http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Forum: Post-Production - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:34:11 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/newbie-question-capturing-from-camera-on-fcp#post-58948 Mon, 24 May 2010 11:29:05 +0000 BRoach25 58948@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I recently got a Canon Vixia HF S10 and am using it with Final Cut Pro.   I've learned a lot looking things up online although I don't entirely understand them (for example...I changed the settings to prores, but I'm not so sure why, I compressed to a quicktime movie and entered new settings that meant nothing to me because thats what I supposedly had to do in order to post it HD on to vimeo.)  But at least I know what to do even if I don't know why.....question one...is there someplace online that actually explains compression settings and teaches you when to use what settings on FCP or using the mac compressor.  I've found tutorials that give you a recipe of what to do, but they don't really try to explain why its necessary.  It'd be nice to be able to learn what every setting means so that I can use my own judgement for specific situations and not have to look up the compression setting recipe.</p> <p>Question two: (the probably more naive question)  I've seen on this board people saying that hooking up a camcorder to a computer through a usb or firewire can burn out the connection overtime and to use a deck for this purpose.  What exactly is a deck,  where would I get one, and what type of deck do I get (if there are a lot of different options)?</p> <p>Thanks for any help as always! </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nice-sci-fi-vfx-short#post-57761 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:07:45 +0000 composite1 57761@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Ran across this vid by Director Ricardo De Montreuil called "The Raven". Story wise it's a scosh thin, but the way it was shot and the on the cheap but well done VFX make up for it. Check it out.</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/11099712">THE RAVEN - 720 HD</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3639814">THE RAVEN FILM</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/editing-advice#post-56688 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:18:19 +0000 composite1 56688@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>There are constant questions on the forums about editing but most are strictly about technical aspects concerning a particular software. Rarely do I see questions about the 'process of editing' , 'how one tells a story' or 'how editing really works?' These are pretty important questions to know and without them in your answer bag just makes learning to edit on your own that much more difficult.</p> <p>To give forth some answers to those questions and many others, here is a segment from the "Editor's Lounge" with some of today's top flight editors from the Hollywood, Television and Corporate Video production communities.</p> <p><a href="http://www.studiodaily.com/main/videosplash/#ooid=M5amZpOhWXB4_Fi8Q0vFRiN7Aox1DZ5G">http://www.studiodaily.com/main/videosplash/#ooid=M5amZpOhWXB4_Fi8Q0vFRiN7Aox1DZ5G</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/photoshop-alternative#post-56698 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:31:41 +0000 chitown1 56698@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Is there a program out there that can compete with Adobe Photoshop CS4?  I'm not a big Adobe fan and I would like an alternative to it for use with my Sony Vegas.  Does everyone just use the built in effects?  I have Windows.  I am also trying to fix, improve, work on, vintage film for a documentary.  Red Giant doesn't make Film Fix any more.  What's my best bet?  Thanks, Steve</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/editing-learning-on-the-job#post-56687 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:09:23 +0000 composite1 56687@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>As always in the "Editing Lounge" top flight editors from the Hollywood, Television and Corporate production communities share their knowledge and experience during panel discussions. In this video segment hear how these editors tell how to break into the biz and what you need to know when 'opportunity knocks.'</p> <p><a href="http://www.studiodaily.com/main/videosplash/#ooid=NwOWZpOssHpL1MnLWry6-xbSgOBKQwDt">http://www.studiodaily.com/main/videosplash/#ooid=NwOWZpOssHpL1MnLWry6-xbSgOBKQwDt</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/from-avchd-to-avi#post-56044 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:28:31 +0000 kengai 56044@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>can you suggest me a good software to convert file .mts (Canon Legria HFS 100) to AVI or others? </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-editing-software-works-with-avchd#post-43183 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:45:54 +0000 Ogriv 43183@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm about to purchase the Panasonic AG-HMC150. The only problem I see is that many editing programs don't support the AVCHD and AVCCAM technology. Right now I use Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0. Can I use this program to edit AVCHD? If not what editing program would be a good program in general and one that would also support this technology? </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-would-i-back-up-a-raid-0-caldigit-vr-drive#post-55484 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:44:56 +0000 yourvideographer 55484@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>How would I back up a RAID 0 Caldigit VR Drive?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/3d-camera-mapping#post-55476 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:10:59 +0000 composite1 55476@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Here's a video by Vallette Thierry showing how to map a photograph to a 3D object and then simulating a camera move. This is a really cool technique if you're pulling your hair out trying to build virtual sets for greenscreen. Now I've seen a similar technique built in After Effects, but this one is pretty direct. Now I'm not sure what 3D program was used, but the technique should be fairly simple to duplicate in other programs. If you're too broke to shell out for a 3D program, you can get BLENDER for free.