Vincent Rosati
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If the lines you are seeing are horizontal, they are probably interlacing lines.
Your process sounds like you started with…
HD converted to…
MPEG converted to…
AVI.
Every conversion is a generational loss in quality, unless you are decompressing. Ideally you want to edit the native format (HD), and encode to your delivery format – this would be one generation of degradation.If you are seeing the interlacing in Premiere, seeing the interlacing lines is normal.
DV/HD Hardware/Software, such as a DVD player, deinterlaces automatically for playback.
However, you mentioned that you would like to have a desktop version.
Desktop video should be deinterlaced before encoding.
So, you could create one deinterlaced program for both playback console and desktop. Or, create two versions, interlaced for disc and deinterlaced for desktop.There’s a ton of info here, about deinterlacing. Do a search, the link is near the top of this page.
I realize I just threw a lot of stuff at you, but there are a lot of points to cover.
Hope this helps.
Vince
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Maybe not an ideal solution, but maybe you could try to export an uncompressed version, than encode the this new file.
Vince
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You can’t permanently change the center point. The best you can do is to use the Rotate Tool (R) to move a center point for rotation, but after the you’re done with the tool the object will hold it’s original center.
Here’s something about using the rotate tool…
https://library.creativecow.net/tutorials/adobeillustrator#rosati_vincent
You could also group your object with a large empty square. Where you would position the main object’s desired center-point to the center of the enclosing square…
Of course, you would not use the dotted line in your version. The stroke would be empty.Vince
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Vector PDF proofs will often display this phenomenon. I’m sure if you zoom into (or test print) the proof you will see that it is just a display quirk.
Vince
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Thanks Randy and Adam.
I’ll be making my own models, I have a few already.
I just see so many different approaches to character animation that I lose focus on what I’m trying to do.I will definitely try interposer to move some existing work into the C4D workflow.
Looks like there are plenty of tut’s to run through at c4dportal.
Let the games begin!Thanks guys
Vince
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Open the file with GSpot (pc). It will tell you what the Aspect Ratio is.
It’s possible that the playback application/unit isn’t uitilizing the Aspect Ratio flag.
It’s possible that the video codec you are using isn’t utilizing the Aspect Ratio flag.You said 16:9 for Source and Project. It should be…
16:9 for Source, Project, and Encoding.If you are exporting for delivery, try using a preset in Adobe Media Encoder, instead of exporting as movie. Of course, make sure 16:9 is selected.
Generally, I only export as Movie when I intend to do further editing and need an uncompressed file.
Always do export testing with small (maybe 5 seconds) clips. It greatly reduces the frustration of a bad test.
Vince
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Another drive is a good idea.
Adobe recommends 3 drives. 1 – OS & Apps, 2 – Projects, 3 – Source Files.
In Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. you would be utilizing these as Scratch Disks, in Preferences.
You would do a similar setup with Premiere.It feels great to start working with multiple drives.
All of my extra drives are internal, I only use an external for backup. So, I can’t speak to configuring an external drive for video.
Faster is better. I could be mistaken, but USB 2.0 on paper appears to be faster than FireWire, but in video where data rates are both high and constant, I believe FireWire is better. Or, maybe you have a faster interface available??Hope this helps..
Vince
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Generally, playback issues are codec issues. Could be a corrupt file.
Open the file with GSpot (pc) to determine if the video codec is one that is compatible with Premiere. It would also indicate if there is any damage to the file.
Are you capturing with Premiere?
Worst case scenario is that you would have to decompress all of your source prior to import.Vince
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DV is 8-bit. Uncompressed is higher quality than to DV.
Sounds like you’re set.? Unless you’re having issues with uncompressed file sizes?I do find it odd that there is no DV capture. Perhaps you can update a driver or something, for your BlackMagic.
Maybe look in your project settings, under DV Device (I can’t remember exactly right now).Vince
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lol, I thought it was an odd question for Richard to be asking… 🙂
No, I have not done the conversion. I use AVS and it rarely fails me, and I’ve read threads where AVS is used for the conversion that you describe.
As far as moving the files to your computer, I can’t speak to that either.
I should probably also note that it is possible to edit MPEG-4, but I prefer to decompress everything but DV (I don’t work with HD, yet).If you do develop a process, I’d love to see it outlined here.
Vince