Lighting advice for editing
When using a display and a monitor, what type of lighting is best to use when editing and making graphics in PS for FCP? Is there a particular type of lighting that is recommended for properly illuminating a display to give accurate color info?
Thanks.
what type of lighting
tungsten halogen mini spot lights-you can buy a cheap spotlight kit from a DIY store fit them on the ceiling directly above the desk-dont use fluorescent lights -they will cause flickering looking at the screen - many people get headaches with fluorescents anyway
recommended for properly illuminating a display
you don't illuminate the display you illuminate the desk shading the display to prevent reflections
buy an office or an edit desk with a medium grey colour
for very accurate work you can paint the walls white or light grey
there is an IBU spec for grade 1 edit workstation which is along the lines of the above
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When editing photos, especially the exposure, at what level should I set the computer monitor brightness to approximate the print values of the photo? I don't want to confuse the light levels of the printed photo by having the monitor value too high. And I don't want to find out when I buy a photo book that I have all the wrong values.
ThanksWelcome to the Apple Discussions. It doesn't matter. The monitor light level affects all of the pixels in the photo whereas adjusting the exposure in iPhoto will change the levels as they relate to the other parts of the photo.
If you increase the level in the monitor the white part of the photo will not wash out as it will do if you increase the exposure within iPhoto.
I just adjust the monitor to a level that's comfortable to my eyes for the viewing conditions.
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Need advice before I buy laptop for editing
I have edited mini DV on a 7 years old laptop with PE 3. Now it is time for me to buy a new laptop so I can edit footage from a Canon XA10.
And buy a new video editing program. PE 12 is one of my top candidates because PE 3 has worked fine for years.
I plan to record AVCHD, 24 Mbit/s, 8 bit, 4:2:0, true 1920*1080 for maximum quality. In PAL.
No, I have never edited HD.
Yes, I have tried to check what various software companies suggest.
My editing is normally very trivial, even though I make long movies (hundreds of hard cuts in the same film). But when I do something complicated, the result is just a few seconds long.
How powerful laptop do I need? I have the impression that the following is the minimum for editing both PE and the competitors, but please correct me if I have made some mistake.
Any Intel core i7 quad core CPU with at least 2.0 GHz
One single mechanical hard drive, 5400 or 7200 RPM (I mean SSD not necessary)
4 GByte RAM
Any graphics card with at least 1 GByte graphics memory
I have the impression that editing HD means that one hard drive is not enough because the laptop needs to handle so much data. But how many external hard drives do I need? I want to minimize cost.
And do I have to connect the external hard drives via USB 3, or is USB 2 enough?
And one more technical question. When I edit, I see the whole project on the laptop's screen. How do I do to see only the film? With mini DV, I connect a television receiver to a camcorder and the camcorder with firewire to the laptop. But I don't know how I am supposed to do when I edit HD. Is there anything I must take into account when I choose what laptop I buy?I have continued to think about my problem.
The main problem is that when laptops are sold, they are not optimized for video editing because few people edit video on laptops. And far from all of those who sell laptops are familiar with video editing, so asking them to optimize a laptop may end in misunderstandment.
So I have thought about one possibility. Buy a "cheap" laptop with powerful processor and enough graphics memory. Then tell somebody who repairs laptops to replace part of the hardware with something more suitable for video editing.
But before I do that, I must know exactly what to replace.
So I have thought about some alternatives to upgrade a laptop as painlessly as possible.
1.
I have read a short description of SanDisk ReadyCache. This is 32 GByte SSD with software. Connect it to a computer and files which are used often can be accessed up to 4 times faster than on a hard drive. Sounds relevant for video editing, but I have no idea if it works in practice. I mean, reviews are favourable but I have no idea if the reviewers used it for video editing.
2.
Replacing a 5400 RPM hard drive would not cost me that much. My external hard drives are almost full so I need to buy new ones. I mean, I can tell somebody to replace a 5400 RPM hard drive with either SSD or a faster hard drive (7200 RPM). The 5400 RPM hard drive can I then use with firewire 3.0 as an external hard drive.
