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| Subject | Date Asked |
| simple scrolling video for youtube | 1/26/2012 |
| Q: I have some songs that I want to put on a youtube channel in a very simple scrolling lyric format ... A: Mark, Unfortunately, it's not easy. Most video editing software can do a 'crawl' a left to right ... | |
| 1080/60p recording | 12/20/2011 |
| Q: I just upgraded my camcorder from a Sony miniDV model using tapes to a Panasonic TM900. The ... A: Debra, This is a complex question that delves into formats, HD and Blu-Ray. I'd like to keep it a ... | |
| Video to DVD | 12/1/2011 |
| Q: I am trying to decide the best product to purchase. I would like to take my mom's old movies (VHS, ... A: Lauren, I don't have an easy answer here - if you want to cut the footage, it has to be captured, ... | |
| Video Sound Quality | 11/29/2011 |
| Q: Hey thanks for doing this. I have a fairly simple question that I can't find a solid answer to. I'm ... A: Thomas, It's so much - vocal lessons, the microphones, the EQ setups.... Some tweaks the ... | |
| Video editing | 9/5/2011 |
| Q: I sent an earlier question but have more information now so I am re-asking. I recently completed ... A: Dave, That's okay, much of my answers remain the same. I still suggest Premiere elements. The ... | |
| Video software | 9/3/2011 |
| Q: I would like to make a 15 -20 minute DVD from many hours of my son's childhood that I have on VCR ... A: Dave, It sounds like you're doing it hard way. 1) Yes, I think Premiere elements works just fine. ... | |
| Playing CD,DVD | 8/9/2011 |
| Q: Would like to record programs from my TV to a DVD,ALSO TRANSFER VHS tapes to DVD disc.what do I need ... A: Leonard, To view video on your TV, you must author a DVD - this isn't copying media onto a DVD ... | |
| DVD,VCR Recorder | 8/8/2011 |
| Q: Would like to record programs from my TV to a DVD,ALSO TRANSFER VHS tapes to DVD disc.what do I need ... A: I think your best bet is a standalone DVD record. You can record just like VHS from the TV; you can ... | |
| merging mov files | 7/26/2011 |
| Q: I have a Kodak Playsport pocket camcorder. Unlike my "real" Sony camcorder, the Kodak pocket ... A: Dave, Windows MM just won't handle anything other than an AVI - which means you really need to look ... | |
| Converting a DVD into email format | 7/24/2011 |
| Q: I have one of those cosy fireplace DVDs, but my computer doesn't have a CD drive, I was thinking of ... A: Alessa, You're not going to be able to do this by email, because, frankly, the video will be too ... | |
| De Interlace help | 6/22/2011 |
| Q: I use Format Factory 2.60 to convert VOB files and other video files I have to other formats. It ... A: Robert, SD tv (you wrote HD) is 525 interlaced lines, but only 486 actual usable lines. DVDs only ... | |
| De Interlace help | 6/22/2011 |
| Q: I use Format Factory 2.60 to convert VOB files and other video files I have to other formats. It ... A: Robert, I've never used (nor heard of) format factory. Nevertheless, it probably behaves the way ... | |
| .vob import into Adobe Premiere Pro | 6/15/2011 |
| Q: vob files from a non-commercial dvd for editing--as advertised in CS5--i only get a small piece of ... A: Phil, Yes, a bit sarcastic, but it made me laugh. The thing is, you're entitled to support; I ... | |
| Burning videos to DVD for DVD player. | 5/15/2011 |
| Q: I captured some videos with my video camera and saved them in an AVI format and I want to burn them ... A: Richard, I'm aware of Avidemux - I have a copy of it, I don't like it - but the open source version ... | |
| Burning videos to DVD for DVD player. | 5/14/2011 |
| Q: I captured some videos with my video camera and saved them in an AVI format and I want to burn them ... A: Rich, You hopefully will forgive that I don't have/use nero; but I do understand what the problem ... | |
| interlace help | 4/25/2011 |
| Q: I have NTSC DVDs of the old Buck Rogers TV show so I use these setings to convert some of them to ... A: Bob, I have no idea - I've never used/heard of that software. If you can match exactly the ... | |
| interlace help | 4/24/2011 |
| Q: I have NTSC DVDs of the old Buck Rogers TV show so I use these setings to convert some of them to ... A: Bob, I have no idea of what the program you're using is nor the specific type of MP4 player you're ... | |
| DVD ASPECT RATIO | 4/1/2011 |
| Q: I took some photos and videos of a Vermont ski trip with a Kodak camera. Using a Windows PC I ... A: Harry, It's hard to say - realistically (as a professional) we try to only transform the media ... | |
| Compression | 3/25/2011 |
| Q: I have a question about compression of a Quicktime asset. What is the best way for me to compress ... A: Chin, That so matches with what I said! :D *If you use h.264 compression, at a data rate of ... | |
| Compression | 3/21/2011 |
| Q: I have a question about compression of a Quicktime asset. What is the best way for me to compress ... A: Chin, The problem is...the 135 mb file is already compressed. If it's 5 min, it should be 5 gig ... | |
| HD video | 3/5/2011 |
| Q: How are you? Thanks for taking questions. I have HD Samsung video camera that produces HD MPEG4 ... A: Andres, 1) Sure - you can put the MPEG4 video there forever. But no, a bluray player will not be ... | |
| Playing Videos | 3/4/2011 |
| Q: After weighing all the sub-categories in computing/technology and the experts' profiles, I believe ... A: Milton, So, I have two suggestions for you 1) Check out http://speedtest.net FIOS should run ... | |
| HD video | 3/4/2011 |
| Q: How are you? Thanks for taking questions. I have HD Samsung video camera that produces HD MPEG4 ... A: Tom, Actually, I hate to say it, but "It can't be done" - not with what you have. DVD's are ... | |
| Pulling an Asset into FCP... | 3/3/2011 |
| Q: I have a question about pulling an asset in FCP. I was sent an asset (a :15 second opening created ... A: Chin, I'm not sure what you mean. Adobe Acrobat can't create video - it creates PDF files. Do you ... | |
| Playing Videos | 2/28/2011 |
| Q: After weighing all the sub-categories in computing/technology and the experts' profiles, I believe ... A: Milton, While I'm not brian, it sounds like your problem is the speed your computer is connected ... | |
| equlizing the audio on a video file | 2/2/2011 |
| Q: I have been watching movies and the one thing that is starting to drive me up a friggin wall is the ... A: Travis, What you want is some level of normalization - something that monitors the audio (actually ... | |
| no mov. visible? | 1/20/2011 |
| Q: Your question was Hello. We just came back from a vacation and used the Kodak PlaySport to take ... A: JR, I have no good news for you. If the QuickTime files aren't showing an icon - it's likely that ... | |
| DVD editing | 1/8/2011 |
| Q: I successfully created a one-sided DVD of a movie that was originally on a two-sided, "flipper" DVD. ... A: Rick, Technically, since the DMCA, I can't really address handling movies. Let's see how I can ... | |
| Dazzle Video Creator Plus HD | 11/27/2010 |
| Q: I purchased this Dazzle Video Creator HD with the Pinnacle Studio HD package. I live in Australia ... A: Allan, Technically, it's NTSC-J. Ok, so a couple of questions.... Does the tape work in a ... | |
| Output Final Cut Express | 11/22/2010 |
| Q: I'll try to be brief. I use Tiger/Digital 8 Sony DCR-TRV510/Do weddings/Question #1: From1-5 where ... A: John, Ok, fair questions. For me? Digital 8 is about a 2 (1 would be youtube/Internet video at ... | |
| ripping and burning - i need help! | 11/6/2010 |
| Q: I have Studio plus version 11, and over the past few years, have made dvd's for the marching band. ... A: Barbara, I think this will work: http://infrarecorder.org/ It's open source software, has no ... | |
| ripping and burning - i need help! | 11/6/2010 |
| Q: I have Studio plus version 11, and over the past few years, have made dvd's for the marching band. ... A: Barbara, I'm not sure I can help you. Are you trying to replicate the DVDs? Are you trying to ... | |
| Missing Date & Time of the digital video recording | 10/31/2010 |
| Q: In the olden days we were able to plug the camcorder into the TV, capture the recording together ... A: Harry, Good news and bad news: First, some camcorders did put time/date onto the video. Bad news; ... | |
| 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: Richard, I have a copy of AviDeMux on my system. I've tried it a couple of times and it never ... | |
| 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: Richard, Your camera records in the MiniDV format. For quality: Choice #2: Digital device format ... | |
| video editing | 10/10/2010 |
| Q: Someone must have asked a similar question. In any event, if I could ask where the answer is posted ... A: Actually, you asked me the question twice - or hit the send button twice. You'll see I suggested ... | |
| video editing on computer, burn to dvd | 10/9/2010 |
