Video is the technology of electronically manipulating still images that represent motion.
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Best way to output two streams, and add lower thirds keying to one stream?
We are looking to enhance our production with some lower thirds keying on our video.
We currently output a single HD stream and encode it in real time. This output doesn't have any keying because ...
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How to burn HD videos with menu system onto DVD media?
I'll be getting a HD editing rig soon at my studio where we make mostly corporate AVs. So far our format is PAL SD and usually the delivered product is a MPEG or AVI as the client demands. ...
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An easy way to create videos for YouTube from mp3 files
Is there an easy way to convert multiple mp3 files to video files at once? I could of course use a simple video editor, but I was thinking more of an app that would take multiple mp3 files, set the ...
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How do I record a computer monitor without banding/flickering with a Canon t2i/550D?
As you've probably guessed, when recording video with a computer monitor in frame I am getting banding. I'm aware that this has to do with refresh rates of the monitor vs the scan rate of the camera ...
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How to create timelapse video using CR2 RAW files?
I also took a bunch of pictures to make a timelapse and I'm using Windows Live Movie Maker to create the video. However, it wouldn't recognize the CR2 (raw) format. I installed the Canon RAW codec but ...
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Network jitter in VoIP [closed]
I am interested about the network jitter introduced in VoIP and, if possible, in video conferencing. Does anyone know where I can find actual traces of VoIP calls and/or video calls so that I can ...
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Video Editing/After Effects Forum To Ask For Help
I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good/active forum for Adobe After Effects/Video Editing in general.
I require the forum to ask for help in editing a file/some HD video or finding someone ...
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What are the features you look for in an SLR when you mainly want it to shoot video
I want to buy a DSLR for shooting videos (semi professional video blogging).
What I should look for in a DSLR if I am mainly focused on video shooting.
I know this question overlaps with What ...
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Wireless lapel mic (for use with Canon 7D) recommendations
I am producing a documentary on a very small budget and am looking to purchase a wireless lapel microphone. I am pretty camera savvy but when it comes to microphones I have no clue. So what I'm after ...
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Does canon EOS 1000D support video recording?
I want to buy an entry level DSLR and EOS 1000D seems like a good buy but I have some doubts regarding it. Does it support video recording?
Do I need to install some software for the video recording ...
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Frame rate conversion during playback for maximal smoothness
So I watch my 25 fps DVD on my 60Hz LCD monitor... For now lets assume everything is progressive scan.
It seems that current DVD programs (and all media players on PC's, like youtube, vlc, etc.) ...
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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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Workflow for making interesting videos
I'd like to start a bit of a travel video blog about my adventures, but I'm wondering how I can:
Make my videos interesting, and
Make them look and sound reasonably professional.
I currently have ...
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Is there an online video converter?
Does anyone know of any services that will convert a large video (1gb+)?
I've a bunch of files I'm looking to convert from mkv to mp4's. I'm on an older Mac and I've looked at some sites like video ...
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How do I edit video footage from an interview?
I was asked to produce a set of video interviews for a friend's wedding consisting of individual single-subject interviews (the interviewer is not on camera or mic) with the bride, groom, close ...
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How to reduce wind noise / audio overload on built-in microphones?
I have 2 cameras with on-board microphones (Nikon D5100, Canon Powershot G7), and I'm predictably having problems with high wind noise, and when recording short clips at gigs (with permission) with ...
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Are there any good video editing apps for photographers?
Photo editing apps like Lightroom have very intuitive ways (my opinion, of course) of performing operations on pictures.
I occasionally do small video projects that I edit either in Sony Vegas on ...
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Lossless DVD Conversion to iTunes [closed]
Is there a program for Mac that I can use to copy DVDs to iTunes? I've tried Handbrake but the quality is poor. Maybe there's just a setting I need to change?
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How would I develop AGFA Moviechrome 40 film?
I recently was crawling through old boxes and came across my grandfather's old Canon Zoom 518-2 Super 8 video camera. Inside was a cartridge of AGFA Moviechrome 40 film. I'm wondering where/how I'd go ...
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What are the advantages camcorders have over zoom digital cameras?
It seems that the latest models of compact digital cameras come with many features which used to be only in camcorders: image stabilization, low-light shooting mode and of course high-definition to ...
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What applications can I film in and integrate photos, and narrating on iMac/iPhone/Maybe iPad
What applications can I film in and integrate photos, and narrating?
I've played with iMovie and don't get it (ADHD), and video apps on my iPhone seem puny for a series of youTube like documentary ...
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Where can I find resources for self-learning of audio-video production concepts
My father has an audio-video production studio that I wanted to inherit. However, I majored in computer science and have no clue whatsoever about how audio and video production works. The problem here ...
