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Re: Premiere Pro alternatives by Phil Lowe on Nov 22, 2009 at 5:30:08 pm in the Art of the Edit Forum But Phil you seem quite content with Avid Media Composer? Yes. It's stable and - once you get to know it - fast. I migrated to it when Avid killed Xpress Pro. I had been using that since it was known as Xpress DV starting with version 2, and wa DVD overlays won't display on a windows PC. by Bryce McNamara on Nov 22, 2009 at 9:09:38 am in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum Hi there, I've created a DVD using a simple PSD overlay for the menus. After the build, the DVD works perfectly in DVD Player on my Mac, and the overlays display perfectly on a TV screen using a set-top player. When I tried playing the DVD on Re: Exporting 3 hour movie with the best quality? by Kai Cheong on Nov 22, 2009 at 5:47:54 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Hi Carolyn, For DVD-authoring, you should look into using Compressor and DVD Studio Pro, which comes with your Final Cut Studio package. There are presets in Compressor to suit various lengths, including up to 180mins. For your 7-min slideshow, Re: Premiere Pro alternatives by Scott Sheriff on Nov 19, 2009 at 9:26:48 pm in the Art of the Edit Forum Maarten Some thoughts on Mac Pro running Final Cut. I came to NLE's from the CMX online world, with casual experience in Avid and Media 100. When I decided to buy my own system, I wasn't biased one way or another, but needed to get the most bang Re: US to Europe DVD authoring by Mark Pirres on Nov 18, 2009 at 11:13:40 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum thanks!! Mark Re: US to Europe DVD authoring by Jeff Bellune on Nov 17, 2009 at 11:04:40 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Most EU/PAL DVD players will play NTSC discs. It's the US/NTSC models that won't play PAL discs. -Jeff The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0 Re: Video in encore cs4 project not fading all the way to black before returning to main menu by Bob Cole on Nov 17, 2009 at 10:48:04 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum [ben Coffman] "has anyone dealt with this issue before, or have any ideas on how to remedy it?" On regular DVD authoring I've seen this frequently. I'd be curious as to why this happens. As you suggest, adding some slug to your video solves it. US to Europe DVD authoring by Mark Pirres on Nov 17, 2009 at 10:46:43 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum hello I need to re-author a DVD containing a video recording which was shot in the US, hence in 29.97 fps. I have ripped the DVD into an .avi file keeping the same frame rate. I'm wondering though if I need to convert it into 25 fps as the new DVD Re: Agreed by Rich Rubasch on Nov 17, 2009 at 8:23:00 pm in the Business & Marketing Forum As I stated earlier, we are $125/hr versus $175/hr for editing. We basically took the "human" element out of it. If we do an entire day of uploading I usually will cut them a break on the hourly. We charge $80/hr for encoding and $125/hr for DVD Re: Flash in a DVD? by Adam Ashby on Nov 16, 2009 at 8:55:13 pm in the Adobe Flash Forum This is possible both ways by authoring a DVD-ROM and/or DVDaccess. You could have the files on the disc or a link to a web page. You could publish a standalone Flash file but there would be two files, one for Mac, one for Windows. So, a link to a we Re: Premiere Pro alternatives by Phil Lowe on Nov 16, 2009 at 5:40:45 pm in the Art of the Edit Forum Are there alternatives that are more stable in use? Thanks for your recommendations!! I take by this you're on a workstation and not a networked system, correct? I can address the only other piece of software I use for the PC when it comes to e Re: Pixelated images on render to DVD by Vance Bridges on Nov 16, 2009 at 2:27:40 pm in the Sony Vegas Forum Mike: To answer your questions: 1) This was merely a 4 minute or so clip from the entire program--(the duration of which is 60 min part 1 & 30 min part 2 (90min) with hopefully enough bit space left to have a 15 min footnote and a reference lis Need help - creating DVD + editing video by Carrissa Petrov on Nov 16, 2009 at 12:31:59 am in the DVD Authoring Forum (I have no prior experience of DVD authoring or video editing) I have to create a DVD with a title menu, submenus, and chapters (using different sections or portions of the video). In the footage itself for the different chapters, I also have to a Re: DVD Authoring Help by Jerry