| Q: I am trying to learn about doing video editing on my computer. I have several instructional videos ... A: Richard, It really depends on your editing software. I'd strongly recommend Lynda.com as a place ... | |
| Producing a live 2 camera stream and recording it | 10/2/2010 |
| Q: Jeff- In 2 weeks, we want to stream a live event in honor of a member of our theater organization ... A: Brian, I only know of one (that doesn't mean there isn't more than one...) it's called Wirecast: ... | |
| Final Cut Express Issue | 6/15/2010 |
| Q: Greenburg, I just moved home from college and when I started my computer up and opened Final Cut ... A: Charlotte, It's probably that your preferences have become corrupt. You just need to remove them ... | |
| Why MPEG4 is not efficient? | 6/3/2010 |
| Q: I am bewildered, astounded when I found out that the best Video Codecs like H.264, xvid and MPEG4 ... A: Dave, It is efficient - just not as efficient as you want. Your encoding software is utilizing a ... | |
| Dv Tape Transfer Cont. | 5/27/2010 |
| Q: I learnt that using a firewire to usb cable for transfering videos to my laptop won't work. I also ... A: If you have an express card slot, you need a firewire card like this: ... | |
| DV Video Camera Transfer | 5/27/2010 |
| Q: Can you tell me how to get the best quality possible from my DV tapes onto my Laptop? My laptop ... A: Kii, If you have a DV camcorder, the only way you should bring in your material is via firewire. ... | |
| Video Editing Software | 5/21/2010 |
| Q: To whom it may concern, I am looking to purchase video editing software. I work with a youth ... A: Carey, Let's start with the reliable comparison question first. No, I can't give you a decent ... | |
| converting files | 5/15/2010 |
| Q: The site downloaded the video files with a .php suffix. For the time being, I intend to play them ... A: Savannah, I don't know how this relates to desktop video, but I do (generally) know what PHP is. ... | |
| sound film transfers | 5/10/2010 |
| Q: I've just started transferring my own Super8 sound films to DVD using a Sony VX2000 DV camera. I ... A: Bob, Yeah, the problem is, that the sound was supposed to be 18 or 24 fps. ... | |
| Copying transitions from one project into another. | 4/23/2010 |
| Q: I have a project that I want to export and burn on to a DVD, whenever I send it to be exported, the ... A: Adam, I'm pretty familiar with iMovie....wait...which VERSION of imovie? iMovie 6? iMovie 08? ... | |
| Final Cut and Clip Hierarchy | 4/22/2010 |
| Q: I'm editing a documentary in Final Cut and i've sliced the footage into different bins and labeled ... A: Sam, Nope. Not really. FCP does it's own level of management - it just links to QuickTime files. ... | |
| hd video | 3/11/2010 |
| Q: I have the Cannon T1, and I capture video in hd on it, I am able to down load it on my pc and watch ... A: James If it's the brand-new Canon -- you're going to need some sort of software to be able to work ... | |
| 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: Calum, After effects is compositing software (powerful, but not editing) I don't know cool edit. I ... | |
| Cloning Footage | 2/23/2010 |
| Q: I am currently editing some footage that was recently shot using four cameras. One of those cameras ... A: Chin, If you can play the footage, why not plug camera 1 into camera 2 and hit record (thus cloning ... | |
| Cloning Footage | 2/23/2010 |
| Q: I am currently editing some footage that was recently shot using four cameras. One of those cameras ... A: Chin, I don't have enough information...but..... If you can play the video in the camera that ... | |
| Convert 8mm analog video to digital? | 2/21/2010 |
| Q: I have just be given an old but functioning Sony CCD-TRV22 video camera. It takes 8mm tape. Is ... A: Tom There's the very easy way: Your local pharmacy or photography store will do it for you. ... | |
| eror 600, can't open FCE | 1/30/2010 |
| Q: I've managed to open FCE a few times, but haven't even gotten started on my project, but now it ... A: Peter, I have no idea what 600 is.... I did find this: ... | |
| .AVI | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: I use adobe premiere pro on windows xp. When capturing video from MiniDV using Premiere, i end up ... A: Phil, I'm pretty sure it's avi...(although it might also capture to quicktime. On the Mac it's QT ... | |
| Capturing video from DV camera | 12/28/2009 |
| Q: I Jeff, I bought VideoStudio Pro X2 from Corel and I am a bit disapointed about its DV capturing ... A: Daniel, I know these seem basic to you. But they're not. "Scene by Scene" or even by timecode is ... | |
| Getting pieces of videos from DVDs | 12/9/2009 |
| Q: I have bought tons of CDs and DVDs and most of them have scratches now. The medias is simply too ... A: Cesar, First, let's define what those files are. IFO= Info BUP= Backup DAT I think is data (I don't ... | |
| avi dv editing | 11/21/2009 |
| Q: i have been trying for a week to do this i have downloaded a program which let me deleter frames but ... A: Dave, I don't know how much help I can be with such a short timeframe. I'd recommend recapturing ... | |
| compressing to zip | 9/27/2009 |
| Q: i have a 7-zip compressing software and i have a foler full of videos that add up to little over ... A: Krystine, Let's do each question separately: "Can I use compression software to make video much ... | |
| various video and vhs ? | 8/19/2009 |
| Q: How do you make live video links into channels to view on tv? Also how do you fix up the quality of ... A: Richie, Unfortunately, the web really isn't in a standard that our TV's understand. "They're" ... | |
| various video and vhs ? | 8/18/2009 |
| Q: How do you make live video links into channels to view on tv? Also how do you fix up the quality of ... A: Richie, 1) How do you make live video links into channels to view on tv? I don't really understand ... | |
| Can my home theater system play footage by Panasonic or Sony camcorders? | 8/2/2009 |
| Q: I have a Philips home cinema system (Philips HTS6515/05) which, according to the catalogue, can play ... A: Quynh, A definitive maybe. If you buy a HDD/Flash media camcorder it won't record MPEG2 - rather ... | |
| video codec | 6/30/2009 |
| Q: I am a AllExpert on MG, Triumph & Jaguar and I am trying to learn video editing. I have Ulead video ... A: Howard, Whoops, I didn't mean to write this much. To some degree, .mov (QuickTime), and .AVI are ... | |
| video codec | 6/28/2009 |
| Q: I am a AllExpert on MG, Triumph & Jaguar and I am trying to learn video editing. I have Ulead video ... A: Howard, Good connecting with you. The question I have for you is "WHAT did you send to your ... | |
| GL2 mini cassette to DVD | 6/26/2009 |
| Q: I have a GL2 and a Canon 100 DVD stand-alone burner. The only port on the back of the Canon 100 is ... A: Lisa, Unless you had a matching pair (firewire) you can't do a digital transfer from your camera to ... | |
| quicktime video/movie problem | 6/24/2009 |
| Q: I have a Quicktime video uploaded to a server for my site but it is apparently only partially ... A: Patty, I can tell you the video doesn't appear to be uploaded to the server completely. How can I ... | |
| quicktime video/movie problem | 6/23/2009 |
| Q: I have a Quicktime video uploaded to a server for my site but it is apparently only partially ... A: Patti, I can only guess at what's wrong. I went into the HTML and extracted the direct URL of the ... | |
| Compatibility issues with Samsung camcorder to MacBook | 6/21/2009 |
| Q: I recently bought a Samsung SC-DX100 DVD camcorder from BestBuy to shoot a short movie. The guy ... A: Michael, I had NO IDEA that it was a minidisk. You MUST NOT put those in your mac. iMovie 08 can ... | |
| best way to edit & move to thumb drive | 6/5/2009 |
| Q: I just purchased a system for editing Quad i7, 12 gb DDR3 two 1 teribyte seagate harddrives SATA 3 ... A: Michael, I assume you mean Premiere Elements? I know about Premiere Pro, Elements being the ... | |
| best way to edit & move to thumb drive | 6/5/2009 |
| Q: I just purchased a system for editing Quad i7, 12 gb DDR3 two 1 teribyte seagate harddrives SATA 3 ... A: Michael, I'm going to say "yes, it will be a task." You're going to need to rip the DVDs to an ... | |
| trouble with film transfer? | 5/26/2009 |
| Q: My son has a Canon GL2 video camera and is having trouble transferring film to our Mac through Final ... A: Mark, What happens if you pass it through iMovie? Can you try an older tape and see if it works? ... | |
| Watching DVD on a HD TV | 5/19/2009 |
| Q: I haven't had time to digest your last, impessive, response. I have read that watching a normal DVD ... A: Craig, Basically, all Standard definition will have to be blown up to be played back on a HD TV. ... | |
| Recording to DVD - Format | 5/18/2009 |
| Q: Jeff I understand there are different formats for DVDs (DVD-RAM, DVD+, DVD-, ...). If I was to ... A: Craig, There's about four questions here. First: DVD-R (dash R) is about 90% compatible with set ... | |
