Adobe Premiere & Premiere Pro discussions from 2005

Greg Boston · August 1st, 2005, 05:22 PM

It is just a warning Ed. The software is letting you know that it will have to create frames to add to your video for the transition and that it may not look the way you want it to as a result. If it looks good to you this way, then I wouldn't fret over it much.

-gb-

Brent Ray · August 1st, 2005, 10:44 PM

Like Greg said, if it looks good to you, there's no reason to change it. Ultimately when you're editing, you just want to create a good looking film. Regardless of any weird anomalies or errors you get, if you like the way it looks... keep it!

Dmitry Yun · August 2nd, 2005, 02:47 PM

You don't neccesarily have to crop the footage and lose some of your image for this. There are photo uprez programs like Photozoom Pro that you can use to make your footage 16:9 without resolution loss. In fact it's uprez so I think it even ends up looking better. There is the whole entire process description on one of the www.dvxuser.com threads by a guy named Disjecta.

Good luck,
I have a GL2 as well by the way and it works beautifully.

Christopher Lefchik · August 2nd, 2005, 07:21 PM

Dmitry,

Interesting. I found the post (http://www.dvxuser.com/V3/showthread.php?t=6844.)

Quote:

You don't neccesarily have to crop the footage and lose some of your image for this.

If you want to make anamorphic 16:9 footage from a 4:3 source and keep the aspect ratio correct, part of the frame has to be cropped off. There's no way around this.

Dmitry Yun · August 2nd, 2005, 09:05 PM

Yeah sorry I meant you don't have to crop as much as you would and lose like half a persons head :) Otherwise you're right my mistake (just trying to help) hehe.

Peace

Tyler Panah · August 3rd, 2005, 03:56 AM

I will try Prozoom. One question, what are TIFF frames?
Thanks a bunch guys

Christopher Lefchik · August 3rd, 2005, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Dmitry Yun

Yeah sorry I meant you don't have to crop as much as you would and lose like half a persons head :)

Whether cropping in Premiere or Photozoom Pro the same amount of image would have to be taken off to make the 16:9 footage. I don't know exactly how the process would work in Photozoom Pro, but in Premiere the footage could be shifted up or down to prevent vital parts of the footage from being cropped off.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmitry Yun

Otherwise you're right my mistake (just trying to help) hehe.

No problem. Thanks for sharing the program.

Christopher Lefchik · August 3rd, 2005, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyler Panah

I will try Prozoom. One question, what are TIFF frames?

TIFF is a still image format.

Graeme Brown · August 3rd, 2005, 10:37 AM

My machine has an old-ish Matrox video card which works ok, but if I increase the size of the monitor window by too much the playback gets really jerky. Ideally I'd like to display a large size monitor window on the second monitor rather than have to output via firewire to a tv - has anyone achieved this?

Scott Lovejoy · August 3rd, 2005, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graeme Brown

My machine has an old-ish Matrox video card which works ok, but if I increase the size of the monitor window by too much the playback gets really jerky. Ideally I'd like to display a large size monitor window on the second monitor rather than have to output via firewire to a tv - has anyone achieved this?

I'm pretty sure there's a way to do it in Premier Pro 1.5, by default with my video card if I play an .avi (or any other video extensions) it automatically displays on the secondary display in full screen. It sucks if you have anything behind it, but I have it setup so that everything is on one screen and the video is on the other.

Hugh DiMauro · August 4th, 2005, 08:23 AM

Can anybody tell me the command or shortcut enabling me to be able to drop a clip between two other clips making the clips to the right automatically move down the timeline?

Roger Averdahl · August 4th, 2005, 09:00 AM

If you are using Premiere Pro:
Press Ctrl or Ctrl+Alt while dragging the clip to the timeline.

/Roger

Hugh DiMauro · August 4th, 2005, 09:45 AM

Pressing CTRL or CTR+Alt will make the clips to the right of the clip I drop on the timeline move down automatically? I will try that. May I ask another question?

Why does moving a larger clip over top of a smaller clip make the smaller clip completely disappear?

Lorinda Norton · August 4th, 2005, 10:40 AM

Dear Hugh,

"Drag and Drop Editing
The Premiere Pro interface has been redesigned to reduce the need to switch between different tools. Trimming is as easy as dragging the edges of a clip, or you can use the separate Trim window for more precise editing. You can perform basic operations with drag and drop editing by using keyboard modifiers:

- To delete or move a clip, just click and drag to Lift a clip: Delete it and leave a gap on the timeline, without affecting the adjacent clips. Or hold down the Ctrl key as you click to Extract the clip: Ripple Delete it and close the gap by sliding down the rest of the timeline contents.

- To overlay or insert a clip, again just drag and drop to perform the basic operation: Overlay it on top of the current contents of the timeline. Or hold down Ctrl as you drop to Insert the clip, and shift over the rest of the timeline contents.

