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Forum: Adobe Creative Suite October 8th, 2005, 09:01 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 13,343
Posted By Mark Mapes
Turn the Safe Area display on and set the Safe...

Turn the Safe Area display on and set the Safe Area value in the menu to 53.3%. Now you'll see a white rectangle painted on the Field Monitor. If you zoom in so that the safe area line is right at...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite September 21st, 2005, 01:16 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 13,343
Posted By Mark Mapes
New Trial Version of DV Rack with HDV PowerPak Now Available

Serious Magic has released a new trial version of DV Rack with all the capability of the HDV PowerPak built in. You can get it here: http://www.seriousmagic.com/dvrackdemo.cfm.

This trial...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite August 22nd, 2005, 02:47 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 128,909
Posted By Mark Mapes
Yep. At least that's the plan. It took some...

Yep. At least that's the plan. It took some pleading to get a DV Rack update wedged into our R&D schedule, and if I find any major new bugs then we will probably defer the update because the lead...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite August 12th, 2005, 12:40 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 128,909
Posted By Mark Mapes
You should get acceptable results for monitoring...

You should get acceptable results for monitoring with that CPU. I'm pretty sure we tested with an 800 MHz processor back way back when and it ran okay for monitoring. Recording was another matter. ...
Forum: All Things Audio August 12th, 2005, 12:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,958
Posted By Mark Mapes
Tom, We have fixed one problem that resulted...

Tom,

We have fixed one problem that resulted in a periodic clicking in ULTRA output. With a sample clip that one of our customers sent in, it occurred first at 1:30 (mm:ss), lasted about 25...
Forum: External Recording Various Topics August 1st, 2005, 11:57 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,170
Posted By Mark Mapes
Welcome to the forum, Derek. I'm in QA at...

Welcome to the forum, Derek.

I'm in QA at Serious Magic, the makers of DV Rack. We never tried what you're talking about, and I have no experience doing the kind of live broadcast to the net. In...
Forum: External Recording Various Topics July 25th, 2005, 01:43 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,957
Posted By Mark Mapes
Support for 4 channel audio is on our list of...

Support for 4 channel audio is on our list of proposed features. Where did you get the impression that we're not interested in providing this feature? Our next major release of DV Rack is not...
Forum: External Recording Various Topics July 25th, 2005, 11:18 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,957
Posted By Mark Mapes
Mr. Euritt, Just curious what you think a...

Mr. Euritt,

Just curious what you think a fair price would be for DV Rack. Also, what are you basing your pricing model on?
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite July 7th, 2005, 12:26 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,252
Posted By Mark Mapes
Ed, What do you mean by "color correction"? I...

Ed,
What do you mean by "color correction"? I normally think of color correction as affecting the recorded content or the output of an NLE, compositing program, etc. (But then I'm still a relative...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite July 5th, 2005, 04:06 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,252
Posted By Mark Mapes
No on both counts. We've had several requests...

No on both counts. We've had several requests for the ability to record a separate audio stream, so that will be a strong candidate to be among the features in the next major version we release.
...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite July 1st, 2005, 04:59 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,252
Posted By Mark Mapes
DV Rack always records the full video stream. ...

DV Rack always records the full video stream. Nothing that you do in DV Rack has any effect on what is recorded. However, if have the three throttle controls set such that your CPU ever reaches...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite July 1st, 2005, 01:30 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,252
Posted By Mark Mapes
You have control over the frame rate and...

You have control over the frame rate and resolution. In fact there are two settings related to resolution: MPEG Res (full or half) and Lines Displayed (Both, Odd, or Even.) Adjusting these three...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite June 27th, 2005, 12:11 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,252
Posted By Mark Mapes
Maheel, Don't know whether DSE is frequenting...

Maheel,
Don't know whether DSE is frequenting the boards these days as he's out on the Sony HDV Roadshow, which is relevant because his presentation includes none other than the HDV PowerPak upgrade...
Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC June 8th, 2005, 11:52 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,968
Posted By Mark Mapes
You might also consider Serious Magic's Visual...

You might also consider Serious Magic's Visual Communicator. It supports PowerPoint slides as input sources--you can simply drag and drop the entire slide show into the Action Area and then position...
Forum: External Recording Various Topics May 26th, 2005, 01:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,961
Posted By Mark Mapes
At Serious Magic, we urge DV Rack users to...

At Serious Magic, we urge DV Rack users to continue recording to tape as backup. Here's a statement along these lines that I drafted a few weeks ago--not sure what if anything was ever done with it....
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite May 11th, 2005, 02:18 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,544
Posted By Mark Mapes
Yes, you can use clips recorded by DV Rack on a...

Yes, you can use clips recorded by DV Rack on a Mac. Most of our customers who use Macs for editing record clips directly to external hdd. Plug that drive into the Mac, and you're good to go.
...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite April 27th, 2005, 12:50 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 128,909
Posted By Mark Mapes
Renaming DV Rack Clips

You can rename any DV Rack clip at any time (as long as the DVR isn't recording). Click the clip's name to set the cursor there, then revise it at will. Press Enter to apply the new name (or click...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite March 2nd, 2005, 01:14 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 128,909
Posted By Mark Mapes
All fixed. Thanks again for pointing out this...

All fixed. Thanks again for pointing out this oversight.
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite March 2nd, 2005, 12:01 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 128,909
Posted By Mark Mapes
This is indeed a typo. Where it reads "March 1,...

This is indeed a typo. Where it reads "March 1, 2005," it should be "March 31, 2005." Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We'll have a corrected form posted asap. Just to be safe, it's...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite February 25th, 2005, 04:32 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 13,343
Posted By Mark Mapes
DV Rack Express Free Update #1 Available

For those of you running the Express version of DV Rack, we have posted Upgrade # 1. It is currently available through the Check for Updates option in the Help Menu.

The release notes are as...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite February 15th, 2005, 07:31 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 13,343
Posted By Mark Mapes
New DV Rack Trial Version available

We have released a new trial version of DV Rack based on the latest update to the software. This fully functional trial version will work regardless of whether you've installed an earlier trial--even...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite February 11th, 2005, 01:24 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 13,343
Posted By Mark Mapes
DV Rack Free Upgrade #4 Now Available

We have released Update #4 for DV Rack. The principal fix involves a bug in the way Type 2 clips were written that could cause them to be unusable with Matrox cards or in Adobe Premiere. It also...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite January 27th, 2005, 01:06 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 128,909
Posted By Mark Mapes
Marc, That's a new one on me. I've added it to...

Marc,
That's a new one on me. I've added it to the list. As Barry explained, DV Rack records the DV stream directly without touching it in any way, so I seriously doubt we will be changing...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite January 20th, 2005, 11:39 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 13,343
Posted By Mark Mapes
Danny, We considered using a single...

Danny,

We considered using a single shortcut to toggle between 4:3 & 16:9 but opted for two in order to simplify matters in case the Field Monitor was set to a third aspect ratio. So no matter...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite January 11th, 2005, 08:44 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,562
Posted By Mark Mapes
Rhett, On the issue of developers sticking only...

Rhett,
On the issue of developers sticking only with Windows "because it easier," I think you're putting an undeservedly negative slant on it. Yes, most developers work with one platform or...
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