Clip Notes Review PrPro CS4

There seems to be a bug in Adobe Reader 9.3 with the new Yellow Message Bar. (Already posted a question in AReader Forum)
My first question is: What video playing programme is used in the PDF created by PrPro CS4?
Second question is: Is anyone else having this problem with the YMB? (there is a convoluted work-around. Found it after hours of trial and error)

Colin,
Thanks for your reply.
I will try your 'fix' next time I use it, simpler than mine.
My workaround is similar.
First access the PDF, OK the Instruction Dialogue box, Access the Yellow
Bar, Click security to 'remember', Close the PDF but do NOT save. Open the
PDF again, no yellow banner, OK the dialogue box and the play buttons appear
and all is well.
Now, if the PDF is saved and closed the yellow bar re-appears when the PDF
is next opened. Repeat the process and all will be well again.
So much for Adobe making security simpler and better. I have lodged a bug
report with them.
Release notes for AReader 9.3 includes the following.
"Warning Message and Dialog Improvements
A non-intrusive Yellow Message Bar (YMB) that doesn’t block workflows
replaces many of the modal dialogs.
Yelow Message Bar appears when content attempts to invoke potentially risky
behavior such as cross domain access, JavaScript execution, data injection,
and playing legacy multimedia types (non-Flash). If the associated feature
is not locked down by an administrator, the Yellow Message Bar provides an
Options button that offers the user to trust the document “once” or “always”
for that feature. For more information, please click here."

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I understand that a security issue made Adobe upgrade Reader so that clip notes produced in Premiere CS3 would no longer play. This is a known issue. The fix is posted on this forum and it recommends upgrading to Premiere CS4. However I get the same problem as I did in Premiere CS3 i.e. clip notes is blocked by the latest version of Reader This has occured after spending a huge amount on the upgrade. Nice one Adobe what a con! I have tried to contact adobe customer support but I can not speek Punjabe and they can not speek English. What a waste of money!
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Clip Notes in CS4/Acrobat 9: exports transcript, no controls for QuickTime

When I use the Transcribe feature, then export my project to Clip Notes, it exports every transcribed word as a separate comment. There doesn't seem to be any way of suppressing that, and there doesn't seem to be a way of deleting a transcription either in PP or in Acrobat. The result is that the reviewer sees all these comments and has to fight with Acrobat to insert new comments. When I import the xfdf back into PP, I get the whole transcription loaded into markers along with the reviewer's comments. Unless I open every one, I can't tell what's what.
Is there at least a way of deleting the transcription in PP or Acrobat?
Also, if I export the video as QuickTime, there are no player controls in Acrobat. I only get player controls if I export as Windows Media. That means that some Mac users won't be able to use my Clip Notes exports. I've seen others asking about this, but no answers. Any ideas? I'm running this under Windows Vista Ultimate.

But I find it amazing that there's no way to delete the damn thing. Adobe made a big deal of transcription, but it seems they didn't regard it as more than a gimmick, since they did it half-baked. I think you're right that it's best not to use this "feature".
I don't know if it's necessarily half-baked, so much as it is an overly optimistic appraisal of the capability of the technology at this point in time. I mean, it does create words, and sometimes very interesting ones at that
What's interesting to me is that when I tested out the transcribe feature back when Adobe released the beta of Soundbooth CS4, it was MUCH more accurate--and I was testing it on the mixed, final soundtrack of a documentary captured from Betacam SP. The transcription wasn't anywhere near 100%, but it was actually usable. Now, it struggles on pristine audio from a single, clear voice track. Wish it wasn't so...
Anyway, you can stop the transcription from appearing in a Clip Notes export. Check out the following screenshot for the how-to:

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After upgrading reader to version 9 clip notes no longer works from Premiere CS3. It does work with premiere CS4 but a modification to reader by the reviewer is required to view the clip notes. Otherwise the video play/rewind etc buttons will be missing. This modification is detailed here www.alserver.co.uk/clipnotesreadme.pdf.
I have discovered this after many hours of trial and error and have posted the workaround here for anyone else with the same problem. Adobe support have been as much use as a chocolate tea pot! why do they ruin such great feature of premiere.
If anyone knows of a better workaround then please advise.

