[Mike Behrens]

I am converting the AVCHD or HDV files into Cineform AVI using the Cineform HDLink utility. “Capturing” is not really in my process at all.

I will play around with Premiere’s settings some. Thnaks again for your help Dave.

-Mike Behrens-

[Mike Behrens]

I changed to project settings to 48 kHz to match the .avi file. Still out of sync.

The .avi files play in the timeline totally in sync.

When I render out to anything (Quicktime Animation, Quicktime h.264 or Flash)the audio is out of sync by 4-6 frames.

These are also short clips. It does NOT appear to be a “creeping” sync problem.

Thanks again,

-Mike Behrens-

[Mike Behrens]

Thanks again Bart,

That isn’t working either. I think that my computer is just messed up. I may be rebuilding it soon.

By the way, I have read your earlier post on how you use Dynamic Link. In fact, that post was so helpful, that I have a printout of it right on my desk.

So I just wanted to say thanks for that too.

-Mike Behrens-

-Mike Behrens-

[Mike Behrens]

Thanks Bart, but that doesn’t work either. I have tried saving the AE comp and importing into Premiere, and as soon as I close AE, I get color bars in the linked clip.

I have also tried, as you wrote, saving and closing AE before importing into Premiere, but I get the same result – color bars.

Any other ideas?

-Mike Behrens-

[Mike Behrens]

Thanks, Jim.

That affirms one of my two suspicions. I will upgrade and communicate with their tech support via the other forum site regarding specifics.

I didn’t think to patch it because I once had a similar problem with my final output to Quicktime.

-Mike Behrens-

[Mike Behrens]

Thanks Harm.

I understand the value of a properly calibrated monitor, but what is happening here is that the video, while still, looks more faded relative to when it is playing back. Even if my monitor calibration is off, this relative difference in color would still be happening.

-Mike Behrens-

[Mike Behrens]

I use a AVCHD camera and convert the files to the Cineform CODEC before editing. This format works awesome in Premiere Pro!

Unfortunetly, the Cineform Aspect CODEC software costs $500. I think that its worth it even if Premiere supported AVCHD because its a lot easier to edit with and you lose almost no quality.

Here is a link where, if you also read the http://www.hv20.com forums, you can get a discount on the the software.

https://www.hv20.com/showthread.php?t=3992&highlight=cineform+discount

Save $100 on Aspect!

Another thing that I do is to capture with a BlackMagic Intensity Card via the HDMI cable. This converts the video from AVCHD to MJPEG. MJPEG is not quite as good as Cineform in my opinion, but it still looks really great. MJPEG is easier to edit with than AVCHD, so I would use this capture process even if I had an NLE that supported AVCHD. Also the BlackMagic Intensity card only costs $250.

https://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity

-Mike Behrens-

[Mike Behrens]

Yep, Premiere handles this quite well actually.

When it asks you to locate the first file, just browse to your external drive and select it. Then Premiere will see any other required files that are in that same sub-directory.

Premiere will then ask for the next file if there are files stored in a different directory.

Then, if you save the Premiere project, it will remember the new directories which will save you from this process the next time you open it up.

Helpful hint: when browsing for your missing file, check the box that says something like “show only files that match the missing file. This makes it a lot easier to spot the exact file Premiere is looking for.

-Mike Behrens-

[Mike Behrens]

First, what kind of camera do you have?

If it has a fire wire jack, then you might need to buy a fire wire card for your computer. Many newer computers come with fire wire though.

Then, to get you started in Premiere, press F5 to open up the capture dialog box.

Now, you will really want to read the help file sections on capturing video.

Finally, there is also a Premiere Pro BASIC forum that will address many of the questions that you will, no doubt, have even after you learn how to capture.

https://forums.creativecow.net/viewforum/205

Best of luck. . .

-Mike Behrens-

[Mike Behrens]

Resolved!

It turns out that nothing is wrong with my motion graphics. I had my monitor in Premiere set to “fit”. When you change it to something more standard like 100% it looks great.

-Mike-