A quick way to 180° flip a bunch of captured DV files? at DVinfo.net

Reese Leysen · April 18th, 2007, 04:14 AM

I'm using a lens adapter which flips the image and I'm capturing with scenalyzer to automatically break up every shot in a different file... Only problem is that this is pretty unhandy to edit with, having to rotate every shot while working with it etc.

Anyone know a good fix for this?

(software I use: Scenalyzer 4.0, Vegas 7.0, Premiere Pro 2.0, After Effects 7.0 Pro)

Andzei Matsukevits · April 18th, 2007, 07:41 AM

you can put all of them on timeline and export it again, then import as one clip and rotate, then brake it up again, but its not good solution though...

or copy the rotation effect(or motion presets) and then click really quickly CTRL+V on every clip

Steven Gotz · April 18th, 2007, 07:45 AM

In Premiere Pro, you can select one clip, apply the Motion effect's 180 degree rotation, then select all of the other at one time and paste the attributes.

However, If I were you, I would probably export each and every clip individually after rotating them all, just so they will be easier to work with later.

And since you would want to do this in a batch, I would use After Effects.

Once you have them all the way you want them, you will have a lot less hassles with previewing.

Kevin Shaw · April 18th, 2007, 08:08 AM

I vaguely recall doing this in Edius with real-time preview, but I'd have to double-check to make sure.

Reese Leysen · April 18th, 2007, 05:06 PM

Thanks a lot for the quick replies everyone.

Quickest way I've found thus far is indeed with AE as Steven suggested, this allows me to quickly letterbox it with the Magic Bullet Letterboxer as well.

I just drag in all the files, select them all and turn em all into compositions at once. Apply the rotation and letterboxing on one of them, and then quickly open every comp and ctrl+v the settings on each one.

Kevin Shaw · April 18th, 2007, 10:36 PM

Ah, I was thinking you meant a left-right flip but it sounds like you're talking about a 180 degree rotation. For those trying to do this in Edius, the 3D PIP keyer should work.

April 18th, 2007, 04:14 AM	#1
Reese Leysen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 114	A quick way to 180° flip a bunch of captured DV files? I'm using a lens adapter which flips the image and I'm capturing with scenalyzer to automatically break up every shot in a different file... Only problem is that this is pretty unhandy to edit with, having to rotate every shot while working with it etc. Anyone know a good fix for this? (software I use: Scenalyzer 4.0, Vegas 7.0, Premiere Pro 2.0, After Effects 7.0 Pro)

April 18th, 2007, 07:45 AM	#3
Steven Gotz Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 1,520	In Premiere Pro, you can select one clip, apply the Motion effect's 180 degree rotation, then select all of the other at one time and paste the attributes. However, If I were you, I would probably export each and every clip individually after rotating them all, just so they will be easier to work with later. And since you would want to do this in a batch, I would use After Effects. Once you have them all the way you want them, you will have a lot less hassles with previewing. __________________ Steven Gotz http://www.stevengotz.com

April 18th, 2007, 07:41 AM	#2
Andzei Matsukevits Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 300	you can put all of them on timeline and export it again, then import as one clip and rotate, then brake it up again, but its not good solution though... or copy the rotation effect(or motion presets) and then click really quickly CTRL+V on every clip

April 18th, 2007, 08:08 AM	#4
Kevin Shaw Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,488	I vaguely recall doing this in Edius with real-time preview, but I'd have to double-check to make sure.

April 18th, 2007, 05:06 PM	#5
Reese Leysen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 114	Thanks a lot for the quick replies everyone. Quickest way I've found thus far is indeed with AE as Steven suggested, this allows me to quickly letterbox it with the Magic Bullet Letterboxer as well. I just drag in all the files, select them all and turn em all into compositions at once. Apply the rotation and letterboxing on one of them, and then quickly open every comp and ctrl+v the settings on each one.

April 18th, 2007, 10:36 PM	#6
Kevin Shaw Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,488	Ah, I was thinking you meant a left-right flip but it sounds like you're talking about a 180 degree rotation. For those trying to do this in Edius, the 3D PIP keyer should work.