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2answers
40 views
Is it possible to encode video using the same codec and container but different parameters for different scenes?
I know that it's very hard to find out best encoding parameters for a whole video file. Wouldn't it be easier to just go through the video and find out the best parameters for different parts (or ...
2
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3answers
31 views
Looking for a Graphics program
I Am looking for a good program to make graphics for 2d games. I have a lot if experience with adobe after effects but want to expand and make some game graphics for my friend who programs c# with a ...
0
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2answers
40 views
Adding 3d animations in a video
For a project we need 3d animations to start unfolding whilst a person is walking. The video camera will be moving. Using After effects, achieve such a thing?
Also what is this called? So I can also ...
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2answers
118 views
What is the correct setting in Adobe Premiere CS6 for Nikon Video?
I have a Nikon D600 and when I set up a new project in Adobe Premiere CS6 there are many options available for Sequence Presets. I suppose this could be a subjective question, but what is the best ...
2
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1answer
31 views
Video editing objects from black and white to colour
For school we came up with a cool concept, the video starts in black and white and when a person in the video touches an object it turns to colour.
Could you guys help us out here? Do you have any ...
0
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1answer
52 views
How to render an After Effects composition without DRM protection
How can you render a .wmv video file in After Effects without DRM protection, there doesn't seem to be an option when rendering.
UPDATE
This composition im rendering is basically a small animation ...
2
votes
1answer
41 views
How do I capture or create first-person audio?
I was wondering how I might capture or create audio which sounds like it's being heard first-person. For example, there's a scene in Being John Malkovich where the viewer sees through Malcovich's ...
1
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1answer
58 views
How to convert video for viewing on Sony Ericsson C702?
I'd like to convert some of my videos for viewing them on Sony Ericsson C702 cell phone. But I couldn't find the right set of parameters (a/v codecs, container, etc.). I'd prefer a solution using ...
2
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0answers
20 views
presenter (speaker) change detection from a video clip?
I was wondering if there is an easy way to detect presenter (speaker) changes from a video clip. I have some presentation / panel / seminar type videos, and want to add markers whenever the speaker ...
3
votes
1answer
24 views
Accessing the Layer Panel in After Effects
I want to edit the anchor point path of a layer, and to do that I know I need to open the layer in it's own layer panel. However I can't figure out how to open the layer in the layer panel.
I'm ...
1
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1answer
34 views
After Effects experience with virtual choir 3D environment
Is there anyone in the forum with After Effects experience related to the production of a virtual choir, such as that of Eric Whitacre (e.g., see video below)?
...
0
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1answer
24 views
Add subtitles to an audio track
I need to synchronize an audio track and a video track (that is, cut the video so that it matches perfectly a voice-over), except that the audio track is in chinese and I don't speak chinese, so I ...
2
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0answers
15 views
segment does not contain sync frame
Whenever I split a video using Apple's mediafilesegmenter, using the following command: medifilesegmenter video.ts -t 10. I get the following error for each segment except the first:
segment does not ...
2
votes
1answer
54 views
Flipping Video Animation, How?
How can I flip a browser window in the same way as seen in the MS Access video, which should automatically start at the correct time where the flip begins and only lasts about 3 seconds. From 4:52 - ...
2
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3answers
68 views
VST plugin that hosts VST plugins
Is there any VST plugin out there that is capable of loading other VST plugins (effects) ?
A free one, if possible :P
2
votes
1answer
37 views
Sending real time audio from the field unit to the radio studio over 3G
We have a temporary FM radio station running for a week before the May Day. We don't have a portable radio transmitter for our field reporter and we're planning on using the mobile data (3G) for the ...
1
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2answers
41 views
What is the highest rated HDMI category available?
It seems there are a number of HDMI category ratings.
In regards to quality, least amount of signal loss, and shielding, what currently are the highest rated HDMI categories available to either the ...
0
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2answers
38 views
Good Intermediate Format for Combining Videos
I have a bunch of PNG files in separate directories that I'll turn into videos with FFMPEG. Say each clip will be a minute long. I then want to stitch those together into a final video. The final ...
1
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2answers
38 views
How to record several instruments with a Mac using minimal equipment
I have a band, but several players. Set up is as follows:
1 = Keys
2 = Acoustic
3 = Electric
4 = Bass
5 = Drums?
6 = Vocal Mic
However, this is literally everything. I have a Mac, with Garage ...
3
votes
1answer
49 views
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 ...
0
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3answers
178 views
How to Create a High Quality, Small File Size .mp4 from .mov
Recently, I helped a friend produce a short zombie comedy.
He has now asked me to add it to the film's website as a digital download. I'm not having issues with the digital download. My issue is how ...
0
votes
1answer
38 views
Reverse Darkening Face Out
Sometimes in documentaries, they have the face darkened out. Is their an effective way to undo this anoynmous effect? Obviously, the curves levels doesn't work as it just shows a bunch of square like ...
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2answers
73 views
how accurate frequency does a PC speaker produce
I was wondering how accurate frequencies do PC speakers produce. I'm talking about the old small things in computer that usually beep.
I used the beep linux command to generate some frequencies. But ...
4
votes
2answers
49 views
Bulk/Mass Edit Video Audio?
I have 100 videos that need editing so that I can level the and amplify the audio track. However I do not want to have to extract the mp3 track from each one and edit it then merge it again with the ...
1
vote
2answers
30 views
TV resolution/compatibility
My TV is a Sanyo HDTV, 1080p. I heard that if shoot at 720p the quality of the video is the same.
