Macpro CS4 yep, it's another AVCHD question

I have read so many threads over the last few days that I am getting dizzy and confused. I picked up a JVC GZ_HD620 camcorder. on one of the sites I read "No Apple software can edit AVCHD natively. You'd need Premiere Pro" My questions are as follows;
a) What is the best way to import/download the files?
         1) directly to desktop using different software.
         2) directly through import to prepro
         3) to windows 7 on my mac
b) However I do it I think I would like to keep it as an h.264 i.e. QT
c) Understanding that due to the composition of AVCHD's whatever size file I download will expand in a big way, I was thinking to save the expanded file on a 1tb hd. This way I could slice out portions to work on as opposed to the whole file???

a) What is the best way to import/download the files?
          1) directly to desktop using different software.
         2) directly through import to prepro
         3) to windows 7 on my mac
b) However I do it I think I would like to keep it as an h.264 i.e. QT
c) Understanding that due to the composition of AVCHD's whatever size file I download will expand in a big way, I was thinking to save the expanded file on a 1tb hd. This way I could slice out portions to work on as opposed to the whole file???
my thoughts....
1) directly to hard drive ( not desktop which is your boot drive ( c drive )...using 3rd party capture
2) h264 is highly compressed and not happy in editors..if you want to edit its best to use cineform or something to make it more friendly to editors, and yes it will get bigger in byte count ...no way around it really so far as I know but maybe someone will bash my head against the wall and tell me I'm an idiot...what do I know ?
3) slicing stuff I think I heard can be done with HDsplit ( free program? )...3rd party...maybe you can split it as you capture by giving a file size parameters as you capture.. save some time

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Another AVCHD question

I am using Premiere CS4 to edit footage shot on my Sony HXR-NX5U, which shoots AVCHD files on a memory card. The maximum file size on the memory card is 2GB, so the camera automatically starts another file once it reaches the 2GB limit. When I drag these files into a sequence created with the AVCHD preset that matches what I shot, there is a momentary loss of sound and a dropped frame at the boundary between two consecutive files. However, if I play back the video on the camera, there is no loss of sound or dropped frame at those points. Is this a known problem with CS4 and AVCHS files? Where should I begin looking for a solution?
J. D.

I upgraded to Premiere CS5, and I'm still having this problem However, I found the solution! The Sony NX5U camcorder comes with Sony's Content Management software. In order to get sequential AVCHD files to play without a gap in the audio, you can't just drag the .MTS files from the card to the computer for editing. You have to import them using the Content Management software, which will combine all the individual .MTS files into a single file that plays perfectly.
J. D.

Another AVCHD question :-) Recommended Camera

OK, I recognize AVCHD isn't a popular topic. We have all been through trying to bring AVCHD formatted video into Premiere trying to edit it natively to eliminate reformatting the video to a higher performing format for Premiere. So let's try it a different way.
I am using Adobe Premiere CS4, can anyone recommend a new consumer grade AVCHD camera that natively performs well editing with Premiere CS4?
I only want HD, or flash so I guess that ensures I need to stay with the AVCHD format. I currently have the Sony HR-SR1 and have struggled for years with it. Finally Premiere reads it, but you can't do a thing with it. I'm running a quad xenon 3ghz processors with an Nvidia Geforce GTX 285 video card. 7200 RPM HD, throughput I am unsure of but very aware of how important it is.
Is there a camera on the market that formats AVCHD in a manner that can practically edit in premiere natively?
Thanks in advance,

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Harm Millaard wrote:
Some things are unclear:
I'm running a quad xenon 3ghz processors with an Nvidia Geforce GTX 285 video card. 7200 RPM HD
A and processors, singular versus plural and on the disk it appears singular. Xenon is usually used for headlights of cars or other lighting equipment, so I assume you are talking about Xeon. Can you be more exact, please.
AVCHD is very popular at stores, they sell very good. The only drawback is that it often requires a new or severely upgraded PC to be able to edit that material, offsetting the basically attractive purchase price, something that sales people never tell you.
Hmm.. Does it really? Maybe it's the software that is holding AVCHD editing back...
http://www.videography.com/article/92758 NO Cuda required, and I can attest to this... I switched to CS4.2 so i could edit my HMC150 footage natively.. Well, I just purchased an HMC40 as a b cam (sweet little cam btw) and it came with Neo2 Booster. Just for giggles, I installed it on my i7 system with a plain jane Geforce 9600 GSO... It easily edits full 1920X1080 24p footage in RT.. I'm talking like BUTTA with three layers of HD with PIPs and filters/transitions! I was floored. I still love Adobe integration, and will use AE and Encore, but I will be switching back to Edius when 5.5 is released as it's a FREE update for 5X users.
Juust a FYI.