Clinton on Nov 15, 2009 at 7:57:18 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum Thanks Jeff, My alternatives that I proposed had mentioned formating for the Kindle, Nook, and several other popular eBooks (ie, MOBI, AZW, PDF, etc.) A proposed book-on-CD (as well as MP3 downloads of each chapter) and also a Flash version of the Re: DVD Authoring Help by Jeff Pulera on Nov 15, 2009 at 6:33:10 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum Hi Jerry, I would have to agree with you 100%, this is an unworkable solution. DVDs have been out for how many years? If this was a good idea, why is no one else doing it? Tell your boss about the Kindle from Amazon Jeff Pulera Digital Vision DVD Authoring Help by Jerry Clinton on Nov 15, 2009 at 12:22:29 am in the DVD Authoring Forum I'll save the long story, recently I was asked to (by my boss) to make a "Book on DVD". What is wanted is literllay a book converted to DVD (you press forward, it turns the page) I have tactfully explained every reason why this is the worst idea ever Re: Closed Captioning by Jason Livingston on Nov 14, 2009 at 4:52:14 am in the Adobe Premiere Pro Forum Hello Kyle, Sorry if this reply is too late to help. If you capture the video and then compress it to MPEG-2 for DVD, the captions will be lost. This is because MPEG-2 for DVD is 720x480 and doesn't include the line 21 area where closed caption Re: video / production / jack of all trades by Nicola Crivellari on Nov 13, 2009 at 4:20:19 pm in the JOBS Offered - Higher Pay Forum Dear Sirs, my name's Nicola Crivellari. I'm an Italian freelance editor and motion designer. I live and work in Padova, Italy. I'd like to apply for your vacant position of Senior Broadcast Designer. You can find my showreel here: http://www.k Exporting for Encore.... by Derek Lau on Nov 13, 2009 at 1:40:09 am in the Adobe Premiere Pro Forum Hello. I am wondering if there is a setting in Adobe Media encoder that will let me export a file that Encore doesn't have to "re-transcode" when I go to build the DVD? Right now I am exporting mpeg 2 for DVD, I thought having this file pre-enc Video editor/colourist position, Birmingham, UK by Lee Kemp on Nov 12, 2009 at 1:38:02 pm in the JOBS Offered - Higher Pay Forum Video Editor / Colourist Based in Birmingham’s brand new Fazeley Studios complex, Fullrange is a full service video production company and facilities house. We’re currently looking for an experienced, highly skilled video editor / colourist to j Junior Editor position, Birmingham, UK by Lee Kemp on Nov 12, 2009 at 1:36:29 pm in the JOBS Offered - Higher Pay Forum Junior Video Editor Based in Birmingham’s brand new Fazeley Studios complex, Fullrange is a full service video production company and facilities house. We’re currently looking for an ambitions, entry level video editor to join our post-productio Re: Burning Files to DVD by Lew Schatzer on Nov 12, 2009 at 2:31:00 am in the Forum I'm pretty sure you can do it with Nero and most dedicated DVD authoring programs. Re: Output for DVD by Dave LaRonde on Nov 10, 2009 at 4:14:55 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum [Tom Hoffman] "I've done a custom sized 5 second video to be played on a big screen at a football stadium... How should I output it from After Effects?" If this DVD is the kind that plays in a DVD player, you'll need to author a DVD. DVDs can onl Re: Graphic Designer for West London Digital Group by Nicola Crivellari on Nov 9, 2009 at 6:15:33 pm in the JOBS Offered - Higher Pay Forum Dear Sirs, my name's Nicola Crivellari. I'm an Italian freelance filmmaker and motion designer. I live and work in Padova, Italy. I'd like to apply for your vacant position of Graphic Designer. You can find my showreel here: http://www.kinarto DVD Authoring all complexity by Iliya Gitlin on Nov 7, 2009 at 11:40:26 pm in the JOBS Wanted Forum I'm an expert DVD-authoring, work in Sonic Scenarist, DVDMaestro, Apple DVD Studio and many others. I am available for work. I have created over 1500 DVD of varying complexity. There is experience of remote work - the client to upload to my ftp mater Re: Avid - Mac or PC? by David Braswell on Nov 6, 2009 at 5:56:35 pm in the AVID 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 Re: Thoughts on iTunes Extras/LP by Eric Hansen on Nov 5, 2009 at 9:28:56 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum hey eric i couldnt agree with you more. before posting this question, i looked around at a few other threads that talked about the death of discs and that everything