| Subject | Date Asked |
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| edit video | 11/17/2009 |
Q: i have a video which is a finished product with the video title at the buttom of the screen. i want ...
A: No, sorry, once something is part of the picture, that's it! Using some semi-pro software you may ...
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| About connection | 10/31/2009 |
Q: I have a philips dvd player with out s video socket. but i need to connect my this player in to my ...
A: There is no easy way to do this, and to give you the best answer I need to know what you are wanting ...
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| Canon HF10 and final cut | 10/29/2009 |
Q: first of all sorry for my bad English , I'll try to be as more clear as possible. I'm a movie-maker ...
A: I am not familiar with the Canon HF10 (or AVCHD for that matter) - I have now researched it a ...
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| Burning MP4'S to dvd? | 10/26/2009 |
Q: I have a wealth of video footage in MP4 format, from concerts I have been to all over the world. I ...
A: Converting to DVD should not necessarily degrade the quality - in fact you are "uprezzing" - you are ...
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| Burning MP4'S to dvd? | 10/23/2009 |
Q: I have a wealth of video footage in MP4 format, from concerts I have been to all over the world. I ...
A: My assumption, as always is that you are running Windows. Yep, you'll have to convert them, which ...
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| DVD Burning Issue | 10/22/2009 |
Q: I'm trying to burn my holiday photos on a dvd so I can watch it on Television. But there seems to be ...
A: To be honest, not sure - but it's possible the anti-virus is set to check every file that gets ...
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| DVD Burning Issue | 10/21/2009 |
Q: I'm trying to burn my holiday photos on a dvd so I can watch it on Television. But there seems to be ...
A: Hmmm... a bit of trouble-shooting necessary here... What program are you using to burn the photos? ...
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| COPY VHS TAPES TO DVD'S | 9/28/2009 |
Q: I HAVE OVER 300 GREAT MOVIES (NOT HOME VIDEO) THAT I WOULD LIKE TO CONVERT TO DVD'S. WHAT EQUIPMENT ...
A: Hey Judy The problem here is that these tapes (I presume they are VHS) have been encoded with a ...
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| Audio Filters in FCP Version 5 | 8/20/2009 |
Q: I have asked questions of you in the past, but it has been a while since my last one. I have a ...
A: It's hard for me to understand what you mean by "fuzzy" audio. If the sound has been recorded at ...
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| recorded video my Panasonic NVGS15 | 8/19/2009 |
Q: Sir, how can i recorded vedio my Panasonic NVGS15 onto my Laptop ?
A: You'll have to purchase a DV cable: this is also known as an IEEE 1394 or firewire cable, and plug ...
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| VCD to DVD | 8/17/2009 |
Q: I have a VCD CD with .DAT format and want to convert it to DVD to play it at home DVD player. Can ...
A: What you want to do is a 2-step process; the first is called "ripping". Here is some software you ...
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| video formats | 8/8/2009 |
Q: i have videos that are almost 30 min long.i want to convert them to a file size under 50 mb but i ...
A: The problem with converting and compressing video files is that all the formats use "lossy" ...
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| Creating DVD with Multiple AVI ( for personal use only) | 8/6/2009 |
Q: Good Morning, I would like to ask if is it possible to burn 20-25 avi files, mostly 20-25 minutes ...
A: Apologies for the late answer. I use DVD Studio Pro, but the following principles should apply. ...
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| .flv video | 7/25/2009 |
Q: I have a video in .flv file format. how do I change that to something that FCP can read..
A: Assuming you are working in a DV-PAL project, you need to convert it to DV format. Use Mpeg ...
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| Rounded edges | 7/12/2009 |
Q: Hey Jonathan, I feel like this is a stupid question but I cannot figure out how to get the effect ...
A: Um, not a stupid question. I'm sure there must be a plugin somewhere that does it, but so far I ...
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| Final Cut Exporting | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I have a 30 min short film shot and edited in HD 1080/24p waiting to be exported from final cut. I ...
A: Sorry for the late reply - I have hit a bit of a busy period. There are a couple of ways of doing ...
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| desktop video capture software | 6/30/2009 |
Q: I am hoping to use a desktop capture software to segment parts of a DVD I recorded and make youtube ...
A: Hey Rich No, ME was Milennium Edition, the precursor to XP, and best forgotten ;) This software ...
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| desktop video capture software | 6/30/2009 |
Q: I am hoping to use a desktop capture software to segment parts of a DVD I recorded and make youtube ...
