Adobe Premiere & Premiere Pro discussions from 2005

Barry Gribble · July 3rd, 2005, 12:37 AM

These are just titles that I created in PPro and I'm moving with keyframes in PPro, and the same is happening with a Photoshop mask I am using.

Here is what a frame is looking like in the monitor:
http://www.integralarts.com/barry/interlace.jpg

In this the title is moving in from the right.

Any ideas?

Rob Brookes · July 3rd, 2005, 01:08 AM

Guys,

I have been adding default transitions on a sequence, too easy.However, all of a sudden, can not add transition using the cntrl d menthod. I click on sequence tab and the add video transition in greyed out, can not do. Please help me understand why that would grey out so I can not activate, making me have to manually add every transition. In the end I cut and paste to new sequence to fix it but may happen again ......any ideas would be FANTASTIC MATES.

Your Aussie battler

Rob Lohman · July 3rd, 2005, 04:39 AM

Basically 3 things need to happen for this to work correctly:

1. the project settings must have the correct pixel aspect ratio for 16:9 NTSC

2. the footage must be detected as being 16:9 (I don't know how to set or check this in Premiere)

3. when outputting to something other than DVD (MPEG-2) or DV AVI you need to output at 1.0 pixel aspect ratio AT THE CORRECT RESOLUTION (multiply 720 by the pixel aspect ratio number to get the correct horizontal resolution).

Rob Lohman · July 3rd, 2005, 06:18 AM

Does this PC have audio inputs/outputs? If so, can you play back audio files
with something like Windows Media Player?

If you answered no to any of those questions you need to fix and/or get
your audio system first. This seems to be required by Premiere.
(you will need it to edit your movie anyway).

Roger Averdahl · July 3rd, 2005, 06:41 AM

Hi Rob!

It can be so simple that you have another track targeted. If you want to add a transition with Ctrl+D on Video 1 you must have Video 1 targeted. If Video 2 is targeted no transition will be placed on Video 1 using Ctrl+D. The same goes for audio transitions regarding targeted tracks.

/Roger

Janice DeMille · July 3rd, 2005, 08:32 AM

I copied all of my VHS and Hi-8 tapes to DVD a while back. I would like to import these DVDs into Premiere Pro for editing. Can someone tell me what tools I need to do this and where to get them? I thought it would be a simple thing to import from DVD.

thanks

Christopher Lefchik · July 3rd, 2005, 08:32 AM

Thanks for the frame grab. Next question: Do you see the same effect on a television monitor? I'm not surprised you'd see that effect on the computer monitor, as it is progressive scan and the combing effect happens if both video fields are played at the same time. But if it plays okay on a TV monitor, then everything is okay.

Christopher Lefchik · July 3rd, 2005, 08:38 AM

Hi Janice! You'll find a lot of suggestions on how to do this task in this thread: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=45511

Dan Euritt · July 3rd, 2005, 01:03 PM

the problem is that your footage will most likely end up being automatically re-encoded a couple of times, which wrecks the picture quality... a lot of people out here just don't understand that.

in short, archiving video footage onto dvd(aka mpeg2) is never a good idea if there is the slightest chance that you'll have to re-use it again.

if this is a commerical venture, you could take a look at the mainconcept mpeg2 plugin that claims to avoid re-encoding... it's expensive, and maybe a bit buggy.

Jeff Baker · July 3rd, 2005, 02:48 PM

What verison of prem pro?
What are your project settings?
Did you open a microsoft DV widescreen project or 24P?
What are the Interpret video results when you right click on the clips in the bin?

Rob Brookes · July 3rd, 2005, 03:30 PM

Hi Roger,

I have been targeting the timeline. Eg,I will even click on the clip I want to add the transition too and the timeline scrubber is sitting between the two clips like always, very confusing. Have you any other reasons why this silly problem may be occuring. Thanks so far

Jimmy McKenzie · July 3rd, 2005, 04:29 PM

Target the desired track. Hit 0 enter to return the timeline bar to the start. Hit page down button to begin your journey across the timeline of the sequence. If there are multiple edits on many tracks, be sure you are on the edit of the track you need. Control-D. Done. Best to modify your own set of shortcuts and assign the default transition to an "F" key. This way when you have an hour of 2 camera content, you can blaze through at the end and sequentially hit page up then F10 as an example to effortlessly bomb your way through the many edits without your left hand getting sore.

Harold Tully · July 3rd, 2005, 06:42 PM

Ahhhh ok, i was under the impression if i converted my footage (at my leisure) then i could edit it without encoding it all again :) (would take up less room)

i thought maybe i had a problem. :) thanks

Rob Brookes · July 3rd, 2005, 10:23 PM

Thank you Jimmy. I was targeting the actual footage on the track, targeting the track works better, unreal. Thanks everyone. Always the little things

Dan Vance · July 4th, 2005, 02:47 AM

George,
I got ahold of a TBC and that did the trick. Even with the TBC, some parts were not stable, so the sync signal must be really bad in spots. Anyhow, all that could be transferred is on DVD now.
Thanks again.