...real-time playback works fine in other high-load editing programs, as in the 2-series version of Avid Media Composer (which, by the way, played back just fine on my GeForce card and CPU/RAM configuration.) I wanted to go to Premiere because of my other CS programs. That said, I'd like to take a different approach other than simply throwing money and horsepower at a problem that might simply be a configuration issue.
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Hi all,
While i don't begrudge adobe for creating a new revenue stream with CS Review.... I was wondering if anyone has come up with a Clip Notes alternative other than CS Review?
I know i can export a clip with timecode but i like the way Clip Notes worked. I had no problem emailing or ftping the pdf file to the client.

Well....
For now, I'll just overlay the timecode effect on the video, render it out to a wmv file that's about half the size of the original and put it on my ftp server for the client to pick up and review. They can email the timecode changes.
I really hate it that Adobe keeps adding and removing features. It's hard to do without a feature that you've come to expect will be there when you upgrade and that you've gotten use to. If they really want to try something out, make it a plugin.

Clip Notes in CS4: questions about streaming

I've used Clip Notes before with small, embedded files, but this is my first time with a large video that I want to stream on a server. Maybe someone can answer a few questions:
Where do I name the movie file? The export dialog only has a place to name the PDF.
How does the URL setting work? The documentation simply says "This is where your video file is located" but that puts the cart before the horse. How can I specify the name and location of a movie that hasn't been created yet and for which I have no control over the name? The FTP feature works great, but it's for upload only, not for naming.
After exporting the movie and PDF, is there a way to re-generate the PDF w/o having to re-export the movie? I realized I wanted to make some changes to the PDF only (like instructions and URL), and exporting another movie will take time that isn't necessary.
I learned here earlier that only the QuickTime option will provide player controls. But a big .mov requres a streaming server, which I don't have. The .wmv option has the opposite problem. Does anyone know of a workaround (or other method entirely) that will use Flash video? FLV or F4V will do progressive downloading with small file sizes for online viewing.

Where do I name the movie file? The export dialog only has a place to name the PDF.
The name you assign to the PDF is also assigned to the exported movie file, regardless of whether you use QT or WMV. So, if you set the name of the PDF in the Export Settings to "clipnotes.pdf", the video will be either "clipnotes.mov" or "clipnotes.wmv", depending on the format you've chosen.
How does the URL setting work? The documentation simply says "This is where your video file is located" but that puts the cart before the horse. How can I specify the name and location of a movie that hasn't been created yet and for which I have no control over the name? The FTP feature works great, but it's for upload only, not for naming.
See above. Since you now know what the filename will be, you just have to decide where the file will reside on your server, and input this into URL field. Using our example from above, you'd use enter something like "http://www.mysite.com/upload/clipnotes.mov". It's a full URL, with the "http://" needed; just change the pertinent details.
After exporting the movie and PDF, is there a way to re-generate the PDF w/o having to re-export the movie? I realized I wanted to make some changes to the PDF only (like instructions and URL), and exporting another movie will take time that isn't necessary.
Maybe, though I haven't tested this:
Trash the original PDF file.
Temporarily rename your originally-exported movie file, or move it to a different folder so that it's not overwritten.
Set your export range to one frame, using the same settings and same name that you did for your first export, and restart the export.
Throw away the new movie file, and rename the original or move it back to it's original folder. Since the only connection the PDF has to the movie file is the URL and filename, this should work.
I learned here earlier that only the QuickTime option will provide player controls. But a big .mov requres a streaming server, which I don't have. The .wmv option has the opposite problem. Does anyone know of a workaround (or other method entirely) that will use Flash video? FLV or F4V will do progressive downloading with small file sizes for online viewing.
I don't think you need a streaming server; I've tested QuickTime off a regular ol' HTTP server and it works fine. Incidentally, I should add, QuickTime streaming WASN'T working for me previously, at all. I just tried it out, and it would seem that a recent update to Adobe Reader might have fixed the issue. Streaming WMV always worked fine. Curious.
As far as Flash: are you talking about using Flash Video in ClipNotes, or just Flash Video viewing online, in general? At this time, ClipNotes is QuickTime or WMV only, but I wouldn't be suprised if Flash Video makes an appearance in ClipNotes CS5, given the whole focus on Flash in the Adobe ecosystem. If you're talking about general FLV playback, check out the JW FLV Media Player; it's an fairly simple-to-configure Flash Video player that can be embedded into a webpage.

