| | | | Re: Why External Monitoring?
by Shane Ross on Nov 7, 2009 at 1:53:09 am
in the Broadcast Video Forum
[Eric Harnden] "So really it's just if you're going to TV?"
HARDLY!
[Eric Harnden] "What about film?"
A computer monitor doesn't compare to projected film at all! The same thing applies for film...same monitors.
[Eric Harnden] "Is that | | | | |
| | | | Re: Avid - Mac or PC?
by Shane Ross on Nov 7, 2009 at 1:24:18 am
in the AVID Editing Forum
To say that historically Avid is associated with PC seems odd. I have cut on Avid for over 15 years, and in all shows but TWO, I was on a Mac. Avid MC 5.5 back in 1994...on a Mac Quadra. Then on Powermac 9600s, then on G3's, then G4's with the Mer | | | | |
| | | | Re: 1080p24 to 720p60
by Shane Ross on Nov 7, 2009 at 1:12:31 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Yeah...get a good HD capture card and do the conversion on the fly as you output.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD...don't miss it.
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def | | | | |
| | | | Re: Moving with Motion by S. Smith
by Stephen Smith on Nov 7, 2009 at 12:23:44 am
in the Apple Motion Forum
Sorry Bruce, the Sales Manager said that everything is working and that it most be something with a discrepancy with your account. The DVD will go off of sale I think tomorrow. You may wan to try using a credit card instead or click on this link to a | | | | |
| | | | Re: How do you bill for iTunes downloads?
by Shane Ross on Nov 6, 2009 at 11:46:13 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Well, to play devil's advocate here...let's assume that the said music will NOT be in the final. What you all mention is very very bad if the music that is downloaded is used in the final. Unless you license that music from BMI or ASCAP and pay the | | | | |
| | | | Re: AVID Project in FCP
by Shane Ross on Nov 6, 2009 at 11:41:15 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro basics Forum
[Duane Fulk] " Is it possible to open AVID projects with all the timeline and effects that are in the original?"
No. You can export an EDL of the cut and then use Automatic Duck to import, then recapture. Or export an AAF of the cut, and then FC | | | | |
| | | | Studio VideoHub
by Eric Harnden on Nov 6, 2009 at 11:14:22 pm
in the Blackmagic Design Forum
According to the blackmagic-design Videohub page:
"Independent Monitoring
"Because most editors love monitoring direct from the router, Videohub has up to 144 independent SDI outputs totally dedicated for monitoring. Independent monitoring outp | | | | |
| | | | Re: HD and Pro Res Workflow
by Shane Ross on Nov 6, 2009 at 11:01:51 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
[Julien Rosskam] "The editor is very gung ho for using the pro res codec but I had hesitations because of the slight quality loss most of the footage would have"
We are talking REALLY slight here. It is comparable to Avid's DNxHD codec. I mean, | | | | |
| | | | Lost Menus
by Robert Shank on Nov 6, 2009 at 10:42:06 pm
in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum
I am building a DVD in Encore and I accidentally erased just the folder for the project; however, I checked the trash and the folder was there. I reinserted it back into its respective place AND NOW, when I load up my project in Encore, none of the | | | | |
| | | | outputting timecode on HD110U
by Matt Ruggles on Nov 6, 2009 at 10:35:22 pm
in the JVC cameras/decks Forum
I want to make DVD timecode dubs to DVD to do an off-line EDL. I recorded footage in 720/30P
2 Things:
1. I can't get it to output in letterbox as it is in squeeze mode and won't let me change it. I would much rather view it in letter box mode i | | | | |
| | | | Re: XDCAM EX 1080p24 to DVD - any advice?
by Tangier Clarke on Nov 6, 2009 at 10:33:25 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Thanks for the tips, but i want to clarify. You mentioned to change the compressor toe ProRes 422. How about the Render control to ProRes 422?. I've read some people only changing that option rathe than the compressor.
Tangier | | | | |
| | | | Re: DVD output
by Michael Phillips on Nov 6, 2009 at 10:30:59 pm
in the AVID Editing Forum
Software encoding is what is taking the time. I believe that Sorenson 6 has optimized transcode times as well as use more cores which speeds things up. I do the same workflow you do - But I use Carbon Coder from Rhozet for encoding - a near real time | | | | |
| | | | Re: Estimated time to online feature film?
by Rick Turners on Nov 6, 2009 at 10:17:38 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Here are some answers, sorry for my vagueness. (this a mega low budget project ironically shot on 35mm)
Idea is this..
Online the feature to ProRes 4444.
13 Tapes.
Not a ton of cuts.
