Adobe Premiere & Premiere Pro discussions from 2004

Ed Smith · May 26th, 2004, 02:44 AM

Johnny,

Can you please explain what you are doing? I have never seen this problem. Could it be the compression type you are using on your footage. How are you previewing it? Does it happen if you import a title made in photoshop?

It could just be that after effects alpha is better or that its titles have a better engine?

Kyle Kauss · May 26th, 2004, 07:16 AM

Okay if I capture the video in Pro and export it to a .mov then it keeps the black bars so I'd asume it would do that with the DVD to (I'll try it sometime) but I looked at the properties and it didn't say anything about it being 16:9. So I don't know but it did work when I exported it to a mov file but It didn't when I tried to expoet it to a window media video. So we'll see I'm shooting a short here and I want to do it in widescreen so I'm just making sure it will work.

Ed Smith · May 26th, 2004, 09:34 AM

Grain is pretty hard to get rid of in post. However most find that placing 2 instances of the clip, 1 in video track 1 and the other in track 2, then setting a 50% opacity on the clip in track 2 will reduce the problem. They need to be lined up identically. If you don't mind slighty blurred footage then apply a guassian blur, that should also reduce it.

Cheers,

John DeLuca · May 26th, 2004, 10:24 AM

Ed, thank you for helping out the little guys. Im new to pro, and still have alot to learn. Im playing around with it now, ill repost and let you know how it came out. Thanks again.

John DeLuca

Anita Hu · May 26th, 2004, 04:50 PM

Anybody know how take black and white video (made by applying the filter) but say, color a small portion (like a Bride's bouquet in a wedding) using Adobe Pro?

Matthew de Jongh · May 26th, 2004, 07:08 PM

ok
i'm trying to do a pretty basic surround sound project in premiere pro.

i have a video of a performance where on the left channel i have the clean sound off of the sound board via wireless and on the right channel i have sound from a shotgun mic pointed at the audience.

i want to put the clean soundboard sound on the front speakers and the audience sound on the back speakers.

i can't even get started as in the mixer i can't get the pan thingie to even show up...

i have the balance button but not that rectangular box with the front/back/center speaker icons etc.

any suggestions on how to get this sucker t show up??

matthew

Ed Smith · May 27th, 2004, 02:40 AM

Rather than explaining it step by step, take a look at wrigley videos Premiere tutorials.

Take a look here, Colour Pass effect:

http://www.wrigleyvideo.com/videotut...premiere60.htm

Although this is for P6 the same effects should still be in Pro.

Anita Hu · May 27th, 2004, 08:17 AM

Thanks! Exactly what I needed.

Ming Dong · May 27th, 2004, 05:28 PM

If one uses an MD recorder to record audio, how easy/difficult is it to sync with the video in post? Generally speaking, how is it done in PPro?

Thanks!

Richard Alvarez · May 27th, 2004, 07:05 PM

Synching is usually done visually with a slate or some other visual clue (Light flash, hand clap, tapping the mike on camera...)

Ming Dong · May 28th, 2004, 09:42 AM

Ahhh. So that is the purpose of those "clap" boards used in filming. :)

What if you leave the MD recorder on for the whole session, for instance a 60min concert, but stop/restart video recording during the session?

J. Clayton Stansberry · May 28th, 2004, 09:53 AM

...then you will have to trim your audio to match the video...

...what i do in circumstances like that is look for something that makes sound on the video. like looking at a drummer hit a cymbal or someone drop something or maybe even being able to read someone's lips. then, i find it in the audio and line it up. i have never used the clap boards as it hasn't seemed appropriate to have the band wait for me to clap my board...hope that helps...

Ed Smith · May 28th, 2004, 12:14 PM

Hi Matt,

I have never used the 5.1 features in pro but a drop down menu should appear below the fader for the channel. Then select the mix from the list. The box that allows you to set your speakers will then appear above the audio fader in that channel.

Hope that makes sense...

Milosz Krzyzaniak · May 28th, 2004, 03:01 PM

Hello

How to force premiere 6.5 to use main concept codec instead of microsoft?

I found some manual but it refers to win 2000 where some system operation needed (turning off one of system features) differs from xp.

Ned Hamilton · May 29th, 2004, 06:11 AM

Do you mean the MC stand-alone encoder? The MPEG decoder (to make DVDs) is supported and comes up when you export to Adobe MPEG Encoder.

I don't think the Main Concept stand-alone can be used directly from Premiere, but I may be wrong.