</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/6098805">camera map</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1763039">VALETTE Thierry</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/using-a-database-with-editing-software#post-54928 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:56:19 +0000 bixbronco 54928@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I use database queries generate lists of AVI and MPG-2 files I want to make into DVDs. Is there any DVD authoring or video editing software that can link automatically with the database queries I generate? Thank You</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hdc-sd10-video-uploading#post-54439 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:53:03 +0000 BionicJoni 54439@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi guys just got the Panasonic HDC-SD10 and only just started the forum also just wondering how do you upload the videos from the camara into Windows Movie Maker.. </p> <p> </p> <p>Also can I have some tips on what editing software to use to make Amature Adventure Videos I want to make some Sci-Fi Films or Something</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/missing-video-in-hdwriter#post-54422 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:33:22 +0000 RobertH 54422@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Today I noticed some of my hd video is missing or has become unregistered in Panasonic HDwriter AE1.0 The files are still located in subfolders the HDwriter file location.  How do I get HDwriter to recognize the files again?</p> <p>thanks</p> <p>Robert</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/database-use-for-video-editing#post-53825 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:31:02 +0000 bixbronco 53825@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I use a database to sort and generate lists of files (football plays) for scouting purposes. Is there DVD authoring or video editing software that can link with or use with the database queries I generate? I was hoping this could be done automatically. Thank You</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-voice-over-video#post-53804 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:16:45 +0000 jayleon98 53804@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I want to make documentary videos with voice overs which are optional ( i.e. the iewer can turn it off or on during the video.)</p> <p>I have Ulead Video Studio and when I record my voice onto the voice over track, it is recorded s an additional part of the audio which can't be turned off to leave just background music. </p> <p>Any Help? (Or maybe the software isn't good enogh for this?)</p> <p>Thanks</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-writer-ae-youtube-and-export-problems#post-53623 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:32:05 +0000 RobertH 53623@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Im not sure if this is the right forum but...</p> <p>For Christmas we bought ourselves an HDC TM300 Which is supplied with HD Writer AE 1.0.  I have two questions.</p> <p> </p> <p>1. I could not find a feature to convert or export the HD video down to AVI MPEG etc.  However, the settings menu contains a Convert MPEG2 tab with quality settings.  If I cant convert what is this tab about?</p> <p> </p> <p>2.  On a lark we decided to try out the Youtube up loader.  After entering my Youtube ID and Password and selecting a test video the uploader indicated it successfully uploaded the file.  But I could find it on youtube by searching to the title or in my uploaded videos on Youtube. </p> <p>Happy New Year</p> <p>Robert</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/question-can-a-project-started-in-one-editing-software-be-transferred#post-52899 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:22:56 +0000 duggie 52899@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I am new to editing and was trying to make a 50th birthday video for my girlfriend.  Unsure about what program to use I decided to do it on a trial version of Pinnacle 12.  I worked night and day for 2 weeks the day before her birthday, I was putting on the final clip when the computer crashed.  When I got it back up the program said there was no associated file and a 40 minute video seemed to be gone.  I can see the file or what seems to be the file, but it doesn't seem to open in Pinnacle.  The project was never render so it was still in project form.  I tried contacting Pinnacle for help but they won't help.</p> <p>Does  anyone know if the file I see can be transferred to another software editing program or know any way I might be able to recovery any part of it.  Oh, and no I didn't rename the file and save it somewhere else.  I just kept re-saving it on my external hard drive.  After reading things on line, I know now this might be a horrible lesson on saving files.   I don't even need the whole thing back, if I could just get parts of it I would be happy at this point.</p> <p>If anyone has any advice, I would greatly appreciate.  I'm just sick.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/which-mac-do-you-use#post-52795 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:58:06 +0000 ophelia 52795@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hello - There are so many strong supporters of macs on these forums, so I would like to know _exactly_ what they use (hardware / software) to produce their work.  I have only used minor software on a pc.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/zaxwerks-pro-animator-on-sale-at-digital-juice#post-51884 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:06:24 +0000 birdcat 51884@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>FYI - For a limited time, Digital juice is selling Zaxwerk's Pro-Animator for half price (download - $347).</p> <p>Link is here: <a href="http://www.digitaljuice.com/products/products.asp?pid=808">http://www.digitaljuice.com/products/products.asp?pid=808</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-blue-ray-disk#post-51680 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:15:13 +0000 viski111 51680@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hi,</p> <p>how new I am you will see right away. I'm asking how can be a Blue ray disc created?