color coded keyboard
 

Anybody using a color coded keyboard for premiere pro?

like this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/WorldTech-Specia...QQcmdZViewItem

What do you think of it?

I use a color coded keyboard made by Logickeyboard and i love it and will never ever change back to my old keyboard. ( http://www.logickeyboard.com )

I am sure that you are going to love it as well. The keyboard is worth every $.

/Roger

A cheaper alternative are these:
http://www.editorskeys.com/

and a review:
http://www.videoforums.co.uk/guide-editors-keys-87.htm

Correct, but be aware of that the stickers start to fade after a couple of weeks. It happened to me...

/Roger

Why in the world do these manufactures not make these things ergonomic.

Okay, I'll run ya through it. First, you take a hammer... Wait. I remember that method not working very well.

One way to get some weird dropout style stuff is to connect your camera to a TV and record white noise/static. Then apply the zaniest effects you can, all really fast, one after the other.

unlinking audio/video over complete timeline?
 

If I understand correctly, there is no way in Premiere Pro 1.5 to unlink your complete timeline, as in FCP? You first have to put your clips, and only THEN you can unlink them, but you can't just press an unlink button, and then place them, and begin with moving them seperately?

If so, the way of FCP is a bit handier (don't know if that's the correct english word)

Not exactly sure if it's what you're trying to do but... You can take either 1. The Video and Audio linked or 2. The Video alone or 3. The Audio alone from the monitor window.

I don't know of any way to unlink multiple clips on the timeline though.

whilst you cant unlink multiple clips at the same time, if you hold down ALT (or CTRL can't remember which!) when selecting either video oor audio it selects JSUT the video or Audio even if linked.
What i mean to say is, if you wanted to, say, delete the audio from 5 clips, rather than have to unlink each one in turn and delete the audio, you can hold down ALT (or ctrl!) and select all 5 audio sections and delete in one go.

Does that make sense?!

Roger, I was not aware of that - I heard they were kind of plasticy but if they fade pretty quickly, maybe it's false economy buying those do you think?

I have a great one that I use for FCP. It set me back 250, but it was one of the best investments i ever made. Everyone I know who has one, would never go back.

It's like that old saying, "once you go with a color coded keyboard for all of you non-linear post production editing, you never go back."

Or something like that...

Bryon <><

In my opinion, yes. :)

/Roger

You can always just import the video from your source window and then switch to audio and import that and they stay seperated..

But not you can't select all and unlink..

Using Multiple Monitors with Premier 6.5
 

Recently I wanted to add a second monitor to my editing setup (using XP, Canopus DV Raptor, Premier 6.5). Like many of us I craved more visual real estate.

I went to a shop and had them add a video card that would allow a second monitor through a DVI slot. We then tested it out and all worked fine with programs like Photoshop, allowing me to spread workspace across two monitors (e.g., photo on one monitor, menus on the other).

I then tried this with Premier 6.5. We could not get it to spread a timeline across monitors, or to place a project bin in one monitor and the timeline in the other.

I thought that perhaps this was a problem with my using a Canopus DV Raptor card, but the folks working their website said no, it should not have interfered.

So I am guessing that (a) I am missing something, or (b) there is a limitation in Premier 6.5 that prevents spreading across multiple monitors.

Anyone else experience similar or differing results?

Thanks!

Daniel Fitzpatrick

no audio
 

when ever i attach a camera via firwire, the sound doesnt work any more when i play video in premiere. reseting the computer and premier doesnt help.
is this a common problem?