Can anyone explain if there is a difference between the two resolutions, and in which case I use one ...
3
votes
1answer
50 views
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 ...
6
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3answers
103 views
How do I know what volume to set my podcasts at?
Recently I have been making podcasts which consist largely of two to four people talking. I am a complete newbie to the process, and I know little or nothing about audio production.
Volume is ...
2
votes
2answers
66 views
What hardware/software to get fastest possible access time in AVC/h264 files?
Sometimes I watch a video that I don't want to see from beginning to the end, but only some parts. Sometimes I need to quickly find some scene/spot in a video. The less keyframes there are, the longer ...
1
vote
1answer
70 views
Native SDI-output vs HDMI-SDI adapter for live stream
I currently run live streams of amateur sporting events, mainly inside. Currently I am using several Panasonic HS-900ks connected to a PC desktop via RCA cables and several Easycap DC60+s (USB 2.0). ...
1
vote
1answer
57 views
Making retro game music creepy
I want to take some early 90s video game music and make it creepy and scary to play for haloween. I have done stuff with sonic fames on the genesis like slowing down the carnival level and mixing ...
2
votes
3answers
81 views
How do I produce this effect?
Can somebody tell me what effect/processor I need to apply to make any sample "stutter" like this chainsaw in this trailer @ 0:58
...
3
votes
3answers
102 views
How to get FFMPEG to join non-sequential image files? (skip by 3s)
I have a bunch of images, that follow this pattern.
0001.png
0004.png
0007.png
0010.png
0013.png
0016.png
0019.png
...
They're in the correct order, but FFMPEG ignores anything after the first ...
2
votes
2answers
42 views
What equipment should I use for recording conference audio?
I need to record conference video/audio, and the audio is giving me trouble. Each hotel has their own type of PA (speaker) system, it is not universally compatible. Each conference takes place in a ...
2
votes
1answer
35 views
Is there a standard way to prepare lyrics for a singer?
I'm making some electronic music, and would like to prepare it for vocals. I know what the vocals are and where they should go, but would like to know if there is a standard way to prepare it for a ...
1
vote
1answer
37 views
how do I interpret this number?
can someone explain this numbers please?, what means equivalent?
Focal Length 4.25-42.5mm, 35mm equivalent 30.4-305mm
thanks for your help
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2answers
62 views
Copyright of materials used in a video
It is common that TV channels or internet TV channels (e.g. those regularly post their shows on Youtube) use materials from other sources. For example, displaying photos from the internet, parts of ...
0
votes
1answer
142 views
Xperia Neo V compatible earphones
I wanted to know if Sony XBA-3 earphones are compatible with Xperia Neo V phone?
Also, how to find out the output impedance on the phone's headphone jack? Will there be any need of amplifier? If yes, ...
0
votes
1answer
34 views
Audacity: Exporting time track to csv
I'm looking for a program that can export a time track to a csv file, preferably in Windows. Do you know one?
I've already tried a bunch of free software, without success.
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vote
2answers
55 views
Color temperature
If there is more than one light source, they should be the same temperature, right?
If this isn't always the case, when should they be different?
1
vote
1answer
79 views
VST on Android or iPad
Are there any apps for Android or iPad that have full VST support? From what I can tell, every VST must be specially compiled for use on these systems, so the answer would be no. But is that ...
2
votes
1answer
30 views
How do I accurately calibrate an external on-camera LCD monitor?
I'm specifically using the smallHD DP6 SDI version, so I don't have scopes built into the monitor. I'm generating bars with a Sony HXR-NX5U, and using the blue gun feature on the monitor as per these ...
2
votes
1answer
29 views
White Balance/ Filters
I have a silly question:
Do I have to the WB before or after choosing a Color filter?
If I do it after, then the camera will "see" white and the filter wouldn't make sense. If I do it before, why just ...
3
votes
3answers
48 views
Best way to edit mashup video of downloaded movies?
So I wanted to do a mashup video for personal usage, meaning scenes cut from downloaded commercial movies or Youtube. This is typically relatively highly compressed h264-material.
The workflow that I ...
3
votes
1answer
60 views
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 ...
1
vote
1answer
26 views
removing hammering noise behind speech
Rather unfortunate hammering noise presents itself in some footage I am processing, where the source of the sounds may actually be the heating / boiler in the building.
You can hear it here (in the ...
2
votes
1answer
24 views
removing electrical artefact background sounds behind speech
Maybe this is an elementary type of noise, but I find a strange intermittent rattle in a video I am processing
As I don't know any good denomination for it, I would describe it as some kind of ...
1
vote
2answers
43 views
Reverse voice anonomizing algorithMs
In the movie saw, the voice of the recordimg tapes was a process similiar to having 2 identical recorded speach track which ones pitch is changed down some percent and the other tracks pitch is ...
1
vote
3answers
90 views
Free (or great) VST panner with haas effect
Do any of you know about a nice and simple stereo panning VST that also does haas (delay-based) panning? Preferably free, but if you have a good recommendation, then let it spill anyway..
I'm just ...
0
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0answers
38 views
Software like LiVES Video Editing for Windows 7
Newbie here. I am wondering if there is any alternative for the open source LiVES Video Editing software (http://lives.sourceforge.net/) on Windows 7?
Or, can the lives source be compiled on Windows ...
2
votes
1answer
43 views
How to compensate for red oversaturation and contrast increase?
When uploading a video to Vimeo the video is transcoded by Vimeo and in the process red gets a bit more saturation and the contrast is increased a little.
As I chose Vimeo as my platform I have to ...
