http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: Mac - Recent Posts en Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:03:56 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mpeg2-codec-missing-on-premier-help#post-73043 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:59:14 +0000 cfxcorp 73043@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Adobe article on CODECs.</p> <p><a href="http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/515/cpsid_51528.html">http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/515/cpsid_51528.html</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mpeg2-codec-missing-on-premier-help#post-73041 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:23:51 +0000 cfxcorp 73041@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Try downloading the following file from muvee Reveal help forum:</p> <p><a href="ftp://muveeUserMedia:UM12oPLkadtunb9@ftp.muvee.com/codecPrinter_ToDesktop.zip">ftp://muveeUserMedia:UM12oPLkadtunb9@ftp.muvee.com/codecPrinter_ToDesktop.zip</a></p> <p>It prints a list of your installed CODECs to a text file on your desktop.&nbsp; May be useful in troubleshooting your issue.&nbsp; You may have a corrupted CODEC or another program installed an inferior MPEG-2 CODEC.</p> <p>Sony Creative Software site offers the MainConcept MPEG-2 CODEC for sale if the Adobe site doesn't help.</p> <p>Did you have any Adobe updates lately that may have caused the problem?&nbsp; Maybe you need to update or reinstall the progrm?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mpeg2-codec-missing-on-premier-help#post-73037 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:20:00 +0000 pseudosafari 73037@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Have you tried importing it into Adobe Media Encoder and then exporting it to the codec you prefer?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mpeg2-codec-missing-on-premier-help#post-73001 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:39:37 +0000 Charles Schultz 73001@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>When you look at the footage file in finder, what is the file extension that is being displayed? For example, whatever.mpg2 is there anything past the extension?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mpeg2-codec-missing-on-premier-help#post-73000 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:10:09 +0000 hogtown 73000@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi guys, I am a new chap here and having some issues importing my media on Premier. A bit of background I am using Mac 10.7.2 and Adobe Premier 5. Shot my media on a JVC GY-HM100U and it was ingested by copying the whole folder into my computer. My video is 1080 60i the .xml file says:</p> <p>dataFormat="xdvb" </p> <p>videoCodec="MPEG2_VBR35M_1920_1080_60I_MP@HL" ch="STEREO_2CH" </p> <p>audioCodec="LPCM16_48K"</p> <p>Neither Premier nor imovie can't open the media and the error I get is that the codec is missing. I tried to convert my media using the Video Converter by iSkysoft but the quality decreased exponentially. I also tried Calibrated{Q} XD Decode, but it won't play in real time in Premier and looks choppy. </p> <p>Went and downloaded the JVC HD pro clip manager but ironically it doesn't recognize the media either and the error is that is not a m4p file. JVC site and other reviews say that there is no need to wrap or transcode and the media formats are compatible with Mac which is false or I am missing something.</p> <p>Does anyone have any advice how to get around this issue? Your thoughts would be highly appreciated!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/green-screen-for-movies#post-72680 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:15:24 +0000 Don 72680@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>lightstands:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbkyCbf3zzc" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbkyCbf3zzc</a></p> <p> </p> <p>and some simple clamp on light fixtures (either halogen worklamps, or metal dish reflector type clamps, cand be bought for $10.00 or less each..</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/green-screen-for-movies#post-72676 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:43:10 +0000 Freddy 72676@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi lauren. Like someone said above, it's very cool that you encourage her :)</p> <p>And all the advises sound good. However, if I were 14 years old and learning myself how to do green screen stuff, I probably would reach the point where I say to myself: "Oh, all that seems easy. I just need a green material for background, light it separately, then light my talent. Load it to the latest iMovie, and that's it! Oh wait... I don't have lights.. mm but any lights would do, right?"</p> <p>For me, the hardest thing to get, are good lights. The rest is pretty much a do it yourself project, and the learning process.</p> <p>Lighting is everything : ) (at least most of the time)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/green-screen-for-movies#post-72669 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:23:54 +0000 doabgah 72669@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Why only FCP it is adobe which also supports Mac.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/green-screen-for-movies#post-72668 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:22:27 +0000 doabgah 72668@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> FCP(Final cut pro) is a profesional editing softwear.How can a lay man edited on it without any guidance.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/green-screen-for-movies#post-72645 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:55:11 +0000 Don 72645@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Lauren somebody misinformed you... imovie 11 does indeed do green screen and does it very well for your intended uses.</p> <p>also final cut pro x and final cut express as well..