Adobe Premiere & Premiere Pro discussions from 2005

Kin Kwan · June 16th, 2005, 11:18 PM

No problem, man.

Rob Lohman · June 17th, 2005, 02:43 AM

The best thing to do is to experiment. Not everyone likes the same approach.
Unfortunately I do not use Premiere, but my guess would be to start out with
the Color Balance filter. It should allow you to shift the hue (color). Change it
till it looks "okay" to you.

Most serious NLE's today have good correction tools that may even include
white balancing tools (or a way to do this with your program. Just do a google
search like this: "Premiere Pro" "white balance")

Ray Van Eng · June 17th, 2005, 11:13 PM

The saved DV file is in 4:3 not 16:9 though. Any way to correct that? Also, I presume choosing None in codec results in better quality or less lose in subsequent ediitng or rendering? true?

Btw, I don't have Aspect HD in my PC and wonder if it is possible to render that file in Cineform AVI inside PPro 1.51. I guess not.

Ray Van Eng · June 17th, 2005, 11:53 PM

I have PPro 1.51 and have imported m2t files from a JVC HD10U camcoder. After changing the file extension from m2t to mpg, I was able to view and edit the HDV footage. But the audio was gone however, been trying to find out how to correct that though.

Josh Woll · June 18th, 2005, 09:52 AM

One day Premiere is working fine and now I get this error message whenever I try to capture video. I've used two different camcorders and tried a different port through my firewire card. I've looked all around the preferences within Premiere and there is no lock feature for the scratch disk. I've also captured video through a different program. Anyone have any ideas please because I can't find this error message on the internet anywhere! Thank you so much.

Josh Woll
JW Productions

Josh Woll · June 18th, 2005, 10:52 AM

Nevermind about the post. For anyone interested, if this problem ever happens to you it's because my external drive was turned off and the location of where I had the scratch disk folder set on was not being recognized. I changed the location to my C:\ drive and everything works fine. Duh! Thank you

Ed Smith · June 18th, 2005, 02:08 PM

Thanks for letting us know Josh!

Its always the easy ones that give you the most trouble ;-)

Cheers,

Josh Woll · June 18th, 2005, 08:06 PM

No Problemo Ed,

Yeah, you would think after that error message Adobe could have included a short message saying "You should change the location of your scratch disk." Make it a WHOLE lot easier for us!

Best,

Josh

Chris Vaglio · June 18th, 2005, 09:36 PM

I have PP 1.5 and I have the DVX100A, When I tried to do slow motion, it is very stuttery and not smooth at all. I know that this is video, but even on my older systems the slow motion at least looked smooth. What am I doing wrong? Is it the shooting or the software? Just so you know, I have the Matrox RTX100X.

Thanks !!!!

Aanarav Sareen · June 19th, 2005, 12:06 AM

It really depends on how much you are reducing the speed to. But, if you have After Effects, I would do all (or most) of my slow-motion there using the Time Remapping fuction.

Rob Lohman · June 19th, 2005, 04:22 AM

You need to extract the audio from the MPEG first (with something like bbTools)
and load that separately. That should solve your problems.

Adam Kampia · June 19th, 2005, 06:23 AM

Ditto using AE. But if you must use Premiere, change the speed in "round" increments of 25%, 50%, 75%, 150%, etc., as opposed to 42.35% or whatever.

It does make a difference.

Anita Hu · June 20th, 2005, 01:12 PM

What is the best way to import VHS so that I can edit in Premiere? Do I need any special hardware?

My current thinking is VHS to TV and record TV with my Camera...but that seems like alot of work...so any input would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Boyd Ostroff · June 20th, 2005, 01:19 PM

Most of the better camcorders have "DV pass-through" which would allow you to connect your VHS deck directly to video inputs on the camera using either RCA plugs (composite video) or S-video. You will probably have to activate an option in the camera's menu for this - see your owners manual.

Just be aware that VHS quality is very poor and it will look way inferior to most DV originated material. Also, if you're trying to get a commercial VHS tape into Premiere the pass-through approach probably won't work. These tapes contain a copy protection signal which the camera will recognize and refuse to transcode.

Now if you camera doesn't have the pass-through feature, there are some relatively inexpensive USB and Firewire boxes that will let you put composite or s-video into the computer. You should find a few of these at the big box stores like CompUSA, or you can buy them online.

Brian Handler · June 20th, 2005, 02:16 PM

I was cutting in a voice clip over a narration error and it errored out w/o a msg probably 15 times within a few minutes. I was gettign to the point that I'd adjust a keyframe and save and just repeating that process. It only happened on that project but it makes me nervous for the future.

