[Michael Williams]

Thanks for the guidance. I restarted MPEG Streamclip, going to Export and other formats-> DV PAL. As it is converting, it looks beautifully crisp and clear, but has changed the shape to be tall and thin. So once I load this into FCE, I will need a sequence that will convert it to the normal shape, is that the approach?

BTW, these conversions seem to take overnight for the hour of footage on an 8 core MAC PRO 2009. Does that seem about right, or should I be doing something to make better use of the multiple cores during conversions?

Also BTW when we say FCE won’t edit the other formats, what are the errors it causes when trying to edit the formats?

Kind Regards, Michael

[Michael Williams]

I tried two different conversions using MPEG streamclip, the first was with settings of Apple JPG Photo with 1014×570, and the second using DV PAL with 16:9. I tried playing each back using Quicktime in full screen mode on a 1080i HDMI monitor.

The Apple JPG .mov file came out 28GB, total bit rate 61,010 Dimension 1014×570, the DV PAL half that, only14GB, while total bit rate was 30,211 and dimension 1014×570. The color profile on the DV PAL (from Get Info on the MAC) says PAL 5-1-6.

The Apple Photo conversion plays back with the oblong shaped window, has the images naturally shaped and fills the monitor, while the DV PAL plays back with square shaped window, has the images slightly taller and narrower, and does not fill the monitor, but has black regions on the left and right.

The Apple Photo conversion is slightly crisper on the fonts and subtitles, the DV PAL has a slightly blurrier appearance and is a bit squished.

So overall I prefer the Apple Photo conversion, but will FCE be able to edit with that?

Did I do the DV PAL conversion with MPEG Streamclip improperly, or do playback improperly ?

Kind Regards, Michael

[Michael Williams]

Hi Emma,

Maybe you could export your scene text into a text file, edit the text file into a list of markers, then import that list of markers back in? Would that get closer to the goal?

[Michael Williams]

BTW, would the ripple or roll or other tools allow me to cope with adjusting clips in the sequence? If I use the subclip generation technique of hitting ‘m’ in the long version of the film wherever I want to start a clip (either a section to keep or a section to leave behind), then move all the “good clips” to the new sequence, can I adjust their start/stop points in the new sequence to extend “behind/earlier in time” than the original marker? If so, would that be easier and still be just as effective?

Kind Regards,
Michael

[Michael Williams]

Thanks for the quick reply! The media is a single .mv4 file, without any markers that I can tell.

So in setting in and out points and making a subclip each time, I would be looking for only the areas to be kept in the shorter film, yes?

Is there a most efficient way to set the in/out points and generate the subclip each time? Tricks/tips?

Kind Regards, Michael