| VHS player | 5/18/2009 |
| Q: Jeff Part 1 of a couple of specific questions I have in relation to tranferring VHS to DVD. Re the ... A: Craig, Honestly I'd never heard of a 6 head VCR. I think (from what I've read) that it made more ... | |
| Desktop Video Issue | 5/11/2009 |
| Q: I have a Dell XPS 420 with a ATI Radeon HD 3650 video card and a 24 inch high definition S2409W ... A: Paul, This sorta is outside my expertise (video editing) vs. your PC. But, they call this 'center ... | |
| Copy Movie | 5/3/2009 |
| Q: I downloaded a movie with an extention .avi. I want to create (burn?) it to a DVD. I have tried ... A: Jerry, DVDs can hold data (any file you want) or be a Digital Video Disk. The Digital Video Disk ... | |
| Metalic camcorder retina | 4/6/2009 |
| Q: You are now involved in one of the most important science experiments in history. ... A: Al, I don't know who John is. And I couldn't seem to figure out what your site is about. A ... | |
| Backing up MP4 Video | 4/2/2009 |
| Q: I have a huge collection of MP4 Video and MOV 3gpp which I have took using my mobile phone at ... A: Lee, Well, that's mostly likely to your computer not caching it back fast enough from optical ... | |
| Codec | 3/25/2009 |
| Q: I make a video clip with my camcorder and convert it to a JPEG-1 in U Lead Video Studio 10. Then I ... A: Howard, You're not codec challenged - this is a common problem. There are camera codecs (like DV) ... | |
| 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: Paul, It sounds like he sent you a DVD with an iMovie file on it. A couple of notes: 1) He might ... | |
| youtube | 3/11/2009 |
| Q: .can u tell me how i can download youtube videos to my hardrive? Ive tried a few but nothing seems ... A: Roy, Desktop Video (as it says in my profile) is more about editing...but... You didn't mention ... | |
| Adobe AFter Effects | 3/2/2009 |
| Q: i have problem in exporting any composition in After Effects. i dont know y my video goes to blur. ... A: Ok, So...my questions follow... If you're making this for video, to go to premiere... The comp ... | |
| Adobe AFter Effects | 3/1/2009 |
| Q: i have problem in exporting any composition in After Effects. i dont know y my video goes to blur. ... A: Well, I'm totally confused. PAL is 25fps, meant to be viewed on a TV - it's 720x576. If you're ... | |
| Burning ISO files | 2/8/2009 |
| Q: I have an ISO file 7000 so too big for one DVD Nero wants a dual layer orHD ? but wont run 2 disks. ... A: Chris, The regional information with a 'self made' dvd won't be an issue...as long as you didn't ... | |
| Burning photos to DVD | 1/22/2009 |
| Q: I am trying to burn approx. 1.07gb of digital photos (which is about 900 photos) onto a 4.7gb DVD-R; ... A: Kathryn It sounds like the Drag and drop CD+DVD *burns* the photos to a CD/DVD as a backup - but ... | |
| converting CD-R's to DVD-R's | 1/17/2009 |
| Q: I had a VHS tape, I edited it and put it on my desktop. I was able to burn it to CD-R's but not ... A: Katrina, Sure, Adobe encore is DVD authoring software. I'm not sure what Adobe 11 is. Here is a ... | |
| converting CD-R's to DVD-R's | 1/17/2009 |
| Q: I had a VHS tape, I edited it and put it on my desktop. I was able to burn it to CD-R's but not ... A: Katrina, It sounds like you have a DVD player that plays CDs (with video.) Most DVD players do not ... | |
| bitrate and resolution | 1/13/2009 |
| Q: could you explain the difference between bitrate and resolution.? which is better.- high bitrate and ... A: Neville, This is a hard question to answer. Basically: Resolution is the Height and width in ... | |
| Burning photos to DVD | 1/8/2009 |
| Q: I am trying to burn approx. 1.07gb of digital photos (which is about 900 photos) onto a 4.7gb DVD-R; ... A: Kathryn, I apologize, because I'm about to ask you a bunch of questions: What Operating System are ... | |
| 50's Style Video Filter (Final Cut Express) | 1/7/2009 |
| Q: Jeff, I am looking for a filter that will allow me to transform video to look like an old 50's ... A: Charlotte, There are a couple of ways to do this... The method you're talking about is only ... | |
| VHS to DVD | 1/1/2009 |
| Q: I have old VHS tape and want convert it to DVD. Since I have no VHS player, I probably will use some ... A: Alex, I don't understand what you mean by 'feet' in your question. I think you're asking how big ... | |
| Recording TV programs. | 12/29/2008 |
| Q: I am thinking of buying a DVD recorder. Alternatively, another option could be to buy a better ... A: Richard, My knowledge of this field comes from the Pro end - I'm a professional video editor (and I ... | |
| Recording TV programs. | 12/28/2008 |
| Q: I am thinking of buying a DVD recorder. Alternatively, another option could be to buy a better ... A: Richard, I know of no $400 DVD recorder - just the $100-200 ones. And I don't think you're going ... | |
| Question | 12/19/2008 |
| Q: I have an AVI file that I can't use for editing. When I play it in WMA, the duration freezes at ... A: It sounds like it's damaged. Ask the person you got it from if they can give you a new copy. You ... | |
| copying DVD-RAM to DVD+R on Mac G5 | 12/18/2008 |
| Q: I created a DVD-RAM on my DVD recorder of a home movie from a VHS tape so that I could create ... A: Carol, I haven't seen DVD-RAM in 5 years...so this is a bit of conjecture. You should be able to ... | |
| MOVIEBOX USB | 12/13/2008 |
| Q: I have Moviebox USB and Pinnacle Studio 9.4.3 I can capture audio from a VCR but not the video. ... A: Daniel, Frankly, I have no idea; I've never seen one. Normally, I'd tell you to contact Pinnacle ... | |
| Choppy video and sound | 12/8/2008 |
| Q: I'm having problems when adding video files from my Sanyo HD1000 video camera, to the Ulead DVD ... A: Marlon, I think you're going to have to contact Ulead - It's one of four things: Your Drive speed ... | |
| to know about field | 11/26/2008 |
| Q: what is field and pls define upper field and lower fields A: Basically, a television screen doesn't present all the information at once. Televisions use an ... | |
| Hi-8 Camcorder Video 2 Digital Computer Conversion | 11/7/2008 |
| Q: I have a Sony DCR-TRV460 digital video camera recorder and I am using HI-8 tapes. I used 2 have ... A: Ryan, The cheapest thing that I'd suggest is a DV card. They're around $50 Wait, I just ... | |
| DV...camera...video??? | 11/6/2008 |
| Q: I am NOT an electrical appliance wiz at all whatsoever and I have videos on a digital camera I want ... A: Melanie, That's what this sorta site is for (answering questions....) Meanwhile, you can do this ... | |
| DV...camera...video??? | 11/5/2008 |
| Q: I am NOT an electrical appliance wiz at all whatsoever and I have videos on a digital camera I want ... A: Melanie, Well, you do have my sympathy. Basically, if your camera has a DV connection ... | |
| mini dv tapes to dvd | 10/27/2008 |
| Q: I've been to Circuit City and best Buy and have 2 very different answers. How, if I have no computer ... A: Sandy, Do you know how to plug your camera into a TV set? There must have been cables that came ... | |
| mini dv tapes to dvd | 10/27/2008 |
| Q: I've been to Circuit City and best Buy and have 2 very different answers. How, if I have no computer ... A: Sandy, A DVD recorder is just like a VHS deck. You plug the camera into the DVD recorder. This is ... | |
| mini dv tapes to dvd | 10/26/2008 |
| Q: I've been to Circuit City and best Buy and have 2 very different answers. How, if I have no computer ... A: Sandy, If you take a look at my back questions - it's mostly this: Use a DVD recorder (cost <$100) ... | |
| convert and edit home movies | 10/23/2008 |
| Q: I have a clunky old rca vhsc recorder that I did a bunch of movies on. I am wanting to convert them ... A: Michael, If you take a look at my back questions - it's mostly this: Use a DVD recorder (like the ... | |
| Exporting/E-Mailing an FCP Project | 10/15/2008 |
| Q: I am a user of FCP 5 and have really enjoyed using the system. However, I am getting more and more ... A: Chin, I'd use compressor and send them a compressed quicktime. The emailing of 'finished' projects ... | |
| Transfer video from VCR to my computer? | 10/14/2008 |
| Q: computer? I have a Mac G4 with OSX A: You need a firewire camera (with passthrough) or a converter. You'll plug this into your mac via ... | |
| DVD and/or CD storage | 10/13/2008 |
| Q: This may not be your category exactly, but you may know based on your experience with DVDs. Can DVDs ... A: Vee, It's hard to say really. The initial thought with CDs/DVDs was that they'd be good for 10, ... | |
| 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: George, Final Cut Express doesn't permit 'true' syncing of two separate clips. You need FCP for ... | |
| compression | 9/25/2008 |
| Q: Jeff, can you tell me how to reduce in bytes the short videos that I make on my Canon digital camera ... A: Chris, You need compression software...I'm going to suggest one of the divx variants: divx: ... | |
