http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Forum: Video Formats - Recent Topics en Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:02:09 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-enhance-and-preserve-old-video-on-vhs#post-74568 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:51:20 +0000 trushar30 74568@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have hundreds of VHS with videos of very valuable lectures. I want to capture it, enhance it, as it has degredated over last 25-30 yrs. The videos have lost colors, have disturbance in audio, I want to correct all deficiencies and preserve it for generations to come.</p> <p>What is the best hardware as well as software to do this? What is the best format to preserve this?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-format-for-2-hour-video#post-74819 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:22:13 +0000 Omar Rafik 74819@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>OK, so I am a photographer and have recently started working with video, I have a Cannon Xf100 and a 5DM2.  I shot a prayer service and was intially planning to create a 5 min clip with excerpts of all the sermons and speeches, but the pastors were so passionate, I ended up with a 2 hour video.</p> <p>I edit in FCPX and would like to keep the video in HD, but the file size ended up something like 19 GB, so I hope this is not a dumb question but, what format should I use to keep the quality but still get it on 1 DVD? Or is not possible?</p> <p>Thanks</p> <p> </p> <p>Omar</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/analog-video-users-today#post-74477 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:28:08 +0000 Peter Rose 74477@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>With about 90,000 members to Videomaker, I am very curious as to how many of us are still using analog camcorders (VHS, VHS-C, S-VHS-C, 8mm, Hi-8, etc.).  I find it hard to believe that all of the Videomaker members are ALL into digital only.  I would like to have feedback from some analog members who still enjoy using this format vs digital (or maybe use both).  If everyone was shooting digital only, then there would be no market for analog tapes.  However, there are many outlets selling lots of analog tapes, including some of the camcorder manufacturers themselves.</p> <p>Any comments ad feedback, please? Thanks folks.  </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/the-future-of-blu-ray#post-69407 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:29:36 +0000 Avic Okinawa 69407@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm from Japan.</p> <p>I'm really curious to know that how often Blu-rays are used in videography business around the world.</p> <p>At our company, we're never asked to give the clients Blu-rays of completed projects. Most of the times, our projects are finally output to DVDs.</p> <p> </p> <p>It's not that we are aggressively offering them the Blu-ray versions anyway...</p> <p> </p> <p>Is it only me who thinks the ordinary people care less about High Definition??</p> <p> </p> <p>I'm sorry for bad English.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/new-guy-old-equipment#post-74459 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:04:34 +0000 Peter Rose 74459@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&nbsp;Sorry, my post disappeared into cyberspace or something.&nbsp; I was asking about using VHS-C format for documentaries for personal use and some I've done for local volunteer groups for promotional purposes.</p> <p>Is there any chance of using VHS-C or VHS for presentation of my work to a studio or PBS or TVO (Canada)?</p> <p>Thanks.</p> <p>Peter Rose</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/where-do-i-put-my-video-files#post-74379 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:18:44 +0000 Orpheus 74379@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>My new computer will have a 120GB SSD and a 1 TB 7200 mechanical HD. Obviously I'm going to put my OS, and some programs like Premiere Pro, After Effects on the SSD, and then I will put my games on the 1 TB along with other media like music, pictures etc.</p> <p>But, while editing the movie files, where should I put them?  On the SSD temporarily for faster rendering and access?  Since I will sometimes be working with AVCHD .mov files which are highly compressed, will it be best to put it on the SSD where the OS is?  Or should I put it on the 1TB 7200?</p> <p>Also, I will be getting a USB 3.0 External drive, but right now my USB 2.0 external drive is practically full.  It currently has the video files on it that I will be working with first.</p> <p>Should I move them to the SSD? or to the internal 1TB? </p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/trouble-editing-hd#post-73413 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:53:09 +0000 leora 73413@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I recentl bought the canon eos 60d and i love it!! however when i go to edit the HD videos the playback lags making it impossible to edit. I usually use sony vegas so i downloaded a trial of adobe premiere and it still had the same problem. my computer is fairly new. Please help! </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/next-best-compression-to-uncompressed-avi#post-74232 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:46:28 +0000 mluck 74232@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have a video project that   is being shot with a nikon d 5000 in HD  (1280x720). I'm using sony home studio hd to edit it. then I'm taking it into after effects to add some sparkle. so far I've been trying to output the clips in uncompressed avi which looks great but the file sizes are getting hefty. what would be the next best compression to use to bring the file size down and keep the quality high 4 post video production in after effects in HD??</p> <p>Thx for any help.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/rendering-and-format-for-youtube#post-74321 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:16:12 +0000 Maria 74321@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hi all,</p> <p>I'm a newbe and need help PLS.  