[Tom Brand]

I actually figured this one out.

When I looked at the properties of the still, I noticed the duration was at 5 seconds. I removed all of them from my project list, reset my preferences to 30 frames on still and then imported them again….

BTW….1 second (30 frames) is too short

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[Tom Brand]

Vincent–
You are always too kind to help. THANK YOU.

I’m working in the 2.0 version of Premiere Pro. I’ve already tried the re-install and it didn’t work.
On your advice, I deleted the preview and peak files…where are the preference files?

Should I rename all the folders where the project has segments saved?

One of three things has happened since I started having problems…I imported an animated gif into the work area this morning (this is the last time I saved, then exited the program). I’ve defragged the V drive where all video clips and project clips are stored (nothing else on the drive…dedicated to video only–2 200 Gig drives RAIDed together), and I installed a small anti-spam service for Outlook (using the C drive only).

Thanks again for the help! You should be a forum moderator.

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[Tom Brand]

It looked promising for a little bit…but it still threw the same fit and locked the system up.

As I watch the Windows Task Manager, one of the processes that begins is the PhotoshopServer. I don’t know if that’s standard fare or not, but it’s shortly after it kicks in that the process uses enough memory it stops cold turkey.

This is terribly frustrating…I wasn’t smart enough to save a backup of my project list, and now I’m paying the price! I’ve been working on this project for over a week…already had 53 minutes edited (probably a 90 minute project) and tracked out to 18 segments.

It’s so close to loading up it’ll make you sick…about 98% loaded when it locks up. If there was just a way to go into an “edit” mode of the project file, I’d ditch out the segment that’s keeping it from loading.

Argh!!!!

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I’ve already tried the auto-save files…they each lock up the same way.

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Another question…
I’ve been respectful of the safe margins as I figure 99% of my viewers will watch the video on TV….but…for the remainder who might be watching on the PC, will the shots look funky when the screen goes from 100% to my 92% zoom I used to make sure the shot made the safe margins?

Thanks for experienced advice…

[Tom Brand]

I can see the video in the viewfinder when I’m trying to do the capture and the audio comes through the headphones.

When I tried using the other cameras I have (a Canon ZR-45MC and a Canon GL-2), both the audio and video were “choppy”. At the same time, the timestamp data would bounce back and forth between the actual time stamp and 00:00:00:00. Thinking I could get around all this by capturing in Microsoft Movie Maker, the audio came out great, but the video would speed up and slow down.

My only other options at this point is to go over to the local cablevision shop and see if they can put it into their system, then transfer it to a portable hard drive (I figure it’s too big for DVD…I have over 2 hours of footage) or to go S-Video…but I don’t have a video capture card.

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[Tom Brand]

He told me wrong…it does have a fireware port.

I now have the camera and will see how it works out.

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