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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Movie Editing | 8/28/2011 |
| Q: Having interesting results with experiments, e. g. it's possible to convert a .ppt (3.13 mb) into an ... A: To be honest, I'm not sure how a 3 MB avi can be superior to a 30 MB one! But xvid is a good codec, ... | |
| Editing HD Video | 7/8/2011 |
| Q: Jonathan! I hope this email question finds you well as always. I have a question for you, I have ... A: This is not a simple question, and depends on some variables: what camera are you planning on ... | |
| A project video | 6/15/2011 |
| Q: I would like to ask if what video editing software would I use if I were about to make a video ... A: Apologies for the late response. Unfortunately Final Cut is only for Apple Mac. I would suggest ... | |
| Embedding Text in VDO | 5/13/2011 |
| Q: I'm working on producing an English Second Language (ESL) video product for teaching English ... A: I have found some other Windows programs you may like to try out: Wax: http://www.debugmode.com/wax/ ... | |
| HD video | 3/4/2011 |
| Q: How are you? Thanks for taking questions. I have HD Samsung video camera that produces HD MPEG4 ... A: The problem here is that DVD is by default a standard-def format. For HD you need to go Blu-ray, ... | |
| Editing in HD & Aspect Ratios | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: Hey Jonathan! I hope all is well with you. Again, it's been a while since I've checked in with a ... A: Sorry for the slow reply - been REAAALLLY busy ;) The biggest consideration with HD is drive speed ... | |
| Use only 1 frame of a movie per minute | 2/8/2011 |
| Q: How would I keep just one from from every minute of a movie (the movie can be saved to any type). I ... A: Some cameras have a time-lapse setting, so that would depend on your camera. Assuming you've ... | |
| "Lightening Up" A Frame | 12/14/2010 |
| Q: Jonathan, I hope all is well with you and Happy Holidays. I have a quick question for you: I have ... A: Sorry to be so late in replying - been away on a shoot, and forgot to change my settings. For any ... | |
| burning software | 11/8/2010 |
| Q: i have downloaded 3 cd burning downloads, (free easy burner, cd burner xp, and active iso burner) ... A: Linux is based on Unix, but running on normal PC hardware as opposed to Mac which is now also based ... | |
| burning software | 11/7/2010 |
| Q: i have downloaded 3 cd burning downloads, (free easy burner, cd burner xp, and active iso burner) ... A: I'm sorry, but I can't tell... are you sure you have a DVD burner that is capable of burning to ... | |
| What options should I use for the best quality video format? | 10/28/2010 |
| Q: I am using Windows XP and I captured a video from my Panasonic NV-GS25 video camera and obtained the ... A: I am concerned that a USB drive may not be fast enough to capture to. The new USB3 system would be, ... | |
| What options should I use for the best quality video format? | 10/27/2010 |
| Q: I am using Windows XP and I captured a video from my Panasonic NV-GS25 video camera and obtained the ... A: There are a couple of things that could be causing a bottleneck. The main one is your hard drive. ... | |
| What options should I use for the best quality video format? | 10/25/2010 |
| Q: I am using Windows XP and I captured a video from my Panasonic NV-GS25 video camera and obtained the ... A: I am presuming you are shooting on tape (I see the camera can also shoot to card?) and you are ... | |
| Pixlating An Image? | 10/20/2010 |
| Q: It's been a while, but I am back. I have a question for you regarding the pixlating (or blurring ... A: Hey Chin For blurring, Andy Mees is your man! He has produced a bunch of free FCP plugins that ... | |
| Missing Date & Time of the digital video recording | 10/17/2010 |
| Q: In the olden days we were able to plug the camcorder into the TV, capture the recording together ... A: I need more info from you. What camera are you shooting on? Maybe it's possible to set the camera ... | |
| Rescuing an MP4 from MPEGTEMP00X files... | 8/30/2010 |
| Q: This question has one precedent online that I can find, but the answer didn't work for me--the ... A: Not sure if I followed your methodology: I imagine you would have to rename the .00x part of the ... | |
| about MOV video ? | 8/18/2010 |
| Q: Hell Dear, i am using Adobe cs3 with windows XP, i want to import a MOV file in adobe time line, but ... A: Sorry for the late reply - been having trouble with my connection. I'm not all that au fait with ... | |
| Confusion about the screen aspect ratio | 6/27/2010 |
| Q: I'm confused about the screen aspect ratio. According to the books, a standard television has a 4:3 ... A: This very much depends on the software used to make the DVD. There should have been an option for ... | |
| Final Cut Express Issue | 6/15/2010 |
| Q: Pienaar, I just moved home from college and when I started my computer up and opened Final Cut ... A: Sorry, this is a bit of a weird one; can't say I've seen quite the same thing ever :( It looks like ... | |