June 17th, 2005, 02:43 AM	#1082
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	The best thing to do is to experiment. Not everyone likes the same approach. Unfortunately I do not use Premiere, but my guess would be to start out with the Color Balance filter. It should allow you to shift the hue (color). Change it till it looks "okay" to you. Most serious NLE's today have good correction tools that may even include white balancing tools (or a way to do this with your program. Just do a google search like this: "Premiere Pro" "white balance") __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

June 17th, 2005, 11:13 PM	#1083
Ray Van Eng Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 25	AVI files from AE 6.5 can't be seen in PPro 1.51 The saved DV file is in 4:3 not 16:9 though. Any way to correct that? Also, I presume choosing None in codec results in better quality or less lose in subsequent ediitng or rendering? true? Btw, I don't have Aspect HD in my PC and wonder if it is possible to render that file in Cineform AVI inside PPro 1.51. I guess not. Last edited by Ray Van Eng; June 17th, 2005 at 11:33 PM.

June 17th, 2005, 11:53 PM	#1084
Ray Van Eng Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 25	MPEG audio gone in PPro 1.51 I have PPro 1.51 and have imported m2t files from a JVC HD10U camcoder. After changing the file extension from m2t to mpg, I was able to view and edit the HDV footage. But the audio was gone however, been trying to find out how to correct that though.

June 18th, 2005, 09:52 AM	#1085
Josh Woll Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 72	Recorder ERROR: Scratch Disk is locked or unavailable One day Premiere is working fine and now I get this error message whenever I try to capture video. I've used two different camcorders and tried a different port through my firewire card. I've looked all around the preferences within Premiere and there is no lock feature for the scratch disk. I've also captured video through a different program. Anyone have any ideas please because I can't find this error message on the internet anywhere! Thank you so much. Josh Woll JW Productions

June 18th, 2005, 02:08 PM	#1087
Ed Smith Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 1,545	Thanks for letting us know Josh! Its always the easy ones that give you the most trouble ;-) Cheers, __________________ Ed Smith Hampshire, UK Good things come to those who wait My Skiing web www.Frostytour.co.uk For quick answers Search dvinfo.net \| The best in the business: dvinfo.net Sponsors

June 16th, 2005, 11:18 PM	#1081
Kin Kwan Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 120	No problem, man.

June 18th, 2005, 10:52 AM	#1086
Josh Woll Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 72	Nevermind about the post. For anyone interested, if this problem ever happens to you it's because my external drive was turned off and the location of where I had the scratch disk folder set on was not being recognized. I changed the location to my C:\ drive and everything works fine. Duh! Thank you

June 18th, 2005, 08:06 PM	#1088
Josh Woll Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 72	No Problemo Ed, Yeah, you would think after that error message Adobe could have included a short message saying "You should change the location of your scratch disk." Make it a WHOLE lot easier for us! Best, Josh

June 18th, 2005, 09:36 PM	#1089
Chris Vaglio Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rockaway, NJ Posts: 29	Good Slow Motion? I have PP 1.5 and I have the DVX100A, When I tried to do slow motion, it is very stuttery and not smooth at all. I know that this is video, but even on my older systems the slow motion at least looked smooth. What am I doing wrong? Is it the shooting or the software? Just so you know, I have the Matrox RTX100X. Thanks !!!! __________________ Sincerely, Chris Vaglio Director/Producer/Editor Grey Sky Films www.greyskyfilms.com

June 19th, 2005, 12:06 AM	#1090
Aanarav Sareen Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NJ, US Posts: 183	It really depends on how much you are reducing the speed to. But, if you have After Effects, I would do all (or most) of my slow-motion there using the Time Remapping fuction. __________________ http://www.sareen.tv

June 19th, 2005, 04:22 AM	#1091
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	You need to extract the audio from the MPEG first (with something like bbTools) and load that separately. That should solve your problems. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

June 19th, 2005, 06:23 AM	#1092
Adam Kampia Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 58	Ditto using AE. But if you must use Premiere, change the speed in "round" increments of 25%, 50%, 75%, 150%, etc., as opposed to 42.35% or whatever. It does make a difference.

June 20th, 2005, 01:12 PM	#1093
Anita Hu New Boot Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 18	VHS to computer What is the best way to import VHS so that I can edit in Premiere? Do I need any special hardware? My current thinking is VHS to TV and record TV with my Camera...but that seems like alot of work...so any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

June 20th, 2005, 01:19 PM	#1094
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Most of the better camcorders have "DV pass-through" which would allow you to connect your VHS deck directly to video inputs on the camera using either RCA plugs (composite video) or S-video. You will probably have to activate an option in the camera's menu for this - see your owners manual. Just be aware that VHS quality is very poor and it will look way inferior to most DV originated material. Also, if you're trying to get a commercial VHS tape into Premiere the pass-through approach probably won't work. These tapes contain a copy protection signal which the camera will recognize and refuse to transcode. Now if you camera doesn't have the pass-through feature, there are some relatively inexpensive USB and Firewire boxes that will let you put composite or s-video into the computer. You should find a few of these at the big box stores like CompUSA, or you can buy them online.

June 20th, 2005, 02:16 PM	#1095
Brian Handler Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Muncie Indiana Posts: 118	I was cutting in a voice clip over a narration error and it errored out w/o a msg probably 15 times within a few minutes. I was gettign to the point that I'd adjust a keyframe and save and just repeating that process. It only happened on that project but it makes me nervous for the future. __________________ Email me for projects in Ohio or Indiana. Lighting > Everything.