CS4 - Clip Notes Export - streaming option

Anybody wanna save me a little time experimenting and go into a little more detail than is available in the manual? There is of course the promise of 10 points in it for you.
If I choose file/export/adobe clip notes and in the clip notes tab also choose "stream" and then check FTP in the others tab with all of the pertinent info including remote directory and back in the clip notes panel use the ftp address for the url setting - here is where I'm starting to get confused. Does the url setting need to include the path to the remote directory? Do I have to upload an encoded version of my sequence manaully to that direcory or does Media encoder upload that automatically? I've watched a couple of video tuts and read the manual but have no actual experience at this and would love to start using this feature with a client I am working with now.
TIA

edit - nope didn't work. I know the manual mentions that the ftp server also needs to be a web server. iDisk is a web server. I tried also just pointing to the file - with out the sharing which is probably not necessary - providing of course I have the right url path - didn't work. Could be the path I'm typing. http://www.me.com/idisk/my user name/movies/the file name
The work around I'm going to employ in the meantime is to do the embed option and upload that larger sized file to the ftp manually. Then when they save it it will email the smaller .xfdf file back to me and I merely import it.
What is a bit odd is that Adobe didn't use flash as a method of encoding this clip notes file. The same size .flv for the particular file I'm using as a test looks much nicer than either the .wmv or the .mov Adobe owns flash right?
Are you talking about the FTP upload function here? Because that HAS to be a proper FTP server in order for the FTP upload to work. In other words, if your website is http://www.mysite.com, you would need FTP access at ftp://ftp.mysite.com. Now, ClipNotes doesn't access fils through FTP, it access streaming files through HTTP, so wherever the file is hosted on the Internet, it needs to be accessible through the HTTP protocol. I'd imagine that your iDisk (is that the Mac thing?) would probably work for HOSTING the file, but you'd need to find an alternate means of uploading the encoded video to that host. There's probably some sort of web-based front-end for iDisk, instead of having FTP access as a typically web host would provide.
Long story short: you don't have to use the FTP upload built into AME in order to use Clip Notes. You DO have to set the URL for the uploaded video properly, but the video does not have to be uploaded by AME in order for Clip Notes to work. The file will be encoded and saved locally, to wherever you opt, and you can manually upload the encoded video later. This is how I imagine you'd have to use the iDisk hosting/space.
Does that make any sense?
I've often wondered why Adobe didn't opt for Flash in Clip Notes, and the only thing I can come up with is the Flash video container file doesn't provide for accurate enough seeking. Flash video tends to jump to specific keyframes, making navigation (and therefore, commenting via Clip Notes) a challenge or even impossible. I guess it's conceivable that they'll work something out in a later revision of Clip Notes, but that's merely wishful thinking.