A: Doesn't seem like a bad spec for this kind of thing. You may want to check that you have the latest ...
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| desktop video capture software | 6/27/2009 |
Q: I am hoping to use a desktop capture software to segment parts of a DVD I recorded and make youtube ...
A: I'm sorry this is pretty much outside my expertise, but I'll give it a shot. I have found it hard ...
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| sony vegas-music videos? | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I have "windows movie maker" and "sony vegas movie studio 9" (the trial version) and I have about 4 ...
A: Unfortunately I am not a Vegas user, but a from quick look at the website it seems that one can do ...
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| Copying DVDs | 5/26/2009 |
Q: As a videographer, I often need to make multiple copies of DVDs. However, when I switched from ...
A: Apologies for the late answer, but I have been down with a terrible bout of flu! I was also trying ...
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| Video but no audio on Windows Media Player. | 5/13/2009 |
Q: I have a new JVC Everio HDD Camcorder (GZ-MG330HU) which I’ve used only once. Uploading the vids to ...
A: I'm not a camera expert, but I found this solution online: "I have a JVC GZ-MG330HU and had the ...
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| Desktop Video Issue | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I have a Dell XPS 420 (vista) with a ATI Radeon HD 3650 video card and a 24 inch high definition ...
A: The reason for this is probably because movies are normally not filmed in 16:9, but other widescreen ...
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| converting files | 5/9/2009 |
Q: I want to convert files from Movie Maker to AVI so they can go on Youtube. Thanks
A: I have cut and pasted some of the text of 2 previous answers I did for people needing to do a ...
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| Digital dvd | 4/22/2009 |
Q: How many computers can I use a Digital copy of a dvd is it only one?
A: I'm not sure if I understand your question. As far as I know, according to the laws of the United ...
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| DVD to MPEG4 and/or DVD to FLV video converters.... | 4/22/2009 |
Q: Novice video conversion user who needs DVD to MPEG4 and/or DVD to FLV conversion software. Any ...
A: Apologies - I thought I had answered this, but I have been having network problems, so it didn't get ...
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| pixelation | 4/20/2009 |
Q: I have an ongoing project currently underway. I have swapped to a new computer and have transferred ...
A: I don't know Ulead, so I don't know what you mean by "project mode", but let me take a stab at this. ...
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| Backing up MP4 Video | 4/1/2009 |
Q: I have a huge collection of MP4 Video and MOV 3gpp which I have took using my mobile phone at ...
A: Digital movie files are the same as any data file or computer document, and they can be backed up on ...
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| Dual live capturing and mixing | 3/28/2009 |
Q: I'm from Argentina, and what I need to do, is to capture 2 video cameras signal (one is analog, the ...
A: Quality is relative: what is the video for? If uploading to Youtube, you can get away with a lower ...
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| Dual live capturing and mixing | 3/27/2009 |
Q: I'm from Argentina, and what I need to do, is to capture 2 video cameras signal (one is analog, the ...
A: To clarify, VT5 _is_ a PC-based system, with a dedicated capture card and software. It's the capture ...
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| Dual live capturing and mixing | 3/23/2009 |
Q: I'm from Argentina, and what I need to do, is to capture 2 video cameras signal (one is analog, the ...
A: The only computer-based system I know of that could handle this is something called the Video ...
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| converting video | 3/22/2009 |
Q: A friend sent me burned DVDs of video he had taken and obviously captured/unloaded onto his Mac. I ...
A: Generally blockiness and grain would indicate compression, which could well be in the way your ...
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| converting video | 3/14/2009 |
Q: A friend sent me burned DVDs of video he had taken and obviously captured/unloaded onto his Mac. I ...
A: Not a total solution, as this is a puzzler for me too, but here goes: It seems that your friend has ...
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| exporting movie maker project to a software that does chapters | 3/4/2009 |
Q: I need help exporting my movie maker projects about 35 to a software that will be able to ...
A: Apologies for the slow reply, but I have had "one of those weeks"! Essentially the creation of ...
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| Video Converting | 3/1/2009 |
Q: I want to get videos from youtube onto my mp3 player. My player only supports mp4 video files, and ...
A: Hey Joe! The first issue is getting the flv's onto your computer. I presume you have figured that ...
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| Canon HF10 HD camera and software | 2/13/2009 |
Q: I have a Canon HF10 HD camera. What is the best software for converting and editing? I use vista 64 ...
A: I use Final Cut on a Mac, which I find is the best tool for the job. Associates of mine who work on ...