</p> <p>what mac os are you running? what version of imovie?</p> <p>here is a simple how to video for creating your own backgrounds:</p> <p><a href="http://gallery.me.com/lightexpressions#100937" rel="nofollow">http://gallery.me.com/lightexpressions#100937</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/green-screen-for-movies#post-72632 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:21:43 +0000 Lauren 72632@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi all- I went to Tubetape and they said there is no video software for Mac. They have all the green screen stuff of course. I have seen things that have space ship back grounds etc. I think she would love that but is it true there is nothing for Macs?  My daughter has iMovie but where do you get the cool back grounds?</p> <p>Thanks Luis for the great video. I am going to show it to my daughter after Christmas. </p> <p>Thanks Moabman for the green painted wall idea. That sounds ideal but my hubby would kill me :)</p> <p>Thanks Jennifer for the links. I will check them out. She will enjoy the Daniel movie too.</p> <p>You guys are great!</p> <p>Lauren</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/green-screen-for-movies#post-72604 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:07:56 +0000 Moab Man 72604@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Another option, if you have the room, is to paint a wall. Unless someone has it handy, i will post the color code and you can have a can of paint mixed at Home Depot or Lowes.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/green-screen-for-movies#post-72594 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:21:52 +0000 Jennifer O'Rourke 72594@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi, Lauren, I'm Jennifer O'Rourke, <em><strong>Videomaker</strong></em>'s managing editor. Here are a few more links you might want to share with your daughter about Green Screen work. It's really getting much easier than in the old days, due to the camera and keying technology, but you can still improve your video with good production techniques.</p> <p><a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/8787/" rel="nofollow">http://www.videomaker.com/article/8787/</a> [Lighting for Green Screen]</p> <p><a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/14949" rel="nofollow">http://www.videomaker.com/article/14949</a> [Making Green Screen Believable]</p> <p><a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/14933" rel="nofollow">http://www.videomaker.com/article/14933</a> [Directing Talent in the Green Screen] </p> <p>And it might be nice to have someone her own age to follow for inspireation. We've been following the career of Daniel Hart, a 16-year old producer who has been making videos for 10 years. Here's a profile we recently wrote: </p> <p><a href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/15532/" rel="nofollow">http://www.videomaker.com/article/15532/</a> [Daniel Hart - Up and Coming Producer]</p> <p>You're a terrific mom to encourage your daughter in this very rewarding career or hobby. Good luck to her and tell her to keep on making those videos, it only get better!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/green-screen-for-movies#post-72578 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:58:13 +0000 Ann Baldwin 72578@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Very funny movie - but also helpful. Thank you!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/green-screen-for-movies#post-72567 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:51:44 +0000 SargeHero 72567@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello Lauren</p> <p>You will need a couple of things to make a successful greenscreen production, being lights the most important. The greenscreen fabric is not that important because you can use any cloth that is green (or blue). For better results you can get a muslin backdrop, which works great and is relatively cheap. As for lightning you need at least 4 lights (2 for the greenscreen itself and the other two for the talent). You will also need to consider where are you going to setup your greenscreen studio and how much space you have available. As for software you can manage with iMovie and get got quality results, as long as you light the greenscreen right. </p> <p>I suggest you to visit <a title="TubeTape" href="http://www.tubetape.net/servlet/StoreFront">Tubetape.net</a>, they have everything you will need regarding greenscreen and they can answer any question regarding equipment. They also have a 50% weekly deal (every Thursday) which you could get everything you need for half the price. Also check Ebay for greenscreen backdrops. </p> <p>Here is a video I made about Lightning a Greenscreen a la Guerrilla Style. Enjoy. </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mhz41X6aVc" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mhz41X6aVc</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/green-screen-for-movies#post-72564 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:30:16 +0000 Lauren 72564@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>My daughter is 14. She has a Flip video camera and a Mabook and has made some great short movies. For Christmas I wanted to see about getting her a green screen, or body suit and software. I have no idea what she needs to use it. She s pretty darn good on the computer but she is new o this. We need Mac compatible stuff. Any ideas?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-capture-the-video-for-mac#post-72113 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:33:15 +0000 mrlin 72113@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>what do you mean?you want the picture or the video finally .??????if the image ,you can try the screen grab for mac(<a href="http://macscreenshots.com/freehandregiongrab_mac.html">http://macscreenshots.com/freehandregiongrab_mac.html</a>)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-capture-the-video-for-mac#post-72112 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:26:18 +0000 henryjhone 72112@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I want capture the  whole video into pieces,which tool can I use to work out.