Another newb question: multiple virtual servers

Hi, I have yet another ignorant question. I have several unrelated web projects that I am working on, and I would like to be able to set up a virtual server for each one for testing purposes, such as: http://project1, http://project2, http://project3. Can someone tell me if this is doable, and if there are any tutorials/resources on this for someone who has 0 experience running a web serer? Sorry for being so ignorant!

Yes, it is doable.
You can setup virtual server either by IP or by name.
If you have one IP, and want to set them up by name (ex. http://project1, http://project2, http://project3) you can do so easily with this type of configuration:
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</virtual-server>
<virtual-server>
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    <host>*.myotherdomain.com</host>
    <document-root>/www/myotherdomain</document-root>
</virtual-server>
....The important part here is that
a) all virtual servers share the same HTTP listener
b) which virtual server serves the request depends on the $HOST request header send by the client. Sun Web Server does the matching for you. It will match $HOST vs. the virtual server's host attribute. Depending on which site you connect to the right virtual server will be used.
c) if the $HOST request header does not match any of the virtual servers, then the default virtual server defined in the HTTP listener will be used.
To create a virtual server, use the Admin GUI, access the configuration, and then add new virtual server. Or use the following CLI command.
wadm> create-virtual-server --config=myconfig --http-listener-name=http-listener-1 --document-root=/www/docs/myserver.com --host-pattern=myserver.com --log-file=../logs/myserver.com-error_logs myserverHost pattern will be used for matching. Some of this elements might be optional.
Hope that helps. And keep the questions coming :D
Edit: Also check the documentation
Using Virtual Servers in SJS Web Server 7.0

Cannot save PPro CS4 project created on another PC

Another editor told me to delete the pref files but I'm double checking first.
I brought across several projects created with CS3 and CS4 on another PC. All open and eventually load after I find all the media (the projects are > 250 gig. The one I need (always the way, ain't it) will open but not even any of the auto-saved versions will Save. I left it overnight and nada. I click cancel and PPro crashes. What is the solution?
SuperMicro server Motherboard
2 quad xeons
16 gig RAM
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
AVID RTR 320x /UL4D SCSI RAID for media
Quadro FX 3800 video card
All suggestions are welcomed with gratitude.
Peter B

Out of desperation I resurrected a machine that can mount the Matrox RTX2 and will try to open the wretched project with the machine it originated on. When the project tries to load on the Super Micro server box it warns all sorts of what appear to be Matrox plugins and effects are missing so maybe that is the key. I've never seen that little red dot with the X on it before nor the yellow caution sign that precedes it while the media is loading. From now on all projects on the SuperMicro unit will start their lives as AJA format so we can use the $6,000 Braodcast HD monitor I bought in 2008 but haven't actually used for HD other than checking footage from the PDW700 via HD/SDI.
Hope I can open the project because I suspect there will be serious consequences if I do not.
cheers,
Peter Burn
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:24:41 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Cannot save PPro CS4 project created on another PC
I can only give you the location for PrPro 2.0 on XP-Pro. Sure that there are some changes, but maybe this will get you started: C:\Documents & Settings\[Username]\Application Data\Adobe\Premiere Pro\2.0 and the file is "Adobe Premiere Pro Prefs" w/o an extension. If one "trashes the Prefs," then the Adobe program will just rebuild them with the defaults. There is also a keystroke combo, to use when launching the program. Unfortunately, almost all Adobe programs are different. I think that PrPro is hold down Shift, launch program (while holding down Shift), until it launches fully. For PS it is ShiftCtrlAlt and one gets a dialog screen, asking if one wishes to delete the Preferences - IIRC, PrPro does not have such a dialog.
For the manual trashing of the Prefs, just rename the Prefs file (should be named in a very similar fashion in CS4 and Win7), to say Old-prefs, for backup. Launch CS4, and the Prefs will be re-written.
Good luck,
Hunt
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Another simple questions