I have a .wmv 320 X240 (1454 kbps) 6 minute long video clip.  I have used Vegas Pro 9 to edit this video.  Now I need to render it for YouTube.  Can I/should I change the format in my project ? How and what format should I use for a good quality clip and how ? Thank you in advance.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/before-i-pull-the-rest-of-my-hair-out#post-74268 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:55:54 +0000 LuTELLO 74268@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>before I pull the rest of my hair out<br />Looks like I found the right site. Have A LOT of studying to do here, I feel overwhelmed.<br />Where should I start? Thanks in advance if you take the time to read this.</p> <p>Ok, specifics:<br />I just shot some legal meetings I need to send to a lawyer soon.<br />I had no choice but to shoot them in 1080i* MTS format and WAV files* from a separate recorder. All I need to do is make some basic splicing, replace the soundtrack, and convert to a more practical format. (DVD-Video, 360p XVID AVI, whatever.) Vegas Pro 8 was taking 10 hours to render 1 hour on my 1.9ghz Turion. Seems like it's either this or connect my blue-ray player to my MPEG2 capture device to make the conversion, but seems I would still have to recompress the video just to add the soundtrack. What would you tell a novice to do in this situation? What format would you convert to for this project. Loyer says it doesn't matter. Screw it, maybe I'll just give him the original mts and wav files or just record the damn videos with original soundtrack to VHS.<br />And I have to do this again next week!</p> <p>I have many questions about camcorders and video production and should have been studying up on this and other sites that I'm unaware of. Just needed to throw this out there for now. Any other sites out there I can post questions like this.</p> <p>*Why the hell do they make HD interlaced only cameras if CRTs are rarely seen these days?<br />*HOW HARD IS IT TO PUT A MIC JACK ON AN AVERAGE CAMERA?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/resolution-for-still-photos-in-hd-video#post-74119 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:07:04 +0000 Brad Shirakawa 74119@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I've seen recommends for pixel sizes for still photos imported into <strong>HD video</strong>, but not the PPI.  So if I import a still photo in Premiere at around 1980 x 1200 or so, <strong>what PPI</strong>?  72?  300?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-me-buy-the-right-camera-and-gear#post-74026 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:24:30 +0000 Christian 74026@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello Everyone! </p> <p>This is my first post on this site. I really need some<br /> professionally opinions. My question is that I’m stuck trying to pick a camera<br /> that will launch my videography career as a professional.  </p> <p>First I have about 2000 dollars to spend on the Camera and<br /> Gear, here are my two choices. (If you has different idea I’d love to hear it) </p> <p>1.)  The<br /> camera I want is the Canon 60D that’s about 1200 W/kit lens then spend the<br /> rest on one more lens and then I need some audio support. For that I need to get a<br /> microphone and a portable audio recorder and that should tape me out around<br /> 2000.  </p> <p>2.)  The<br /> 2nd choice is NOT get a DSLR and just put all the money into a<br /> professional video camera. Some models I have been looking at the Canon XA10 HD<br /> <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/749467-REG/Canon_4922B002_XA10_HD_Professional_Camcorder.html">Link</a><br /> or the Sony HDR-FX7 <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/459129-REG/Sony_HDRFX7_HDR_FX7_3CMOS_HDV_1080i.html">Link</a><br /> then put a shot gun microphone on the top through the XLR connection</p> <p>Again I’m a little lost at what to<br /> do? Are there real pro’s and con’s to these cameras? I do some event coverage<br /> but mostly do promotional videos and online wed shows.     </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/blu-ray-in-1995#post-73953 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:30:16 +0000 ophelia 73953@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Any thoughts on how a film from 1995, for example: 'The Quick &amp; the Dead" can be offered on Bu-ray?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/videomakers-free-guide-to-online-video-formats#post-73928 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:55:34 +0000 Mike Rosen 73928@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;Here's something that might interest you.  Videomaker has just released its latest free report and it's all about the different video formats you can use for web distribution.  Learn how you can get the best results when you post your videos online -- and how the format you choose affects how likely people will be to watch or pass on your videos.<br /> &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;Click to download the latest Videomaker report "What's the Best Video Format for Web Distribution?": <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/r/587" rel="nofollow">http://www.videomaker.com/r/587</a> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/beginners-question-on-avchd-files#post-73751 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:01:23 +0000 giles 73751@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hello all,</p> <p>I'm sure there has be a question similar thrown around. I'm relatively new to Final Cut Pro and just purchased the Panasonic AG-HMC40 and am still learning it. </p> <p>My question is how do I use the files my video is recorded to? If I put the SD card in my mac all the files are greyed out .cpi and when I try to connect with a USB nothing is recognized. I understand that .cpi is based of the MPEG4 codec and Adobe Premier can open it but is there any other way to go about this so I can actually edit?