Adobe Premiere & Premiere Pro discussions from 2005

Paul Gallagher · October 14th, 2005, 02:31 AM

When you use a picture in picture effect, I sometimes use this over a white background and put a couple of pics on at the same time with a drop shadow, I wanted to know if its possible to put for example a black border around the pictures to help them stand out a bit.
If its possible could someone please point me in the right direction.
Many thanks
Paul

Christopher Lefchik · October 14th, 2005, 09:37 AM

Try the "Clip" effect. The Bevel Edges effect with the Light Color set to black should give a similar result.

Paul Gallagher · October 14th, 2005, 11:02 AM

Thanks again Christopher,
I'll try it out.
Paul

Paul Gallagher · October 14th, 2005, 11:30 AM

The bevel edges worked a treat, just what I wanted to do.
Thanks
Paul

Ajai Thirumalai · October 14th, 2005, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Euritt

... unless you were indeed swapping tapes as you jumped from scene a to scene b??

ummm... in that case there should be a date and time stamp on each clip that's included with the captured dv avi... i'd guess that you'd need a way for the editing program to list 'em by that data? i'm shooting from the hip here, lol!

The above [last] para describes my situation... and yes, to jump to the solution, if I could sort the clips by the time-of-day-stamp, that would work across multiple tapes, except that I don't know how to make PP comply!

To give a real world example consider the following hypothetical situation where I am shooting a music concert.

I keep the tape rolling and recording songs [dance items, in my case] until the time left on the tape will not cover the next song in its entirety. This forces me to switch to a new tape [during the gaps between songs], until the same situation occurs. I can use a new tape, or go back to a previous tape if there is enough room left on it, which results in the songs being in tapes A, B, C, etc.. in non-chronological order.

If I could capture tapes A, B, C etc.. into PP have have the clips listed in chronological order, I would be all set to begin editing. Of course, if this is not possible, my other option is to always use a new tape each time, and never go back to a previously used tape.

While not a big issue, I figured someone here might have figured this out...

Ajai Thirumalai · October 14th, 2005, 12:13 PM

In Premire Pro, is there any trick or easy way to adjusting multiple clip volumes so it sounds "even" when played back?

E.g., I know that in Audition, you can push a button and have it automatically adjust the volume of different songs being recorded onto a CD so you don't have to change the playback volume adjustment for each song.

For a given clip, PP allows you to maximize the gain without clipping. However, with multiple clips, I currently use the "manual" approach of looking at the audio VU meter for each clip, and adjusting the clip's volume so they all sound just as loud.

Thanks for any words of advice...

Saturnin Kondratiew · October 14th, 2005, 05:54 PM

ok, i know about this lots now since i went thorugh this a day ago.
premiere pro 1.0 will work with 24p, just caputre it on the rgualr timeline.
premiere 1.5 has an updatge for 24

if u want to edit both 24 and 60i in pro 1.5, its not going ot happen just yet, but you can edit both in premiere pro 1.0

if u want slo motion-do the after effects trick
just do a search on here and u'll find a link

good luck
Sat

Paul James · October 15th, 2005, 01:29 PM

I have used Adobe premiere many times importing still images from my hard drive. I have a new camera (Nikon D70 SLR). Now, I cannot import any stills that were taken by my new camera. Adobe just freezes up and doesn't respond. I can continue to import images taken from my older camera.

The images are about 1.5mb and the dimensions of the images are 3000x2000. Adobe states that it will import images up to 4000x4000.

Can anyone help me with this issue?

Dale Guthormsen · October 15th, 2005, 02:31 PM

mike,

I have a pentium 4 at 2.6 gh ht processor, I have a nividia g force 5200 graphics card. Factory installed video (I have no clue what it actually is) .
Mike

I had put adobe pro on the computer, though I do not think it was the problem. I removed both pro and elements from the c drive. I then put elements back on the computer . I down loaded the latest driver (I wonder if I got it in right?) and still no picture in capture.
I ran movie maker and I do get a picture when capturing with movie maker. I talked to a computer guy and he said it should not be the graphics card if movie maker could run the input video. He suggested that there was an option to shut down the capture preview and that may be the problem. I got home and searched and did find that option but it was ticked to be enabled.

Still searching for a solution.

Gus

Ricky Serret · October 15th, 2005, 08:26 PM

I'm using Adobe Premiere Pro 1 and whenever I import this paticular song, it cuts off the last 4 seconds of the song. I checked the song in iTunes and it plays the whole song there. I also figured maybe it would be there when I export the edit but it's not. Anyone know why and how to fix it?

Ben Winter · October 15th, 2005, 11:12 PM

GeForce 5200 has gamma issues. Right-click on your desktop, go to Properties, Settings Tab, Advanced, GeForce 5200 Tab, Color Correction, Drag Gamma slider to 1.00. See if that helps.

Roger Averdahl · October 16th, 2005, 03:54 AM

Whats the format of the audio, .wav, .mp3?

/Roger

Roger Averdahl · October 16th, 2005, 03:56 AM

Are the pics .jpg's?

If you have Photoshop, try to convert the images to .PSD or .TGA and try to import the pics.

/Roger

Ricky Serret · October 16th, 2005, 01:18 PM

I figured it out. The song ended right after those 2 seconds that were cutting off so I added some blank noise to the end of the song It worked.