3.
Unless I have misunderstood something, one can make a computer more powerful by using an USB memory as some form of memory. How much would that help in video editing?
I think this is what Microsoft calls ReadyBost, but I have never used it so I don't know.
By the way, if I use an USB memory in this way, how large should it preferably be? And how fast?
Any more suggestions than those above? And what is the preferable solution?
And yes, I have thought about the possibility to use a Small Form Factor PC, but since they are rare I have problems finding anyone. If somebody knows about a suitable one, please tell. -
Any suggestions for editing Music Videos with Multiclip?
Hi there. I have been reading about the new multiclip feature in FCPHD5. Sounds as if it would be perfect for editing a performance music video with multiple run throughs. In fact it almost seems too good to be true. I was writing to ask if anyone has tried this and what problems they encoutnrered or what workflow they could recommend. I haven't used multiclip before (or editied many music videos either) and would appreciate any suggestions.
This is my idea so far.
capture offlineRT the whole tape, make subclips with an angle setting of each take. Then edit the multiclip in a timeline which includes the song as an audio track. I thought I would synch with inpoints manually set to the beginning of the songs first riff in playback (as there was no clapper on set that day, curse them)
I have questions about onlining as well and how to make it a less tormenting nerve racking experience. Maybe its just me but the thought of trashing all the media, duplicating projects and recapturing makes me break out in a cold sweat. But I'll deal with that later.
Thanks for your thoughts, observations, suggestions.
Have a merry Christmas
Sincerely
Peter StenhouseThe plan was to sync up the mixed PT audio to the video track. However the club screwed up the recording and I was left with using the audio from one of the tripod mounted cameras that I placed a stereo mike on.< </div>
General advice for live performances:
1. Depending on a computer to make the only recording is a silly idea. Use tape or a minidisk. Take a line feed off the main board and record it on at least one of the cameras.
2. There is nothing that will substitute for missing timecode better than a good countdown. Insist the band develop a creative visual and aural timing cue that all cameras and mics can see.
3. The most important part of shooting a performance or a lipsync gig for mulitcamera assembly is preproduction. The bugs, glitches and gotchas are all well known and thoroughly documented on thousands of band blogs.
4. There is no excuse to go into a location shoot unprepared and carrying a solid backup plan for all of the stuff that will go wrong.
5. A full, all-camera, all-personnel rehearsal is a good idea.
6. The band's lighting guy knows nothing about video. Give him some help or give him the day off.
bogiesan -
Rules/Advice for use of FCE/iMovie
Reading through many posts seems I find some general rules of thumb not found elsewhere. Thanks in advance for all comments.
For serious video editing work and creation an external firewire HDD is needed, mainly to avoid dropped frames in either FCE or iMovie (iM). The new 20" iMac and external HDD (with 2 firewire connections, for the input device (DV camcorder or DV/SVHS deck) and to the iMac) should be able to run either FCE/iM.
I just did a 45 min project in iM with no noted dropped frames but likely would in much longer projects if I don't get the external drive?
Audio bit rate. Advice I read for iM is that without 16 bit audio the audio gets out of sync in long projects--does FCE also need 16 instead of 12? Not knowing this need, I've recorded a number of projects (with a DV deck and a DV camcorder) in 12--can I capture to the iMac/external HDD in 16 if I'm playing from a source tape that's 12?
Chapter Markers. Seems there are "Rules for Chapter Markers" that I won't repeat here but suspect they apply to both FCE/iM when used with iDVD. Do those rules apply when you use DVDStudio instead of iDVD? One rule I haven't seen yet is that one should likely not use the apply chapter markers option in iDVD as it could apply a marker that violates the "rules" and cause strange results in the DVD when played, right?
Any other rules or concerns I've missed--perhaps always max out on RAM even if its rather costly? What other basic tips or secrets should I know for editing with these products?