Hello friends:
Another simple question: I need to learn things about Oracle on my desktop.
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And Oracle Lite? What's the main difference between Oracle Personal and
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http://forums.crackberry.com/f71/flag-icon-47659/
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Yep, another Comcast question with an Express (N) and a Motorola SB5100

I'm in Fresno at a friends house, he has Comcast cable wired to his desktop computer. I don't know if something weird is happening with Comcast in this market.
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I figured the main things to do on the Express were to use Automatic DHCP, NAT, and to Share A Single Public IP. Still not working.
Does anyone have any insight? I can't switch modems because, it's not mine, and I don't really have any experience with Cable, I have only played around with DSL at my home in Tucson.

I have not yet tried that. I will certainly give it a shot when I get back tonight. What exactly does that do, all I can think of is that would renew an IP address (maybe) and reset the router.
One question though, since I am unfamiliar with the nature of Cable and this router, will it reset any login or subscription settings? (i.e. on DSL, I believe the DSL Modem uses PPPoE which of course has a username and password). I would like to make sure that I do not leave my friend having to make a 30 minute call to Comcast to get his internet back. Or is DSL just based on where you plug the modem in and whether or not you pay the bill? Because I could not find any settings for that modem anywhere.

Re: another build question! (sorry lol)

Hi all
right, after days and days of researching all the excellent articles on here ive had to write a post! So apologies for going over old ground
Im going to build a new CS5.5 rig (having had a guts full of Apple and their FCPX fiasco its back to pc!)
so although i appreciate the 990x o'c is prob best option, bang for buck is leading me down the sandybridge i7 2600k o'c option on p67 mobo with 16gb of ram (option to take to 32 down the line when the chips are out)
anyway, im sorted on chip mobo (msi big bang marshal p67), nivida 570 etc , its the drives im struggling on!! Im edit avchd video and some after effects, small amount of 3d, and in FCP i always transcoded everything to prores. Now on cs5.5 it looks like real time performance is possible with high end hardwear.
So mobo, ram, and chip aside, my HDD config im unsure on, ive not really got the cash to go crazy with raid controllors etc, but understand need for seperate drives, etc and tbh might even go downt he cineform route as a prores alternative (prob avoiding hassles of drive speed with avchd)
im thinking as the SSD's are now dropping in price and the ocz are producing these 500 mb r/w speed sata 6 120gb drives for a reasonable price, would 3 of these drives (one for os, one for media , one for scracth disk ) be a good set up or is it a waste of cash and should i raid 0 from bios/mobo?
I appreicate that 120 gb drives for media etc are small, but i would take project media from another much large backup drive and just use the 3x ssd set up as working disks for editing & os? once project over, clear out drives to larger back up and start new project!
Its either that or i go SSD as bootdrive, but some sort of cheap raid set up for my scratch disk, media drives? prob is if i do that, from what ive read (brain dead now) i would be best off with 2 x raid 0 as scratch disk and orginal media respectively when workign with avchd
HOWEVER, on my mobo there are only 4 sata 6 ports, so if i use one for ssd boot drive, and then im left with 3 x sata 6 ports and another 4 x sata 3 ports to raid on? how does this work? any point in getting the sata 6 drives as one would be stripped with a sata 6 drive plugged into a sata 3 port (this was my reasoning behind using 3 small sata 6 ssd's plugged to the sata 6 ports and rest of sata 3 ports as storage and backups!
confused lol!! I just want the overclocked sandybridge system with decent gpu card, as much ram as possible at present, but im thinking my bottleneck will be in the HDD config! any suggestions are much appreicated! im not that techy so whilst have read all the articles am more confused now (plus normally a mac user, so its out of the box configuration usually!) for what its worth looking to purchase something from scan uk in terms of parts! total build cost including a reasonable screen £2,000
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You have a limited budget, especially in the UK, but then don't we all?
Going for the 980X will triple the cost of the CPU, but even when editing AVCHD material the gains are not sizable enough IMO to justify that cost differential. Add to that you will need 24 GB instead of 16 GB and that carries an additional price tag. Both factors will easily move you out of budget range if you want to have a number of disks and possibly a raid controller.
Did you read my article To Raid or not to Raid, that is the question. It can be found under the Overview tab at the top of the page? (Currently responding from abroad on my notebook and not having the bookmarks available for easy linking). http://forums.adobe.com/thread/525263
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The Sandy Bridge is a great processor and at least the equal to the old i7-9xx quad cores. However, the platform, the chipset, has its shortcomings in terms of PCIe lanes. Whether that is relevant to you, only you can decide. But hey, we would be in serious trouble if Intel did not manage some progress in two years time from the i7-920 to the i7-2600K. So of course the i7-2600K shows much more potential than the almost retired 920, it is the chipset for the Sandy Bridge that is 'flawed' in comparison to the X58, but that is no surprise, since the Sandy Bridge is a 'middle-of-the-road' platform and the X58 was a 'high performance' platform.
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Yet another AVCHD post (specific to sony sr-1 mts import)