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/helpppppp#post-71393 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:35:37 +0000 Kenkyusha 71393@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&nbsp;You should be able to ingest directly to FCP either using the 'Log and transfer' function, or through Compressor (which will let you transcode to Prores).&nbsp; Imovie uses another intermediate codec, so if you go direct, it may reduce issues.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/helpppppp#post-71392 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:40:55 +0000 EarlC 71392@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Somewhere may lurk a setting for "drop frame" that is doing this, however automatically it appears iMovie might be affecting the outcome. I don't know much more than that reality, but it could be an integral way the current iteration of this software reacts. You should, however, (in preferences?) be able to set it, but then again, how much effect did it have on your footage when playback or review? Is it visibly messed up, or clean?</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/best-virtual-set-software-for-mac#post-70594 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:20:48 +0000 Ryan Chandler 70594@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>It's for a PC but I've used it with Parallels to do some amazing virtual set shots. The software is called intensiKey, it does the chroma key and it's a lot like ultra was from serious magic except you can actually control the camera position: <a title="virtual set software" href="http://www.intensikey.com">http://www.intensikey.com</a>. The virtual studios are from <a href="http://www.virtualset.com">http://www.virtualset.com</a> which I've also used in the past with After Effects to do 2d camera move shots and this is way better.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-mac-editing-helpquestions#post-69868 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:45:46 +0000 Alex 69868@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi there,</p> <p>Sorry to bother you all but I was wondering if anybody could help me with a couple of queries!</p> <p>I have a Canon HG10 which is wonderful little camcorder which I'm told shoots in AVCHD. Now, I always thought it filmed .mov because that's what it comes up as when I upload the footage on to imovie.</p> <p>I was recently helping my mother choose a camcorder and did some research as she doesn't have a Mac but a PC so I was looking for compatibility issues etc. Anyway I've found a lot of people saying that imovie'11 doesn't have support AVCHD and also found out that that is supposedly what my Canon HG10 films in.</p> <p>So my question in why does my Canon work fine (and come up as .mov files) when working with imovie...yet everybody says AVCHD doesn't work with imovie?</p> <p>And my second question, I may be looking to upgrade my camcorder to a mid-level Canon XA10 HD 'pro' camera, which also films in AVCHD. But I don't want to buy it and find that it won't work with imovie or other Mac editing software. (I'm learning Express and Pro but imovie is just sooooo much easier to use!).</p> <p>So is there anyway I can find out once and for all, whether it will work on a Mac? </p> <p>(And as a little aside: if there are so many problems with AVCHD compatibility and editing, why do so many of the camcorders these days use it?!)</p> <p>Thank you in advance for your help</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/should-i-switch-to-the-imac#post-68788 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 05:44:02 +0000 Charles Schultz 68788@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I just made the switch to a Mac from a PC and I will never go back. I purchased a Mac Pro with two processors and 12 gig of ram from B &amp; H for a lesser amount than from Apple and they even have the extended warranty. Plus, the same system in a PC format would have cost me twice as much. I still use Adobe products and even upgraded to CS 5.5 which seems more stable than CS 5. Another factor of switching to Mac, I was getting tired of all the updates from Microsoft that would reboot my system in the middle of the night when I had a video rendering.</p> <p>I would switch to a Mac if I were you.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/should-i-switch-to-the-imac#post-68781 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:01:02 +0000 ktbproductions 68781@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I must say i would recommend that you should switch to a imac ASAP. And i speak from experience, as fpr myself i have three. A 15 inch macbook pro, a 20 inch imac desktop, and my latest purchase the 27 inch quad core 2.93ghz 16gb ram ati radeon 5750 hd gpu. Like yourself i was undecided when i was on a windows operating system. But i needed a more reliable operating system. Because i do tons of editing and motion graphic designs. I use avid, final cut studio, adobe cs5 master collection, cinema 4d just to name a few.Now these are high complex programs, and i must say my system has never got a virus or has it crashed. Imac computers are the most reliable operating systems on the market today. And anyone who are into any major post production should have one.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/should-i-switch-to-the-imac#post-68779 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:22:35 +0000 Ian James Smith 68779@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>  I have stuck with 'Windows', having passed-up the opportunity to purchase an I-Mac, through the University my wife worked for, upon her retirement. Those making the Windows/IMac comparison might be interested to know that all University IMacs came with 'Windows' pre-installed as standard.