| Creating custom fields in Final Cut Pro and/or exporting to Excel or other EDL format | 9/23/2008 |
| Q: Hi, I'm looking for a good quick easy way to export the information in my Final Cut markers into an ... A: James, You already hit the majors - Final Print is great. The XML to text methods, I haven't used, ... | |
| vhs tapes to pc hard drive | 9/20/2008 |
| Q: is it possible to plug in my VCR to to my PC and transfer the tape to my hard drive regards Ian ... A: Ian, yes...here's an article about it: http://askbobrankin.com/convert_vhs_to_dvd.html Truthfully, ... | |
| roughly editing dv footage to pass to proper editor | 9/17/2008 |
| Q: I have a canon xm2 with which I have filmed hours upon hours of footage. I want to be able to ... A: Brendan, Well, let's fix the tape and then fix your shooting so you never do this again. But...I ... | |
| Field vs. Frame | 9/16/2008 |
| Q: I'm having a problem deciding whether to render my finished video projects in field based or frame ... A: Dave, Computer DVD players, generally may be deinterlacing (throwing out a field.) I'm guessing ... | |
| Video editing | 9/10/2008 |
| Q: I have done some video editing in the past for some independent film makers and i wasn't sure how or ... A: Mike, I can't really answer this. What's your time worth? Can someone find the work ... | |
| Field vs. Frame | 9/5/2008 |
| Q: I'm having a problem deciding whether to render my finished video projects in field based or frame ... A: Dave, Wow. Um, yeah, this signal is so far down the chain...that it's a toss up. Who did the VHS ... | |
| Field vs. Frame | 9/4/2008 |
| Q: I'm having a problem deciding whether to render my finished video projects in field based or frame ... A: Dave, Too many factors: Interlaced source? Frame rate? Editing software? Compression software? ... | |
| .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: Michael, Well, yes, you can upload them to a website; be aware that without a plugin (quicktime) ... | |
| Wind- Final Cut Express | 8/25/2008 |
| Q: I'm having a huge problem with a strong wind sound in the background of something I am editing in ... A: Charlotte, With Final Cut Express? Not really. With Final Cut Pro, you get an additional tool ... | |
| Home made move subtitles | 8/18/2008 |
| Q: I am currently making a film, and have edited together the final piece in Windows movie maker, I ... A: Luke, Now, I have no idea how win movie maker works (the tools I use start at about $1.5k). But... ... | |
| VHS to DVD | 8/17/2008 |
| Q: I have a Sony DVD recorder (Model VRD-MC5)that is a stand alone unit with no PC involved. However, ... A: Peg, I don't understand; now, please be patient - I don't own one of these, but I did a quick ... | |
| EDITING CAMCORDER FOOTAGE | 7/20/2008 |
| Q: I have recently bought a miniDV camcorder having never had one before. I downloaded a film I had ... A: Tim, You have to capture the entire piece (so the computer has a copy of it...) Then you have a ... | |
| EDITING CAMCORDER FOOTAGE | 7/19/2008 |
| Q: I have recently bought a miniDV camcorder having never had one before. I downloaded a film I had ... A: I haven't personally used any of the consumer editing tools... But you should be able to cue the ... | |
| Editing Software | 7/18/2008 |
| Q: This may be a redundant question so I apologize in advance if it is but I was wondering what would ... A: Chase, Spend whatever money you feel is appropriate to do the job. For example, Adobe makes a ... | |
| Sending FCP Files? | 7/14/2008 |
| Q: The question I have may not be exactly related to sending an FCP file per se, but the question is ... A: Chin, You could either send them a compressed file in the format they want, or they could 'rip' the ... | |
| Video Editing (Putting it all together) | 7/9/2008 |
| Q: Jeff, I have been using a PC all of my life and products such as Ulead Video Studio and Adobe ... A: Jason, I *think* what you are talking about, is a technique useed between photoshop and after ... | |
| 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: Let's just get the bad news over with. You can't do what you want to do. Forget DPI for a moment. ... | |
| DVD | 6/22/2008 |
| Q: I have a Panasonic TZ5 digital cam which happens to take 720p movies. It saves them in .mov format. ... A: Ed, You need to get sometime that can handle quicktimes in the codec MJpeg. And then downconvert ... | |
| Error Code -600??? | 6/22/2008 |
| Q: I created a new project in FCP 5 and digitized the footage. I saved it onto a recently added ... A: Chin, Sounds like the project is corrupted. Two ways to test: 1) Try the FCP autosave vault for ... | |
| pic. | 6/16/2008 |
| Q: i am asking you what website can.i download my digital pictures on? and what is a good program to ... A: Who, I only understand half of your questions. "what is a good program to buy.to put on my ... | |
| video rendering | 5/28/2008 |
| Q: we are using pinnacle video capturing card we are doing the editing of those videos it takes lot of ... A: gurprasad, Hi, well, I'm going to suggest, that if you're working with HDV (which it sounds like, ... | |
| Getting panasonic DVcam to connect with my imac | 5/24/2008 |
| Q: I just got a new imac and I'm trying to connect my Panasonic DVcam (pv-gs35) to work in Final Cut ... A: Mark, Turn on the camera. Use the Firewire Port. It could be called: Firewire, DV, IEEE 1394, ... | |
| video camera transfer footage directly onto PC while it is being recorded | 5/21/2008 |
| Q: I am wanting to connect a video camera directly to a PC so when it is recording it transfers the ... A: Andrew, Can I ask why you want to do this? There are hard drive recorders that can record without ... | |
| RE: | 5/18/2008 |
| Q: I need some help from you on the following 2 topics: 1- Aspect Ratio (What do you mean by it and ... A: Neville, 4:3 is a ratio - 4 horizontal units wide by 3 units high. 16x9 is *wider* that 4:3. 16 ... | |
| 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: Gabriel, You want simple? Buy a DVD recorder at any electronics store. Plug the VCR into the DVD ... | |
| COMBINATION HARD DRIVE AND DVD CCAMCORDRS | 5/10/2008 |
| Q: Dollar for dollar what is the best combo model? i want both so i can record alot on the hard drive, ... A: Steve, I have no idea. Really. I don't like most HD or DVD camcorders because it's a *nightmare* ... | |
| DV cam to PC | 5/5/2008 |
| Q: I'm an AE volunteer on FREE global airline travel. I've been using a DV camcorder with firewire and ... A: Steve, Yeah, return the camera. I'm only semi joking here. MPEG-2 is a very compressed format. ... | |
| Getting the best final result | 4/27/2008 |
| Q: I have converted a VHS movie by capturing it with Pinnacle Dazzle 100 and I now have an 8 GM file in ... A: Bruno, It looks like the Dazzle is assuming that you will burn a DVD-5 not a DVD-9... this is very ... | |
| capturing mini dv footage into an iMac G5 | 4/26/2008 |
| Q: Jeff, I have an iMac G5 desktop and I want to capture footage into my 500 gig G drive external hard ... A: Hudson, You're going to have to spend money to fix this. The problem is the iMac. Apple is 100% ... | |
| Getting the best final result | 4/25/2008 |
| Q: I have converted a VHS movie by capturing it with Pinnacle Dazzle 100 and I now have an 8 GM file in ... A: Bruno, What you have is a file created by Dazzle as an MPEG-2 file. Mpeg 2 files have variable ... | |
| extract parts of a dvd | 4/24/2008 |
| Q: I am looking for a program that lets you extracts specific parts of a DVD and converts them in other ... A: Luigi, Mpeg Streamclip from Squared5.com permits you to decode a VOB and set in/out points. Since ... | |
| 8mm to DVD Home Conversion | 4/20/2008 |
| Q: Mr. Greenberg, First off, let me say that I am a total computer illiterate. I pretty much send ... A: Greg, I can give you the 'general' steps. Every piece of software is a bit different. With a ... | |
| 8mm to DVD Home Conversion | 4/20/2008 |
| Q: Mr. Greenberg, First off, let me say that I am a total computer illiterate. I pretty much send ... A: Greg. There are two ways to do this...(and it's going to take time + space on your hard drive.) ... | |
| camcorder storage | 4/5/2008 |
| Q: For an HD camcorder, what are the advantages of hard drive versus dv tape storage for visual and ... A: Al, This isn't an easy question; there are a number of variables...so I'll try and keep it as ... | |
| Camcorder | 4/5/2008 |
| Q: Hey Jeff, A couple of friends and I are looking into making some short films. We have a camera but ... A: Hey Elwin , Great question. Mind if I answer a question you didn't ask? You're asking me about ... | |
| Editing mini DV for 16X9 format use | 4/1/2008 |
| Q: I have footage I shot in mini DV and need to edit the project to ultimately be screened on 16X9 ... A: Jane, Well, if you're using 4x3 items in 16x9...you have one of two choices: In 16x9 sequence a) ... | |
| Editing mini DV for 16X9 format use | 4/1/2008 |