DaleI'll just cover a couple of your points:
Hard drvies: Internal HDs are actually a better choice, overall, than external ones .... if you have the option to have a separate HD for your Scratch Disc. You should not be storing your meids (your video) on the same disc where FCE lives, in other words, your system disc. Also, space is important; you should never let your scratch disc (your media disc) get too full. I think the reccomendation is something like you should always have 25% of that disc free. So, if you can do that with an internal, go ahead; if not, an external is your only option
RAM: More RAM is good; if you can, I would go up to at least a Gig but this would be more for other apps or running multiple apps at the same time. I ran my G5 on 512mb RAM for a year with few probs (BTW, I'm a pro wedding editor) FCE performance is more determined by Processor speed than RAM anyway
Dropped frames: Lotsa reasons for this but some ways to avoid it is to not have a lot of sequences open at once, lowering your RT settings, not running programs in the background, etc
Audio: As Ian already suggested, the rule for bit rates in FCE is to keep it all the same, so even any music you import should be resampled as a AIFF that matches your sequence ie all 12 bit or all 16 bit. Frankly, I don't know why someone would shoot in 12 bit; it is a lower quality sample rate. Some peeps do it cuz their particular cam allows them to acces other audio tracks in 12 bit; audio tracks you probably wont be able to capture in FCE anyway. At any rate, just keep that sampling rate all the same and you should not have any probs with sync.
Another key point in FCE that when you do your final export, you have to mixdown your audio. From Edit, Select All then go Sequence>Render Only>Mixdown
Chapters: Basic rules for this in FCE is you can't have a chapter marker less than one second away from the beginning or end of your program. I think iMovie has probs if you place a chapter marker right on a transition; FCE is more forgiving but I tend not to do this too much, it doesn't look very neat in playback. When you set your chapter markers, don't forget to select the Chapter Marker option in the submenu and don't erase the <Chapter> heading: that does not show up in your export. When exporting, make sure nothing is selected in your timeline and use Export as Quicktime Movie and select Chapters from the pulldown -
Advice for a new PC configuration for Adobe Creative Cloud, please?
Dear sir or madam,
For the moment I have an old PC (buy in April 2008) and perhaps if you help me I could have a more powerful machine.
Here is the resume of the configuration of my desktop
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OS Language Français (France)
OS Installer Language Anglais (Royaume-Uni)
OS Kernel Type Multiprocessor Free (64-bit)
OS Version 6.3.9600.16452 (Win8.1 RTM)
OS Service Pack -
OS Installation Date 21/02/2014
OS Root C:\WINDOWS
Components Version:
Common Controls 6.16
Windows Mail 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Windows Media Player 12.0.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Windows Messenger -
MSN Messenger -
Internet Information Services (IIS) -
.NET Framework 4.0.30319.33440 built by: FX45W81RTMREL
Novell Client -
DirectX DirectX 11.0
OpenGL 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
ASPI -
Operating System Features:
Debug Version No
DBCS Version No
Domain Controller No
Security Present No
Network Present Yes
Remote Session No
Safe Mode No
Slow Processor No
Terminal Services Yes
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Motherboard Properties:
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Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4
Front Side Bus Properties:
Bus Type Intel AGTL+
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 333 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 1333 MHz
Bandwidth 10667 MB/s
Memory Bus Properties:
Bus Type Dual DDR2 SDRAM
Bus Width 128-bit
DRAM:FSB Ratio 12:10
Real Clock 400 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 800 MHz
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Chipset Bus Properties:
Bus Type Intel Direct Media Interface
Motherboard Physical Info:
CPU Sockets/Slots 1 LGA775
Expansion Slots 2 PCI, 3 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16
RAM Slots 4 DDR2 DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394
Form Factor ATX
Motherboard Size 240 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset P35
Extra Features Dynamic Energy Saver, SATA-II, RAID
Motherboard Manufacturer:
Company Name Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
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CPU Properties:
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CPU Alias Wolfdale
CPU Stepping C0
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Original Clock 3000 MHz
Min / Max CPU Multiplier 6x / 9x
Engineering Sample No
L1 Code Cache 32 KB per core
L1 Data Cache 32 KB per core
L2 Cache 6 MB (On-Die, ECC, ASC, Full-Speed)
CPU Physical Info:
Package Type 775 Contact FC-LGA8
Package Size 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Transistors 410 million
Process Technology 45 nm, CMOS, Cu, High-K + Metal Gate
Die Size 107 mm2
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Typical Power 65 W @ 3.00 GHz
Maximum Power 91.9 W @ 3.00 GHz