Color grade without the deck! (save money)
re rent de | | | | |
| | | | DVD output
by Michael Volkening on Nov 6, 2009 at 9:59:21 pm
in the AVID Editing Forum
One of my regular clients has XPRESS PRO 5.6.7, Sorenson Squeeze and Sonic ReelDVD. All of their finished shows, ranging from 30 - 60 minutes, are output to DVD. The standard workflow has been, from the timeline to a Quicktime Reference Movie, into S | | | | |
| | | | Re: HD-SDI or Component
by Greg Lindgren on Nov 6, 2009 at 8:34:33 pm
in the Sony EX Series XDCAM Forum
Thanks for the input everyone. I shoot corporate training and informational videos in XDCAM EX 1080p 30 that are edited in FCS and delivered on DVD. I have an Ikan V8000HDMI, using component. It's clear, but not as sharp as I want for critical foc | | | | |
| | | | Re: HDV footage in XDCAM EX Timeline
by Michael Petty on Nov 6, 2009 at 7:49:41 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
I'd like to do it in 1080 but if going to 720p makes more sense then great (it's getting dialed out to DVD for a trade show).
I can shoot the master footage at 720p...but what do I need to do to get the HV20 footage to 720p. Is there a Compressor | | | | |
| | | | Re: Workflow issues DVCProHD 23.98 over 59.94
by Shane Ross on Nov 6, 2009 at 7:44:14 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
[Simon Egleton] "Panasonic deck is down-converting to SD 29.97. Bringing video and audio over SD (SDI) into the Blackmagic card. "
Why? Now that timecode won't reflect the original source. 24 over 60 is captured at 23.98...so the 29.97 timecode | | | | |
| | | | Re: Importing Video Files
by Shane Ross on Nov 6, 2009 at 7:38:12 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
You cannot shoot directly from camera to hard drive. You need a computer in between. Yes, you can use FCP's log and capture, but you have to turn off deck control. And I'd roll tape at the same time as backup...BUT, the captured QT files and the t | | | | |
| | | | Re: Encore CS3 Help Photo Gallery
by John Rich on Nov 6, 2009 at 7:26:40 pm
in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum
Andy,
I've never used Premiere for this. When you said picture gallery, I assumed you meant a slide show type thing. Since you have hundreds of images, it just seemed a lot of work to set it up in Premiere. While you can set a single transition | | | | |
| | | | media offline unsupported format or damaged file
by michael gerace on Nov 6, 2009 at 7:22:34 pm
in the Adobe Premiere Pro Forum
completely finished with my edit. lots of time invested and went to export. made some mistakes and loaded encore onto this computer to make it easier. i am trying to render a looping dvd of my film. the real problem is that now i am getting the red m | | | | |
| | | | Re: Training Videos 3d Interaction with live action
by Eric Woods on Nov 6, 2009 at 6:39:57 pm
in the Motion Graphics Forum
This DVD set from Hollywood Camera Work gives a detailed overview of how to pull off this effect. I own the set and can say that it is worth the small cost.
http://www.hollywoodcamerawork.us/vfx_index.html
Eric Woods
http://EricWoodsFX.com | | | | |
| | | | Re: Output Rendering
by Steve Roberts on Nov 6, 2009 at 6:29:15 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
So if the client can play a Blu-Ray disc, work and render at 1920x1080 (square pixels), encode to the appropriate codec for Blu-Ray, make the disc and test it.
If they can't play a Blu-Ray disc, you have to go with DVD, which is 720x480. | | | | |
| | | | Re: Deinterlacing Quicktime Movies
by Ryan Atkins on Nov 6, 2009 at 6:25:51 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Generally, I like to deinterlace my footage for the web at 720p when I shoot 1080i. I also do this for DVD's - pointless, I know, but oh well.
What is the best way to deinterlace? Using Compressor? The Deinterlace filter in FCP? For compressor, | | | | |
| | | | Re: Avid - Mac or PC?
by David Braswell on Nov 6, 2009 at 5:56:35 pm
in the AVID Editing Forum
I've never ran Avid on Mac, so saying the platform wars are over may be a bit shortsighted. With that disclaimer, the platform wars are over :-) Consider your graphics, audio, and DVD authoring workflow first. Do you have thousands of dollars investe | | | | |
| | | | 1280 woes
by Nick Vaka on Nov 6, 2009 at 5:48:15 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
Hello,
I'm attempting to import a Quick Time Movie to AE-CS4 that is 1280 x 720 and 23.976 FPS. The frame rate comes in ok, but it's scaling my video down to 960 x 720. I just upgraded to Snow Leopard and don't seem to have Quick Time Pro. I'm als | | | | |
| | | | Re: EX1R workflow?
by Craig Seeman on Nov 6, 2009 at 5:29:16 pm
in the Sony EX Series XDCAM Forum
Burn the BPAV to an optical disc (DVD) or if they offer a hard drive that works too.
