[Travis Brown]

Thanks for your help.
I also had a novel idea: to look at Vimeo’s FAQ.
https://vimeo.com/help/compression

[Travis Brown]

Good to know.
So, with that in mind (that these cameras shoot at true 30fps), will Vimeo then re-transcode? What’s your best guess?
Thanks

[Travis Brown]

The Blackmagic cameras have the ability to shoot in 29.97 and 30 fps. If it’s a long video, I’d worry that something might be off if I shot in 30 fps and exported as 29.97. Is that incorrect?

[Travis Brown]

Awesome. I’ll give that a try. I think I tried that before, but I’ll see what I come up with.
Will Vimeo re-transcode the file if I make any changes to the preset? Like for instance: if I change the frame rate from 29.97 to 30?

Thanks!

[Travis Brown]

OK. I see how it easy it is to replace the footage in Premiere.
I do have CS6, and I know you said “that HDV (like all interframe-compression formats) is not handled well in AE CS4 and earlier.” So, do you think I would still see a benefit by transcoding?
Thanks again.

[Travis Brown]

Great!
The warp stabilizer does work quite well, and I’ve got a lot of effects to play with in Sapphire. I just installed Magic Bullet Looks and will try that out, too.
How do I transcode my footage? I already have clips on the timeline, so I assume I would have to re-apply my effects after transcoding?
Thanks for all the suggestions!

[Travis Brown]

Walter,
Thanks for your reply.
You said, “You can try to minimize these defects in post, but it won’t be the same as shooting with a better camera.”
That’s what I’m interested in. I may be able to upload some footage in the next day, but I want to smooth out motion and make the footage not look mosaic or pixelated when applying effects. I will be installing a trial version of Sapphire Edge, as I’ve read some reviews, and it seems to be highly recommended. Aside from that, do you have any specific advice (without yet seeing footage) for minimizing “these defects in post”?

Thanks again.

[Travis Brown]

Hi Keith,
Thanks for the response.
I am actually starting with 1080i at 59.94. I took a look at your site, and it looks like you can help get rid of judder and make videos look smoother and cleaner. What about contrast and vibrancy of color?

[Travis Brown]

[John-Michael Seng-Wheeler] “The reason it sounds different is that even when you were listening to two separate speakers before, there was still phase cancelation going on, just not enough to make the audio completely disappear. Now, after applying Fill left, you’re finally hearing what the audio really sounds like.
“

Got it. That makes perfect sense.

Do you recommend applying the Fill Left effect to all the audio or just the audio that has been recorded from my camera?

Thanks

[Travis Brown]

[Angelo Lorenzo] “It’s still a stereo signal in that you’re listening to two independent tracks that can be manipulated, they just both contain the same source audio.”
OK, but in Premiere I only see one track.

Unfortunately my camera doesn’t have many audio options (practically none, really), so it looks like I’d have to make sure it works properly in Premiere.

I do have a Beachtek DXA-6A with two XLR inputs (Left and Right) which I’ve never used. However, the 1/8″ adapter that comes out of the Beachtek still has that extra ring on it, and so I’m not sure how that would translate. I imagine it would probably work since it divides the audio into two channels… but again it would still be mixed down into one track in the camera, I believe.

Thanks again for your help and patience.