Steven L. gotz
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I like Cineform as it has gottem me through for the last few years. They made it possible to edit HDV even during Beta trials.
Having seen the difference between native HDV editing and Cineform, I can’t see where you would say that any quality was reduced. I really don’t think I would ever trust the RTX.2 to be supported past a single Premiere Pro release. The Axio stuff that I have seen is excellent, however.
I recently won a AJA XENA LHe and as soon as my new graphics card comes in (stupid backorder) I will be using that with my Cineform Prospect HD to work in 10 bit. It should be interesting.
As I said before, the only reason I posted to this thread was to make sure that Gary was willing to risk his reputaton on this one, and since he seems to be, I figure it is safe to try it.
Steven
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I can accept that the Matrox requires a specific system to operate in. I just wanted to know if Gary had faith in the results. He does make a living selling the things, but I believe he would have said that he didn’t personally test it, or someone he trusted.
If he is happy with it, then that’s great. I do wonder if some of the original problems, like voiceover recording, have been fixed.
I am not, however, in need of a device that does what the Matrox does. Not unless they supply me one, and a system to put in in. Then I would be happy to beta test it for them. Since that is unlikely, I will stick to what has worked for me since the beginning.
Steven
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Mike,
I don’t mean to be contrary, however …
First of all, if you chop it up on the timeline you can doubleclick on each segment, which puts the original clip into the Source monitor with the appropriate in/out points set. From there you can drag it to the Project panel, creating subclips.
Option 1. – Please note that Project Manager trims DV AVI but not other formats, like HDV.
Premiere Pro CS3 allows multiple bins open at the same time. If Lsbells is moving to a new platform, hopefully it will be to the latest software.
I highly recommend Scene Detect on capture when there have been a lot of starts and stops. It allows you to capture the entire tape and then throw out the clips that are garbage. And to easily sort shots as Great, Good, OK, and “no way unless desparate”.
Please note that HDV will not scene detect in Premiere Pro so a free third party app (HDVSplit) comes in handy.
So to answer the original question, feel free to cut on the timeline if that is your preference. Doubleclick each section and drag from the Source monitor to make a subclip if desired.
Steven
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Gary,
So you are saying that Matrox finally caught up, and that it actually works? Have you tested it, or had someone who tested it review it for you?
Steven
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I put my programs on one drive, my captured material and audio on a second drive (now using a RAID0) and I put my projects on the third drive. The easiest way to keep track of the preview files and other scratch disks, is to keep them with the project file.
So go to Edit > Preferences and select the Scratch Disks option. I set the Captured Video and Audio and DVD Encoding to specific directories, but the previews and cache are all set to “Same as Project”.
Steven
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Do the same thing. Drag the second clip over the first by 30 frames and then apply the cross dissolve to the beginning of the second clip (start at cut).
Steven
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You can transfer over a network, but in most cases, a MAc will have problems with footage captured on a PC and vice versa. You will have to make some conversions back and forth.
Steven
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There are a couple of software programs designed to turn SD into HD sized frames. If you were to use that software and then scale down to fit into the 16:9 project, it might mitigate some of the loss.
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My guess is that Quicktime file should work fine in Premiere Pro except it will need rendering where a native HDV file captured by Premiere Pro would not.
Try one short clip and find out.