Software is a computer program that exists separate from the computer itself. It can be installed or uninstalled. In the context of this site, it is a tool for the manipulation of audio or video data.
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How to mixdown in realtime in Adobe Audition
I have a multi-track setup with Adobe Audition and a Motu 828mk3. I currently have three tracks laid down. I want to mix those three tracks down into one track, but I need to constantly adjust the ...
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How do I audio record a meeting with 10 people in a room 10ftx10ft
I have to do audio recordings for a college thesis. The recordings are of meetings in a room about 10 ft square. There will be between 7-10 people participating. I have permission to do the recording. ...
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exporting .mov vr to multiple still frames
Ive got a quicktime VR in .mov format i need to strip the all still frames (in total there are 250) out of it and have them in as individual images, preferably pngs or jpegs.
I was looking at using ...
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How do I 'downgrade' an Adobe Premiere Pro project file to open in older versions?
Is there any way at all (perhaps with a plugin, paid or otherwise) to save an Adobe Premiere Pro project file so that it's compatible with an older version of the software? The scenario I have is that ...
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Software to combine two videos of the same scene?
I think this software idea seems simple enough to have been created, but it might be so specific that no one has done it. I'm just wondering if it already exists.
I'm looking for some program which ...
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Options to speed up Hobbyist Rendering?
How can I speed up hobbyist animation-rendering project? It would be cool to see things faster, I use tools such as Blender.
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Choosing an import format: AAF vs OMF
I am developing a video rendering application. I would like to import editing projects from non-linear video editing application like Avid or FCP.
Which format should I start with, AAF or OMF? What ...
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When I read “MPEG-4 AAC”, does this mean 'AAC', 'AAC+ Version 1', or 'AAC+ Version 2'?
I'm encoding .3gp videos.
Instructions say, under audio codec: "MPEG-4 AAC".
On audio settings, I can choose between "AAC", "AAC+ Version 1" and "AAC+ Version 2".
I'm lost. Can anyone enlighten me?
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What are some good audio software for Tascam US 2000 interface?
I am looking for some good recording and mixing software to use with my new Tascam Us 2000 interface on my windows 7 64 bit PC. Preferably ones what ar'nt to spicy on the pocket book! The Cubase LE 4 ...
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Software for organising and naming an archive of sounds
I travelled by bike through India, and made audio recording. They range hugely in quality of content and sound. Unfortunately they were only recorded on an olympus digital voice recorder. However, ...
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Video tutorials: how to add labels, comments, arrows etc
I'm planning to make a video tutorial about one application. I would like to make it without speaking, but I would like to add comments to video.
Is there a video software that allows you to add ...
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Automatically synchronizing audio/video with FOSS tools?
At our hackerspace, we have a full HD video camera (Toshiba Camileo X200) with a crappy microphone input. Therefore, we use a Thomann SC450 USB microphone to capture audio on a computer. Buying new ...
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Where can I publish a 50 fps video?
I've produced a video in 50 fps progressive. I am having a hard time getting anyone to actually see it: all popular online video players are artificially capped to 30 fps.
Is there any way I can ...
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Unwanted letterboxing using Wirecast
When I create a 1280 x 720 pixel image in Photoshop CS5.1 for use as a title slide in Wirecast, the resulting image is letterboxed. I have a similar problem with 720p video feeds from a Black Magic ...
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What is a good workflow for producing High quality High definition Videos suitable for a final upload to the internet.
I'm entering my third week into the video editing world, and have already put up a few test videos to youtube. But overall, I am unhappy with the results so far.
Quick background: I am recording ...
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Transfer Avid project from one machine to another
How can I transfer an Avid Media Composer project -- with all media -- from one computer to another?
Are there any issues with duplicating media when transferring media files?
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Cool Edit Pro alternative for Mac?
I just can't find a program similar to Cool Edit Pro for the Mac. Any idea?
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For time-lapse videos, what software should one use?
I have the following starting position:
I have a GoPro Hero 2 and have done some timelapse series. I took them and stitched them together with the software that go pro provides. This all worked well.
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Tool to clip segments of a video
newbie here,
I want to remove some segments of an MP4 video I have. Which easy to use tool would you recommend. Preferably free.
I'm using Windows.
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How can I View Audio in Real Time?
This may seem like a dumb question but I don't know where else to ask it!
One of things I like to do with music is check out wave patterns, spectral phases, etc, if for no other reason than they look ...
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How would you go about restoring old voice recordings?
I have some old voice recordings I would like to restore and I'm not sure what software I should use and in what order I should apply the different transformations.
They were digitized a while back ...
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Software/Hardware requirements for home recording
I'm as novice as one can be regarding home recording, hence my broad question.
I play guitar (classical/electric) and keyboard (MIDI output available) and I want to (try to) record some songs I've ...
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How do I 'drag' waves in Sound Forge?
I've been playing around with Sound Forge Pro 10 for a few days. Basically, I've recorded my girlfriend's vocals (she was listening to the music via headphones from a laptop), and I'm trying to line ...
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Favoriting/Subclipping with Long Clips in Timeline in FCPX
I'm editing a project where I have 5 very long clips. I'm going through, favorite-ing the good portions ("subclipping" per se) and then organizing my clips from those subclips.
A problem I'm running ...