Marco Leavitt · October 17th, 2005, 10:33 AM

A co-worker recently bought a new laptop that has a USB 2.0 input, but no firewire. He has a Panosonic MiniDV camcorder that features a firewire output. How could he capture the footage? He plans to use an inexpensive Adobe application to edit that was purchased for $99. I don't know what the software is. Can you get a version of Premiere for that cheap?

October 14th, 2005, 02:31 AM	#1666
Paul Gallagher Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Omagh Posts: 306	Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 question... When you use a picture in picture effect, I sometimes use this over a white background and put a couple of pics on at the same time with a drop shadow, I wanted to know if its possible to put for example a black border around the pictures to help them stand out a bit. If its possible could someone please point me in the right direction. Many thanks Paul

October 14th, 2005, 12:13 PM	#1671
Ajai Thirumalai New Boot Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Westborough, MA Posts: 12	Adjusting multiple clip volume In Premire Pro, is there any trick or easy way to adjusting multiple clip volumes so it sounds "even" when played back? E.g., I know that in Audition, you can push a button and have it automatically adjust the volume of different songs being recorded onto a CD so you don't have to change the playback volume adjustment for each song. For a given clip, PP allows you to maximize the gain without clipping. However, with multiple clips, I currently use the "manual" approach of looking at the audio VU meter for each clip, and adjusting the clip's volume so they all sound just as loud. Thanks for any words of advice...

October 14th, 2005, 05:54 PM	#1672
Saturnin Kondratiew Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: vancouver Posts: 310	ok, i know about this lots now since i went thorugh this a day ago. premiere pro 1.0 will work with 24p, just caputre it on the rgualr timeline. premiere 1.5 has an updatge for 24 if u want to edit both 24 and 60i in pro 1.5, its not going ot happen just yet, but you can edit both in premiere pro 1.0 if u want slo motion-do the after effects trick just do a search on here and u'll find a link good luck Sat __________________ My documentaries - http://www.asphaltjunkiez.com

October 15th, 2005, 01:29 PM	#1673
Paul James Tourist Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1	cannot import still images I have used Adobe premiere many times importing still images from my hard drive. I have a new camera (Nikon D70 SLR). Now, I cannot import any stills that were taken by my new camera. Adobe just freezes up and doesn't respond. I can continue to import images taken from my older camera. The images are about 1.5mb and the dimensions of the images are 3000x2000. Adobe states that it will import images up to 4000x4000. Can anyone help me with this issue?

October 15th, 2005, 08:26 PM	#1675
Ricky Serret Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 30	Audio importing problems? I'm using Adobe Premiere Pro 1 and whenever I import this paticular song, it cuts off the last 4 seconds of the song. I checked the song in iTunes and it plays the whole song there. I also figured maybe it would be there when I export the edit but it's not. Anyone know why and how to fix it?

October 14th, 2005, 09:37 AM	#1667
Christopher Lefchik Trustee Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: US Posts: 1,152	Try the "Clip" effect. The Bevel Edges effect with the Light Color set to black should give a similar result.

October 14th, 2005, 11:02 AM	#1668
Paul Gallagher Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Omagh Posts: 306	Thanks again Christopher, I'll try it out. Paul

October 14th, 2005, 11:30 AM	#1669
Paul Gallagher Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Omagh Posts: 306	The bevel edges worked a treat, just what I wanted to do. Thanks Paul

October 15th, 2005, 02:31 PM	#1674
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	mike, I have a pentium 4 at 2.6 gh ht processor, I have a nividia g force 5200 graphics card. Factory installed video (I have no clue what it actually is) . Mike I had put adobe pro on the computer, though I do not think it was the problem. I removed both pro and elements from the c drive. I then put elements back on the computer . I down loaded the latest driver (I wonder if I got it in right?) and still no picture in capture. I ran movie maker and I do get a picture when capturing with movie maker. I talked to a computer guy and he said it should not be the graphics card if movie maker could run the input video. He suggested that there was an option to shut down the capture preview and that may be the problem. I got home and searched and did find that option but it was ticked to be enabled. Still searching for a solution. Gus

October 15th, 2005, 11:12 PM	#1676
Ben Winter Trustee Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 1,675 Images: 1	GeForce 5200 has gamma issues. Right-click on your desktop, go to Properties, Settings Tab, Advanced, GeForce 5200 Tab, Color Correction, Drag Gamma slider to 1.00. See if that helps. __________________ BenWinter.com

October 16th, 2005, 03:54 AM	#1677
Roger Averdahl Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Stockholm - Sweden Posts: 344	Whats the format of the audio, .wav, .mp3? /Roger

October 16th, 2005, 03:56 AM	#1678
Roger Averdahl Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Stockholm - Sweden Posts: 344	Are the pics .jpg's? If you have Photoshop, try to convert the images to .PSD or .TGA and try to import the pics. /Roger

October 16th, 2005, 01:18 PM	#1679
Ricky Serret Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 30	I figured it out. The song ended right after those 2 seconds that were cutting off so I added some blank noise to the end of the song It worked. Last edited by Ricky Serret; October 16th, 2005 at 06:22 PM.

October 17th, 2005, 10:33 AM	#1680
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	Capturing through USB 2.0? A co-worker recently bought a new laptop that has a USB 2.0 input, but no firewire. He has a Panosonic MiniDV camcorder that features a firewire output. How could he capture the footage? He plans to use an inexpensive Adobe application to edit that was purchased for $99. I don't know what the software is. Can you get a version of Premiere for that cheap?