<br />Do I need a Blue ray writer? I don't see any or I can't find one.</p> <p>thankyou for help</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/editing-software-3#post-51314 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:41:37 +0000 Sk8EditPro94 51314@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> As a skater, all I'm really looking for is a software that can do good slow motion. I'm sure it also has to do with my lack of experience that I can't do good slow mo, but I just want to make sure it has that capability, like for example Windows Movie Maker can't do good slow motion because it only allows you to use the "slow down half" feature. I will learn how to make slow mo edits later, but first I need to find a consumer quality software that I can work with on practicing my slow motion. Can anyone please help? Thanks.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/new-fun-unique-resource#post-51398 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:51:03 +0000 ComedyCentral 51398@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey video lovers, my name is Justine from Comedy Central and I just wanted to let you and your community members know about a new video-based fan challenge on The Colbert Nation site. With the video editing challenge, we're offering a suite of high-res Colbert graphics and videos to use to make your own awesome, personalized mash-up.  Even better, your submission may have the chance to run on-air on Comedy Central, alongside your username!  We think it's a fun, unique resource for you to use to show off your video editing skills. Enjoy!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/monitor-for-editing#post-51369 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:13:26 +0000 Eljosh 51369@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have been looking for a while now for a good monitor to edit video on. And have found a few but don't know which too pick.<br />Can you help?</p> <p>Here they are:<br />NEC EA261WM <a href="http://www.techforless.com/cgi-bin/tech4less/EA261WM-BK?mv_pc=pricegrabber&amp;tts=20091013085921" rel="nofollow">http://www.techforless.com/cgi-bin/tech4less/EA261WM-BK?mv_pc=pricegrabber&amp;tts=20091013085921</a></p> <p>ViewSonic VX2433wm <a href="http://www.testfreaks.com/monitors/viewsonic-vx2433wm/" rel="nofollow">http://www.testfreaks.com/monitors/viewsonic-vx2433wm/</a></p> <p>Dell UltraSharp 2209WA <a href="http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&amp;l=en&amp;s=corp&amp;sku=320-7825" rel="nofollow">http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&amp;l=en&amp;s=corp&amp;sku=320-7825</a></p> <p>SAMSUNG ToC T240HD <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001280" rel="nofollow">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001280</a></p> <p>I was leaning towards the Dell Ultra Sharp, because it has a eIPS panel in it. and I read that the IPS panels are better for video editing. And I can get them all for about the same price. I want one for 300 or less.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/editing-1-project-different-programs#post-51300 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:10:31 +0000 abhra_m 51300@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey guys</p> <p>I got a question. Is it posible to edit the same project through different programs?  In other words, can I cut a project in Pinnacle, add some effects in After Effects and burn it in Vegas? If so, how? Whats format should i export it as? Will this effect resolution / quality ?</p> <p>Thanks</p> <p>Abhra  </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-converters#post-51190 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:16:50 +0000 RebeccaTheTuber 51190@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> <strong>Hello videomakers,</strong></p> <p><strong>I am really stuck on what video converter works best! I've tried so many video converters and they either make the video speed 3x as fast, or they say that the conversion has failed.</strong><strong>I'm trying to convert a mobile phone video (which is an MP4) into WMV or Avi. Nothing is working at the moment. Suggestions of what converter i should use? </strong></p> <p><strong>Your help means a lot,</strong></p> <p><strong>RebeccaTheTuber</strong></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/new-mac-coming-which-editing-platform#post-51107 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:33:52 +0000 abnrgrtr 51107@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I finally have the powers that be here convinced to buy a Mac as our primary editing platform. The question now is whether to go with Final Cuts Studio or Adobe Production Premium. I use Adobe Premiere on a PC right now for editing. The one obvious advantage to sticking with Adobe is that I know the program and I like editing with the program. No learning curve as there would be with FCS. Can anyone convince me that there is enough of an advantage of going with FCS to make the learning process worth it? </p> <p>On a more specific note, we do a lot of photo slideshows and Adobe Encore is the fastest, easiest solution I've seen for that application. I certainly don't want to make the decision on the primary editing platform based on that one very specific task, but if I do decide to go FCS, would also like to know if anyone is aware of a Mac program that will do that job as well as Adobe Encore. As far as I know there is not a stand-alone version of Encore available for Mac. </p> <p>Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-is-the-difference-between-consumer-video-editing-software-and-real-nles#post-49909 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:49:05 +0000 videoguys 49909@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><strong>What is the difference between consumer video editing software and 'real' NLEs (Non Linear Editing)?