| Q: I have footage I shot in mini DV and need to edit the project to ultimately be screened on 16X9 ... A: Jane, 1) Easy Setup - DV NTSC Anamorphic. Create a new project (as any existing project/timelines ... | |
| Green screen problems | 3/25/2008 |
| Q: I am doing a modest video project for a small museum that includes interviews of subjects who I ... A: Thomas, I can't really help you beyond a screenshot; You can't open an AE CS3 project in anything ... | |
| Green screen problems | 3/25/2008 |
| Q: I am doing a modest video project for a small museum that includes interviews of subjects who I ... A: Thomas, You're making a couple of common mistakes. DV is a so-so format for greenscreen. It's not ... | |
| CD-R & DVD-R | 3/22/2008 |
| Q: I would like to know if there is any difference between a CD-R and a DVD-R other then the capacity ... A: Leo, Yup, absolutely. Binding depth, materials used, manufacturing methods. For example, we can ... | |
| how can I burn a vob file to a DVD+R | 3/13/2008 |
| Q: I created an wmv file with windows movie maker from videos that I took with my camcorder. I now ... A: Mike, Technically, the VOB file needs to be in a folder called VIDEO_TS But it needs other dvd ... | |
| Connecting a comcorder to a PC for editiing | 3/12/2008 |
| Q: I'm introducing myself to digital film making. I have bought a Canon ZR850 camcorder. The manual ... A: Harold, IEEE 1394, also know as firewire, is the specification that digital video cameras require. ... | |
| DV to DVD | 3/9/2008 |
| Q: I was reading on this site a little about converting Dv to HD dvd my question is I'm using Motion DV ... A: Rog, I'm going to let you know, up front, that I'm trying to help you; I can give you some general ... | |
| Copying webcam video to DVD | 2/28/2008 |
| Q: My college daughter had to create a video for a class. She used her Dell Inspiron 1521 Webcam, and ... A: Kevin, Yes, it's very likely that it's taking up 10 GB. Video is recorded onto a computer using a ... | |
| audio hum | 2/11/2008 |
| Q: Jeff - i recently backed up all of my cd collection onto a 500Gb removable hard drive. at present ... A: Sean, Sure, I have a bunch of ideas...Media centers, wireless networking... But the problem is the ... | |
| very "special?" swf files | 2/9/2008 |
| Q: I use Windows XP. I recently came across a couple of .SWF files that I can play, OFFLINE, with ... A: Bob, These files are Flash files. SWF= SoftWare Flash. Flash files can be played in your browser, ... | |
| bm | 2/7/2008 |
| Q: I wanna make a DVD from my Videos and I wanna add subtitles to it. I can make subtitle files but I ... A: BM, Aside from Adobe Encore and Apple's DVD studio Pro (which I use...), I can give you several ... | |
| Playing Downloaded Avi Files | 1/31/2008 |
| Q: I'm going nuts. I just recently I bought a DVD writer for my older PC and started downloading movie ... A: Kathy, Normally I don't answer questions around piracy. Nevertheless, what you're using is a DVD ... | |
| Adding Captions / Subtitles/ Music | 1/25/2008 |
| Q: I'm an English second language teacher who makes and uses simple multimedia materials (.ppt, .jpg, ... A: Frank, Wow, you're asking for a number of things. Let's do easiest... Adding captions to an MPEG: ... | |
| Recording TV on PC | 1/24/2008 |
| Q: I'm not exactly certain you're the right person to be asking of this, but this category was the ... A: Chris, the tuners you're mentioning (such as hauppage, pinnacle) record the TV shows as MPEG-2 video ... | |
| Best DVD Storage Device | 1/23/2008 |
| Q: I have been taking family home videos on my Cannon ZR500 and transferring the data from the mini ... A: Yeah, DVDs can be finicky...it's digital (which means it's superior in it's ability to last....) as ... | |
| Recording TV on PC | 1/22/2008 |
| Q: I'm not exactly certain you're the right person to be asking of this, but this category was the ... A: Chris, I have a number of ideas for you... Why not buy a tivo with the DVD built in? ... | |
| Transfering MiniDV tapes to Mini DVD | 1/3/2008 |
| Q: I have 18 60 minute Mini DV tapes from our old Sony camcorder (which we no longer own). We just got ... A: Kim, I think DVD camcorders are really bad if you ever want to use the material with a computer ... | |
| best quality analog to digital transfer possible | 12/27/2007 |
| Q: do you know the absolute highest quality way to transfer analog video to digital (dv-avi). I'm not ... A: sol, It's debatable. If you said "best" - I'd connect this to a hardware capture card; and go ... | |
| Copy Sony Mini-DVD to Harddrive | 12/15/2007 |
| Q: I attempted this a while back but had no luck, so I finalized the disc just to make sure. I am able ... A: See if sony's software works now. I suspect it's just the disk - not all of them. If it's all the ... | |
| video camera | 12/10/2007 |
| Q: please help me, thank you A: Paul, Firewire is that IEEE 1394 thing. There are two types of connectors, a wider one that you ... | |
| Transfer miniDV tapes to DVD | 11/22/2007 |
| Q: I have two miniDV tapes with 1½ hours of material I wish to transfer to a single DVD with minimal ... A: Karl, There are two ways you can do this...one via the computer and one without. If your DVD ... | |
| video reversing | 11/18/2007 |
| Q: Maybe a stupid question, but would like to know if I am able to reverses video action, basically ... A: Vernon, her's what you'd have to do. You'd have to rip the DVD. Then throw it into editing ... | |
| video reversing | 11/17/2007 |
| Q: Maybe a stupid question, but would like to know if I am able to reverses video action, basically ... A: Vernon, What you're talking about is a "flop". Now, I don't know if this will work for guitar ... | |
| Video Output to Monitor | 11/12/2007 |
| Q: This might get confusing...but I hope not. I am working on FCP and am trying to set my digital ... A: Kelly, CMD-F12 is the keyboard command to activate the firewire device (you can turn on FCP's ... | |
| camcorders | 11/2/2007 |
| Q: I am confused about buying the tape/DVD pr hard drive camcorders. Can you give me your opinion I do ... A: If you don't want to edit, a DVD camcorder makes it easy for your to watch your videos. DVD's are ... | |
| Video editing | 11/1/2007 |
| Q: I took a Olympus with 1mb sd card on holiday and am back home with 2 full DVD discs and the 1mb. ... A: Tanay, Photoshop is image editing, where premiere is video editing. I suggest you download the ... | |
| DVD audio demuxing? | 10/23/2007 |
| Q: Is it possible to separate out just the vocal section of audio from a DVD? I just want the part ... A: All audio is mixed together in a single stereo track (two tracks total, left and right.) There's ... | |
| 8mm to DVD? | 10/16/2007 |
| Q: Jeff, I'm looking at having some old 8mm home movies converted into something more viewable in ... A: Debra - dead on. If you want to save money, don't have them convert the video to DVD - you could ... | |
| 8mm to DVD? | 10/16/2007 |
| Q: Jeff, I'm looking at having some old 8mm home movies converted into something more viewable in ... A: Debra, Ok, here it goes (I'm a professional film editor, so take it all with a grain of salt.) ... | |
| Dropped Frames | 10/12/2007 |
| Q: I asked you a question sometime back on adding another external drive to my FCP Mac and the info was ... A: Chin, Its sounds like your camera recorded the footage with some problems; it's a problem with the ... | |
| dv | 10/11/2007 |
| Q: after when i played the video in my computer the video was running very fast so what can i do to fix ... A: Veis, I don't understand your question. Does it play normal in the camera? What kind of computer? ... | |
| DVR > DVD (w. External DVD Burner | 10/1/2007 |
| Q: I currently have a completely full Scientific Atlantic Explorer 8300 DVR that I would like to empty ... A: Chris - figure you can get at least two to four episodes and keep quality. Frankly, no, I don't ... | |
| DVR > DVD (w. External DVD Burner | 10/1/2007 |
| Q: I currently have a completely full Scientific Atlantic Explorer 8300 DVR that I would like to empty ... A: Christopher, Yeah, this will be a pain for a number of reasons. Any time we talk about pulling in ... | |
| how can i? | 9/26/2007 |
| Q: ((I have couple up my system having 250GB,Pentium IV 3.0GHZ,128MB nvidia Geforce,Pinnacle movie ... A: Abba, No, really, there's little that you can do. The only option is a different VCD encoder ... | |
| Dropped Frames | 9/23/2007 |
| Q: I asked you a question sometime back on adding another external drive to my FCP Mac and the info was ... A: Well, actually your drive is formatted in the Hierachial Filing System (or HFS.) I believe your ... | |
| Dropped Frames | 9/22/2007 |
| Q: I asked you a question sometime back on adding another external drive to my FCP Mac and the info was ... A: Chin, It could be any number of issues that cause dropped frames: Camera problems. Tape Problems. ... | |
| Live feed from HD camcorder to Macbook pro | 9/16/2007 |
| Q: Can I, by firewire, record live straight to my macbook's harddrive? ANSWER: Possibly, depending on ... A: I"m not sure. I'm not sure it will with a MacBook (or a macbook pro.) I mean, it's just a firewire ... | |