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Remove drum track from song given the isolated drum track and the song?
I have a song for which I have the song itself, and an isolated drum track from a live performance that fits perfectly in time with the original. Given these 2 things, is there software that can do a ...
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Kontakt 7 Player slow/bad sound quality
I downloaded Native Instruments Kontakt 7 Player, and despite the fact that I'm on an AMD Athlon 65 3500+ 2.19 GHz with 2.5 GB of RAM, the sound quality is unacceptable; there are drags and buzzes and ...
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Marvel-like Image Flipping Technique
What software can I use to create the "Marvel" movie like flipping effect that accompanies pretty much every Marvel movie? I am looking to create a home movie on my PC that flips through a bunch of ...
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Adobe Premiere Elements 11 Crash Issues (Adobe Premiere Elements has stopped working)
After installing Adobe Premiere Elements 11 Trial I opened the Editor and pressed New Project. Than our beloved Windows error: Adobe Premiere Elements has stopped working contact there, do this, do ...
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What software can I use to make “stop motion” video from existing video material
I want to make video like this:
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Apple Hardware have Digital Output - do I need to get a high end audio card?
I've been asked a question which has got me stumped. Apple hardware generally has digital output, so what would be the benefit of installing a high end audio card?
Thanks
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Environments in which to stage an animated scene
I'm looking to shoot a short computer-based set of scenes, however I'm not sure what suitable (3D) engines/environments would be available to facilitate this.
I'm aware of the Source engine, in which ...
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How do I sort through a music collection and find and categorise the best quality files?
I'm looking for some software that can scan a large collection of files which contains many duplicates of varying quality in different file formats.
Ideally I would like to have a folder structure ...
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Need webcam presentation software for digital projectors
I am about to do a presentation of a mobile application at a conference. I have a good USB webcam to use, so I can point at the phone, but want to put it through my laptop and then through a projector ...
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How do key signature calculating algorithms usually work?
Whenever I play a song in Virtual DJ, it instantly gives me the key. How does this work? How are major or minors handled? Is there an analysis of the most common notes that is broken down to figure ...
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Audio effect: loop on a keyboard key
Using Mac/Linux/Windows SOFTWARE with an attached MIDI keyboard:
What's the simplest way to, on-demand in live performance, capture a 1-second recording from a microphone and then play it on a loop ...
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Split audio into many files
I have an mp3 recording that spans many hours. It is just one big file. I would love to split it into dozens or hundreds of individual snippets.
I actually already some most of the time-stamps where ...
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Audiotrack (for video) - workflow from Ableton Live to Adobe Premiere
I'm creating audio in Ableton Live that will be muxed with edited video footage in Adobe Premiere. The audio is everything from (Foley) effects to background music, and it must be in sync with events ...
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Calculate projected area in Cinema 4D
I would like to calculate the projected area of an object in Cinema 4D R12 on the Mac. Initially I am fine with calculating the projected area on one of the principal planes, but if a method exists ...
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Is it possible to customize keyboard shortcuts in Sound Forge Pro Mac?
The Windows version of Sound Forge Pro allow customization of the keyboard shortcuts (see the 'Customizing keyboard shortcuts' section of the current manual).
The manual for the Mac version (Sound ...
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Is there a way to play an DVD movie and hear two audio languages? [closed]
I am a brazilian and I speak/listen to English, but my wife doesn't. So, I would like to watch DVD movies in English language in my bluetooth earphone while my wife would watch (listen) in dubbed ...
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What software was used to create this stylized screencast for Disqus 2012?
I am making a video and want to have a stylized screencast like the Disqus 2012 video: https://vimeo.com/43917945
What software is used to create these sorts of animations?
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Can I convert Sibelius into MusicXML or any other free format with only free tools?
Back in the old days, I used Sibelius to typeset scores. I've switched to the great open-source MuseScore now and don't miss anything from Sibelius except... my old scores.
I know that there is a ...
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Need help with creating subliminal audio cd's with "Max/MSP'
I have custom subliminal CD's scripts already made and masked under white noise and all I want to do is mix them together and record them realtime and maintain the right frequency level through the ...
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Software for editing audio for video [closed]
Which software is best for editing the audio of a video?
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Software playing real sounds not midi when writing scores
Is there any software able to synthesize music based on real sounds, not midi when writing scores? I mean something really offering all known instrument sounds and sound dynamics, no matter what it ...
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MAX/MSP vs Cubase
I am interested about sound synthesis and music production. I came across max/msp and cubase and they seem to be the de facto standards in this field. I would like to have some recommendation about ...
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Save existing project to an external drive Final Cut Pro X 10
I have a project with events saved on my Mac drive. I want to save this project on my external HD drive to clean space and work on this project later.
I copy pasted Final Cut Events and Final Cut ...
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What is the difference between mkv and mp4 files?
I don't know if this is the correct exchange site to ask this question. I would like to know what is the difference between mkv and mp4 files?
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Professional text animation software
In addition to Adobe Flash, what other tools people usually use to make text animations.
By text animation I mean, like animations that has a narration and word or letters from the narration dance on ...
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What Do I Need to Compose/Create/Mix Music Fully Digitally?
I want to write some music, maybe mix other songs as well. I want to be able to write up some melodies/harmonies, or lay down some beats and mix them to my heart's content, with different instruments ...
