[Mike Mcmahon]

I think/hope this link will work successfully.

Wouldn’t hurt if the Creative Cow team offered a tutorial on the attachment workflow…just sayin’.

Regards,

– Mike –

515_premiereexporttotapehdv122109.pdf.zip

[Mike Mcmahon]

Thanks for the heads-up.

I’m working on getting it right. Unfortunately, I can’t find any help topic on how to include files within posts. My first few attempts have failed.

– Mike Mc –

[Mike Mcmahon]

Also, be mindful of the overall file size of the images. A .psd or .tiff file will usually be much larger than a comparable .jpg with the same pixel dimensions. Premiere Pro & Premiere Elements are very sensitive to the overall load caused by multiple images. I have the scar tissue to prove it.

I suggest you find the smallest jpg sizing that will still look good when displayed in your final project (DVD, online gallery, etc.) and run a few tests as you increase the number of images. And save your work often to guard against system crashes.

Let us know how it goes. Working with still images doesn’t get enough reference/support in the Premiere world…it’s often glossed over in instruction books and online help.

– Mike –

[Mike Mcmahon]

Ann,

Thanks for your advice and for your response to my earlier post/question regarding psd vs jpg files. I agree with your caution about too many images and/or images that are too large.

The puzzler is why Premiere would blacks out an image one time and not another…it probably has to do with total load on the system at that particular point in time.

Have you come across any book or website or ??? that speaks to the issue of how to efficiently handle still images in Premiere? The Adobe User Manual and the Premiere Pro CS3 Bible both give the subject very light treatment.

An earlier DV project of mine…nearly 90 minutes in length…gave me no such problems. My current HDV project (25 minutes) is very fragile…rendering errors, blacked-out stills, etc. I suspect that it’s a load issue. If I’m at the top-end of what my current config can do, I need to make some adjustments.

Any thought you have on that topic is welcome.

– Mike –

HP m8187c-b Desktop Computer
E6750 Intel Core 2 Duo 2 Gb RAM
2 – 500 Gb internal SATA drives 7200 rpm
DVD reader/burner w. Lightscribe
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
LP3065c 30 inch LCD monitor Dual-DVI (2560×16000)
Vista Home Premium, SP2

Premiere Pro CS3 v.3.2.0

[Mike Mcmahon]

Thanks, I agree on quality and editing easy.

Question: doesn’t loading a project up with lots of psd files cause concerns with performance of Premiere (because of their large size, compared to jpg’s)?

In books and manuals for Premiere, the issue of still image mgmt is rarely discussed…other than to remind users to avoid pixel dimensions that greatly exceed the frame dimensions of their specific project.

[Mike Mcmahon]

Sorry to report that I’m having more performance issues:
* Visual C++ failures when reviewing the timeline
* Failures when trying to render the timeline
* Failures when trying to Export to Encore

The version of my HDV project that finally rendered correctly after following Jon’s advice on WAV vs MP3 is now stating to fail.

Web research on C++ errors looks like a bit of a nightmare.

Am worried about my original concern at the top of this post (i.e. am I pushing my luck with an HDV project of this size with my current config?).

I plan to use Photoshop CS3 to resize all still images to their smallest possible pixel dimensions. I have ~ 60 still images within the 25-min sequence. All are jpg files. They range in size from 1 to 3 MB each. Many are sized at ~3,000 x 2,000 pixels to allow for zooming/scaling.

Other ideas/advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Mike Mcmahon]

Jon,

I’m happy to report success…thanks for your advice.

For others reading this post, I’ll include some detail on my workflow:
* I identified the mp3 sound files in the project
* I downloaded from CNET a shareware program, Switch Sound File Converter…I used it to quickly convert those mp3 files to WAV (48000, 16 bit, stereo). The converted WAV files were placed in the same folder at the original MP3 files.
* In the Premiere Project Panel, I replaced each mp3 with its WAV equilvalent (highlight the mp3 clip, Rt Click, Make Offline. Then, highlight it again, Rt Click, Link Media, navigate/select the new WAV version. I edited the label in the Project panel to remind myself that it now pointed to the WAV version of the file.
* I scrubbed the Timeline to check for accuracy
* I was then able to render the project to MPEG2 without error.

Thanks again, Jon.

– Mike –

Note to self -> mp3 files in a Premiere Project? Never, again.

[Mike Mcmahon]

sorry for the delay…just noticed your question

I use standard Sony mini-DV (Costco bulk package). I import using HDV 1080i30(60i).

– Mike –

[Mike Mcmahon]

Jon,

Thanks for the advice…I’ll report back on the outcome. Will probably look to s/w like Audacity to do the conversion, unless you suggest otherwise.

– Mike –

[Mike Mcmahon]

Update to my earlier post:

I now use HDVSplit for capturing my HDV footage. Then I fire up Premiere CS3 and import the clips.

It’s a lifesaver…no audio synch issues, no major issues with dropped frames, clips are split according to the start/stop camcorder actions.

– Mike –