will be downloaded in 4-5 years. i agree that DVD is still king and i think it Thoughts on iTunes Extras/LP by Eric Hansen on Nov 5, 2009 at 6:21:37 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum hey DVD Authoring Cow! i normally post in the SAN Networks and Color forums, but i've also spent a good amount of time authoring DVDs and BDs over the years. i get a lot of questions on what the future holds with things like Hulu, YouTube and iTun Re: Output Rendering by Steve Roberts on Nov 4, 2009 at 11:03:58 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum We're talking about output modules, since your Render Settings would be Best. [Kate Koyama] "Say what would be the output for: - playing the video from a laptop that is hooked to the tv screen" Try Quicktime Photo-JPEG, or H.264. "- pl Re: PAL DVD with Closed Caption by Jason Livingston on Nov 4, 2009 at 10:44:15 pm in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum [Noah Kadner] "Well technically it doesn't support closed captioning for anything- only DVD subtitles which are a completely different thing from closed captions." Hi Noah, Actually this is not correct. DVDs support both closed captions (NTSC onl Re: Best rendering music/video DVD by Mike Kujbida on Nov 4, 2009 at 2:07:42 pm in the Sony Vegas Forum Architect is a DVD authoring app while Vegas is the creation tool so do all your work in Vegas and then render the project out for DVD Architect to do what it does best. dealing with gamma by Blase Theodore on Nov 3, 2009 at 10:41:44 am in the Apple Color Forum I'm officially tired of having to explain to clients why a film graded on my 2.4 gamma reference monitor looks like crap when played back on DVD on their 1.8 gamma computer monitor. And explanations sound like excuses when I'm the first DVD they've h Re: FCP Export for DVD Authoring and Encoding House by Tom Brooks on Nov 3, 2009 at 3:49:15 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Whoops again. The OP said his AE was rendered out as DV. By changing his sequence compressor to ProRes he'll get no improvement on the DV render. It's locked in at DV quality. He should indeed go back and rerender from AE in the better codec. Th Need input w/pricing on Authoring a big Corp. Training job by Martin Jordan on Nov 1, 2009 at 2:08:09 am in the DVD Authoring Forum Located in Houston, TX, we will be shooting a big corp. training video series soon and we want to outsource the DVD authoring part at the end. We'll be shooting everything on a Panasonic HPX300, Intra 50, 720 x 30pn or 24pn. Bringing into FCP 7 to Re: How to edit to avoid stretching 4:3 DV material on DVD? by Rafael Amador on Nov 1, 2009 at 1:51:03 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum [Dr Studen] "AND that the same appears letterboxed (side bars) on a 16:9 screen (no stretching" This is Pillar-boxed. With bands at the sides. There is nothing to tweak in FC or Compressor. You have to set that in the DVD authoring application ( Media Composer QT export settings by Christine Elder on Nov 1, 2009 at 1:38:13 am in the AVID Forum I need to figure out the correct QT export settings from Media Composer; the QT file I export will ultimately be imported into DVD Studio Pro (or some other authoring program) by the person who will be doing the DVD authoring. Do these all of thes DVD+R DL Problem by Mark Grady on Oct 31, 2009 at 7:47:09 pm in the Sony Vegas Forum I feel like I'm taking advantage of all the great experience and minds here, but I've had another issue pop up with DVD authoring using DVD Architect with Sony Vegas Pro 8. I can take a product and burn it to a DVD+R DVD and the playback on comput Re: 1280 X 720 DVD menu from PS by Jeff Pulera on Oct 30, 2009 at 8:08:27 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum I believe I had read at one time that DVD menus are always 4:3, even if the program itself is 16:9 video. This has been my experience with PC-based DVD authoring software, and also when I watch a DVD from Blockbuster, the menu is 4:3 even when movie Re: Data DVD Authoring for a Newbie by Michael Sacci on Oct 28, 2009 at 5:11:54 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast Re: Data DVD Authoring for a Newbie by Noah Kadner on Oct 28, 2009 at 3:24:39 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum Not dead but definitely a rare breed. Noah Check out my book: RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera! Unlock the secrets of 24p, HD and Final Cut Studio. Call Box Training now featuring the Sony EX1 Guidebook, Panasonic