Include VLC (and/or ClipBrowser) on the disk. I've included a quick tutorial video I've made so they can use it.
Actually VLC only needs the MP4 so you could ver | | | | |
| | | | Re: Portable storage for macbook pro using Fw800
by Shane Ross on Nov 6, 2009 at 5:09:04 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
I highly recommend CalDigit VR. eSATA and FW800 so you can use it either way...say when you have your capture device disconnected. Also recommend the MaxxDigital Edit Vault...I like that and the little carrying case. NO POWER BRICK on that one...w | | | | |
| | | | Mixing 60i with 30P, some questions
by david soriano on Nov 6, 2009 at 4:44:01 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
hey peeps, i know this has probably gone over ad infinitum, but after a quick search i found nothing specific to my query. I have a sequence in FCP that's 1080 60i. I shot some stuff for the same vid yesterday but accidentally did it in 1080 30P. I b | | | | |
| | | | button activation delay
by Chris Gallaway on Nov 6, 2009 at 3:35:07 pm
in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum
Hi folks,
I've built a DVD with an animated main menu--the video in the menu is roughly a minute in length, and the accompanying audio track is only about twenty seconds in length. My design was to have the menu play through upon opening and the | | | | |
| | | | HD to DVD settings
by Bob Mark on Nov 6, 2009 at 2:06:02 pm
in the Event Videographers Forum
I have been using 1920x1080 30p footage to make a DVD from Vegas. The video looks very soft and the moving titles look funny. I understand that Vegas does not do a good job of rescaling HD to MPEG2 for DVD. Has anyone found a good solution? Thanks | | | | |
| | | | Re: Menu navigation for blind people
by eric pautsch on Nov 6, 2009 at 8:12:45 am
in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum
Right here on the Cow:
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/alexzander_alex/audio_feedback_menus.php
This is for DVD Studio Pro though...I believe similar workflow will work in Encore as well. | | | | |
| | | | Re: compression from FCP for windows
by Craig Seeman on Nov 6, 2009 at 6:27:09 am
in the Compression techniques Forum
It really seems like your taking a simple problem and making it far more complex then it needs be.
It's like having to cross the street and the next thing you know you're hand building a space ship to fly around the world when you can just simply wa | | | | |
| | | | Re: Importing video onto Premiere cs4
by Jon Barrie on Nov 6, 2009 at 4:54:56 am
in the Adobe Premiere Pro Forum
I think you'll find the 24F is embedded in a 60i signal so technically it's showing 24fps inside a 60i pulldown. Don't edit in 25 (50i) that's just wrong and won't playback the frame rate properly. You should cut it exactly how it's been shot and if | | | | |
| | | | Re: compression from FCP for windows
by anthony Faulkner on Nov 6, 2009 at 2:33:49 am
in the Compression techniques Forum
Thanks for your reply,
I guess my question doesn't make sense.
Basically I used to deliver on tape now i have to deliver on DVD. I tried encoding using a QT7 encoding, and on my mac it looks fine when the same file is opened in windows QT it co | | | | |
| | | | Re: compression from FCP for windows
by Craig Seeman on Nov 6, 2009 at 1:43:55 am
in the Compression techniques Forum
[anthony Faulkner] "i recently encoded using quicktime at the best rate i could. the mov file looked fine on my mac but on windows QT it came back looking terrible."
That doesn't make sense. Assuming they're using Quicktime 7 they should look simi | | | | |
| | | | compression from FCP for windows
by anthony Faulkner on Nov 6, 2009 at 1:38:43 am
in the Compression techniques Forum
I am trying to work out the best way of delivering material to a server for encoding into avi files. In the past i have used tape. but i recently got an EX3 and am trying to find a solution for delivery.
i recently encoded using quicktime at the b | | | | |
| | | | Re: Thoughts on iTunes Extras/LP
by Eric Hansen on Nov 6, 2009 at 1:22:51 am
in the DVD Authoring Forum
hey noah
contact me offline: avplumber at mac dot com and i can give you specific details
in general, i just contacted Apple directly and got the ball rolling. Apple worked with us to create a "storefront" for the specific titles we were lookin | | | | |
| | | | Adobe Encore DVD | Encore: Frameserving From Adobe Premiere Pro
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Jeff Bellune guides you on a trip from Adobe Premiere Pro to Adobe Encore using the Debugmode Frameserver plug-in. Adobe Encore CS4 added a new feature that allowed a live Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 sequence to be added to an Encore DVD or Blu-ray project. But what about Encore version CS3 or earlier? The Debugmode Frameserver lets you send a Premiere sequence to older versions of Encore without having to first render an intermediate file from Premiere.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Jeff Bellune |
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| | | | DVD Authoring | Alex Alexzander :: Review :: Sonic eDVD 3
Many DVD authors are familiar to some degree with the various DVD authoring applications that exist. Most of these authoring applications allow the author to add DVD-ROM content. DVD-ROM content is typically how the author provides additional assets to the viewer. In this article, Creativecow's Alex Alexzander takes a thorough look at Sonic's eDVD 3 Web Enhanced DVD.