CPU Manufacturer:
Company Name Intel Corporation
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Driver Update http://www.aida64.com/driver-updates
Multi CPU:
Motherboard ID OEM00000 PROD00000000
CPU #1 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz, 3000 MHz
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Video Adapter Properties:
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Chip Type Quadro 2000
DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
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Driver Provider NVIDIA
Memory Size 1 GB
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Company Name NVIDIA Corporation
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BIOS String Version 70.6.41.0.6
Chip Type Quadro 2000
DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
Driver Date 29/09/2013
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Driver Provider NVIDIA
Memory Size 1 GB
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Video Adapter Manufacturer:
Company Name NVIDIA Corporation
Product Information http://www.nvidia.com/page/products.html
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HDDs :
. 2 HDDs 2 x 1 TB SATA-II RAID 0 for Editing video with Premiere Pro CC
. 1 HDD 2 TB SATA-II for backups
. 1 HDD 2 TB SATA-III for backups off site + Archive
[ Drive #1 - Intel Raid 0 Volume (1863 GB) ]
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Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered DIMM
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 1.8
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
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@ 333 MHz 4-5-5-13 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 20-43-3-5-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 266 MHz 3-4-4-10 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 16-34-2-4-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
Memory Module Features:
Analysis Probe Not Present
FET Switch External Disabled
Weak Driver Supported
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Company Name Golden Emperor International Ltd.
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Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 1.8
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Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
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@ 200 MHz 3-3-3-9 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 12-26-2-3-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
Memory Module Features:
Analysis Probe Not Present
FET Switch External Disabled
Weak Driver Supported
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Company Name Golden Emperor International Ltd.
Product Information http://www.geil.com.tw/products
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Module Name GeIL CL5-5-5 DDR2-800
Serial Number None
Manufacture Date Week 44 / 2009
Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered DIMM
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 1.8
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings:
@ 400 MHz 5-5-5-15 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 23-51-3-6-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 333 MHz 4-5-5-13 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 20-43-3-5-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 266 MHz 3-4-4-10 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 16-34-2-4-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
Memory Module Features:
Analysis Probe Not Present
FET Switch External Disabled
Weak Driver Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Golden Emperor International Ltd.
Product Information http://www.geil.com.tw/products
[ DIMM4: GeIL CL5-5-5DDR2800 5 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Module Name GeIL CL5-5-5DDR2800 5
Serial Number 00000005h (83886080)
Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered DIMM
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 1.8
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings:
@ 400 MHz 5-5-5-18 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 23-51-3-6-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 266 MHz 4-4-4-12 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 16-34-2-4-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 200 MHz 3-3-3-9 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 12-26-2-3-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
Memory Module Features:
Analysis Probe Not Present
FET Switch External Disabled
Weak Driver Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Golden Emperor International Ltd.
Product Information http://www.geil.com.tw/products
Microsoft told me with Microsoft Update Advisor that I could upgraded from Windows 7 Pro 64 bits to Windows 8 Pro 64 bits and after one year with another Microsoft Upgrade Advisor from Windows 8 Pro 64 bits to Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bits. But Gigabyte does not give the drivers on their website for this motherboard that support Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
I think I should purchase a new motherboard, a new CPU and new RAM. Do you agree? If yes, so can you tell me what king of CPU and motherboard to choose for Creative Cloud, please? I had followed Adobe advices to use a Nvidia Quadro 2000 graphic card and HDDs in RAID 0 for editing video.