HVX200 Re: Data DVD Authoring for a Newbie by Michael Sacci on Oct 27, 2009 at 10:29:14 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum This really is a dead feature, it is not supported, does not run well on windows, Unless these is for Mac only distribution I would stay clear of DVD@ccess or any web/file content from a DVD menu. Build a director/flash app that is just on the DV Re: Data DVD Authoring for a Newbie by Noah Kadner on Oct 27, 2009 at 9:57:20 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum It's directly within DVDSP- you use the web access html properties for a jump to link. then instead of specifying the html page you want to link to you use file://. Then create a virtual pathway to the DVD_ROM folder on the disc. Works for me though Re: Data DVD Authoring for a Newbie by eric pautsch on Oct 27, 2009 at 9:36:12 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum What apps allow you to author a disc and access a file from a DVD menu? Or am I missing something? Re: Data DVD Authoring for a Newbie by Noah Kadner on Oct 27, 2009 at 9:25:26 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum Sure it can- you would simply use the Web Access settings for file instead of html. Not easy and prone to breakage but it can be done. That said, these files will be only readable on a Computer- a DVD player will do nothing with them. Noah Check Re: Data DVD Authoring for a Newbie by eric pautsch on Oct 27, 2009 at 8:24:51 am in the DVD Authoring Forum DVD cannot access files outside the VIDEO_TS folder. Re: Data DVD Authoring for a Newbie by Noah Kadner on Oct 27, 2009 at 3:50:38 am in the DVD Authoring Forum Put a web site on the disc- that will do it... Noah Check out my book: RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera! Unlock the secrets of 24p, HD and Final Cut Studio. Now featuring the Sony EX1 Guidebook, Panasonic HVX200, Canon Data DVD Authoring for a Newbie by Michael Hathaway on Oct 26, 2009 at 10:02:10 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum Hello, I'm working on my first DVD project. I'm compiling a data DVD that will contain Databases, PDF, and Videos. This project is normally done by creating a file directory and burned on to a DVD. I'm looking to add full menu-functionality th Re: Saving After Effects CS4 as CS3 by Dave LaRonde on Oct 23, 2009 at 4:12:26 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum How did your post find it's way into THIS thread? Very odd... The actual process you want to know about is pretty easy. I'm more concerned about THE FRAME RATES. What's the frame rate of this DPX comp -- 24? 25? Something else? If it is in Scanlines and fields on PAL DVD video by Matt Radbourne on Oct 22, 2009 at 4:42:20 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum Hi forum I've just been authoring a PAL widescreen DVD video. All is well but Im a bit confused about what's going on behind the scenes. So my Widescreen video has 576 lines. 288 upper fields and 288 lower fields, taking turns to update 25 times Re: Best Prosumer DVD Authoring Software? by Emre Soyak on Oct 22, 2009 at 3:28:07 pm in the DVD Authoring Forum Hey john. I just wanted to thank you for providing this priceless contribution. 5 minutes ago i had no idea what i can do with encore or how to author dvds. Now with your tuts and videos , i have an idea of the possiblites. Now i can work on my s DVD Authoring James Diefenderfer reviews: Desktop DVD Authoring by Douglas Dixon Needing to branch into DVD authoring and production, James Diefenderfer takes a look at Desktop DVD Authoring by Douglas Dixon and concludes it's a book filled with great information all gathered in one place which means it will be the first place he looks rather than have to go on a web search. Review Author: James Diefenderfer DVD Authoring Adam Tracksler reviews DVD Authoring and Production by Ralph LaBarge Adam Tracksler takes a look at DVD Authoring and Production: An Authoritative Guide to DVD-Video, DVD-ROM and WebDVD by Ralph LaBarge. This book is in the CMP Books DV Expert Series. Review Author: Adam Tracksler Adobe Premiere Pro DVD Authoring In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aanarav Sareen demonstrates how to use Premiere Pro 2.0s DVD Authoring capabilities. