Importing a filmstrip into PPro, or wire removal

Hi folks. I've just got around to re-editing a short film I made some years ago. It was shot in Panasonic P2 medium high-def (1280x720), but was originally edited in standard-def. I now have the opportunity to re-edit in the native source format. So far, so good, and nearly everything has imported from the old PPro 2 project - I've spent the day re-linking clips to the media files and it looks pretty good.
There was a "flying" stunt in the film done with harnesses and wires strung between trees in the forest where the story took place. In the original edit, I exported these sequences to a photoshop filmstrip format and painted out the wires, then re-imported the filmstrip back into the project.
PPro CS6 doesn't want to co-operate. When was the .flm format dropped as an import feature?
Is there a plug-in to allow this filmstrip to be imported, or am I going to do the wire removal again? I don't mind removing wires again - it'll probably look much better considering the original export/import was standard-def, but I still need to see the exact edit in and out points of the original footage if possible.
cheers
Bernie Dwyer

Yes, look for CC Simple Wire Removal. Here's the Help documentation: http://cycorefx.com/downloads/cfx_hd_std/CycoreFX%201.7%20Manual.pdf

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NI RIO 4.0 is installed
Xilinx ISE version installed in PC is also 12.4 webpack ( Though I used before Xilinx 10.1 in PC for generating .ngc file for verilog code FOR SbRIO 9642 platform, but problem remains same for both versions)
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///////////////// Verilog code of “simple_and.v”//////////////////////
module simple_and(in1, in2, out1);
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/////////////////VHDL Wrapper file code of “SimpleAnd_Wrapper.vhd” //////////////////////
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USE ieee.std_logic_1164.ALL;
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        in2    : in std_logic;
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component simple_and
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Elaborating entity <SimpleAnd_Wrapper> (architecture <RTL>) from library <work>.
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P.S.
I have attached labview project zip folder containing simple_translate.v, simple_and_verilog.vi file,SimpleAnd_Wrapper.xml, Xilinx log file after compilation alongwith other files. Kindly analyze and help me out in resolving this basic issue.
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Unchecked add I/O buffers option in XST of Xilinx ISE 12.4 project
Have set “Pack I/O Registers into IOBs” to NO in XST properties of project.
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XilinxLog.txt ‏256 KB
labview project files.zip ‏51 KB

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It is same as a delimiter text file.
steps to create a .dat file (from a excel file):
1. Insert a column between two columns and populate it with the delimiter (in our case, it is ~)
2. Save the file as unicode text.
3. Open the file in text editor and remove all the tabs (find an replace with blank)
4. Save the file as "DEST.dat". Select encoding as UTF-8 while saving.
5. Your .dat file is ready.
Regards
Imran
Edited by: Imran Soudagar on Apr 22, 2010 10:22 PM

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Hi,
Im new to Java ME.
The internet has lots of J2ME examples for games(but none for Java ME SDK 3.0), and im trying to import these into Java ME SDK 3.0 . I click on new project and select 'Import Wireless Toolkit Project', but it doesn't detect a project. Ive tried this with several popular J2ME samples.
Anyone know how to do this right, so I can import J2ME projects into Java ME SDK 3.0 completely, with classes, packages and resources intact?
I tried making a new project, and then copying the files into the relevant directories too. All the classes show up in the SDK, but on running the program no app is displayed in the emulator.

Don't double post. I've removed the thread you started in the Java Programming forum with the identically same question.
db

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Hello all,
I have an issue that it seems no one has discussed.. at least I can't find anything on the wide web or here about it.
I'm trying to import .AI files into Premiere, one of the features they like to boast for vector rasterization, alpha, etc etc. (http://help.adobe.com/en_US/PremierePro/4.0/WS74FBAC3A-F651-4f98-A58E-8576504C47CDa.html)
It's not working in Premiere Pro CS4. I go to import (drag drop, or menu-->import) my .ai file, which is a very small 350 pixel wide logo, and I get:
File Import Failure
/path/path/pathblahblah
Error Message
File video dimension (width/height) too large.
It works fine in CS3. I seem to remember using it in CS3 and CS4 before without problems. In CS3, I drag in, no errors, I use on timeline, looks great zero issues.
I've tried making a new fresh project, even at different formats (though this project is standard widescreen). Tried messing with different things in Illustrator, even making a new project and using it's "NSTC Video" project presents. The AI it makes still says it's too large in CS4 (but works in cs3).
On a second note, I tried to reproduce the error while typing this.
It imports, but the imported file's preview is just a bunch of tearing. Here are some stills (btw I experimented b/c of the error and made a 150pixel wide AI file):
www.multimediawise.com/TEMP/Screen shot 2009-11-17 at 8.16.19 PM.png
www.multimediawise.com/TEMP/Screen shot 2009-11-17 at 8.16.10 PM.png
www.multimediawise.com/TEMP/Screen shot 2009-11-17 at 8.17.58 PM.png (after expose)
www.multimediawise.com/TEMP/Screen shot 2009-11-17 at 8.22.04 PM.png (cs3)
It does this randomly instead of giving me the too large size error, I double checked this.
If I timeline and start playing with it, it'll eventually freeze Premiere and close out.
Any thoughts, comments, suggestions?
You know, I've started several projects in CS4 with all the best hopes and intentions, and every time I wind up just reverting down to CS3 to actually get the thing out the door. I know this particular problem is work aroundable, but hey.. it worked in cs3? We're devolving. And where is .pdf support already? Really?
I hate that FCS has better integration with adobe's imaging files, layers, blending modes etc, then Adobe itself's video suite. I don't like FC. I'm trying, here.
Tyler

Hey guys, thanks for the replies.
Like I said, I know there are work arounds to this particular problem, which works in ppro CS3 and doesn't in ppro CS4
One option is rasterizing it out in photoshop, as Hunt has mentioned. Why I like it vector is so that I can animate and play with the file, perhaps bringing it on screen at a huge scale percentage so that the "camera" "moves away" from the object. This means in photoshop, when I open the .AI, in the rastorization dialogue that it brings up automatically, I'd like a huge DPI so that it rasterizes a very large version of the vector AI, that I can shrink as needed once inside Premiere.
Another option is using Adobe Dynamic Link and importing the .AI there, in After Effects. After Effects loves layered vector files. Then I can switch back and forth between the two programs in real time to get the desired effect. This is probably the more "correct" solution, or more, least prone to problems, as it's AE doing things it's built for, sort of.
I just thought I'd post to make the bug aware to others, and possibly get a solution if there was one. A simple use (rather than all the animation I'm describing) would be to drop a watermark logo into Premiere that you recieved from graphics as an Illustrator file. I think this was the intent for the support of the ai files.
Stan, yeah, I've played with different artboard, dimension, and crop mark settings. I gave up and deducted that being the issue beings it's imports right in on CS3.
Both of the above methods have worked for me in both CS versions.
Cheerio,
Tyler

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