Mike Cohen
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by number 2 I think he is asking if you can set the range bar from in to out without having to drag each end individually.
Are you coming from Media 100, because these are both easy functions in that program (create range from selection & apply transition to range)
Mike
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I agree that there should be a border effect – just like in the old DVE units we had in our edit bays.
I guess that’s another feature request I will suggest.
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this discussion illustrates why consumer DVD camcorders are a strange invention. Even amateur moms and dads are doing rudimentary video editing nowadays, and editing DVD video is possible but not pleasurable.
Last year I had a client say “Can you recommend a good DVD camcorder?”
I replied “No”Good luck
Mike
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When I first started using Premiere I hated this feature, but I grew to love it – I am more likely to need to go to the head of a clip than to the head of the program. Granted zoom in and out work the same so I can navigate very quickly.
FYI – I found a Microsoft mouse with two assignable buttons near the thumb – I set these to + and – so I can zoom in and out without moving my hand from the mouse.
Mike
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Not sure of the experience (years) of the original poster, but here is some history for his benefit.
In non-DV based editors, you used to capture your raw footage at a lesser or off-line quality. For example in Media 100 you can capture a whole 1 hour tape and it only takes up 1 gig. It is low quality, 1 field, but ok for an offline edit. Then when you are ready for the final edit, you batch digitize at full resolution, or up to 300kb/frame.
Well since DV takes up a modest amount of space, and now that you can get a 500gig drive for less than say a Lexus, space is not a problem.
Final delivery on DVD, DIVX, VCD, PSP etc is always compressed down to what will fit on a piece of media, thus small sizes with relatively decent quality. But generally you do not want to edit one of these delivery formats such as MPEG, DIVX etc. While youcan do, it is not the current way to do things.
This of course may change, as we used to think 3/4″ would be around forever!
Make sense?
Mike
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I find sometimes I get audio, sometimes not.
If not, I drag a mpg to the timeline and export a WAV, then lay the WAV on the timeline, disable the original audio track, then export and AVI
Use Premiere as your file converter, seeing as you already have it, and most of the conversion programs take a while to process anyway, you might as well use what you know. -
It helps to have a general idea what you are going to be looking at. Having worked in surgical video for 13 years, at first I didn’t know what I was looking at. Now I do a little research before a shoot, so I may be able to anticipate something in the surgery. After a while you see a particular instrument come in, and you know what is going to happen next, thus your shot or angle needs to change.
Establish a rapport with the nurses as soon as possible – they will be able to help you position lights and find you step stools. A good rapport with the surgeon helps, so when you ask him to move his head out of the way he doesn’t bite your head off!
Or hire me!Mike
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I would go with WMV 9 if you have mostly PC users. Mac users tend to be up to date on the latest software for everything, but PC users not necessarily so.
I agree with the comment about IT departments. We often have to convince IT departments to open a port in their firewall to allow streaming video at all, since most of what happens on corporate networks is not multimedia.
Flash is good because you need the updated player, but no external media player. We are using both, and find at this point in time we need to direct people to update their Flash players, but over time this will be less of an issue.
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or along the same lines make it like a 1950’s government propaganda movie – remember “Duck and Cover”?
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As chip said, pay attention. Between main events, shoot some static shots of flowers, certerpieces, table of gifts and cards, both in and out of focus, can make good backgrounds for graphics or dvd menus.
It is a good idea to check with the band or disc jockey, as they often have a rundown of the order of events. Also introduce yourself to the stills photographer, so you don’t get in each others’ way.
I also eat a sandwich before shooting an event. Inevitably you are going to be shooting somethng when the good food is served and then whisked away before you can sit fown – if you get fed at all.
I have an outdoor wedding coming up. Even with a wireless lav, the wind can be a killer.