camera 4:2:2.
The Panasonic P2 camera, which runs the gamut from DV to HD, coming out later in the year will run in the 6-7K range without the P2 cards.
And lastly DV is not 4:1:1, that is the Panasonic DVCPRO25 codec.
DV is 4:2:0.
Hope that helps.
Martin
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Well from what I read of your specs I don’t have an answer for you.
Short of reinstalling, which you’ve probably already tried, I’ve reached the end of my knowledge. (Maybe even try reinstalling both 6.5 and Pro, but I’m gasping at straws here.)
Anyone else out there have another idea?
Try the Adobe site as well.
Martin
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Okay then let me ask a few more questions…
1) Do you have any other 6.5 projects you have or tried to open?
2) Do you have any projects in PPro that you been able to create?
3) What are the specs of the computer you are running this one?
4) Did you run or have a third party capture card with 6.5, such as Pinnacle or Canopus?
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Do you get an error message? And if you do what does it say?
And secondly are you trying to “import” the file under file-import-file
or are you trying to “open” the project as in file-open-project?
Good luck,
Martin
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And along that vain, I personally believe that FCP and Adobe Pro are very similar in their user interface. If you are already familiar with Adobe even other Adobe products such as Photoshop then you are already familiar with how Premiere Pro’s interface is.
Plus because it is Adobe there is better intergration between After Effects and Photoshop.
There was a racing documentary a few months ago about a big off road race called “Dirt till dusk” or something like that that was cut on Premiere Pro and it used DV through 35MM.
And the Discovery Channel uses Adobe for their HD Theater programming.
And yes there is a lot of great work being done on Macs. But so what? It’s the skill of the crew and editor that makes a good project, not the machine it’s made on.
As I mentioned earlier I’ve used both and in my humble opinion it comes down to what YOU like to use.
Good Luck,
Martin
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If you like PC’s and like Adobe PPro then you’ve answered your own question.
Yes a lot of TV and Media is produced on a MAC.
But an example to the contrary is the Discovery Channel which uses Adobe Video Collection, which means its PC based.
AVID, which is used more in major movies, is also based on both a PC and MAC.
I own a PPro system and have done many projects on a FCP HD system.
In the end just use what you like and feel comfortable with, that is what will make your project easier.
Martin
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I agree, look at the website.
But first there is no Premiere 7.0.
PPro 1.0 was the next step after 6.5.
PPro did a ground up restructure of the whole software.
And one of the biggest was mulitple timelines for a single project.
I made the jump from 6.0 to Pro 1.5 and I noticed how much more stable the software is, which of course is a big thing to consider.
If you own a previous version of Premiere you can upgrade to Pro 1.5 for $199.
And with Pro 1.5.1 you can do HDV (which is a free upgrade for those with 1.5).
If you just want something simple for home videos then Premiere elements is a good choice. I’ve used it on my dad’s computer and it’s quite a nice little editing software.
I would still prefer Pro 1.5 for paying jobs.
In short there is a HUGH difference between Pro and previous versions of Premiere.
But for more detail take a look at Adobe’s website.
Martin
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Good point.
My business is video and DVD production. And I use Encore for DVD production.
I do my own amatuer photography, but at the moment don’t get paid for it.
I was just really impressed with Jacob Rossenburg’s Studio Technique’s book, so I am contemplating getting the Studio Technique for Photoshop. But will also now look at other options as well.
Thanks for the info,
Martin