Vincent Rosati
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Arguably AVISynth or VirtualDub are the most versatile video conversion tools on PC, and they are free, but they are fully featured and have a bit of a learning curve. I personally will use VirtualDub occasionally for batches or converting huge file like VOBs. AVISynth is all command prompt, no GUI, so I don’t use it.
I like AVS because it’s mostly drag and drop, has a nice interface, and converts almost everything. I support it and promote it because I’ve converted hundreds of files with it.Vince
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I would try uncompressed first.
Vince
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Yup, MP3 is the same as MPEG3.
The uncompressed setting often has no options. All you can do is try it. The datarate will probably be 1,411 kbps, so a much larger file than the MP3 (256 kbps), but it’s better quality and easier to use for editing.
Regarding gspot, I’m guessing you mean the web site was not available. Happens some times with websites. This app has probably been downloaded millions of times and the guy doesn’t charge a thing for it.
Try it again, I can access it from here.Vince
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Gspot is a free application available here…
https://www.headbands.com/gspot/
If you will regularly be using non-standard video sources it’s a great tool to have. It gives you a ton of important info about your A/V files.I’d try the ‘Uncompressed’ selection, that sounds like that would be the ‘decompressed’ format I mentioned earlier. These aren’t standardized terms, just general descriptions.
You could probably also use MP3, but it would be a lossy conversion. You would want to use the highest bitrate available, 256 kbps referencing your description.
It seems like it should work, but if you get stuck, AVS Video Converter is available here…
https://www.avs4you.com/AVS-Video-Converter.aspxVince
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Opening the file in gspot will tell you what codecs are being used in the source file.
I’ve tested a number of video converters. On PC the most reliable one that I’ve found is AVS Video Converter.
But before looking into a different converter, check your conversion setting to ensure the you are also ‘decompressing’ your audio, converting it to PCM WAV. Either 48Hz or 44.1Hz, whichever is appropriate for your workflow.Yay LEAP!
Vince
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Determine your intended output.
Are you going to make a DVD?
If so, use a ‘DV – Pal’ preset.The i50 means Interlaced 50 Fields Per Second.
If your footage is Interlaced PAL, then it is i50 (or 50i)
i60 is NTSC, probably not for you.If your project is progressive, or not interlaced, you might use a setting like 25p.
Is it going to be for some other format, web maybe?
Regarding the codec…
What is the codec and format/frame size/frame rate of your source material?If you’re not sure of the specs of your footage, try opening the footage with gspot.
Just some thoughts to help get you started.
Vince
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This would be ‘a’ technique you could use…
1176_stipplecs4.ai.zipVince
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I’m guessing you want to create the stipple shading, and not the shine that is in the inside of the clock.
If I had more time I would go into explicit detail, but at first thought I can think of two different approaches.Raster
VectorIn both methods you would use components of the main structure as masks for the shading.
As vector, you would be creating a lot of points and paths.
Basically, you could create a scatter brush out of a dot or bunch of dots, then start brushing on the stipple just as you would do it by hand.You could also look into the swatch libraries in the Swatches palette.
Swatches/Open Swatch Library/Patterns/…
You could even layer some preset dot fills to create stipple shading.
You’ll probably have to rotate or distort some of the fills to get them to look right, but this technique can be quite nice.As raster, you might create a hi-rez radial stipple, maybe even two or more versions, one with a dark center, one with a light center, then maybe a sort of curved version.
You could place these rasters in the file. You might try placing them into the swatches palette, then using them as fills in the main structure. Again, rotating as necessary, and using the main structure components as masks or simply filling them.Any way you do it, it’s gonna take some work.
There’s a lot of data in the example art you are showing.Vince
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Look at this thread, it might provide some answers as to what you are seeing…
Importing PSDs into Illustrator: Aliasing problemVince
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I used to be a big fan of multi-page layouts, save a multi-page PDF, all that good stuff.
Now it appears that you need to create multiple artboards, when you create a new document.
I haven’t done much with it yet, so I don’t have more info, but it does allow you to create multi-page PDFs.Vince
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