| Video cameras for both Mac OS and PCs | 9/16/2007 |
| Q: I know you've answered similar questions, but I'm not clear on the answer. I need a video camera for ... A: Robin, Are you asking me a "why" versus "What should I get?" It's pretty simple. Apple (and ... | |
| 8mm to DVD | 9/3/2007 |
| Q: Is there a way to transfer my 8mm movies to DVD using my computer? My video camera is a Canon ES190 ... A: Sue, here are some prior answers on All experts about transferring VHS to DVD...just substitute ... | |
| HELP ASAP on my Final cut pro | 8/30/2007 |
| Q: I'm on my work using my final cut pro then suddenly the software quit itself a message saying "final ... A: Dino, You're in trouble. Do you have a backup of that file? Good editing procedures have you ... | |
| editing and copying DVDs of home movies | 8/27/2007 |
| Q: I recently bought a SONY DVD Recorder for the purpose of copy home movies from VHS and MiniDV to ... A: Any software that can make DVDs can copy them. I highly suggest Nero from Roxio. The DVD itself is ... | |
| movies on my computer | 8/19/2007 |
| Q: I can get movies on my computer, via downloading from NetFlix. Is there a way for me to connect my ... A: Randy, Basically you need something that has a TV output. That would be either a video card that ... | |
| avi to dvd | 8/17/2007 |
| Q: First let me apologize if this is not your forte. I would like to know how of what to use to get an ... A: You have to convert/Author it to the DVD format. DVD's can hold data (even video as DATA) DVDs can ... | |
| digtal camera (kodak) | 8/16/2007 |
| Q: when i downloaded my pictures and movies to a cd or dvd i can't seem to play them on my tv player ... A: Ross, You're right. You have to author anything you want to play in your DVD player. DVD Players ... | |
| mini dv camcorder | 8/9/2007 |
| Q: i was reading a question u answered about mini dv camcorders...how to get the videos on the tapes to ... A: Sean. VHS plugs into Camera. Camera Plugs into computer. Fire up your video editing software. ... | |
| Windows Media Format Conversion? | 8/9/2007 |
| Q: I burn some videos on CD downloaded from the internet (with windows media player) but I would like ... A: Yeah, you can, but generally it's a mistake (the quality is so poor when blown up.) The DVD ... | |
| Joining two halves of a frame to make one frame | 8/7/2007 |
| Q: I am using Sony Vegas 7 and would like to know if its possible with that software or any other if ... A: Ray, While I don't use Vegas, I can't imagine this is terribly hard. I'd assume you'd use two ... | |
| mini dv camcorder | 8/6/2007 |
| Q: i was reading a question u answered about mini dv camcorders...how to get the videos on the tapes to ... A: I have no idea what you're talking about with VHS. If you can plug your VHS deck into your camera, ... | |
| Laptop to HDTV | 8/4/2007 |
| Q: I own a Dell e1705 laptop with a high end video card (nvidia 7800), Dual core Processor, and 2 gigs ... A: It's as simple as plugging your laptop in....although you'll likely have to configure your video ... | |
| Patterns on screen when I render to DV | 8/3/2007 |
| Q: I have been scouring the web for an answer to this problem and can't seem to find any discussion so ... A: Dj, Um, no. Magic Bullet simulates a film look. If the pattern doesn't appear until rendered, ... | |
| Cropping with Adobe | 8/3/2007 |
| Q: How can I crop 4:3 video footage to 16:9 widescreen ratio on Adobe After Effects? TRULY APPRECIATE ... A: Are you asking how to put a 4:3 video inside of a 16x9 comp? Just put the video inside a 16x9 ... | |
| LapTop to PC Connector? | 8/1/2007 |
| Q: I have a desktop computer that has three RCA Female jacks in the from, two for Audio, and one for ... A: Blanchjoe, AH, Now I understand. The easiest way would be to buy a VGA splitter and put into your ... | |
| LapTop to PC Connector? | 7/31/2007 |
| Q: I have a desktop computer that has three RCA Female jacks in the from, two for Audio, and one for ... A: Blanchjoe, Well, if your video card on your computer has an RCA jack for video (that's output and ... | |
| restriction | 7/30/2007 |
| Q: i downloaded a .3gp video clip from one of internet site by paying some amount. that video clip ... A: Yan, 3gp is part 14 of the MPEG-4 specification. I believe that you may not have tools that permit ... | |
| Rendering my video (ULead Vidio Studio 10 | 7/28/2007 |
| Q: I have a book that has helped me tremendously, but sometimes you need to ask a direct question. ... A: Dena, I don't know Ulead - but generally, the 'feeling' regarding rendering is this: You can render ... | |
| Skipping while encoding DV | 7/28/2007 |
| Q: I have a panasonic DV camera (PAL) and i'm having problems when I encode the movie. After capturing ... A: Raymond, Couple of side notes first. DV is 5:1 compressed (5 min= 1 gig.) Therefore 20 min = 4 ... | |
| Video that looks good online as well as on TV | 7/26/2007 |
| Q: I just sold my old Sony Handicam because, while the videos it takes look great on my TV, they look ... A: Lynn, I hate to tell you this.... Whether you use a DV camera or a HDV camera (and you likely had ... | |
| transfer video files from PC to DVD recorder | 7/24/2007 |
| Q: I want to transfer video files on my PC to my new DVD recorder's hard drive via iLink/firewire. ... A: Wayne, If it shows up in the device manager and doesn't need a driver (that it can use your built ... | |
| resizing | 7/21/2007 |
| Q: 1) is there a software that can increase the size of a vedio clip with same quality 2) is there a ... A: Omar, Despite what you see on TV, you can't do this. I've worked with forensics (police) ... | |
| copying from a direct TV box | 7/9/2007 |
| Q: My daughter had part of her wedding on the news, (married on the famous date of 7-7-07) which I ... A: Nina, Technically, yes it's possible. Realistically - no. Before I answer that, let me mention ... | |
| Freeware | 7/4/2007 |
| Q: I am looking for a good freeware program for creating DVDs. I have a bunch of AVI videos and JPG ... A: The manufacturing process. DVD+R priced themselves cheaper as DVD-R ... | |
| Freeware | 7/4/2007 |
| Q: I am looking for a good freeware program for creating DVDs. I have a bunch of AVI videos and JPG ... A: James, There are very very few 'free' dvd creation software. http://www.osalt.com/dvdstyler Oh, ... | |
| converting files | 6/26/2007 |
| Q: I have a SONY 205 camcorder that produces .vob files on DVD. I have been unable to convert these ... A: From a previous answer: This isn't going to be easy (and I don't know if Movie maker and Sonic ... | |
| Windows Movie Maker | 6/17/2007 |
| Q: I've been using Win Movie Maker to create movies of digital photos and clips from my DV camera, then ... A: Hard to say - if it's reproducable, then it's something wrong with your machine. If it's 'random' ... | |
| divx2dvd | 6/13/2007 |
| Q: i've got some divx avi videos each less than 700MBs. My DVD player doesn't play them. I wanted to ... A: BM, The easy answer is: you can't. The hard answer (please see my profile - I specifically can't ... | |
| VHS to digital | 5/26/2007 |
| Q: This summer, I am attempting to digitize my family's collection of VHS media to digital format in ... A: wow, You have quite a bit going on here - and I'm impressed you're going to do it all open source. ... | |
| Svcd -> DVD | 5/25/2007 |
| Q: I'm about to give up...I have an SVCD here that was created from a family gathering and it will not ... A: Phil, I have two solutions for you. Easy: go down to a big box retailer with the SVCD, and put it ... | |
| DVD Problem | 5/25/2007 |
| Q: I do some DVDs and VHSs for events professionally for people, and occasionally run into a DVD that ... A: Ken, I think you nailed it. DVD-R (dash R) are approx. 90% compatible. DVD+R (plus R) are about ... | |
| AVI files | 5/21/2007 |
| Q: I have some home movie footage that my sister e-mailed me of her boy (my nephew) and she asked me if ... A: Don, You'll need editing software to do that. Assumably, you're on a PC; I'd recommend: ... | |
| MPEG v AVI | 5/18/2007 |
| Q: Presently my project involves either downloading or capturing tv series, editing them and burning ... A: Dave, I'm going to answer this, without any of my usual 'not willing to talk about copyrighted ... | |
| editing DVD | 5/14/2007 |
| Q: Jeff, I have an iMac 2GHZ intel core 2 duo with OX10.4.9. I received a DVD of a show from my ... A: Ron, You have two choices here - one easy, but costs money, one free. Both do the same thing. One ... | |
| Video editing | 5/10/2007 |
| Q: I have an old movie I recorded on VHS and then coppied to DVD-R but it has faded in picture quality ... A: Well, likely it faded during the transfer (it wouldn't realistically fade on dvd). Yes, editing ... | |
| Transferring home movies | 5/4/2007 |
| Q: I have a box of old 8 mm and super 8 mm home movies. I would like to have them transferred to a ... A: Richard, There are three levels of what you're looking for. The cheapest, was exactly what was ... | |