Reader 9 Kills Clip Notes

For anyone using the Clip Notes feature of Pr or AE: don't upgrade to Acrobat Reader 9.
Your client won't be able to add comments, nor will they be able to export the .xdf data file that gets imported back to your Pr sequence. When you open the Clip Notes .pdf file in Reader 9, the program alerts you that the .pdf document has enabled features that are not available in that version of Reader. No other information is available.
-Jeff

Welcome to the forum.
Unfortunately, there is no Adobe presence here. We are all just users. Adobe might "read" a few posts out in the main fora, though we seldom know. The chances of them reading something in the Lounge is as close to absolute zero as one can get - sorry.
I would have assumed that this HAD been fixed by now, but from your comments, maybe not. Do you have the latest releases of all programs, Acrobat Reader 9, PrPro CS4.1 and whatever AE CS4 is up to? BTW, your client will likely need the latest for all pertinent programs too. Good luck.
For getting the attention of Adobe, it's best to use the Bug Report/Feature Request.
Sorry for the bad news,
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Hello all,
I am new to this forum and a very casual user of PrPro so bear with me.
I am a camera operator on movies and TV shows and am trying to collect clips of work via the internet and edit them in Premiere Pro. I currently have footage in a variety of formats including VOB, MKV and Xvid AVI and am using River Past Video Cleaner to convert them to AVI. The file is being converted to AVI and I have tried a variety of codecs including DV, Cinepak and others but it always results in the images being squeezed from 16:9 into a 4:3 frame (black bars on left and right) when viewed in PrPro.
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[Edit] Nevermind. The RoboDog "is in the house." Not sure that he'll appreciate my making extra work for him though...
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MacPro HDV captured into PPCS4, export OK to Adobe Clip Notes streaming, uploads .mov file to my FTP site OK. The .mov clip plays fine locally in QT. When I open the clip notes pdf in Acrobat 9 Reader for Mac or Acrobat 8 Pro on Vista, both give the same error on opening: Javascript window - error reading media clip. The clip does not load into the pdf, and I can not get error information to debug.
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I'm using Vista 64.
I was having the same problem with the transport controls not showing up.
I set AcroRd32.exe to run in XP mode and that fixed the problem with the embedded movie file.
Transport controls show up.
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I hoped that would also fix the QT streaming problem.
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This happened also before I set AcroRd32 to XP mode.
No problem with "Clip Notes Windows Media" format. It uploads and plays fine.
The .mov file is on the server. I can play it fine in a browser.
Any ideas why Adobe Reader won't play a streaming .mov file in Clip Notes, but will play a streaming .wmv file?
You really need to use QT so you can scrub the timeline.
.wmv files don't let you scrub!
Adobe why haven't you after all these years made Clip Notes use flash?
If you did it would truly be cross-platform.
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Any help would be appreciated.. I lost my connection to support.. I was on the phone and it went dead and no one has called back yet..
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Good day,
I have just purchased a used RTX2/ CS4 bundle which includes the card and breakout box.
I am currently using RTX2/CS3 which I bought way back in 2008 and is still working on my PC with Windows XP Professional (32bit) running Service Pack 3.
The existing PC was built according to Matrox System requirements:
Intel(R) Core™2 Quad CPU@240GHz with 4GB RAM etc
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I have installed CS4/RTX2 on the same machine and everything shows that it has installed correctly.
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Please help as I paid a lot of money for this hardware/software bundle which does not work.
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My RTX2/CS3 software is registered with Adobe as well as Matrox and I will do the same with RTX2/CS4 as soon as I can get them to work.

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Mathmatically, this seems like a pixel aspect issue, where it is multiplying 854pixels by a 1.333 aspect... but there are no options for this in the Export settings.
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Nope, just an Adobe made P2 DVCPRO HD 720p preset. The pixel aspect is 1.333.
I did get a 4x3 aspect once, and I had to leave the video set to embedded for that to work. Then I duplicated the export in AME, and changed only the video to stream and set a URL, and it was back to the crazy black bars on the sides. Trouble with the embedded is that I can't view the properties of the video.
I even created a NEW Adobe sequence and put only a graphic in it and it did the same thing. I then created a custom sequence that used square pixels and it did the same thing.
I gave up. I'm just going to have to forego Clip Notes and submit this to my Flash Media Server. I've spent too much time trying to figure this out when it should work out of the box. There seems to me more broke by moving the exporting to the new Adobe Media Encoder than keeping it in Premiere as with CS3.
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