[Vincent Rosati]

Yes, I was referring to the master clip being in the Project window. As far as the hang at 90% during the Project Trim process.. I’m not sure. I’d try letting it run, I seem to recall there being an odd wait time during this process.
At least on my system, there are a few Premiere processes that seem to not jive with the progress meter and leave one wondering what’s happening(ie: Burning a DVD out of Premiere).

It sounds like the previous process you had with sending your trimmed clips back to bins is very much the same as the Project Trim process, minus the ability to include unused clips.
You noted a desire to keep unused clips also – the Trim Project feature won’t accommodate this. The resulting folder will only contain clips used in the project’s timelines.

Perhaps, you could drop the master into a timeline and cut it again – real rough, cuts only. And perform the Trim Project to that timeline, to achieve the goal of splitting the master and retaining files of the unwanted clips.? (Again, this doesn’t work for MPEG compressed source.)

I should note that the Project trim process will result in all generated clips being sent to a single directory, so it may not offer the control you are looking for, but it may suffice.

I try to avoid using huge clips as source for any project, as I’ve had issues in more complicated projects.
Typically, I will clip all of my source during capture. There’s some automation regarding file naming, labeling, and clipping you can take advantage of. Another option during capture is to use the Automatic Scene Detect feature, for a little automation.

As far as placing clips from the master source via the Monitor, that’s an absolutely valid process.

In the end, I think you’ll only need to make a small modification to your existing process, to accommodate Premiere.

I don’t think I have the easy answer, this time. But, hopefully I gave you a few nuggets regarding how Premiere can be utilized in your existing workflow.:)

btw – No frustration at all. I found this site in a time of great need, and now I enjoy poking my head in from time to time to help where I can.

[Vincent Rosati]

I’m using PS CS2. When I select the Type Tool, click in the artboard and create a text area or point text object, than paste the unformatted text – it does conform to the settings in the Character palette.
Is this what you mean?

[Vincent Rosati]

Photoshop is set to display square pixels, by default. It sounds like you might be on a wide screen monitor that is stretching the display of the image. I use a CRT and it’s slightly distorted.
Which is to say, if I make a perfect square in Illustrator or Photoshop, than actually place a ruler on my screen. The square doesn’t display as a perfect square, but it would print perfect.
To my understanding, Pixel Aspect Ratios other than 1:1 are for video. Was this photo ripped from a video file, or are you intending to add this photo to a video?
Otherwise, I think the image is likely fine. Try printing it. If the printed image looks as it should than you’re probably just seeing a display distortion.

[Vincent Rosati]

72 dpi is the correct setting for video. Depending on how you implement the KB technique, you should likely have an oversized image 1000×1000, for example. With raster graphics it’s better to scale an image down than up.

[Vincent Rosati]

If the clips are in a timeline, than they are already in the Project window. You can’t paste a clip into the project window. It’s from the Project window that you should sort your files into bins.
If that doesn’t suit your needs, and your source is not MPEG compressed, you can Project/Project Manager: Create New Trimmed Project. This will split all of your clips into individual files, than you could sort from there.

[Vincent Rosati]

The only way I know how to do this is to clip your track and set the speed for each clip. This would, of course result in a sort of stepped ramp, but it might be acceptable.
You can do more dynamic stretching in After Effects or Audition.

[Vincent Rosati]

If you are watching the cam monitor as you capture, it’s normal to see a slight delay in your capture window. As far as the jitter, I’m unsure.

[Vincent Rosati]

Skipping? Hmmm. It could be caused by mismatched source material. Ideally your source should match your project – Frame rate, frame size, audio sample rates, etc. Is your source material somehow copyright protected?
If you are stretching any audio clips, you should Clip/Audio Options: Render and Replace, before exporting.
If this is going to DVD than stay at 720×480, otherwise create a new project using custom settings and specify 320×480. You should than save the empty project file as a template (ie: 320×480 Full(or Wide).proj).
If the original project is done, you can always import it into a new project of the correct frame size.
Regarding file size, it sounds like your exporting an uncompressed movie. If your intent is to compress the video you should export with Adobe Media Encoder or Main Concept MPEG Pro. I think Main Concept is the only option that will allow 2-pass encoding – unsure.

[Vincent Rosati]

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I don’t know what you call those things either, I always called them ‘crawls’.
Anyway, I try to do that type of graphic in after effects, and save the animation Premultiplied with an Alpha (Millions+ Colors). If the animation is premultiplied, you won’t need to mess with any Premiere filters to matte the graphic.
You could also create a graphic in Photoshop, drop it into Premiere, than control it’s motion by adding keyframes in the Effect Controls/Motion palette.. or you could fade in/out, straight cut, whichever.
Another consideration is, do the graphics need to be interlaced?

[Vincent Rosati]

Before Photoshop had PAR options you would create graphics at 864×480(wide), than scale down in the project (using Distort/Transform, not Motion scaling). So, it’s a solid process. 🙂
If you are using PS for graphics, I think since CS, you can choose 1.2 PAR in your new document settings – this would eliminate your ‘not wide enough’ issue.
Also, in Premiere, once your graphic is in the Project window you can right-click on the file and Interpret Footage… as 1.2 PAR. This will snap your Square 720×480 to Wide 720×480.