| BIN file | 4/3/2007 |
| Q: I recently downloaded a movie and the file is in BIN format and wont play on either windows media ... A: Barry, Contact the people you downloaded it from, and ask them for a format that works with Windows ... | |
| Editing DVD's | 3/29/2007 |
| Q: I recently had about 2 hours of home movies copied to 2 DVD's. I want to edit and burn individual ... A: Carol, This isn't going to be easy (and I don't know if Movie maker and Sonic Record now are ... | |
| Quick Time Movies | 3/14/2007 |
| Q: How can I change the format of a Quick Time Movie to X-MS-WMV format? Many thanks Richard A: I not 100% sure what X-MS is for. It looks like web protocols for a stream. WMV is clearly a WMV ... | |
| DVDs copies | 1/11/2007 |
| Q: Not really. Let me rephrase what you're asking. "Can I buy a car and get a job now that I have a ... A: James, Would such software have any applications that an everyday person would need? No. If there ... | |
| DVDs copies | 1/11/2007 |
| Q: Office Depot and other business stores don't carry the super sized DVD discs that most movies are ... A: James, Not really. Let me rephrase what you're asking. "Can I buy a car and get a job now that I ... | |
| DVDs copies | 1/10/2007 |
| Q: Office Depot and other business stores don't carry the super sized DVD discs that most movies are ... A: James, Actually, they do have the discs for sale - it's called "Dual Layer", but they're expensive ... | |
| FC capture file way too large | 1/9/2007 |
| Q: I have captured a 20 video at 720 x 480 DV-DVC Pro - NTSC and somehow I wound up with a 7 gig file. ... A: Dan, FCP (actually DV) consumes storage at approx 200mb/min or 5 min to the gig. If you captured ... | |
| Burning Still Pics, adding music to DVD | 12/24/2006 |
| Q: Jeff - As you read this, keep in mind you are dealing with somewhat of a "Fred Flintstone"... I'm ... A: David, Hope your holidays are going well. First off, the best place to find support for nero's ... | |
| video compression | 12/13/2006 |
| Q: What's the best program for compressing my videos? One that's easy to learn for slow folks like me? ... A: Mark, Without knowing what program your using.... I'd suggest Sorenson Squeeze (for Eaxy, but ... | |
| DV CAMCORDER HEAD | 12/13/2006 |
| Q: I SUFFER FROM DIRTY HEADS ON MY SONY DV CAMCORDER. I KNOW AND UNDERSTAND ABOUT CONDENSATION PROBLEMS ... A: Gordon, I think what you're asking is the question "Do camcorder tapes need to be cleaned often?" ... | |
| multi-camera video editing | 12/10/2006 |
| Q: hope you can help me out. I recently recorded a friend's wedding with three mini-dv cameras. What I ... A: James, Yes and no. Final Cut Express (and most editing systems for that price) won't let you do ... | |
| DVDs problems | 12/10/2006 |
| Q: why is it sometimes the DVDs that I purchase cannot be played on the DVD player on my computer but ... A: kat, It could be a couple of things. A DVD is recorded with some variance. if your DVD player is ... | |
| WMV video to a -RW CD | 12/9/2006 |
| Q: Sir, I have made a music band video on a digital camera. I have uploaded it to my computer. I have ... A: Dave, What a nightmare. Why? Two reasons. First WMV is microsoft's proprietary format (and ... | |
| Video capturing on my PC | 12/5/2006 |
| Q: First off, since I have old analog Hi8 tapes, if I purchased a Digital 8 camcorder, I understand I ... A: Greg, Yes, I believe that you can buy a digital 8 camcorder, and use it to capture nondigital Hi8. ... | |
| HDD vs. DVD vs. MiniDV camcorders | 12/3/2006 |
| Q: I'm purchasing a new camcorder this year and am trying to decide between HDD, DVD and MiniDV format. ... A: Drew, Wow. Ok, I'm thinking out loud here. First, the DVD Cameras (a blight upon society) do not ... | |
| DVD EDITING | 11/27/2006 |
| Q: Jeff I have all of my son's football game's on dvd. Eight games on eight separate DVD'S.What I would ... A: Lynn, There's no easy way to say this. This is difficult. It can be done, but will take loads to ... | |
| Editing Software | 11/18/2006 |
| Q: we have a Sony Mini-DVD camcorder that we use to take videos of our son. We are looking for (good) ... A: Beth, There is no "good" easy way to handle this. DVD's are a "finished" form. You'll have to ... | |
| camcorders | 11/18/2006 |
| Q: I want to buy a camcorder to store the footage on DVD. I have a dvd burner on my computer. Here is ... A: Lori, There are two forms of consumer cameras. DVD Camcorders, that are great for people who don't ... | |
| Apple video editing | 11/15/2006 |
| Q: I look to buy a 24" iMac upgraded to 500 GB HD, 2GB RAM, and 7600 graphix card. Would buy Final Cut ... A: Dennis, Blueray refers to HD DVDs...and nothing is "certain" about that yet. Could you edit from ... | |
| Camtasia Tutorials on a Television | 11/14/2006 |
| Q: I want to produce screencasting "Camtasia" tutorial movies on my PC for DVD distribution. HOwever I ... A: Paul, Well, the interlace isn't a huge issue. I'm going to bet it's your screen size. And I think ... | |
| Video | 11/10/2006 |
| Q: how are you doing? I have some home videos that I have converted to DVDs using a DVD recorder. I ... A: Cameron, What your asking is monumental in proportion. Seriously. And you're asking about 20 ... | |
| sending dvd through email | 11/7/2006 |
| Q: I have a question,hope you can help. I want to send a copy DVD sports/movie to some people using ... A: Mrs S. Here's what you'd have to do: You'd have to get it off the DVD (using DVD ripping software) ... | |
| getting camera footage onto a computer | 11/4/2006 |
| Q: I have a sony ccd-trv138 camcorder & I'm trying to figure out the best way to get this footage on my ... A: Craig, Since it has no firewire port (preferred) and no USB port (poor choice), you'll have to do ... | |
| VHS to DVD quality | 10/20/2006 |
| Q: I want to transfer my home videos to dvd. I will be connecting my ATI tv tuner card to my VCR. I ... A: Christina... You want the highest bitrate (as the MPEG2 compression is doing just that - ... | |
| .VOB Files | 10/10/2006 |
| Q: Okay, our department made a dvd of our CERT team getting zapped with a Taser, and it was like 900 ... A: Marcelo, Don't think so. A VOB is an *authored*, *Muxed* MPEG2. Realistically, you should ask the ... | |
| DVD Creation | 10/5/2006 |
| Q: When I chose "large presentation", I mean that I chose that among the other options of NTSC, HD, ... A: Patrick, DVDs are all 720x480. I'm still not sure what Motion Graphic software you were using. I ... | |
| Slideshow | 9/28/2006 |
| Q: my problem is that i have made a slideshow using nero, but have since lost all of my original stock ... A: Gareth, Unfortunately, I can't really say. I don't own/use nero; Some disk burning software put ... | |
| php video files | 9/28/2006 |
| Q: I downloaded a php video file from the Internet and Windows media player or Realplayer or Irfanview ... A: PHP is usually a backend technlogy for a website (like .html) that serves dynamic webpages. Your ... | |
| individual clip recognition | 9/27/2006 |
| Q: I recently switched from using Windows Movie Maker as editing software to Adobe Premiere Elements ... A: Judy, This is a tough question; mostly because the answer isn't something you're going to like. ... | |
| DVD convert for Vegas, etc. | 9/27/2006 |
| Q: I so illiterate in this area, please forgive me if I'm not at right place, and feel free to redirect ... A: Val, A Video_TS file is the final format of DVD authoring. Much of the footage quality is gone, as ... | |
| Copying a DVD-Ram to DVD-R | 9/23/2006 |
| Q: Crikey, that was a quick response :) Thanks very much. Please don't feel you have to follow up on ... A: Joanne, My guess is that some of the data is inaccessable. I'd try one of these salvage utilities ... | |
| Copying a DVD-Ram to DVD-R | 9/23/2006 |
| Q: I'm an archivist and so need to back up a lot of old archive footage from videotapes to DVD for ... A: Joanne, I'm guessing one of two things: Either the DVD-Ram disk is damaged (and you learned the ... | |
| MPEG FILES | 9/21/2006 |
| Q: How do I change QUICK TIME MOVIE files [ Mov.] to MPEG files? The portable DVD players I use only ... A: Ken, You use a quicktime encoder, like sorenson squeeze, Cleaner 6 (and other similar apps). I ... | |
| Direct DVD Camcorders VS. Hard Drive Camcorders | 9/18/2006 |
| Q: I have to recommend a product to my church, We are converting the church from VHS to DVD in Service ... A: Roy, DVD Camcorders are always a mistake. They compress the footage very, very badly, and are ... | |
| DVD Camcorder vs. PC Recorder | 9/18/2006 |
| Q: My church is currently converting old VCR tapes to DVD (which we are doing on our PCs right now, ... A: Kathleen, All this discussion about something that's less than $300? Buy the DVD recorder (the ... | |
| Power point to DVD | 8/27/2006 |
| Q: .Photo Explosion 2.0 Deluxe. I love the features you can do with your pictures but the only think I ... A: I totally understand! While I'm not a powerpoint expert, I believe if you open a powerpoint ... | |
