Vince Becquiot
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I’ve actually used both grids and honeycombs recently, and yes, honeycombs aren’t woth the trouble, unless you have a ton of time on your hands, and a large crew. I found that unless you need a pitch black background, as long as you have a least 8 feet between the talent and backdrop, the light really is barely noticeblae on camera with the velcro grid.
Vince
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That’s going to be an After Effects project, since Premiere doesn’t support masks. In After Effects, simply create a mask, then copy the position keyframes to the object you want to animate; you may also have to check thr orient to path option, that will depending on the version you are using.
Vince
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If the problem is still there (and it shouldn’t be;), I would use the image method.
It is as accurate as a direct export, and in fact is better, since you can use the image to burn additional copies later. So, use the ISO export option. Then I believe, once ISORecorder is installed, it is a simple matter of dragging the file to the DVD drive (make sure you right click on the drive first and enable “recording” in the properties). There are other free image burners as well, alcohol 50% comes to mind.Cheers,
Vince
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The only program that I use to convert files for an Ipod is Quicktime Pro. Most of the other converters I’ve seen either make the workflow tedious, or like you said make a crappy looking video. Of course, keep in mind that an ipod video viewed on a PC won’t look very good.
For the export to tape, I’m afraid that the best solution would be a system upgrade. There is a software called Video2DV (https://video2dv.com/). It will demand a lot less resources than Premiere and should provide a smooth playback of DV files (most files in fact) through firewire. The catch is that you’ll have to export the file to DV first, and then, it’s not really free either.
Cheers,
Vince
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I think OnLocation will solve that issue, with a little extra time. DVCPro is indeed a great format (compared to HDV) that does deserve some attention.
Vince
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Well, first thing that comes to mind is a trial version, but I’m guessing you are using a full version since ISO works ?
If Nero is installed (especially the Suite) it’s likely taking over the drives and conflicting with Premiere.
In fact Nero can even be an issue after it’s removed…What you may be able to do, if you want to keep Nero, is export as folder, and use Nero’s DVd video wizard to burn those to disc. I know people have reported issues with that, but I’ve done it in the past without problems. You can also export as an image and use a free application ( https://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm) to burn the image to disc.
Vince
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Well, there could a couple reasons for this. By D drive, do you still mean the external drive? You can right click on the drive and select properties. Under the general tab, you should see File system: NTFS. If it says Fat32, then you won’t be able to use it as a scratch disk, because that system only allows files up to 4GB, the only way to fix that is to reformat it to NTSF.
Premiere might also be averaging the required space incorrectly, does it still let you burn? You can also try to lower the average setting a little and see if that takes care of it.
Vince
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Yes, the project can be on the external drive. Also, don’t forget that there are 2 passes. For the 149 minutes project, I’m guessing you are probably looking at a minimum of 4/5 hours on a P4, depending on configuration.
Vince
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For 1 hour 49 minutes as you said in the previous post (109 min) the settings you should have gotten are: VBR 2 pass – Min: 1.55 – Average: 3.95 – Max: 8
Not enough space probably means that there isn’t room on your harddrive, since Premiere has to first create an image file, and then burn once the render is complete. Make sure you go to your preferences, and set your DVD image scratch disc to a drive that has more than 5GB of space.
The default is same as project, and if you are getting the project from your external drive, that’s probably the issue.
With those settings, it should fit. The render time will take a while on a P4, you’ll have to get used to it. I’ve seen renders of 15 hours back when I had a P4 2.6Ghz box with 2 gigs of ram. Nero might be faster, but i won’t mention quality here, it has been pretty awful in my personal tests.
Vince
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If you want the best quality, yes.
You can use a DVD bitrate calculator like this one:
https://dvd-hq.info/Calculator.html
Cheers,
Vince