Video is the technology of electronically manipulating still images that represent motion.
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Recommended Encoding for VHS to Digital to be Followed by Post Processing
I have VHS tapes that I want to digitize. I started this using something like Pinnacle's Dazzle. I notice that the only encoding options were for compressed video, which could lead to quality ...
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Transferring old metal particle Hi8 tapes
Recently I was playing a Hi8 tape from 1998, when I tried rewinding and rewatching a part (stopping the tape, before rewinding). The part of the tape I had just watched was highly distorted and black ...
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Determining streaming container format
I'm completely new to video/audio formats, containers, and protocols. However, I have to figure out how to decode a bitstream that contains audio and video. I do not know the transport protocol, ...
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Live video processing
I was wondering if there was any software that can process video on the go. For example I need to merge few video inputs (see image) and then pass the processed video to software that streams video ...
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Combining multiple Videos
Does any one know about any free software for windows with which I can combine multiple videos and create a video like this?
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Best rendering options for Sony Vegas 8 Pro?
I have a 20 minute video that needs to finish rendering at a maximum of 7 hours. The video format needs to compatible with Windows without Quicktime.
What the the best options to render the video?
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Best Lossless Video Encoder For Editing
I'm looking for a good video encoder to compress HD files for editing within Sony Vegas Pro and Adobe After Effects.
What video codec would provide the fastest possible encoding and decoding? Also, ...
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Is there a method (or tool) to convert video from a SWF container to another more portable format (e.g., H.264)
I have a client who has misplaced the original source video, only has an SWF, and would like to use it in a non-flash environment.
Is there any way to do this?
So far, I've tried ffmpeg but it's ...
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How can I accurately immitate this Picasa filter with Premiere's color correction filters?
I'm trying to color-correct a video I'm working on. This is an example frame from the footage:
Since I'm a newbie and pretty clueless about good-looking color correction, I've tried playing around ...
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Fixing a badly telecined 8mm film digitization
I had some old 8mm (16fps) and Super-8 (18fps) film transfered to HD video (1080p30). Since the video is 30fps, they telecined it, duplicating frames. The telecine pattern (from looking at the video ...
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Video Subtitles Specification [CHK and PAC]
I'm wondering if any of you have experience dealing with CHK and PAC subtitles.
I'm working on a project (from a software point of view) and we need to open these subtitles and convert them into a ...
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Change sequence frame size Final Cut Express 4
I have a sequence in Final Cut Express 4 that has 1080p video in it, but when I export it, it exports as 720p video, because the sequence settings are set to 720p video. How do I change the frame ...
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Question about using the DeShaker plug-in for VirtualDub
I've been using my Canon 7D primarily for photography and am starting to get into the video realm with it.
I tried using the Deshaker plug-in for VirtualDub on some of my shaky/not usable footage. ...
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The color in my Final Cut PX Viewer is way off
So I have a bunch of clips that I shot at 1080/24p/neutral with my T2i that all look pretty good which I'm trying to import into FCPx to assemble into a short film. When I first got FCPx last week, I ...
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Seeking free and simple way to brighten a dark video
The title says it all. My video is too dark. I Learned how to avoid it next time (after the horse had bolted).
Is there anything I can do to lighten it up? Preferably freeware and not to complex. THe ...
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create video from hand drawing
I have a hand drawn image. How can I create a video out of it like this?
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Quality Full HD Camcorder - DSLR or dedicated one?
I am a passionate photographer and currently own a nikon d80 with a handful of lenses, all Nikon Nikkor ones.
Unfortunately, that camera has no video recording capabilities.
I have missed so many ...
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video bitrate - how large should my video be?
I created a video in movie maker from more videos I took using my canon 550d, but the file produced is an 11 minutes 806MB video. This is huge. Now, when I create the video using movie maker, it asks ...
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My Canon Powershot SX40 stops recording regularly and predictably.
I have a Canon Powershot SX40 HS and am having problems with recording.
I start to record and it only lets me for a short period of time. Then it stops recording by itself.
It seems to stop every ...
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Lossless extracting of JPEGs from an MJPEG video
Using the Timelapse app on my Sony NEX-6 camera, I get an AVI which contains an MJPEG stream.
However, I'd like to take all the individual frames into Lightroom as normal photos, to do my ...
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Duplicate layers X times and move 1 frame each time
I do a lightpainting video on After Effects (CS6 here) and I have some questions about it. To have some continuous lines from a moving light, I have to duplicate my layer each times I want (35 times ...
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How to create a good short video with limited supplies and time
My buddy and I are contemplating putting a project up on Kickstarter. Most projects have a video (nice quality for the most part) that users can view to get a gist of the project and decide whether or ...
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Is there any plugin for After Effects to create a 'kinetic typography' video?
I was looking at some kinetic typography videos - like the one below - and wondering whether there is a plugin for Adobe After Effects CS4 that can help with this. If not, then is there any other easy ...
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Automatically split takes into individual files in Final Cut Pro
One of my 'favourite' features in Adobe Premiere Pro CS family is automatic scene detection - its ability to spit out individual clips when capturing from tape using pause/stop information. As far as ...
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Canon 600D/ T3i Video Output and Converting?
I purchased Canon 600D Few days ago. I am very new to the kind of photography and Videography .