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TV commercials that start with a voice over, and later cut to the narrator
I've noticed several TV commercials that start with a voice over, and later cut to the narrator. There is a unique audio effect, that makes the voice still sound like an overdub, but the lips are in ...
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Canon 600d vs Sony PD170 for video production
If you were to develop a short film, which one of these two cameras would you use?
In a recent discussion with a friend he was claiming that a camera like the Canon 600d can produce videos of much ...
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Paper camera software filters for post-production?
I have downloaded an android app called Paper Camera that provides real time camera filters such as a variety of 'sketch' and cartoony feels. I find especially interesting their filters 'Contour', ...
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High-end graphics cards: is it needed or useless for video editing at i5 machine with quicksync?
I am in search of a graphics card that makes video editing fast.
I think to buy an i5 cpu with a motherboard with quicksync (z68?) and an SSD.
Quicksync on cpu is only for transcoding (h.264 and ...
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Recording an instructor while filming him from a distance
OK, so here's my problem:
I snuck myself into our Ninjutsu club's sporting event as the "photographer" - I have to video the event using my consumer Canon HF10 camcorder, and I'll have to produce a ...
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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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How can I sync two videos together in Corel VideoStudio Pro X3
I have two videos of a dance at a dance competition taken by two different people. The videos are of the same dance but are from different angles.
I want to create a single video that contains both ...
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How do I assemble a Dynacam Flycam 5000 (AKA ProAim Flycam)?
I bought the Dynacam Flycam 5000 (also sold as ProAim Flycam, and probably some other no-name brands) in a local shop the other month. Unfortunately no assembly instructions at all were included so I ...
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Recording 2-4 live video feeds in sync
I would like to video record my (and my friends') soccer match. I've bought a Chinese mini DV cam that I attach on top of the door and record on an SD card. But I want to do more: I would like to ...
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Hardware requirements for multiple TV channels (cable TV) digitization
I'm planning to start a service which archives TV video content (at low quality). I'm exploring what hardware and video digitization equipment will be needed.
The TV channels in the geography I'm ...
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Decoding and Using VITC?
Can any one give me more explanation on VITC? I need to identify the VITC code presented in the VBI signal. How does it's format work? how does one extract it? How are VITC embedded in a video signal? ...
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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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Process images and video using PC
I have been wondering for a while if we could connect a camera to a computer and let the computer do the processing, that way we would have access to things that the camera wouldn't be able to do ...
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Learning resources and tools for creating captivating demo videos [closed]
I have come across this course, from grumoschool.com
http://www.udemy.com/how-to-create-awesome-demo-videos/
But I find the package a bit steep and don't necessarily need to know all stages of the ...
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Creating a split screen video of a multitrack recording
It's fairly common to see videos in which, to accompany a piece of music created using overdubs, we see a split screen showing the artist performing each overdub.
What functions, in which software, ...
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Assigning analog audio to play with HDMI/DVI video on an A/V receiver
I've got a computer I use to play a lot of media. The computer has a DVI video output and a standard analog audio soundcard. I currently have an audio-only receiver so I set the receiver to use the ...
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Best software tool to process image/video and obtain greatest level of zoom?
I would like to get advice on what is the best software to obtain the best level of zoom possible for a video.
Do I need to resample the video? Are there tools that can do this live? (maybe selecting ...
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Final Cut Express: Flip a Video Clip
I'm sure this is trivial to do, but I've yet to find the right filter to Flip a video clip in FCE 4.
For example, see what happens at the 0:42 mark in this video (Night Stand HD Pro)
I see box ...
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Timelapse video with meta information on every frame
I have a set of images that I want to make a time lapse video with. I have done this a few times but now I want to add some meta information to every image.
For example I have taken a picture every ...
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How do I take optically faithful videos of glow props in the dark?
I own a small business making LED glow props and though the technology is sound, taking good footage of them in use is proving to be far more difficult than I expected.
I've tried with all sorts of ...
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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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Video & Audio Kit on a Budget
My group has a budget of ~£1000 to spend on high quality recording equipment so I need to do a little background research before I go off and advise them about what to buy.
The aim is to be able to ...
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Is there any format for videos like RAW format for photos?
Like the RAW format for photos which stores the exact image information that is of great use for post processing, are there any similar formats for video?
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What settings should I use when recording my child's play in a dark theater?
I am not sure whether this is a good question to ask in this forum or even if it is answerable. I'll let the community decide.
I am a complete newcomer to video recording having purchased my first ...
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Which software to batch join videos and add a chapter for each?
I have 55 short clips (<1min) that have the same characteristics (only the content and length change) and I want to combine them into one big chaptered video.
I know with QTPro how to combine 2 ...
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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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Editing a movie from DVD in Sony Vegas?
I often have a movie (commercial, encrypted DVD) which I would like to import into Sony Vegas for further editing. The goal is to make my own private "Director's Cut", mixing the movie with some other ...