Moreover Microsoft recommend to use a SSD for Windows 8.1. So, do I really need a SSD, with which capacity and which brand?
Thank you if someone can help me.
Yours faithfully
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.Hi Isidore,
Please refer the link: http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud/tech-specs.html with system requirements to run the CC app's.
Regards,
Romit Sinha -
Specs for editing on MacBook Pro.
Just got CS6. My old MacBook isn't up to the task of editing HD with it. (I used to use Final Cut Pro 6 with little problem). I'm considering getting a new MacBook.
Anybody else editing on a MacBook? What do I need to make it run smoothly, and not have to render all the time. (Edting on a desktop isn't an option at the moment).Hi,
If you want a solution that can get the job done, but not an extreme pro level, you could try proxy editing/offline editing.
(Pasted from another reply I made to another similar topic.)
I keep checking out these forums from time to time and there has been a rapidly rising trend for people asking more and more about editing on laptops. I myself posted in the past quite a bit since I also needed a laptop. The very fact that they are considering laptops for editing and not going for more powerful AND cheaper desktop alternatives means that they need systems that are not going to be used for very heavy duty editing and for general usage as well, and a laptop is ideal due to comfort using it for general computing.
I have also personally met and seen people who have configured systems with nVidia non-supported cards WITHOUT the hack and are more than happy not knowing whats going on and that their card has never really been used by premiere without the file modification.
However, even RED4k footage can be (theoretically) edited EFFECTIVELY on a minimum requirement PC if the experts here start recommending people how to do proxy/offline edits. Even for the extremely non-technical folks, there are youtube links with easy to understand directions on how to do that.
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4290664?tstart=0
http://www.homedvd.ca/2010/12/19/offline-hd-proxy-editing-at-work/
http://helpx.adobe.com/speedgrade/using/proxy-files.html
I will post links later as do not have access to youtube now, or anyone can simply search for 'proxy edit' or 'offline edit' on youtube.
People with even terrible systems with 1 hdd and 4 gigs ram can merrily hack away at footage without much worries. Yes, there will be a few additional steps and time required, but they can still pull off something acceptable this way.
Another thing, there are caddys on ebay for $10 that swap out the optical drives of the laptops with an internal enclosure which allows another harddisk to be added. I am using this myself on a lenovo W520 and have 2 7200 RPM harddrives. I can even add in a 3rd MSATA SSD drive as this laptop allows that (you can even order one from lenovo with RAID already installed and 2 drives).
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=w520+cadd y&_sacat=0&_from=R40
Therefore, yes, I do believe that it is possible to edit just about anything (save very high bitrate footage that needs to be done quickly) on just about anything (if the transcoding time and disk space are available).
I once again wish to clarify that the above is geared towards non-professionaly like myself (or even for professionals having a really bad day) but this technique can become even more effective if intel's Quicksync transcoding engine is used, which is the fastest at video transcoding at this time. (have not checked this out myself yet)
I hope this was helpful. I would be more than happy for any criticism and advice from the experts here because I learnt a lot through them and hope to learn more.
Cheers. -
What is best type of 'new' video camera to buy for editing with PE 10?
I currently own two Sony miniDV camcorders (models DCR-HC28 and HC40) and was doing fine in Premiere Elements and recently upgraded to version 10. I was in the process of using the HC40 cam as a 'pass-through' device to digitize some old VHS tapes, and it worked well for copying from VHS to miniDV tape. Then, I could capture in Premiere Elements and edit, etc. (It would never work to pass all the way through to capture in PE in one step using Firewire). Now, the HC40 camera has locked up on me halfway through my box of VHS tapes, and is stuck showing the Time/Date screen and the touch screen seems to be disabled. What to do?