I generally use my camera for taking pictures in auto mode .But yesterday I was in the party I shoot ...
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How are 3-dimensional overlays synchronized with videos?
One popular feature on TV nowadays is to create 3D overlays on top of the recorded content. Also, as the camera changes direction or position, the 3D content view is subsequently adjusted. How is this ...
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Transcription Methods/Times
I figured I'd leave a question here while I did the manual labor, but what do you find is the best way to transcribe footage?
I'm an editor and the first thing I like to do is create a script of ...
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Upload a video to Youtube without losing contrast
I've been trying to upload a video to Youtube which had been created in Vegas Movie Studio HD 11 and rendered as an MP4 file. You may notice the text has become sharper and the watermark is now almost ...
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How can I extend the ten minute video limit on a Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS?
This question addresses the fact that DSLRs have limits on video recording time and provides some speculation as to why the limit exists. It mentions that Canon has a 30 minute limit.
I am recording ...
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Converting SECAM VHS to a digital format
A project I am part of would ideally require to incorporate extract of several hour longs video interviews from the 1980s. They are on VHS video tape, Stereo SECAM (French system). I have (good) ...
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placing text in video filmed environments
I really love mixing reallife environment with floating text over buildings or virtual paintings on the walls.
When the camera moves, the text also moves and looks like it is really attached to the ...
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Record on laptop from streaming camera via RCA cable
I have a video camera that only 'streams' the images and has no way of recording them. Currently I'm plugging the RCA into a TV and then recording from that, but I need to be mobile and so need to ...
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zooming animation is not smooth in Premiere CS6
Animatedly, I tried to zoom into a video clip in Premiere by creating two Position keyframes and two Scale keyframes
But the result is very shaky for some reason?
What am I doing wrong with this ...
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Will lens softness be apparent on DSLR video footage?
The one-line question above had to be vague, so let me elaborate:
Let's say that I'm using a Canon T4i (doesn't necessarily have to be that camera) with a Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM lens to shoot 1080p ...
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Animation over video
I have a video of a guy doing push ups. On that video I want to be able to draw some lines showing what angles the arms should be at when the guy is down and up. The lines should follow the guy on ...
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Difference Matte Keying software
This is my first post on this site.
I would like to know if anyone out there knows of any free software, or software not as expensive as Adobe After Effects, that can do Difference Matte Keying? I ...
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Automatic conversion/encode video for Video On Demand streaming
I need an automatic solution to convert video clips for html5 (mp4/x264, webm/vp8) and flash (mp4/x264) video-on-demand streaming. For a site like Youtube, just much smaller.
The input files are ...
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Projecting image from computer that is a distance away
For our schools theatrical production class, we need to project an image using a projector, however the only way to use the projector is to hang it on a lighting bar (Not a problem) The problem is ...
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How to technically tell if a video has been sped up or not?
If given a youtube video, where one part of the video is normal, and the other part is sped up so slightly that it's hard to notice... is there a technical way of proving that it is sped up or not?
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D7000 HD video format - can each frame contain metadata?
In fact the question is the other way round:
I shoot a HD video with my Nikon-D7000, and along the way things happen, such as I change zoom, focal length, light levels change such that the D7000 ...
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H.264 encoder with CLEAR options for specifying minimum & maximum video bitrate?
I almost never get stuck with things like this and kinda figure things out myself... but I'm at a complete loss here.
I've used Handbrake, X-Media Recode, and lots of other encoders and they're ...
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What's the difference between a DVCAM tape that is mini and a MiniDV tape?
What exactly is the difference between a DVCAM tape that is mini and a MiniDV tape? They look pretty much the same in terms of size. It seems like Sony is making DVCAM tapes that are the same size as ...
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Music video lighting with small budget?
I'm shooting the main performance and possibly some other scenes of a music video for my band (I'm not in it) and the scene is like this:
In a field or in a forest (some variation thereof).
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How to trim a video with frame precision using ffmpeg?
I need to trim videos with a precise end frame, however, ffmpeg seems to cut the video at the nearest first key-frame. So I don't have enough control over the ending frame.
I try to insert key-frame ...
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ffmpeg: how to losslessly encode many jpg images to a video?
I have a large set of jpgs that I want to convert to a video losslessly (or, at the very least, very close to losslessly as long as the encoding time isn't much higher than otherwise).
Naively, I ...
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create subtitles track by automatic timing of existing text
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I am using Adobe Premiere to produce videos in English by gluing together multiple clips put together from lots of different footage or sources. I do have a text ...
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Split-screen closed-circuit sports recording
We want to make recordings of high school hockey games for coach and player reviewing. However, getting a good shot of the entire rink with one camera is impossible. Using a student to record the ...
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Equipment/setup recommendations (1 camcorder, 1 mic)
What are some of the best options for setting up an indoor, stationary scene?
The project is an instructional video with one human subject speaking. The final end product will be interspersed with ...
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Preventing flicker when recording live presentations
Say someone's giving a presentation with the projector image next to them. What I see when recording this is the screen flickers, kind of like top-to-bottom scan refresh that's actually visible. What ...
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Tricky full body video conferencing
I'm trying to setup a way to do video conferencing between two individuals. The tricky part is that the users need to be able to touch the screen and have the other user see their hand on their end. ...