</strong></p> <p>Inexpensive Consumer Video Editing programs like <a href="http://www.videoguys.com/Brand/Pinnacle+%28by+Avid%29.aspx">Pinnacle Studio</a>, Adobe Premiere Elements, <a href="http://www.videoguys.com/Search/Search.aspx?Query=vegas+movie+studio">Sony Vegas Movie Studio</a>, Apple iMovie, Windows MovieMaker are easy and fun to use. In fact, I think they are pretty amazing. While these products can be purchased for less then one hundred dollars they deliver a level of performance and features that would have cost 10 times as much just 5 years ago!</p> <p> While these products allow you to edit your video, create slideshows, author DVDs and export them to the web, the actual features are limited and if you want to do some serious vide editing, you will find you can outgrow them pretty quickly.</p> <p>Consumer video editing products have trouble with long format productions. One of the biggest complaints we hear from consumer video editing software is that after 15 or 30 minutes the video editing become sluggish and the software can become erratic. Go even longer and more issues come up - the audio starts to become out of sync; the playback jitters; or worst of all the video and then the app just freezes up.</p> <p><img title="Advanced NLE's" alt="Advanced NLE's" src="http://www.videoguys.com/Images/Blog/BlogEntryImages/collage.jpg" /></p> <p>Advanced NLEs will all deliver perfect playback, regardless of the length and complexity of your production. If you are editing HD footage some formats and settings may require rendering before they will playback in full speed, but you will be able to adjust your playback settings in order to achieve a level of real-time that meets your needs.Ã?  Most importantly they are extremely stable and reliable.</p> <p>If you are running into any playback issues with an advanced NLE it is probably caused by data throughput bottlenecks in your computer. We have several articles on our website which can help you tweak and optimize your computer for NLE. If you take the time to optimize your computer for editing, you will find that you can edit for hours and hours without any crashes or performance issues.</p> <p><strong>Why do I want to invest in a "real" NLE for Video Editing?</strong></p> <p>Buying an advanced NLE like <a href="http://www.videoguys.com/Item/Adobe+Premiere+Pro+CS4+for+PC/1333930323035363.aspx">Adobe Premiere Pro</a>, <a href="http://www.videoguys.com/Item/Apple+Final+Cut+Studio+2/23353464.aspx">Apple Final Cut Pro</a>, <a href="http://www.videoguys.com/Brand/Sony+Creative+Software.aspx">Sony Vegas</a>, <a href="http://www.videoguys.com/Item/Grass+Valley+EDIUS+v5+Editing+for+the+Digital+Generation+/630333634363.aspx">Grass Valley Edius</a>, or <a href="http://www.videoguys.com/Item/Avid+Media+Composer+35+-+1%2c995+extended+thru+7-15/1303D20303030323D203035373.aspx">Avid Media Composer</a> will not give you better video quality or make editing easier; what they will  give you is a far more powerful set of tools that will allow you to be more creative and produce video content that is better and more entertaining to watch. The reason to buy one of these more expensive advanced editing programs is simple: to be able to tell your story better. That's what the heart of video editing is, taking a collection of media, video clips, audio, images and graphics - then putting them together to tell a story. The longer the story you want to tell, the more important it is to use more sophisticated tools to keep your audiences attention.</p> <p>Once you decide to graduate from point and shoot productions and simple slide shows into storytelling you will want the right tools for the job. In this article we will go into some of the most important tools found in our advanced NLEs and their superior workflow.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.videoguys.com/Guide/E/What+is+the+Difference+Between+Consumer+Video+Editing+Software+and+Real+NLEs+Non+Linear+Editing/0x5ba89e5673caa709967ac4699dbd7dc7.aspx">Read the full guide here <br /></a></strong></p> <p>Gary<strong><br /></strong></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-video-butn-to-sd-dvd#post-49742 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:32:40 +0000 Omtech 49742@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hi,</p> <p>HD is not that popular here in Africa but there are so many camera on HDV. and especially there are no HDV players so we still give our customer their products on DVD's.</p> <p> Now this my question. it there anyway that one can record his video on HDV setting or just HDV cam. download and edit it  then burn it to a Normal DVD?</p> <p>please help this has always puzzles.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/filmstrip-problem#post-49743 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:39:54 +0000 Omtech 49743@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> God day,</p> <p>I just wanted to know how can one make a filmstrip and put video on it. can adobe do? please let me know.</p> <p>any help will be much apreciated.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/to-build-or-not-to-build#post-45237 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:59:58 +0000 composite1 45237@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Lately in the post threads I've been getting questions concerning the benefits / drawbacks of building a custom system versus buying a pre-built system for Non-linear Editing. To keep from taking over other posts I've opened up this one to specifically address these issues. Up front I am not a computer engineer by any stretch. However, since 1998 I've upgraded and built PC's and Mac's out of 'self-defense' because either it was too expensive to send out for repair or if I didn't do it, it wouldn't have gotten done. My current depth of knowledge leans strongly toward PC because it's still 'legal' to build them on your own. However, now with the resurgence of the 'Hackintosh' I am again taking an interest in 'mac clones'. So with all that in mind please bring your questions / comments about building and upgrading pc's and mac's, but spare us the PC' vs Mac' debate.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/assistance-required#post-48880 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:57:23 +0000 petersonkevin70 48880@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I wanna join editing course. Can some one suggest me a good school where they teach editing. Also it has to be affordable.</p> <p>Thanx</p> <p>Kevin</p>