</p> <p>Thanks for your time</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/premiere-pro-cs5-export-to-air-on-tv#post-73460 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:03:01 +0000 fbazin 73460@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&nbsp;Hi there i have a problem/question.</p> <p>I have produce a videoclip for a band and the local TV want to air it. They ask me to send them the fallowing format:</p> <p>&lt;font face="Comic Sans MS"&gt;data DVD (HD): .MXF ou .MOV (XDCAM HD422&nbsp;or H264 1080i60 CBR DropFrame 50Mb/s Long GOP IBBPBBPBBPBBPBB closed 4:2:2) /- 8 canaux audio mono 24bits - NTSC (1920x1080) -pixels HDTV 1080i (16:9) â?? 59.94 fps - with Timecode.&lt;/font&gt;</p> <p>&lt;font face="Comic Sans MS"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&nbsp;</p> <p>&lt;font face="Comic Sans MS"&gt;From that I saw in Premiere I can export in HDTV 1080P but didnt find 1080i, is there&nbsp;custum change we can do to have a 1080i?&nbsp;Well, can someone help a brother&nbsp;and translated&nbsp;that info&nbsp;for me and tell&nbsp;me want need to be select in premiere&nbsp;to achive it.&nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-how-to-convert-mts-files-for-use-in-final-cut-pro-7#post-73441 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:14:13 +0000 Mark 73441@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am at my wits end, I cannot seem to find any information on how I can take the 100's on .mts files I have and convert them to .mov files to use in FCP7. </p> <p>In the past I have used mpeg streamclip, but that is because I did not have to keep the 1920x1080 specs, I was able to go lower. However for this project, I have to keep it at 1920x1080, h.264. </p> <p>I have read on other posts conversion programs that cost $500, I can't afford to do that. I have Toast 10, I can't figure out how to convert to let it save on a hard drive, it only wants to output to a DVD. </p> <p> </p> <p>Please help. I need to get this footage transferred this weekend.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-video-card-for-hd-editing#post-56288 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:56:38 +0000 doublehamm 56288@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> It seems I cannot find a clear answer on this.  I am building a dedicated editing computer for my videography business, and I have just about every component figured out that I need, except which kind of video card to use. I will be learning Sony Vegas Pro once I get it pieced together. </p> <p>For the most part it will be straight forward editing from my MRC1 files (I believe they are AVCHD) and HDV from capture.  This is mainly wedding based so I won't be creating really any 3D effects for the videos.  Mainly just basic color effects, looks effects, old film effects, white balance, etc.</p> <p>What kind of video card is recommended?  I thought Quadro FX cards were the editing norm but after looking at them online I see little reviews here and there saying that your money would be much better spent on a higher end gaming card rather than a workstation card.  I was looking at a Quadro FX 580 or 1800 even, but I am told that the processing cores they contain don't even match up to a decent gaming card.  I know you can get a lot more bang for your buck on gaming cards - at least on the up front specs - but from what I understand the way the cards function are completely different. </p> <p>My first thought before finding the couple bad reviews on the quadro cards for editing was a 2 way SLI Quadro FX 580, until I quickly realized that particular card does not suppord SLI.  The 512 MB seems kinda weak, but I have never used a workstation card so I am at a loss.  The 1800 is only 768MB, but the price seems more than doubled from the 580.  </p> <p>Now being unsure, I wonder if doing a SLI GTX260 would be better.  Or even just one of the GTX 285's.  </p> <p>I am looking to spend $400-$500 on the video card side of this and hope to find the right choice.  </p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks in advance, </p> <p>Adam</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-video-for-dvd-what-camera-settings#post-72774 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:23:20 +0000 Pierre Tessier 72774@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm shooting a video with a HD only camera. This will end up on a DVD. I'm using Final Cut Pro for editing. What are the best settings for a DVD? Frame size will be 1280 X 720. Now I have many choices for frame rate. 30p, 24p, 60i... Is it important whether I shoot in progressive  or interlaced mode? Thanks for the help.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-with-video-frame-size-etc-formats#post-72712 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:01:50 +0000 Amirul 72712@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi I was wondering, I have a particular video that I want to burn to a dvd and watch it on my television unfortunately, my frame size of that particular video is 1280 x 720. And was wondering if the frame size is big, would there be some cuts at the edge of the video because the frame size is big? and what is the format and codec to play a dvd? also any video maker which is free is able to play .mkv files instead of .avi?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/1080-or-720#post-72573 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:21:20 +0000 Pierre Tessier 72573@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'll be shooting at a reception that will last about 4 hours. Shooting time will certainly be between 2 and 3 hours! That will be a lot of data to transfer at 1080p. Since this will go onto a DVD, is it really worth it to shoot at 1080p or would 720p do the trick?  </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/editing-in-adobe-premiere-cs4#post-72423 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:53:00 +0000 G 72423@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Is it possible to edit DV and AVCHD simultaneously within the same project in Adobe Premiere CS4?  