May 26th, 2004, 02:44 AM	#511
Ed Smith Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 1,545	Johnny, Can you please explain what you are doing? I have never seen this problem. Could it be the compression type you are using on your footage. How are you previewing it? Does it happen if you import a title made in photoshop? It could just be that after effects alpha is better or that its titles have a better engine? __________________ 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

May 26th, 2004, 09:34 AM	#513
Ed Smith Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 1,545	Grain is pretty hard to get rid of in post. However most find that placing 2 instances of the clip, 1 in video track 1 and the other in track 2, then setting a 50% opacity on the clip in track 2 will reduce the problem. They need to be lined up identically. If you don't mind slighty blurred footage then apply a guassian blur, that should also reduce it. 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

May 26th, 2004, 04:50 PM	#515
Anita Hu New Boot Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 18	black and white with a pinch of color Anybody know how take black and white video (made by applying the filter) but say, color a small portion (like a Bride's bouquet in a wedding) using Adobe Pro?

May 26th, 2004, 07:08 PM	#516
Matthew de Jongh Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: sounthern maine Posts: 344	5.1 pan/surround not showing in premiere ok i'm trying to do a pretty basic surround sound project in premiere pro. i have a video of a performance where on the left channel i have the clean sound off of the sound board via wireless and on the right channel i have sound from a shotgun mic pointed at the audience. i want to put the clean soundboard sound on the front speakers and the audience sound on the back speakers. i can't even get started as in the mixer i can't get the pan thingie to even show up... i have the balance button but not that rectangular box with the front/back/center speaker icons etc. any suggestions on how to get this sucker t show up?? matthew

May 27th, 2004, 02:40 AM	#517
Ed Smith Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 1,545	Rather than explaining it step by step, take a look at wrigley videos Premiere tutorials. Take a look here, Colour Pass effect: http://www.wrigleyvideo.com/videotut...premiere60.htm Although this is for P6 the same effects should still be in Pro. __________________ 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

May 26th, 2004, 07:16 AM	#512
Kyle Kauss Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 114	Okay if I capture the video in Pro and export it to a .mov then it keeps the black bars so I'd asume it would do that with the DVD to (I'll try it sometime) but I looked at the properties and it didn't say anything about it being 16:9. So I don't know but it did work when I exported it to a mov file but It didn't when I tried to expoet it to a window media video. So we'll see I'm shooting a short here and I want to do it in widescreen so I'm just making sure it will work.

May 26th, 2004, 10:24 AM	#514
John DeLuca Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 496	Ed, thank you for helping out the little guys. Im new to pro, and still have alot to learn. Im playing around with it now, ill repost and let you know how it came out. Thanks again. John DeLuca

May 27th, 2004, 08:17 AM	#518
Anita Hu New Boot Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 18	Thanks! Exactly what I needed.

May 27th, 2004, 05:28 PM	#519
Ming Dong Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 92	How do you sync audio in post? If one uses an MD recorder to record audio, how easy/difficult is it to sync with the video in post? Generally speaking, how is it done in PPro? Thanks!

May 27th, 2004, 07:05 PM	#520
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Synching is usually done visually with a slate or some other visual clue (Light flash, hand clap, tapping the mike on camera...)

May 28th, 2004, 09:42 AM	#521
Ming Dong Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 92	Ahhh. So that is the purpose of those "clap" boards used in filming. :) What if you leave the MD recorder on for the whole session, for instance a 60min concert, but stop/restart video recording during the session?

May 28th, 2004, 09:53 AM	#522
J. Clayton Stansberry Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 316	...then you will have to trim your audio to match the video... ...what i do in circumstances like that is look for something that makes sound on the video. like looking at a drummer hit a cymbal or someone drop something or maybe even being able to read someone's lips. then, i find it in the audio and line it up. i have never used the clap boards as it hasn't seemed appropriate to have the band wait for me to clap my board...hope that helps... __________________ I understand everything about nothing.

May 28th, 2004, 12:14 PM	#523
Ed Smith Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 1,545	Hi Matt, I have never used the 5.1 features in pro but a drop down menu should appear below the fader for the channel. Then select the mix from the list. The box that allows you to set your speakers will then appear above the audio fader in that channel. Hope that makes sense... __________________ 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

May 28th, 2004, 03:01 PM	#524
Milosz Krzyzaniak Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 64	Main concept codec and Premiere 6.5 on WinXP Hello How to force premiere 6.5 to use main concept codec instead of microsoft? I found some manual but it refers to win 2000 where some system operation needed (turning off one of system features) differs from xp.

May 29th, 2004, 06:11 AM	#525
Ned Hamilton New Boot Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cary NC Posts: 6	Do you mean the MC stand-alone encoder? The MPEG decoder (to make DVDs) is supported and comes up when you export to Adobe MPEG Encoder. I don't think the Main Concept stand-alone can be used directly from Premiere, but I may be wrong.