Post processing audio - workflow

Hi,
I am about to work on my audio and I don't know how to handle the process. Maybe someone can help me out. I am using Final Cut X and edited a piece where multiple people speak, separately (different locations). I need to normalize the audio and fix minor things such a little bit of background noise for some interviews and taking a clap out. I have Adobe Audition and Izotope RX. What steps do I take? Do I first normalize? If so, how? in Final Cut X or do I export all audio and import to Audition and normalize there then take it to Izotope to denoize? Can someone help?
Thanks

I don't use Audition but I know Larry Jordan has a lot on it.
Here is his FCP>Audition workflow.
Good luck.
Russ

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I will start with a question as it goes:
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no parameters provided .
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Cheers
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Hi ,
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        lo_wf_pdo           TYPE REF TO /sapsrm/if_wf_pdo,
        lo_ctxt_provider    TYPE REF TO /sapsrm/cl_wf_context_provider.
DATA: lv_document_guid    TYPE /sapsrm/wf_document_guid,
            lv_msg              TYPE string,
            lv_document_type    TYPE /sapsrm/wf_document_type.
DATA: lx_exception        TYPE REF TO /sapsrm/cx_wf_abort.
*=======================================================================
Preset return parameters
*=======================================================================
ev_type          = /sapsrm/if_wf_rule_c=>type_bool.
ev_length        = 1.
CLEAR ev_currency.
ev_output_length = 1.
ev_decimals      = 0.
get event object
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BRF event Object not bound. No further execution possible.
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    TRY.
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        EXIT.
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ENDIF.
*=======================================================================
Get purchasing document
*=======================================================================
get event object
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BRF Context Container Object not bound. No further execution possible.
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    TRY.
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      CATCH /sapsrm/cx_wf_abort INTO lx_exception.
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        EXIT.
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Case lv_document_type.
When u2018BUS2121u2019.
Pass the lv_document_guid to get SC details.
IF THE CONDITION TRUE..
          CLEAR: ev_data_missing.
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ELSE.
          ev_data_missing = c_x.
          ev_value        = c_blnk.
ENDIF.
        WHEN OTHERS.
          ev_data_missing = c_x.
          ev_value        = c_blnk.
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Make sure the check expression will have check as shown below
ZEX_002= 0C_WF_B_FALSE
FYI-
You don't need to have expression ZEX_001 to check the result of ZEX_002, because both expressios resut is type 'B". you can directly attached the ZEX_002 to main Event ZEV_001
Regards,
Saravanan
Edited by: Saravanan Dharmaraj on Jun 23, 2010 12:25 PM

Preflight keeps saying "Unable to save the PDF File after post processing"

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Is there a certain reason why Media Encoder or Premiere Pro does this process of audio source? Is this process necessary or needed? I experimented with choosing different output formats but the results are the same. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

Now that's pretty good follow-up to your first post, and quickly too! Nice detective work.
As you have found, there is basically a Render/Replace operation going on in PrPro, to get the material in the correct form for AME.
Thank you for reporting, as it saved me, and others, from basically saying what you said.
Good luck, and sorry that you beat us to the punch.
Hunt

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Hello,
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following are details -
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2)manual re process in test system using WE19 has all four status records by login user ID.
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4)I checked standard task 30200090 following oss note 325361
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thank you very much in advance,
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Get Page Count of PDF using Publication Post Processing Plugin

Hi,
I am using the publiching functionality of BOXI 3.1 to create a large volume of PDFs. I have a report that I am publishing using a publication with a post processing plugin applied after distribution. I need to get the total page count of the pdf and store this value in the database. Becuase I am already using a post processing plugin after distribution, it would be ideal to extract it there...but I cannot figure out how to get the value at this point.
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Today somehow the setting on my camera had raw file saving turned off. To try to minimize loss from post processing of the jpegs I assume I should save the edited files as PSD and develop my final pictures from that? Are there any other helpful tips someone can give for my predicament?