I understand that it is two different resolutions, but is it possible?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/gopro-hd-tenerife-2011#post-71826 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:53:12 +0000 Airbag 71826@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV536svZ2mY&amp;feature=channel_video_title" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV536svZ2mY&amp;feature=channel_video_title</a></p> <p>This is a video showing amazing nature and underwater filming from Tenerife. Espen Fystro (Fystrotheman) did all the filming, I did all the editing. It is all filmed with a GoPro camera.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-compression#post-71622 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:47:16 +0000 jbank 71622@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Is there any software I can use to compress a video file to write to a DVD.  We are going the give our senior players copies of every home game.   The raw video is on a 8.5 GB disc.  Is there any way I can make it smaller because we are going to add some graphics, chapters and etc.  Thanks</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-formats-saving-archiving#post-71585 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:34:29 +0000 Jay_Z 71585@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I know this is often an interesting, confusing, well discussed and maybe political type of issue ... </p> <p>Currently, I use my DSLR (Canon 7D) and video camera (Canon HF-S100) to take video.  The HFS100 ends up with .mts files - I was recently converting these to Apple Pro Res 422 files for easier editing on iMovie and Final Cut.</p> <p>I want to convert my video files - mostly from the HFS100 to a format that I can in the short term utilize in my video editing and longer term have a logical format to come back and edit or use the files in later months/years.</p> <p>This may be more of a 'best practices' type of question - what is the best format/file type for this?  If I convert, is there any reason to keep the original mts file?</p> <p>What is the best short term/long term for these video files - but, especially the HFS100 (mts) files?</p> <p> </p> <p>Thank you!!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/helpppppp#post-71390 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:52:03 +0000 Jacob 71390@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&nbsp;Hello,</p> <p>I have a Canon Vixia HF S21. When recording I use the settings 60i for the recording mode. I also have a&nbsp;iMac i7 core. The computer is about a couple months old so that eliminates one problem.&nbsp;The&nbsp;only way that I know&nbsp;how to transfer files between my canon and mac is through iMovie.&nbsp;(I only use iMovie for transfere and Final Cut Pro for editing) When I transfer 60i clips from the camera&nbsp;and use iMovie to do the transfer i select ORIGINAL FORMAT. So the clips should be 60i. And when I right click on my clip, located on the harddrive it says in the properties 29.97. Why is that? Does iMovie convert the clips or is there something wrong with my software?</p> <p>Summary:</p> <p>How do you guys transfer AVCHD clips from a canon HF S21 to a mac and have them in 60i, just as they were recorderd on the camera?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank You in advance!!!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/slideshow-without-time-seqencing#post-71209 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:22:43 +0000 sredbarn 71209@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have a customer that would like to view a slideshow on his tv but wants to control his pictures with his controller not timed sequencing and no music necessary.  Any suggestions.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/tv-video-format#post-70863 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 07:41:57 +0000 spnplg1 70863@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&nbsp;I'm planning on producing a fishing show to air in the spring of 2013. I'm planning on filming the spring and summer of 2012. I'll be doing all my research and homework to make this happen between now and next spring. The first thing I'm doing is looking into what video camera to get. That probably has some to do with what video format do most of the networks/cable stations prefer? </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-editor-software-for-linux-supporting-mov-file-please-help#post-70268 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:37:16 +0000 albert 70268@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi there,</p> <p>I use ubuntu 11.04 (linux) and cant find any software supporting MOV file (canon S95). I remember that I had same problem some time ago when using windows platform.</p> <p>I'll be using software for editing diving movies, so I need something powerful but not too complicated... I find iMovie, which accepts MOV file, simple and reliable for this kind of work... Unfortunately, cant use iMovie on Ubuntu...</p> <p>Need some help!! I've been looking around for some time but no success...</p> <p>Thanks in advance!!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sony-vegas-movie-studio-9-and-the-stutters#post-70518 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:47:28 +0000 michael9 70518@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>This is a Noob observation as much as a request. Two days ago I got a cool laptop. Acer8950g , very tasty with heaps of space and power. I loaded Vegas. I went and shot some stuff on my NEX VG 10. Plays beautifully from the card. When I load it to the editor Vegas swallows up the AVCHD beautifully. Everything renders rapidly .. I was outputting as a 1080p .avi. On playback the rendered movie staggers and stutters dreadfully off the hard drive. Other posts say it'll be OK once it's burned to a disc. I bought a bluray burner to generate the highest quality package I could offer.  What do others think? I'm perplexed by the excellent video off the SDHC card and the end result.</p>