</p> <p> However, I have a friend who uses a 'Mac', and comparisons have proven that I have access to so much valuable software, that he doesn't, that I am glad I did not make the switch. I have seldom experienced the 'blue-screen of death' but I have had many unexplained crashes, (fewer from Magix MEP17P, however, than from any other software I have used). I installed monitoring software to keep track of what my CPU/Memory were up-to, and here's what I found. Crashes tend to occur when the CPU gets into either a 'loop' situation (although it just-as-frequently sits and waits for some action which you are not providing so that it may continue), or becomes overloaded with an unresolvable queue of demands being placed upon it, all at once. Once the CPU is running as hard as it can, the last thing to do, is to start randomly banging on keys in impatience or frustration, in effect, adding more demands. I have many instances of my own computer, which is eight years old, and quite unremarkable, giving the 'xxxxx is not responding' signal, only to find that by waiting perhaps a minute, or less, the computer has prioritised the demands made on it, sorted them out, and managed to negotiate them in an orderly fashion to resolve the impasse.</p> <p> Needless to say, all unnecessary running-processes should be shut-down when extreme demands are being made on your computer, as every unwanted process is also  queueing up for its share of CPU-time. The key, is regular maintenance, which is invariably overlooked, periodic cleaning of the registry, defragmentation of drives etc. A weekly hour, or so, is what it takes, and it means the difference between your computer chugging along like a well-oiled sewing-machine and endless trips to a serviceman, to have roughly the same things done for you. </p> <p> I believe that IMacs come into their own when it comes to music, especially at a professional level, but I am undecided as to whether they have the advantages sometimes claimed for them, with video.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/should-i-switch-to-the-imac#post-68722 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:47:51 +0000 Don 68722@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>yes</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/should-i-switch-to-the-imac#post-68708 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:50:57 +0000 Anonymous 68708@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Yes you should switch to Imac. I have been running FCP 7 and Adobe cs5 on a 09 24" Imac.  Max out on ram 8 Gigs of memory. with a Lacie drive (1Tb).  No issues like my old pc.  love it.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/should-i-switch-to-the-imac#post-68672 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:24:01 +0000 B Asher 68672@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I agree with Sarge as well.. I started video editing on a big expensive Dell tower as fast as it would get, running Adobe AE, Premiere Pro, etc.. along with the required scratch disks needed, a total of 3 drives that is. As my projects got larger I just couldn't keep the system stable. Too many crashes, corrupt project files, it was just painful. So I decided to take the Mac plunge, I figured it could either be much better (as advertised by the community) or the same.. I also wanted to use FCP &amp; Motion.. so I choose to make the switch. I bought a fast G5, FCP Suite and one FW400 drive.. instantly I was faster in editing.. that was then, and this is now.</p> <p>With that being said, I run all my projects on a $1500 iMac running FCP 6 and I also have Adobe Master Collection CS5 running.  Like Sarge said.. I feel OSX is much more stable than Windows, the file structure is better, the kernel is better. So in hindsight I'm glad I made the switch. This past week I was still smiling as I had FCP &amp; Photoshop up and running editing a video for 4 days straight.. no issues. I've had issues for sure.. but nothing compared to my Windows days.. </p> <p>All that to say, you gotta do what's right for you, what you've invested in software, etc.. Systems are much better now, from my experience (and I must add I make a living off Microsoft being a sr. network engineer) that the Apple OS is more stable for what I use it for.. end of story for me.</p> <p>In the end.. it's about the production, the video, , the project, the end result and does the passion of your project get conveyed to the viewer.. are you using what you have to its fullest.. or is there a training/learning issue that you need to gain an edge?</p> <p>Good luck..</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/should-i-switch-to-the-imac#post-68601 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 08:48:36 +0000 Lee 68601@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I listed my specs in my initial post, I'm glad you are not having trouble on your Windows platform but that doesn't change the fact that I can't get through a 3 hour editing session without crashing at least once or twice, so stability is the deciding factor. Since Mac is a closed system with it's OS servicing a narrower range of software and hardware compatability practically a non-issue it would make sense that the Mac is a more stable platform. None the less editing hd video with multiple tracks is going to push any system pretty hard so I wanted to make sure I didn't hear any horror stories from the Mac community before taking the plunge. I'm fairly new to vidio editing but not software or computers (I was a windows developer for 20 years before I retired) so I could probably take my machine apart piece by piece and application by application and maybe get some relief but that's just not enjoying retirement from my point of view, that's work. I'd rather just spend two or three grand and get the best hassle free system I can to make my little movies and enjoy the good life.</p>