Rob Sgarlata
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Sounds like it is a compression issue. You are compressing the file so it loses some quality. I don’t use the microsoft dv codec so I don’t know much about it. Try another codec, like the picvideo lossless codec, or Huffyuv. There are lots of codecs available for different purposes.
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Personally I consider 1.5 ghz processor and 1 meg of RAM to be the minimum daily requirement. And lots, and lots of hard drive space.
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You have the basics right. One critical thing to consider in shotting on blue or greenscreen is to add some backlight between your subject and the screen. This will minimize shadows that will otherwise make your keying look fake.
Also, make sure your screen is as flat and motionless as possible, and try to avoid having any seams in the frame if you are using an actual fabric screen.
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I have never had problems capturing with Premiere using Firewire connection. Do you have a lot of other programs running in the background while trying to capture? What speed is your hard drive? How much RAM do you have? Processor speed?
On your second question, yes. You connect your analogue device to the camera, then the camera to your PC via Firewire, this is called using the camera as a “passthrough.”
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How about transcoding to mpeg coming out of Premiere? Premiere Pro 1.5 has the Mainconcept Encoder built in. It doesn’t give you as much flexibility as a stand-alone encoder, but that might help narrow down your problem. I have never tried working with .avi files in Encore, always with files that were already encoded to DVD compliant format.
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I always encode my files before bringing them into Encore. You may have a point about the accuracy of placing Chapter points. Have you tried clearing the files from your project and then importing them again. That helped me one time. Another time I rendered the files in Premiere again and that fixed the problem. Also, isn’t it possible to place your chapter markers in your editing progam? It isems to me that would allow the greatest accuracy.
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Yes, it would. Are you using Adobe Premiere? What version? I’m not sure Premiere will handle Digibeta, so you may not have a choice but to compress it. Check your documentation and the Adobe website.
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Have you tried encoding the files before brining them into Encore? I use the Cinemacraft Encoder, you can also try TMPGenc. There are others.
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It has always been my preference to render an avi file out of Premiere and then encode to dvd compliant files as a separate step. it takes more time but I prefer it as a process.
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What format are you working with? NTSC, for example, is 29.97 frames per second. It varies.