There do exist plenty of used DCR-HC40 and 52s (which also support pass-through) on Amazon for sale in the $200 range, and that is one option. I also went to Best Buys this week and looked at all the new Sony video cameras, and they fell into basically two series: the DCR-SX series, which record in standard definition onto flash memory (SD cards), and the more expensive HDR-CX series, which record in Hi Definition (also on SD cards) but also, I was told, can record in standard definition. The miniDV camcorders are no more, apparently. I am not so enamored of HD recording that I would go whole hog for it, as I am happy with the results I have been getting with my miniDV cameras once burned to DVD or converted to MPEG or MP4 for playing on my iPhone, etc. Plus, HD takes up so much more memory and space on the hard drive compared to standard def files.
I called Sony tech services today to find out that none of the new cameras support the pass-through function for digitizing from old VHS cassettes, so I am looking at buying a VHS-digitizing device as recommended here on the forum such as the ADS Pyro AV Link or Grass Valley ADVC110. Since I would rather spend that money on a new video camera instead of merely the AV link device which I will have no use for once the tapes are digitized, my question comes back to the cameras. Which of the new cameras will be most ideal for editing in PE10 going forward, or is it best to stick with miniDV for now?
Steve G has always seemed to point out that miniDV tape and the ensuing AVI files are the best for PE to work with. Sony told me today that even the SD cameras such as the DCR-SX65SD ($219) now record onto the SD cards in MPEG2 format, and that AVI is a thing of the past that died with the miniDV tapes. I assume MPEG2 still comes out as different clips that one assembles on the Timeline in PE10? One probably could convert the MPEG2 files to AVI, but would that give the same quality as an original AVI file from a miniDV tape? And if MPEG2 is the new standard going forward, do the resulting videos made with PE10 have the same quality as those made from 'native' AVI files? I will buy a used DCR-HC40 miniDV camera if the end result is better than those to be obtained with the brand new DCR or HDR series cameras now available in stores. But if the quality is the same, I could perhaps opt for one such as the HDR-CX 130HD ($349) which also records in SD in case some years from now I decide I really DO want to switch to HD formats.
Any advice on choice/use of the newer cameras and their default formats such as MPEG2 is welcome, in relation to PE10 editing and output capabilities.
Thanks very much, paultool3Dear JM and Steve,
Thanks much for your replies. I plan to get my DCR-HC40 miniDV camera fixed so I can use it for pass-through digitizing from VHS tapes. I also recently bought one of the Dazzle Video Creator Platinum capture units ($84 at Best Buys) just to try it, and actually got pretty good results in digitizing a VHS-C tape using a VHS-C to VHS adapter unit to play it in our VCR, and then using the Pinnacle Studio HD (version 15) that came with the Dazzle unit to import and digitize through the Dazzle unit.
The Dazzle unit would not show up in Premiere Elements 10 as an option to capture from, but did in Pinnacle Studio 15. I used our Sony VAIO with i7 processor and Pinnacle captured the one hour, twenty-five minute- long VHS-C tape to a single 18GB .AVI clip which I then was able to bring into Premiere Elements 10 and use for output in various formats.
When using a less powerful laptop initially, the digitizing failed, with 319 dropped frames in the first 5 minutes.. So it takes a more powerful computer to work with a capture unit like Dazzle, apparently.
I will eventually be shopping around for a new, AVCHD format video camera as well based on your recommendations, but the current group of Sonys in this category, such as the HDR-CX130HD ($349) which record video onto SD cards, are getting bad reviews from CNET, claiming they have poor quality HD and other issues. So for the forseeable future I will be sticking with miniDV using my Sony DCR-HC28 and HC40 camcorders. -
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 error this message when I import a picture for editing
Dear Friend
I am writing on this forum to asking you for help. a few day a go I am headache with my Lightroom 5.7 software. when I import a picture for editing it alert the message above. So I can not do anything with any picture for my work it so boring. I read many forum they talk about disk utility to repair the permission and set the permission folder I try all these but I still can not fix it. any one can explain me on detail about this kind of issue. and I really appreciate for those who can solve this issue.
thanks in advance for your helping me
Ken ChariyaDear dj_paige
Let I explain you about this picture. Ya is my destination folder I put all my picture in this folder. and then I right click on it --> and then go to get info after that --> this dialogbox window apear and I change all the permission to read and write. when I open light room and import the destination folder Ya. I still meet the same problem " Some import operation were not performed. Could not move a file to the request location." do you have any solution beside of this please let me know.
thanks
Ken chariya -
Understand further about "excel files is locked for editting by me"
Hi friends. I hope you are doing well.
i have a problem with an user in my office when opening an excel file from Server:
“<file_name>.xlsx is locked for editing” . The error shows that it is being used by its own user and that user could not open this file.