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| Synchronizing subtitles to soundtrack | 2/8/2009 |
Q: I have downloaded a movie from the internet as a .rar file, which contains actually two files: a ...
A: Not my area of expertise, really, but here are some things you can try - I tested the links and they ...
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| music | 2/7/2009 |
Q: i want to know how to convert this video into music so can i hav it on my mp3 and no its not from ...
A: Apologies for the late reply (Hectic weekend!) If you use Internet Explorer to browse the web, it's ...
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| Too late? | 1/29/2009 |
Q: I'm a 41 years old man and my passion is everything that have to do with video editing and post ...
A: It's NEVER too late! Avid has been around longer, but Final Cut Pro has become equally popular in ...
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| Putting a film on DVD | 1/19/2009 |
Q: I got a DVD+RW and ive been trying to put a movie on it so it can be watched on my DVD player. it's ...
A: I have answered this question before, but here we go again (with some bits copy-pasted from previous ...
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| dvd recording | 1/6/2009 |
Q: Do you know of the best way to go about dong this and what equipment to use? thanks
A: The problem is that DVDs are copyright material and also very often copy-protected. Legally this ...
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| Audio and Video quality? | 1/2/2009 |
Q: I have videos i want to edit but i don't know what is the best video and audio bitrate to use. For ...
A: The short answer is: It depends - bigger is generally better. What is your source material? From ...
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| Moviemaker | 12/31/2008 |
Q: I am sure you have heard this a thousand times but how can I get me mov files to work with windows ...
A: Quicktime Pro /ought/ to give you good results; the question is: which codec are you selecting? ...
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| Mini dv video camera to dvd | 12/18/2008 |
Q: I would like to download home videos from a SAMSUNG mini DV tape camera to make a dvd suitable for ...
A: If you want to edit the videos before burning them (even if it's just to tidy up and excise ...
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| Converting video to my PC and Windows Movie Maker for editing. | 12/4/2008 |
Q: My specs: XP with Service Pack 3, Pentium 4, 640MB RAM in a Dell 2300 Dimension. I’ve installed a ...
A: Apologies for the late reply - I have had a few false starts, but deadlines are always pressing. ...
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| VCR video to iMac iMovie...How? | 11/26/2008 |
Q: My question is about capturing VCR video tape footage within iMovie on an Apple iMac. I have MAC ...
A: Sadly, no, there is no analogue to digital converter cord. There are a few ways of doing this, ...
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| best software for editing, synching audio w video | 11/26/2008 |
Q: I will soon be maintaining a website for a musical artist who requires use of video within his ...
A: Apologies for the late reply - I started one the other day, then a power outage destroyed it. Since ...
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| slow video load | 11/19/2008 |
Q: i put up a video on youtube it loads quickly there.. but when i use the flv file i have or the mpg ...
A: Yes, you will still see the Google logo, but unlike Youtube, the video will not shrink back and show ...
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| slow video load | 11/18/2008 |
Q: i put up a video on youtube it loads quickly there.. but when i use the flv file i have or the mpg ...
A: Youtube/Google video re-encode the video into a flash format compatible with their service. I ...
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| PLEASE HELP Sonic My DVD and movie maker | 11/12/2008 |
Q: I so much appreciate your help if you can assist me. I have been working very hard on Christmas ...
A: OK, we're getting closer; so you have made a video file. Whether it's originally from stills or ...
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| PLEASE HELP Sonic My DVD and movie maker | 11/11/2008 |
Q: I so much appreciate your help if you can assist me. I have been working very hard on Christmas ...
A: Once you have edited your movie in Movie Maker, you need to export it in a format that Sonic MyDVD ...
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| PLEASE HELP Sonic My DVD and movie maker | 11/10/2008 |
Q: I so much appreciate your help if you can assist me. I have been working very hard on Christmas ...
A: I don't know Sonic, but I found this helpful guide at ...
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| final cut multi clip synch | 10/16/2008 |
Q: I am new to video editing (I am a music guy) and I just purchased the limited final cut express. I ...
A: This must be very annoying for you. I can't tell you why the DVD runs faster - it may indeed be ...
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| Transfer a video from VCR to my computer? | 10/14/2008 |
Q: to my computer? I have a Mac G4 with OSX
A: There are a number of reasonably-priced products that can help you do this, and one strategy that ...
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| final cut multi clip synch | 10/7/2008 |
Q: I am new to video editing (I am a music guy) and I just purchased the limited final cut express. I ...
