[Sean Cusson]

If the stopwatch is active on the transform property you can add keyframes without ever using the mouse. Alt+Shift+P would add a position key, Alt+Shift+R add a rotation key, etc…
I know you said you use Alt+Shift already so I’m not sure why you say you have to use the mouse?

Sean Cusson
Q media design
sean@qmediadesign.ca

[Sean Cusson]

My 2 cents is to ALWAYS use motion blur on anything that moves. Especially on moving text. I know it seems fairly obvious but a lot of people still don’t use it. It cranks render times up a lot but I usually split the moving layer so when it’s actually in motion I have the motion blur check box on, and when it’s at rest, I use the other portion on the split clip and keep motion blur off.

[Sean Cusson]

I agree that precomping the arrow then masking the comp is the way to go. That way you can move the layers within the pre-comp anywhere you want and the mask won’t move.

[Sean Cusson]

Thanks to everyone for all the replies. I agree that for most of what I do, the firewire card would be fine (which I have) but I also want real time editing within Premiere. As well, what I don’t want to do is give up the flexibility I currently have with the Matrox card. Quite often I have to capture from a DVD player or VCR (groan), so I need the composite input option. I also need the option of printing to tape. One thing I wasn’t aware of was that the DeckLink cards do not have firewire support. That may be a problem since the Sony DSR-20 only allows for composite, S-Video and firewire (which is exactly what the Matrox card has). Another feature I have gotten used to is the Matrox Workspace option in Premiere Pro. If I start a new job in Premiere Pro, I choose the Matrox work space which then uses the Matrox real time effects as well as capturing using the Matrox codec regardless of wether it’s captured from firewire or composite. How would this workflow change using the DeckLink card? Since I would still need to capture from Firewire (as it’s a better quality than composite) but want the real time effects in Premiere. If I start a DeckLink job and capture through Firewire, will it still recognize the DeckLink codec or do I have to strictly capture from the card to have this option? How about exporting? The Matrox card will export real time AVI and DVD. Does the DeckLink do this?