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"File format not supported" :-(
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This is a known issue with Suitcase Fusion 3. I can tell you a workaround and I have passed your information onto the developers so you're notified about a fix.
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AS3 works on one CS4 machine, not on another

Hi,
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settings, still no working AS3. When editing AS3, the compile
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Ok I too, like many others here, am new to the Mac (thanks to Apple's I'm a Mac, I'm a PC ads that my wife couldn't get enough of). I have done some searching around and I see that there are quite a few iMovie workflow questions out there. I have not quite found what I am looking for however, so I thought I would make my first post tonight. So here it goes...
I have 3 different ways I capture video:
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2. Canon Powershot (SD)
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After I have the raw video archived, I would like to know the best way to use iMovie. Depending on where I end up storing the raw video, should I keep the imported video in iMovie once I am finished with a project, and then reimport it at a later date if need be? Or, do I leave it in iMovie as events? I guess this all rely depends on the first question...where do I store the raw video for archival purposes...
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Welcome Ron to the  iMovie boards..
very interesting : 'switchers' care sooo much for 'storage strategies' ..
the by Apple intended workflow/concept for iApps is:
any 'photocam' related material (still or movin') comes-in via iPhoto, and is stored in an iP Library (=you can tell iP to create 2/many Libs, if you prefer to organize manually....)
any 'camcorder' related material HAS to be imported by iM - why? because, iM has some internal routines to make such material editable (codecs, thumnails, stuff....). the same material as 'file by Finder' does not import.. in most cases!
storage..
iP stores in its Library (local/internal HDD and/or ext. HDD)
iM stores in Events (local/internal HDD and/or ext. HDD)
to make Projects/Albums accessible to any iApp, you should keep your fingers off that structure.
Erasing Events 'kills' projects.
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there's this Spacesaver feature to erase any Event content which is not in use in any project to keep Events lean.
use the Archive feature from within iM to keep things easy and convenient.. if you miss a single file of the SDcard file-structure, the whole card's content is kaputt ..
summary:
• use iApps as intended.
• use iP for cameras, it stores 'raws' (the avi too)
• use iM for camcorders, use Archive to store raws..
• purchase a dozend of HDDs to store your material..

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Hi gurus,
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On the step 3 of Data Guard standby creation, there is a note, saying:
The instance name (also referred to as the SID) must be unique on the standby host.
Yeah, fair enough. But i can't understand what should I do next? I have:
db_name YELLOW - primary prod
db_name YELLOW - standby prod 1st
and i need db_name YELLOW - standby 2nd
But I can't create it on the same server where the first standby resides.. What options do I have? Do I need to create the second standby on another server? Do I need to kill 1st standby? Is there any way to avoid this conflict? I am confused. I have no equipment for TWO standby servers... I thought I can install there up to 9 standbys.. But it seems to be a problem.. And definitely, I cannot give my second standby other name than YELLOW as all my applications are strongly tied on db_name...
Friends, please clarify this if you can. I am kinda lost in here..
Thanks as usual,
Maria

well, that's a good question! :)
because I don't have spare server for the standby. the question is not about: 'should I or should not put more than one standbys in one server' , but more about: 'is there any way to put two standbys with the identical db_names in one server'. I know that I probably sound unprofessional, but I just wanna know.. If the answer is 'no way', I will kill the first standby then and recreate the second one using DG with the correct name.
Thanks for writing to me,
M.

Macpro CS4 yep, it's another AVCHD question

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