[Pattie Olson]

Hey Jon,

The video files in my current Prem project were captured via Canopus but I haven’t done any editing in Canopus, it’s all done in Premiere.

I just opened a new Prem project and before I imported anything I went to the project settings but the same Canopus interface box came up as before. I’ve now noticed that directly under General and before the Video options box, there is the option for Editing Mode which lists Canopus Real Time DV, but the box is not hilighted so I can’t change it.

When I looked in the manuel on how to access that box so I could change it, all I found about project settings is that “Capture cards certified as compatible with Adobe may install their own optimized presets when installed.” Do you think this happened, if so, how do I access the un-hilighted box so I can change the default?

I double checked Edit>Pref>Audio related settings to set the ASIO and all is good there.

Thank you very much.

Pattie

[Pattie Olson]

Thanks for your response Jon,

I followed your instructions and came to what I think maybe the real problem. When I click on playback settings, a window comes up titled “Canopus Real Time DV Playback Setup” and has the following boxes to select:

Enable moniter out preview.(checked)
Show buffer status.
Stop playback at dropped frame.(checked)
Enable still image cache.

The guy I purchased my system from four years ago also installed Canopus Storm on here. Because this window came up instead of the one you said should have been there, I’m not able to make the proper selection and Premiere can’t send the audio to the external device.

Can you tell me (step by step as before) how I might be able to get to the actual Premiere playback settings?

Because I seldom use Storm, I could remove it, but would the proper Premiere window then come up after I click on “playback settings?” I really think you have the answer here, I just am not system savy enough to know where to look.

I appreciate your time, thanks in advance for your response.

Pattie

[Pattie Olson]

Thanks for all the responses, opinions and links. I’ve never gone into the blog area before, so thank you for the link to that also. I appreciate everyone’s input and now I feel I can compare equipment armed with good info based on real experience.

Thanks again,

Pattie

[Pattie Olson]

Thanks for your response Frank,

I assumed that a “cough” would still be picked up on the second mic. I just am hoping that like you stated, depending on how close the second person is, it won’t be as loud. I’m looking forward to using some new equipment that I feel will offer me more options and improve my knowledge.

Thanks again, I appreciate your input! Pattie

[Pattie Olson]

Thank you for your replys, I appreciate it. Pattie

[Pattie Olson]

Thanks for the info regarding the non-parallel wall layout. I will be putting that advice to work. I agree the eggcrate foam certainly is not the best nor is it fireproof. There are no open flames in the room, all electric wires are in perfect condition and there are two large egress windows. The eggcrate does not stop noise from going through it. I’ve been messing with it and what I’ve noticed is sound doesn’t bounce off, but it does go through. If I build very tight walls, I probably will still be dealing with the issue of a computer fan noise getting through, I just will have to see how much. I can always purchase “real acoustic” products in the future, as I can afford it. “Joe Public” is not coming in to do VO work…I’d want real accoustic material if that was my clientale for safety, comfort and professional appearance/performance.

What I’m accomplishing now is going to improve my video and I’m learning along the way. I am greatful for all of your input!

Thanks, Pattie

[Pattie Olson]

I also wish the original posters would have a response if the problem is resolved. First, it is a courtesy. Second, there is such a great resource of knowledge and information here. Having the final resolution to a problem posted to “close” the thread is helpful in the future for those who do a search before posting.

Thanks Steven and to others that respond, Pattie

[Pattie Olson]

Thanks Steven,

The drive is a FAT32 and my others are NTFS. That explains why on some projects I ran into the problem and other projects I didn’t, because I wasn’t on that drive. I looked in the manuel and found the paragraph about the drive being pre-formatted for FAT32 and how to reformat it to NTFS.

Thanks for your taking the time to answer, Pat

[Pattie Olson]

Thanks again!

I’ll be contacting the sales rep for clarifications and to ask additonal questions. I now have a better grasp of what I am asking about. If I’m not satisfied or don’t understand the answers, I’ll come back!

Professional room treatments at this time are not possible for me. In my current situation, I don’t have clients like you do coming in for VO work. The person doing the VO is working closely with me and understands the limitations of my small space and budget. That said, we’ve already got the LED light for the booth and realize that AC is not available so we’ll take frequent breaks as needed. I don’t have a room corner to use your baffle idea due to window locations. My current plan is to construct three walls, one with a door/small window and use the middle of the house wall section as the fourth wall. This room is in the basement and the fourth wall is backfilled outside with dirt, so there is no outside noise coming from there. For treatment I was going to use the eggcarton foam and attach it to the inside of all four surfaces. If I still have computer fan noise leaking in, I’ll try some blankets.

I sincerely appreciate your time and input to get me on the right track. If you have any other suggestions or thoughts to add, I would certainly take your advice.

Best regards, Pattie

[Pattie Olson]

Rodney, thanks for the clarification of audio interface and preamp, I SO appreciate you taking the time to answer.

I capture most all of my video and what little VO audio I’ve done via Canopus DV Storm program. All Storm Audio does is capture, there really is no way to make any adjustments while the audio is feeding into the system.

Am I correct in understanding the following:
Since I have an audio interface already, I don’t need another such as the Tascam provides?

I’m striving to get the VO that’s going into my system to be used in my Adobe Premiere Projects to sound better. Would equipment that is designated only as a preamp be a better choice?

In your opinion, is the construction/performance of the preamps in my price range($600 and less) all the same?

Ty, thanks for your input as well. I never would have considered compatibility issues with my system and the Tascam interface so I will find out. I use only firewire connections to capture my video footage. I assumed any audio equipment would have the same connection options, but maybe I’m wrong. My in-house editing studio is 20′ x 16′ and I’ll be building a small sound booth in there just for VO, nothing big for music/instruments. I’ll be doing all I can to prevent computer fan noise and “house” noise from infiltrating the booth. Anything I do at this time is better than I’ve had and is a step in the right direction.

Thanks again, Pattie