[Scot Sheely]

In previous versions, auto-save was temporarily disabled when exporting to tape.

At least the previous suggestion to disable it manually is a valid work-around until the issue is fully resolved by Adobe.

My suggestion would be to call Adobe support and ask them about this. They really need to know about it so they can include the fix in their next patch / update.

Good luck!

Scot

[Scot Sheely]

As for the “ticker” on the bottom of the screen, you can do this quite simply in PPRO using the title tool.

Instead of a title ROLL, choose CRAWL instead and set the direction (usually right to left).

Just have the client supply the pre-approved, proofed text in a RTF or Word doc format, copy from that and paste into a new title in PPRO.

The duration of the title is based on the length you stretch it in your timeline, e.g., if you want it to last the entire length of your production, stretch the title to fit the entire timeline once it is added into the mix. If you have too little text, the crawl will go VERY slowly, and if you have too much, it will go way too fast.

Sometimes simply repeating previous info smooths out this issue.

I think Vince gave some sage advice, get help from people who have better studio quality gear. I would suggest at the very least in renting 2 or 3 HVX200’s and match them up with firestore’s or direct to hard drives on laptops or a DVR.

Good luck! Please let us know how it all turns out.

Scot

[Scot Sheely]

You can do one of two things:

1) Use a hardware or software solution to “Up-res” the aspect ratio, or

2) Create a new 16:9 project, import your 4:3 footage, scale 130% for the vertical and 135% for the horizontal.

Be aware that this will create a huge hit on your system during the rendering and preview phase(s).

This latter method is a lot more palatable for most of us, since it requires no additional investment.

The nice thing is that it will not create artificial “bars” on the horizontal plane, as you mentioned. I always create a test DVD of the render and play

on a true widescreen TV / monitor. Take the disc to a friend’s house or a retailer like Best Buy if you do not own a big screen TV capable of a true

16:9 aspect ratio.

It is best to choose the “Squeeze” mode on the DVX100B camera when shooting to help avoid this issue in the future.

Again, shooting short test clips and playing with them in a 16:9 PPRO project will help you get to the point you need to be.

Good luck!

Scot Sheely

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