A: To extract video and audio from DVD: Mpeg Streamclip from http://www.squared5.com/ - available for ...
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| Video Playback | 10/7/2008 |
Q: Hey Jonathan, Do you know of any way to increase the quality/resolution of video files so they can ...
A: This is not easy because the Mpeg compression that makes video small enough to send over the web, ...
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| final cut multi clip synch | 10/6/2008 |
Q: I am new to video editing (I am a music guy) and I just purchased the limited final cut express. I ...
A: In Final Cut Pro/Suite there is a feature known as "Multiclip", whereby several clips can be ganged ...
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| dual display | 9/18/2008 |
Q: i have a video card that allows me to use my monitor and TV simultaneously with S video. I set it up ...
A: Apologies for the delay - I was out of the office and forgot to update my profile. You omit to ...
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| Advice regarding VirtualDub | 9/10/2008 |
Q: I'm not so much having a problem but I'd very much welcome your advice. I'm a great fan of ...
A: I am not a Virtualdub user, although it looks like a good piece of software from the site (and I am ...
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| final cut express photos | 9/5/2008 |
Q: I'm editing together a sort of slideshow in final cut express and there are LOTS of pictures that ...
A: This is so simple you're going to kick yourself! ;) I use Final Cut Pro, but I'm pretty sure it ...
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| can you help me?? | 9/3/2008 |
Q: sir good day.. can you help where to find a website many adobe tutorials and sample... thanks
A: You don't say which part of the Adobe suite you need tutorials for. The Adobe site has a few ...
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| .3gp files and how best to edit them | 8/31/2008 |
Q: I have some videos that are in .3gp format. My understanding is these are great if you want to play ...
A: I'm afraid I can only give part of a solution, as this is not really my area of expertise. For ...
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| EDITING DVD | 8/4/2008 |
Q: I HAD CONVERTED OLD SUPER 8MM MOVIES TO A DVD. THEY ARE A SERIES OF MOVIES TAKEN OVER YEARS. I AM ...
A: AVS Converter looks like quite a good program, so why not give it a shot? The demo program will ...
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| video editing software | 8/4/2008 |
Q: I have a $200 budget, and i want to purchase the best software i can, I am seriously considering ...
A: (For those reading this who don't know, there is a difference between editing software and special ...
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| Output from Final Cut Express to Mini DV | 8/2/2008 |
Q: Mini DV tape. I have a Panasonic PV-GS35 camcorder that uses Mini DV format and has a Firewire ...
A: According to the Panasonic PV-GS35 manual, (http://finearts.uvic.ca/visualarts/manuals/pvgs19.PDF) ...
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| EDITING DVD | 8/2/2008 |
Q: I HAD CONVERTED OLD SUPER 8MM MOVIES TO A DVD. THEY ARE A SERIES OF MOVIES TAKEN OVER YEARS. I AM ...
A: I presume you have a computer running Windows XP. If you have a Mac, please send a follow-up and ...
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| Rendering when importing .mov to FCP sequence | 7/30/2008 |
Q: I'm having real frustrations with FCP. I'm currently running version 5.0.4 on a Mac ibook G4 OSX. ...
A: If the footage has been copy-protected then there's a good chance you're violating copyright by ...
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| Rendering when importing .mov to FCP sequence | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I'm having real frustrations with FCP. I'm currently running version 5.0.4 on a Mac ibook G4 OSX. ...
A: It's hard to tell why FCP is behaving flakily: it could be a codec issue, the frame-rate or the ...
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| editing vhs digitally | 7/15/2008 |
Q: what I wanted to do: convert VHS camcorder family video onto DVD then take that file and transport ...
A: Well, this is certainly an innovative way of getting around the issue of not having an analogue ...
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| RE: How to prevent someone copying your video | 7/13/2008 |
Q: I would like to make a golf instructional video to sell. I intend to put a copyright on it. It will ...
A: In researching this question, I came across a very useful and lively thread at DVDoctor.net: ...
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| Disappointing results using dual layer DVDs | 7/10/2008 |
Q: I love my computer and I probably enjoy the journey more than the eventual destination. I've also ...
A: Apologies for the delay, although I don't think it's my fault, as I hadn't received any ...
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| Video frame capture | 7/4/2008 |
Q: I am an avid film fan and I would dearly like to adorn my walls with framed pictures of my most ...
A: Bad news, I'm afraid. Even digitising straight from a betacam master tape straight into a pro edit ...