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aanarav Sareen 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 DVD Authoring Designing the Neil Young Archives An inside look at the four-year process of creating the most ambitious multimedia Blu-ray experience yet, an immersive chronicle of 10 years in an amazing rock and roll life. Editorial Author: Megan Mckenna 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 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 Sony Vegas Sony Vegas Pro 9 In this article, CreativeCOW's Jim Harvey takes a look the new release of Vegas Pro 9 and determines ...This is one of the most comprehensive editing suites out there and certainly the most comprehensive version of VEGAS to be released. Review Author: Jim Harvey DVD Authoring Creating DVDs: Learning about Bit Rates and what they mean DVD authoring can be daunting when you consider everything that is required to create professional results, and simple, consumer based marketing the likes of Apple's Shoot-Edit-Burn campaign won't tell you the pitfalls. In this article, David Chandler-Gick writes a ''primer'' for people wanting to learn about creating dvds. Tutorial Author: David Chandler-Gick DVD Authoring Blu-ray Today and Beyond Feel like Blu-ray's getting the better of you? Here are some of the tools that pro authors are using today, some that are coming soon - and at least one that might not be coming at all. Editorial Author: Eric Pautsch 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 Adobe Premiere Pro DVD Creation using Adobe Premiere Dan Gordon explores the process of DVD Authoring using Adobe Premiere for Windows. The techniques he lays out can be used in both 5.1 and in 6.x. Dan looks at the set-up, export, compression, audio and other considerations that are a part of the DVD Authoring process. In an easy to understand, graphically presented overview, Dan makes the topic of DVD Authoring a quick jump for those considering the subject. Tutorial Author: Dan Gordon Adobe Encore DVD Mike Gondek takes a look at Adobe Encore One of the biggest attractions at NAB 2003 in Las Vegas was Adobe Encore, which took top honors in many awards races. Many attendees were pleased to learn Adobe's maiden voyage into the DVD authoring market was a well thought out meeting ground for Adobe's many tools, with Encore DVD the logical hub for DVD authoring. How well does the shipping product meet user expectations? Read on to find out Mike Gondek's reaction to Adobe's new offering... Review Author: Mike Gondek 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 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 Adobe Encore DVD Adobe Encore 2.0 reviewed In this article, CreativeCOW.net leader, Greg Mulvey takes a look at the new Adobe Encore 2.0 and concludes that overall this is a great upgrade. ''...if you are using the rest of the Adobe Production Studio then Encore DVD 2.0 is going to be your best choice for most DVD projects.'' Review Author: Greg Mulvey Apple DVD Studio Pro Advanced Navigation Authoring with Apple DVDSP: The Chapter Skip Button Creative Cow Contributor Jake Russell takes you deep into the advanced navigation capabilities in Apple DVD Studio Pro to show you how to take complete control over menu navigation. In this case, hell show you how to make the chapter skip button take you to a menu. It might SOUND easy, but if youve tried it, you might actually think its impossible -- but not if you follow Jakes direction. Tutorial Author: Jake Russell DVD Authoring ILY SpartanPro Recently, CreativeCOW leader, David Roth Weiss purchased his very first CD and DVD duplicator. After a lot of research he chose the ILY SpartanPro, and it did not take him long to realize that he should not have gone so long without one. Review Author: David Roth Weiss DVD Authoring Jim Harvey reviews Sonic Foundry DVD Architect Ver. 1.0c Jim Harvey always sent his finished work out for someone else to make the DVD if the client requested it. It just seemed there were too many problems, too many questions until he discovered Sonic Foundry's Vegas + DVD. Now it's ''Need a DVD? Great. No problem with DVD Architect.'' Review Author: Jim Harvey DVD Authoring Mastering CDs and DVDs for Mac OS9, OSX and Windows OS by Bob Hayes Bob Hayes, one of the nicest guys in the industry and the master of all things technical at Artbeats, shares the process he uses to create dual-formatted discs that look and behave properly for both Mac and PC users. While this article centers around Roxio Toast, the principles can be applied to many other tools out there in use in the market. Tutorial Author: Bob Hayes 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 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.

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