| playing HVDVD_TS format | 6/12/2010 |
| Q: Someone provided a DVD of my band's performance recently. Problem is, it is in HD and won't play on ... A: I am still not yet into HD-DVD. Free software I use that can convert just about anything is MPEG ... | |
| Convert AVCHD for web use | 4/26/2010 |
| Q: I have a Cannon HFS10 video camera and I want to get some video I took on to the web. I am having a ... A: There are a few pieces of free software I usually try for converting -- Mpeg Streamclip, ffmpeg and ... | |
| Is there video software with these editing solutions that would help many people? | 4/15/2010 |
| Q: Do you know of any video software that can enable the below or do you have any that can do this? It ... A: Apologies for the late reply -- I have tried a few times before, but kept on being interrupted!! We ... | |
| Video Edit Software/Tool | 3/4/2010 |
| Q: Im looking at buying a video editing package and am unsure what to go for. I use Windows movie maker ... A: If you're going to upgrade, upgrade to a Mac. To run Final Cut, you need a Mac. Final Cut now ... | |
| System Maintenance | 2/10/2010 |
| Q: It's been a while since I've had a question to ask, but I am back. My question is two fold I think: ... A: Apologies for the delay... I've been a bit snowed under. There is a free set of programs for ... | |
| .avi | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: I use adobe premiere pro on windows xp. When capturing video from MiniDV using Premiere, i end up ... A: As far as I know, this is true: essentially when capturing, you are transferring bits/bytes from ... | |
| Capture Device | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: I have a Snazzi TV Tuner, and i want to capture some videos of my VCR tape to my PC and i want to do ... A: Apologies for the slow reply - I have been totally snowed under at work! I don't know the Snazzi, ... | |
| fcp borders | 1/10/2010 |
| Q: nice to talk to a fellow South African editor! I've only recently switched from AVID to FCP and do ... A: Not sure what you mean by borders. I can recommend products from Digital Juice ... | |
| rounded rectangle matte with a BORDER | 12/18/2009 |
| Q: I am in desperate need of figuring out a way to make a rounded rectangle matte with a white ... A: 3 possible solutions (I think the third is probably the best/most flexible). If you use the Effect: ... | |
| Storing home movies on external drive | 12/15/2009 |
| Q: Sorry if this is a daft question but I have absolutely no knowledge in this area!! My mother has a ... A: According to the manual which I downloaded from the Sony site, everything you record on this camera ... | |
| Storing home movies on external drive | 12/13/2009 |
| Q: Sorry if this is a daft question but I have absolutely no knowledge in this area!! My mother has a ... A: I'm not acquainted with this type of camera. I have heard of DVD-recording cameras - is that what ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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? ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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" ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| .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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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? ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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, ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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, ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| .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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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) ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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: ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| Free SVCD Authoring Tool | 5/16/2008 |
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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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Jonathan H Pienaar
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Expertise
Professional Final Cut Pro HD editor, with some experience in DVD Studio Pro, Motion and Shake. Currently working mainly for South Africa's version of "60 Minutes" - "Carte Blanche". I have not yet made the transition to FCP X -- I'm waiting for the dust to settle on that, so in the meantime a good resource is Larry Jordan (www.larryjordan.biz). Please don't post questions about hooking up PVRs, DVDs and hi-fis - there must be an Expert in the Home Entertainment section who can help you better than I can.
Experience
20 years as a professional editor: worked in feature films, commercials, music videos and actuality.
Education/Credentials
High school, 2 years of university degree.
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