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| Help! with video editing | 7/2/2008 |
Q: Hei... I started editing videos few monthes ago... I worked with Sony Vegas Pro 8 and Adobe Premiere ...
A: Hey Solomon As you can see from my bio, I'm more a Final Cut Pro person than Vegas or Premiere. I ...
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| changing avi. to mpg. | 6/26/2008 |
Q: Right now its saved as an avi. file and I would like to change it to a mpg file. thanks for your ...
A: I have cut and pasted some of the text of 2 previous answers I did for people needing to do a ...
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| avi to DVD playable format | 6/23/2008 |
Q: You helped me so much a few weeks ago with my question about inserting movie clips into Powepoint, ...
A: If the clip is playing on your computer, then it should be readable by Nero's DVD making program (I ...
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| Apple Firewire GONE from A/V Settings | 6/22/2008 |
Q: I am writing because I have what I think is a BIG problem with my FCP. I installed a new external ...
A: Sorry for the delay, but I am in a different time-zone. Sounds like bad news, possibly. What many ...
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| Slow-mo effect | 6/20/2008 |
Q: im just a biginner in video editing. Everytime i tried to slow my videos by extending its speed, i ...
A: How does slow-mo work in post? Since the camera has only shot 30 frames per second (NTSC) or ...
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| inserting part of a movie file into PowerPoint | 6/3/2008 |
Q: I am preparing a PowerPoint presentation and want part of an AVI or MPG file to play when I click on ...
A: As far as I know, there is no way from within Powerpoint to set a "start" and "end" point. I may be ...
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| VHS to DVD | 5/23/2008 |
Q: I used ULEAD DVD Workhop 2 to capture a VHS video. It saved as a .mpg file. Then I used NERO to ...
A: I'm not 100% sure, but it could well be to do with DVD speed. If you have burned a high-speed DVD ...
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| Trademark symbol in FCP | 5/21/2008 |
Q: I am an editor who is working on a project in which there is a slogan that is trademarked. The ...
A: To the best of my knowledge, the international symbol for a trade mark is a small TM, or an R in a ...
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| Free SVCD Authoring Tool | 5/16/2008 |
Q: I want to find and download a Free SVCD Authoring Tool.Can you help me?The tool should be completely ...
A: I do not produce SVCD myself, but a quick Google with the keywords free vcd author came up with a ...
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| Choosing a Video Editing Program | 5/12/2008 |
Q: I'm an English Second language teacher who uses audio visual and vdo lessons to teach. While I have ...
A: OK, then I /think/ Pinnacle is not a bad option. But you must understand that no matter what ...
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| Choosing a Video Editing Program | 5/11/2008 |
Q: I'm an English Second language teacher who uses audio visual and vdo lessons to teach. While I have ...
A: Both Ulead and Pinnacle Studio are good "Semi-Pro" pro products. Personally, I like Pinnacle - it ...
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| Transfer VHS video to DVD | 5/11/2008 |
Q: I have a fairly large number of VHS tapes containing movies and documentaries that I would like to ...
A: Apologies for the delay in replying. Presumably you have a PC running Windows. If you have a Mac or ...
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| DV cam to PC UPDATE | 5/5/2008 |
Q: Greetings: My wife was working on it. She used the new SDR-150's included software to finally upload ...
A: Have you tried plugging the USB into one of the Mac's USB ports? Not the one on the keyboard, but ...
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| mini DV capture onmy Avid system | 4/26/2008 |
Q: I have a Panasonic PV-GS35 mini dv camcorder and want to use that to import video into my Avid Media ...
A: Apologies for the late reply - we had two holiday weekends, and I also had problems with my Internet ...
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| video | 4/14/2008 |
Q: How could I put the video on the computer?
A: Sorry for taking so long to reply. Basically there are two ways, either via digital or analogue, ...
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| snap picture from flash video | 4/12/2008 |
Q: I'd like to snap a photo from Internet flash video of some websites. Which good software to do the ...
A: To be honest, not really my area of expertise, but try Screen Grab Pro at ...
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| my videos are looking pretty dark | 4/11/2008 |
Q: all the way from Mexico, im looking at my videos in Winamp and Window Media Player and all of them ...
A: It's pretty hard to establish exactly what's wrong. It can be one of two or three things: 1. Your ...
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| Burning a DVD | 3/30/2008 |
Q: Is it possible to take a movie file (i think it is .MOV) and burn it to a DVD in a way that a DVD ...
A: All DVDs are MPeg encoded: you need DVD authoring software to convert your .mov to the correct video ...
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