July 3rd, 2005, 12:37 AM	#1186
Barry Gribble Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 817	These are just titles that I created in PPro and I'm moving with keyframes in PPro, and the same is happening with a Photoshop mask I am using. Here is what a frame is looking like in the monitor: http://www.integralarts.com/barry/interlace.jpg In this the title is moving in from the right. Any ideas? __________________ Barry Gribble Integral Arts, IMDB

July 3rd, 2005, 01:08 AM	#1187
Rob Brookes Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gold Coast Australia Posts: 56	Adding default transitions Guys, I have been adding default transitions on a sequence, too easy.However, all of a sudden, can not add transition using the cntrl d menthod. I click on sequence tab and the add video transition in greyed out, can not do. Please help me understand why that would grey out so I can not activate, making me have to manually add every transition. In the end I cut and paste to new sequence to fix it but may happen again ......any ideas would be FANTASTIC MATES. Your Aussie battler

July 3rd, 2005, 04:39 AM	#1188
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Basically 3 things need to happen for this to work correctly: 1. the project settings must have the correct pixel aspect ratio for 16:9 NTSC 2. the footage must be detected as being 16:9 (I don't know how to set or check this in Premiere) 3. when outputting to something other than DVD (MPEG-2) or DV AVI you need to output at 1.0 pixel aspect ratio AT THE CORRECT RESOLUTION (multiply 720 by the pixel aspect ratio number to get the correct horizontal resolution). __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 3rd, 2005, 06:18 AM	#1189
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Does this PC have audio inputs/outputs? If so, can you play back audio files with something like Windows Media Player? If you answered no to any of those questions you need to fix and/or get your audio system first. This seems to be required by Premiere. (you will need it to edit your movie anyway). __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 3rd, 2005, 08:32 AM	#1191
Janice DeMille Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nebo, NC Posts: 111	Import from DVD I copied all of my VHS and Hi-8 tapes to DVD a while back. I would like to import these DVDs into Premiere Pro for editing. Can someone tell me what tools I need to do this and where to get them? I thought it would be a simple thing to import from DVD. thanks

July 3rd, 2005, 06:41 AM	#1190
Roger Averdahl Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Stockholm - Sweden Posts: 344	Hi Rob! It can be so simple that you have another track targeted. If you want to add a transition with Ctrl+D on Video 1 you must have Video 1 targeted. If Video 2 is targeted no transition will be placed on Video 1 using Ctrl+D. The same goes for audio transitions regarding targeted tracks. /Roger

July 3rd, 2005, 08:32 AM	#1192
Christopher Lefchik Trustee Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: US Posts: 1,152	Thanks for the frame grab. Next question: Do you see the same effect on a television monitor? I'm not surprised you'd see that effect on the computer monitor, as it is progressive scan and the combing effect happens if both video fields are played at the same time. But if it plays okay on a TV monitor, then everything is okay.

July 3rd, 2005, 08:38 AM	#1193
Christopher Lefchik Trustee Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: US Posts: 1,152	Hi Janice! You'll find a lot of suggestions on how to do this task in this thread: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=45511

July 3rd, 2005, 01:03 PM	#1194
Dan Euritt Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Carlsbad CA Posts: 1,132	the problem is that your footage will most likely end up being automatically re-encoded a couple of times, which wrecks the picture quality... a lot of people out here just don't understand that. in short, archiving video footage onto dvd(aka mpeg2) is never a good idea if there is the slightest chance that you'll have to re-use it again. if this is a commerical venture, you could take a look at the mainconcept mpeg2 plugin that claims to avoid re-encoding... it's expensive, and maybe a bit buggy.

July 3rd, 2005, 02:48 PM	#1195
Jeff Baker Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northampton, MA Posts: 184	What verison of prem pro? What are your project settings? Did you open a microsoft DV widescreen project or 24P? What are the Interpret video results when you right click on the clips in the bin? __________________ Canon C100, 5D3

July 3rd, 2005, 03:30 PM	#1196
Rob Brookes Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gold Coast Australia Posts: 56	Hi Roger, I have been targeting the timeline. Eg,I will even click on the clip I want to add the transition too and the timeline scrubber is sitting between the two clips like always, very confusing. Have you any other reasons why this silly problem may be occuring. Thanks so far

July 3rd, 2005, 04:29 PM	#1197
Jimmy McKenzie Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Waterloo Ontario Posts: 721	Target the desired track. Hit 0 enter to return the timeline bar to the start. Hit page down button to begin your journey across the timeline of the sequence. If there are multiple edits on many tracks, be sure you are on the edit of the track you need. Control-D. Done. Best to modify your own set of shortcuts and assign the default transition to an "F" key. This way when you have an hour of 2 camera content, you can blaze through at the end and sequentially hit page up then F10 as an example to effortlessly bomb your way through the many edits without your left hand getting sore.

July 3rd, 2005, 06:42 PM	#1198
Harold Tully New Boot Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5	Ahhhh ok, i was under the impression if i converted my footage (at my leisure) then i could edit it without encoding it all again :) (would take up less room) i thought maybe i had a problem. :) thanks

July 3rd, 2005, 10:23 PM	#1199
Rob Brookes Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gold Coast Australia Posts: 56	Thank you Jimmy. I was targeting the actual footage on the track, targeting the track works better, unreal. Thanks everyone. Always the little things

July 4th, 2005, 02:47 AM	#1200
Dan Vance Built the VanceCam Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 109	George, I got ahold of a TBC and that did the trick. Even with the TBC, some parts were not stable, so the sync signal must be really bad in spots. Anyhow, all that could be transferred is on DVD now. Thanks again.