Review
Author: Alex Alexzander |
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| | | | DVD Authoring | Designing DVD Menus: How to Create Professional-looking DVDs by Michael Burns - George Cairns
In this article, CreativeCOW leader Alex Alexzander reviews Designing DVD Menus: How to Create Professional-looking DVDs written by Michael Burns and George Cairns, and published by CMP Books, 191 pages, December 2004, ISBN: 1-57820-259-0, and finds that... Designing DVD Menus is a book that fills exactly the gap left by the software publishers. This book doesn't specifically teach us to author DVDs using any one authoring application. Instead, this book is all about how to create professional-looking DVDs...This book is a lesson in creative design and intuitive navigation.
Review
Author: Alex Alexzander |
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| | | | DVD Authoring | DVD Workshop 2 Review by Nick Jushchyshyn
One of Creative COWs Ulead Media Studio Pros leaders, Nick Jushchyshyn takes a look at DVD Workshop 2 from Ulead and concludes with... Given its very competitive pricing, powerful feature set, and ability to create truly professional DVDs, this software gets a solid 4 1/2 cows.
Review
Author: Nick Jushchyshyn |
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| | | | Apple DVD Studio Pro | Apple Pro Training Series: DVD Studio Pro 3
CreativeCOW leader Alex Alexzander reviews Apple Pro Training Series: DVD Studio Pro 3, written by Adrian Ramseier and Martin Sitter, published by Peachpit Press, 736 pages, August 2004, ISBN: 0321256107, and concludes that "This book is quite possibly the only book you will need to master DVD authoring with DVD Studio Pro." Read on to find out why.....
Review
Author: Alex Alexzander |
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| | | | Apple DVD Studio Pro | DVD Studio Pro 2 - All About Menus
In this 3 part tutorial, Alex Alexzander discusses everything you need to know about menus in DVD Studio Pro 2. The chapters include Standard Menus vs. Layered Menus; Motion Menus: Compositing / Looping with Highlights; Aspect Ratios between Compositor and Photoshop and Basic Scripting with three project examples.
Tutorial
Author: Alex Alexzander |
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| | | | Adobe Encore DVD | Designing Menus with Encore DVD
Recently Alex Alexzander decided to explore Adobe's new video collection. As many often do, he found himself looking for that all-important supplement to the product manual before long. In this article, Alex reviews his choice: Designing Menus with Encore DVD by John Skidgel. Read on to find out why Alex gives this book 5 COWs.
Review
Author: Alex Alexzander |
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| | | | DVD Authoring | eDVD 4 from Sonic Solutions
In this article, Dr. James Manz gives an overview and review of Sonics' latest upgrade of eDVD to version 4. This is a major upgrade that brings ''Hollywood-level'' capabilities of adding ROM content to DVD video to just about anyone who authors discs.
Review, Tutorial
Author: James Manz MD |
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| | | | Adobe Encore DVD | DVD Authoring with Adobe Encore DVD
In this article, CreativeCOW leader Alex Alexzander reviews DVD Authoring with Adobe Encore DVD written by Wes Howell, and published by Focal Press, 345 pages, March 2004, ISBN: 0240805631, and finds it "...pretty close to perfection, in my opinion. If it had been printed in color, it would be over the top."
Review
Author: Alex Alexzander |
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| | | | DVD Authoring | Authoring 5.1 Surround DVDs
You may not sell a million copies of your DVD... but at least it will sound like a million bucks. In this DVD authoring tutorial, David Roth Weiss explains how to author 5.1 surround DVDs with Compressor and Soundtrack Pro 2.
Tutorial
Author: David Roth Weiss |
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Podcasts | | | | adobe premiere pro tutorials podcast
DVD Authoring in Premiere Pro 2.0
In this video podcast, Creative Cow Leader Aanarav Sareen demonstrates how to use Premiere Pro 2.0's DVD Authoring capabilities. | | | | |
| | | | final cut help tutorials podcast
Abba - Using a Custom Menu part 1
Join Apple Certified Trainer Abba Shapiro as he shows you how to add custom elements to your DVD menus in DVD Studio Pro. Part 1. | | | | |
| | | | adobe after effects tutorials podcast
Final Delivery
Aharon Rabinowitz discusses the process and pitfalls of final delivery of a project. Topics covered include: Project Specifications, Hardware and software specifications, Safe Areas, Compression formats and software, and issues with various DVD media. | | | | |
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