That's not too hard to remember: just drag and drop to affect just the clip, or hold the Ctrl key to ripple the edit along the timeline. This trick even works when you are doing a drag and drop to perform two actions in one operation: you have the option to hold or release Ctrl both when dragging, and then when dropping, so you can lift or extract and then overlay or insert all in one smooth operation.

To make this process even easier to learn, Premiere Pro changes the cursor icon at each point in an edit operation, and also provides a dynamic text message hint in the status area at the bottom of the screen.

For more fun, you can hold the Alt key at the same time to have the operation only affect the selected target tracks, instead of the entire timeline. You also can select multiple clips and apply edits to all of them at once."

from your Vegas-using pal,

Brian Tori · August 4th, 2005, 10:57 AM

Is there a current or soon to be released plugin that allows 6.5 to capture/edit HDV?

August 2nd, 2005, 02:47 PM	#1323
Dmitry Yun Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 170	Programs You don't neccesarily have to crop the footage and lose some of your image for this. There are photo uprez programs like Photozoom Pro that you can use to make your footage 16:9 without resolution loss. In fact it's uprez so I think it even ends up looking better. There is the whole entire process description on one of the www.dvxuser.com threads by a guy named Disjecta. Good luck, I have a GL2 as well by the way and it works beautifully.

August 2nd, 2005, 09:05 PM	#1325
Dmitry Yun Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 170	Sorry Yeah sorry I meant you don't have to crop as much as you would and lose like half a persons head :) Otherwise you're right my mistake (just trying to help) hehe. Peace

August 4th, 2005, 08:23 AM	#1331
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Ripple Question (And I don't mean the cheap wine!) Can anybody tell me the command or shortcut enabling me to be able to drop a clip between two other clips making the clips to the right automatically move down the timeline? __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

August 4th, 2005, 09:45 AM	#1333
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Pressing CTRL or CTR+Alt will make the clips to the right of the clip I drop on the timeline move down automatically? I will try that. May I ask another question? Why does moving a larger clip over top of a smaller clip make the smaller clip completely disappear? __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

August 4th, 2005, 10:40 AM	#1334
Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	I can't resist the opportunity.... ;) Dear Hugh, "Drag and Drop Editing The Premiere Pro interface has been redesigned to reduce the need to switch between different tools. Trimming is as easy as dragging the edges of a clip, or you can use the separate Trim window for more precise editing. You can perform basic operations with drag and drop editing by using keyboard modifiers: - To delete or move a clip, just click and drag to Lift a clip: Delete it and leave a gap on the timeline, without affecting the adjacent clips. Or hold down the Ctrl key as you click to Extract the clip: Ripple Delete it and close the gap by sliding down the rest of the timeline contents. - To overlay or insert a clip, again just drag and drop to perform the basic operation: Overlay it on top of the current contents of the timeline. Or hold down Ctrl as you drop to Insert the clip, and shift over the rest of the timeline contents. That's not too hard to remember: just drag and drop to affect just the clip, or hold the Ctrl key to ripple the edit along the timeline. This trick even works when you are doing a drag and drop to perform two actions in one operation: you have the option to hold or release Ctrl both when dragging, and then when dropping, so you can lift or extract and then overlay or insert all in one smooth operation. To make this process even easier to learn, Premiere Pro changes the cursor icon at each point in an edit operation, and also provides a dynamic text message hint in the status area at the bottom of the screen. For more fun, you can hold the Alt key at the same time to have the operation only affect the selected target tracks, instead of the entire timeline. You also can select multiple clips and apply edits to all of them at once." from your Vegas-using pal, __________________ Lorinda

August 1st, 2005, 05:22 PM	#1321
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	It is just a warning Ed. The software is letting you know that it will have to create frames to add to your video for the transition and that it may not look the way you want it to as a result. If it looks good to you this way, then I wouldn't fret over it much. -gb-

August 1st, 2005, 10:44 PM	#1322
Brent Ray Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Westford, MA Posts: 145	Like Greg said, if it looks good to you, there's no reason to change it. Ultimately when you're editing, you just want to create a good looking film. Regardless of any weird anomalies or errors you get, if you like the way it looks... keep it!

August 3rd, 2005, 03:56 AM	#1326
Tyler Panah New Boot Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 20	I will try Prozoom. One question, what are TIFF frames? Thanks a bunch guys

August 3rd, 2005, 10:37 AM	#1329
Graeme Brown New Boot Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: UK Posts: 15	My machine has an old-ish Matrox video card which works ok, but if I increase the size of the monitor window by too much the playback gets really jerky. Ideally I'd like to display a large size monitor window on the second monitor rather than have to output via firewire to a tv - has anyone achieved this?

August 4th, 2005, 09:00 AM	#1332
Roger Averdahl Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Stockholm - Sweden Posts: 344	If you are using Premiere Pro: Press Ctrl or Ctrl+Alt while dragging the clip to the timeline. /Roger

August 4th, 2005, 10:57 AM	#1335
Brian Tori Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 408	HDV Plugin for Premiere 6.5? Is there a current or soon to be released plugin that allows 6.5 to capture/edit HDV?