- Our company is domain network and our Domain Controller is also File Servers.
* I got a workaround action plan is: "unshared the folder which contains the problematic files in server, then share it again". However, this only works with folders which contain a small volume of data. For several GB it will take a considerable
time and affect to network availability.
I have few questions:
1. Is there anyway to kill the process/service which is controlling the "excel files" at server ? ( Since i reboot client machine but the error message still persists), beside my workaround action plan.
2.When i use OpenFilesView (from the link: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/opened_files_view.html) i can see that the excel files is opened by 2 process : "xlsx and xls" from remote computer. However, i can not kill the process using OpenFilesView.
So i would like to ask: Is there any way to kill a process from remote host?
3. What actually happens when sharing a files from Server in domain ? ( mechanism of sharing files)
I would appreciate if you can give me some advices for my concern.
Thank you very much! Have a good day.Hi,
We have a lot of possible causes for this error, I would suggest your to take a look at this public blog and try the steps out there:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/the_microsoft_excel_support_team_blog/archive/2012/05/14/the-definitive-locked-file-post.aspx
Also, below KB article describes the way that how Excel saves files, you might also want to take a look. There may be some softwares or process is accessing these temporary files. Check if there is any temporary file (~$filename.xls
or ~$filename.xlsx) in the shared folder, delete them and try again.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814068/en-us
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Ethan Hua CHN
TechNet Community Support -
Payment advice for down payments
hi ,
anyone know how to generate the payment advice for downpayment made to Vendor..
thanks in advance
regds,
ramanHi,
Go to FBE1 and select account type k and create a payment advice for the down payment.
regards
srikanth
Edited by: boddupalli srikanth on Apr 28, 2009 9:53 AM -
Unable to print remittance advice for certain quick payments
Hi,
This is regarding issue " Unable to print remittance advice for certain quick payments."
Product version:11.5.10.2
Description:
-Customer has paid through the payment batch.But the payment batch data is not available in ap_inv_selection_criteria_all.
-The status of the check is 'RECONCILLED'.
-The payments have already been submitted to the bank and reconciled to bank statement lines.
-While running "Send Separate Remittance Advices" concurrent program, some payments generated from Quick Payment are not available for selection for generation of remittance advice.
Research:
Search in the metalink but could not find any related issue.
Could you please adivce me how to proceed on this issue.
Thanks
Subhalaxmi
Edited by: user13536207 on Feb 13, 2012 12:43 AM
Edited by: user13536207 on Feb 13, 2012 12:46 AMFound the problem.
Paper size for those documents are actually A5 size.
Solve it by adjusting the Scale to paper size in the printing option to the size that our printer is set to printout
which in my case is 'Letter'
Hope this helps anyone who is encountering the same problem. -
when i get into working on stuff I really hate stopping and doing other things ...unless I'm waiting for some process to get done ( eg. export etc ).
So when I am on computer working I get sucked into it and dont like to stop even to eat etc.
I have discovered that fast food is the answer.
even better...get on phone and order food delivered !
but other than that I've discovered you can enhance frozen food TV dinner things or soups...pretty quick and is really good...
1) get stouffers (sp?) fetticinii alfredo...nuke...( 2 min ? ) and add can of tuna ( mix it in..) yum...instant tuna casserole !
2) get progressive new engl clam chowder.. heat up... add can of chopped or minced clams...heat a min longer....way better !