KarlKrueger wrote:
Today somehow the setting on my camera had raw file saving turned off. To try to minimize loss from post processing of the jpegs I assume I should save the edited files as PSD and develop my final pictures from that? Are there any other helpful tips someone can give for my predicament?
Yes, save the edited files as PSD for further editing.
Another good option is to open the jpegs in camera raw depending on your OS and Elements version.
Do all you can edit in camera raw. All those edits will be calculated in 16 bits mode and in the internal wide range prophoto color space. No pixels will be changed, only the slider settings will be recorded in the metadata section : it's a non destructive workflow preserving your original, and you don't need to duplicate your file in another large size format if you simply click 'Done'. If you want to do further editing in the editor, then save your editor edits in a psd or tiff format version set. You can even open in the editor in 16 bits if you want for further global adjustments before you convert to 8 bits for layers or local tools (I don't : the situations where 16 bits is useful are dealt with in the ACR conversion).

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Dear Experts,
I have a scenario where in once the delivery Idoc is kikked off, I need to kick a custom Idoc, can some one please guide me on how to handle this scenario.
Please guide me on how to find a user exit post processing of an Outbound Idoc
Thanks for your time.
-Amit

Hi Amit,
One suggestion would be to create your custom idoc in a standard user exit called for creating delivery idoc. Another way is to create a workflow and trigger it with event once a change pointer is created for your delivery document. This workflow will be a single step task which will call a business object method which will internally call a custom function module to populate and trigger the idoc.
In case you go for second solution and face any issues please let me know. we had a similar requirement in our project and solved it using solution 2.
KR Jaideep,

Photoshop post processing

I'm hitting a limitation with the way Lightroom handles TIFF files.
I have nearly two thosands scanned slides saved as TIFF. In addition to the normal R, G and B channels, each TIFF file includes an additional "infrared" alpha channel. This channel is created by the scanner using an infrared light to isolate dust and scratches on the film surface. I can then use a Photoshop action to read this infrared channel and eliminate most of the dust and scratches from the TIFF image. This is a step I do when exporting the TIFF as a JPEG for instance. I do not want to overwrite the original TIFF file. It is like my "raw" scan and I want to save it in case I come across a better de-dusting technique in the future.
Now the problem. Ligthroom is my tool of choice for cataloging and editing photos. It can read TIFF files but any edit applied to one during the export stage discarts the infrared alpha channel. Only the R,G,B channels are kept. This means that I can't use a Photoshop droplet or action to remove the dust as a post process step. I currently do not see a solution short of either dropping Lightroom, or keeping duplicate images (the original raw and the de-dusted version). Keeping duplicates is not an appealing option. It would take hundreds of GB of extra space to start with.
Has anyone come across a similar scenario? How can one handle Photoshop post processing that relies on alpha channel (or layers).
Thanks

Hi Jaap,
Here are the steps that I use to implement my own ICE dust removal. I'm on Photoshop CS3 mac by the way.
1) Copy the alpha channel (infrared) into a new channel named "Dust".
2) Adjust the level on the Dust channel to isolate only the dust. You should get something like below. Note the markers. I would overlap them but I've spread them very slightly here to show where they are. I always err on the side of removing all image details from this channel even if that means that some of the dust/scratches won't make it in. Of course, you can also edit the channel and manually add (painting in Quick Mask mode) any missing dust or remove any image detail left.
3) Select the RGB channel
4) Load the Dust channel as a selection (Select -> Load Selection, Channel: Dust, Invert: checked)
5) Expand the selection by 1 pixel (Select -> Modify -> Expand)
6) Apply the Dust and Scratches filter (Filter -> Noise -> Dust & Scratches, Radius: 6, Threshold: 0)
The Radius to use depends on the resolution of your scan. Play with it and try to find the smallest radius that will remove most of the dust. If you set the radius too large, the color used to fill in will average surrounding pixels farther away, which isn't as accurate for fine details. A resolution of 6 seems to give me good results with a 4000 ppi scanner like the Nikon CoolScan LS 5000.
7) Work's done. Clean up by deselecting (Select -> Deselect, or simply Command D on a mac)
I've created an action for step 1 and another for steps 3 to 7. Step 2 is fully manual unfortunately. I don't think there is a way to set the markers programmatically like in the image above since the histogram varies for each image.
I also keep my alpha channel intact in case I find some better way to create the dust channel in the future. I'm a firm believer in the non destructive workflow. I won't scan these slides again. It may not even be feasible soon. Film scanners are being retired from the market much faster than I would have thought just a year ago.
Hope this helps

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