( add red pepper or whatever ).
whats YOUR secret editing fast food solutions ???darnit.. i was writing email to my state senator and missed the crab story.. what happened ? can we eat them ?
yum... i ate some crab cakes for breakfast this morning... from icelandic or something like that... microwave on high for 2 minutes covered... the perfect fast food for editing...add cocktail sauce.
cock and tail .... sauce... appeals to most people on a subliminal level .... IMO...
for me its the tail part.. but hey, friday is gay day in the film biz ...( IMO ) and mayor bloomberg tends to prove it 7 days a week !
no offense.. my best friend is gay
just kidding but it could be true
how would i know anyway? maybe i havent met the right wife yet.. 3 down but there are many fishes in the sea.... any chics feeling adventurous out there ??
edit... true story :
I was working on set of some stupid tv cop show ( i think it was law and order at chelsea piers but forget ) and sitting at a big 'conference table' with other crew members during a take. after the take we had to move to the room we were sitting in to shoot, and to do that we had to lower some bay lights etc which were above the big table .. so the room had to be cleared of people to do that ( dont wanna drop stuff on people etc ).
Soooo, the subject of this " new " movie ( brokeback mountain ) got brought up by some *** hags sitting at the table... chics who love gay guys in general for the spirit of the thing.. ( this is hollywood so theres no figuring out why this is true ) .. and one asked ME if I was gonna go watch the movie. Like go to a theater and watch this new movie. This is starring the guy who killed himself like a week ago.... and everyone was sorta talking about this great new movie and the dead guy.
Being a grip etc.. and pretty old ... I looked at this young woman and there musta been something in my countenance that sobered her up or something...cause she looked away and giggled and changed the subject and then got out of the room when I said, " We're gonna lower the bay light, get out of the room ".
I never saw her again. The dead guy is still dead. The gay movie about cowboys is still a blockbuster. Life goes on , eh ? -
IPhone display lights up for half a second...
My new iPhone 4 does the same my old iPhone 3GS did. Sometimes when I push the slepp/wake button to wake it up, the display lights up for half a second and goes dark again. This always happens twice. Only when I push it the third time, the display stays on. Since it's a brand new iPhone 4 and the old iPhone 3GS did the same, it must be software related. I've had it with iOS 4.2.1 and iOS 4.3. Does anyone know this phenomenon too?
I get that occasionally. I've always assumed it was to do with the proxy sensor and the location of my paws on the device at the time. It's not consistent and rare occurrence.
Also, i use the Otterbox cover for it. I think it's design allows buildup of dust on the proxy and also could be contributing to the same theoretical cause.
Message was edited by: Beavis2084 -
Best practice: interface for editing documents
Hello
I use IDeveloper 11g 11.1.1.3.0, ADF Faces
I have got a task to create a web interface for editing documents.
Every document have a head and a specification.
Head have a lot of field, and every row in a specification have a lot of fields also.
There are few PL/SQL procedures I need call to save document in the database, and I need to call them in the single transaction for it.
So, I need to fill up all document and only after that save it to the database.
For fill up some of fields I need to use component like List of Values (with autoSuggestBehavior and with selecting value from the list).
There is next question: what is the best practice to develop interface like this?
I had some troubles when I tried to use ADF BC.
May be, there are tutorials?
Will be very thankful for any advices or links.
AnatoliiHello
I use IDeveloper 11g 11.1.1.3.0, ADF Faces
I have got a task to create a web interface for editing documents.
Every document have a head and a specification.
Head have a lot of field, and every row in a specification have a lot of fields also.
There are few PL/SQL procedures I need call to save document in the database, and I need to call them in the single transaction for it.
So, I need to fill up all document and only after that save it to the database.
For fill up some of fields I need to use component like List of Values (with autoSuggestBehavior and with selecting value from the list).
There is next question: what is the best practice to develop interface like this?
I had some troubles when I tried to use ADF BC.
May be, there are tutorials?
Will be very thankful for any advices or links.
Anatolii
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