| Creating a music video | 8/26/2006 |
| Q: I coach a hockey team and I'm trying to make a music video with clips from a digital video camera ... A: Richard, Well, tech savvy helps... But it's not enough. ON the PC side, the real players are ... | |
| How to rotate video in AVID | 8/10/2006 |
| Q: Jeff, I downloaded Avid Free DV to rotate clips produced on my Sony Ericsson cell phone video ... A: Aaron, It can complex...and I fear that it may not have what you need - a Z rotate. I'm not sure ... | |
| DVD motion menus | 8/3/2006 |
| Q: I am currently working on a DVD project in Adobe Encore 2.0, my question has to do with motion ... A: Mike, Not really. Encore (and DVDSP) treat the movie as just a generic "background." ... | |
| Desktop editing software | 8/2/2006 |
| Q: I looked through the prior questions and I apologize in advance if you have already addressed this ... A: Bert. I've never used any of those three. My answer won't answer your question. Apple's iMovie ... | |
| Charity making its own video | 7/11/2006 |
| Q: I work for a small charity that raises money for medical research. We want to make a very simple ... A: Beth, I wish you the best of luck for such a thing. Realistically, I'm going to tell you that you ... | |
| DVD password | 7/11/2006 |
| Q: I am attempting to create a DVD with password protection. I'm not sure if I need a specific ... A: Patrick, I assume you mean DVD Studio Pro by apple. I've never seen it done, but I guess you could ... | |
| Video card for Mini-DV camera to PC | 7/8/2006 |
| Q: I'm still a little confused. Is DVD-5 the same as DVD-R discs? You said: "IT'll consume video at ... A: Wayne, That's exactly what I said. You see, you'll end up with 2 hours (or so) of footage on your ... | |
| Video card for Mini-DV camera to PC | 7/8/2006 |
| Q: I installed a firewire card today per your suggestion. It came as a kit with cable and Ulead editing ... A: Wayne. Nope, won't do. You'll need uleads software (or Avid's Free DV) to aquire the footage. ... | |
| take a portion of a movie out......... | 7/3/2006 |
| Q: What software can I use to take a 3 minute clip out of a 20 minute movie? The particular movie ... A: Andrew, You'd think it'd be easy, right? Nope. You'll have to convert the highly compressed VOB ... | |
| Video card for Mini-DV camera to PC | 7/2/2006 |
| Q: I have a Panasonic PV-DV351 camcorder. I guess it's about four or five years old. I've accumulated a ... A: Wayne, I would never considate to a CD. The *minimum* I'd consider is a DVD (and even that is ... | |
| Recording video onto CD | 7/1/2006 |
| Q: I am hoping you might be able to help. My son has created a marvelous short film of the 2nd World ... A: Neil, I have no idea how to do this with windows movie maker...but... Do a google search on VCD ... | |
| taking still photo's from a dvd slideshow | 6/28/2006 |
| Q: not sure if you can help me or not but...my brother passed on in Jan. and the funeral home had made ... A: Penny, There are three different things you can do. 1) The *smartest* thing is to contact the ... | |
| IMAGE correction in FCP HD | 6/26/2006 |
| Q: We recently shot some DVCPro HD footage which resulted in the following problems: 1. In a few cuts, ... A: Kat, All of this can be done, depending on the tools you have...and that the problems aren't ... | |
| DVD | 6/24/2006 |
| Q: not sure this is your area but I have changed the regional setting on my laptop too many times and ... A: Stephhen, unfortunantly, most DVD drives have firmware that permits you to change the region up to ... | |
| digital video | 6/13/2006 |
| Q: Hey Jeff, I was wondering if there is any way to transfer non-digital video onto my PC using the ... A: Jennifer, If you have firewire, you can take a quick google search for canopus, Datavideo (and ... | |
| Converting from tape to digital | 6/11/2006 |
| Q: I just bought a Canon Elura 100 and it comes with the Canon Digital Video Solutions Disk. I shot ... A: Michele, I have no idea what's on the Canon Disk. I do know that the only way (I'm aware of) to ... | |
| new buyer | 6/8/2006 |
| Q: i am very interested in buying a video camera-mainly for the purpose of recording family and friends ... A: Laura, this is far simpler than you'd think: You want MiniDV. The rest of the features? Minor. ... | |
| video audio editing | 6/4/2006 |
| Q: . i copied some old video8 stuff to my dv cam (phonos out to mini jack in) after converting the ... A: Steve, Any changes to MPEG2 is going to cause a compression/decompression cycle. If you used ... | |
| Sony VOB file problems | 6/1/2006 |
| Q: Followup To Question - We have a Sony disc recorder that we use for recreational video - vacations ... A: Bobbie, Since you're sure that it's every VOB file, as I said, we'll have to assume that sony is ... | |
| Sony VOB file problems | 5/31/2006 |
| Q: We have a Sony disc recorder that we use for recreational video - vacations etc. We downloaded ... A: Bobbie, Again, you could make an MPEG2 from the VOB? There is the chance the VOB is damaged (which ... | |
| Sony VOB file problems | 5/30/2006 |
| Q: We have a Sony disc recorder that we use for recreational video - vacations etc. We downloaded ... A: Bobbie, So, the VOB doesn't copy and the MPEG2 doesn't copy? My guess is that something is wrong ... | |
| Converting MOV | 5/25/2006 |
| Q: This may be a dumb question but: I'm using Windows Movie Maker to do my work. I'm trying to use ... A: Jimmy, It's not a dumb question...a bunch of thoughts. It's a .mov file, but it's likely an MPEG4 ... | |
| Roxio | 5/24/2006 |
| Q: Do you know anything about the Roxio software? Thanks, Kelly A: Kelly, A Little. I know about the general basis that roxio <http://www.roxio.com> works on...but ... | |
| Sony DCS-VX2000 | 5/15/2006 |
| Q: I am borrowing this camera from my boss who does not ever transfer the vidoe to computer for ... A: Beth, The iLink cable is actually firewire (iLInk is sony's name for it.) It's a pretty standard ... | |
| Video Editing Software | 5/12/2006 |
| Q: I am actor trying to find a software that will allow me to upload my DVD movies and digital camera ... A: Leander, You're not going to find software to do what you want. Footage from a miniDV Camera is in ... | |
| DVD camcorder and OS X | 5/11/2006 |
| Q: Jeff, We are trying to develop web content and are looking for a good camcorder $700 - $900 that ... A: Dan, Do not do this. Get a camcorder that records to DV. DVDs are *HIGHLY* compressed (MPEG2 ... | |
| Streaming Broadcast Video | 5/10/2006 |
| Q: My name is Jaime, i live in Porto, Portugal South of Europe and i work in Video. I have a question ... A: Jamie, I'm a bit unclear. With an FCP system, you can capture using the DVCPRO HD codec, which, ... | |
| Camcorders - disk vs tape | 4/21/2006 |
| Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of camcorders with a hard drive compared to tape. I am ... A: Pat, The advantage is pretty straight forward. YOu can just edit without having to capture ... | |
| How to copy dvd movie to computer hard drive | 4/15/2006 |
| Q: Can you help me on how to copy a dvd to my hard drive? I've tried to get help from yahoo chats but ... A: Sarah, Basically you need a piece of software that will defeat the CSS copy protection...and then, ... | |
| Video editing. | 3/26/2006 |
| Q: I have a Panasonic video camera and S-video connecter. The camera has a small cassette. I transfer ... A: Richard, Sorry, no. Svideo is an analog connection. Some firewire cards have an analog adapter ... | |
| Video editing. | 3/26/2006 |
| Q: I have recorded some videos off my movie camera and transferred them to DVD on a DVD recorder. I can ... A: Richard, You can absolutely edit video, and the software ranges from free to thousands of dollars. ... | |
| Sony camcorder DVD vs. miniDV (tape) vs. hard-drive camcorder | 3/24/2006 |
| Q: I have tried calling Sony's tech support for specific info about camera & iMac compatibility, but ... A: Breagh, Pretty much any DV camera with firewire "ought" to work. I suggest you look at apple's ... | |
| Sony camcorder DVD vs. miniDV (tape) vs. hard-drive camcorder | 3/24/2006 |
| Q: I recently bought a Sony DCRDVD505--with the primary intention of interviewing & filming our older ... A: Breagh, Yup - sony makes the DVD cameras for people who are, well, technologically impaired. ... | |
| is there a difference | 3/21/2006 |
| Q: Im just wondering if there is any difference qualitywise or problemwise with using +r or-r blank ... A: Mike, The general rule of thumb is that 90% of dvd players are okay with dvd-r and 70% are okay ... | |
| Rotate video clips | 3/9/2006 |
| Q: I have 4 short video clips that were created on a Kodak digital camera. Apparently, when the clips ... A: Jim, the MOV file is likely an MPEG4. Most "true" editing software on desktops, are DV format. ... | |
| USB Streaming | 3/2/2006 |
| Q: I have recently purchased a Sony DCR 270E camcorder, compatible with USB streaming. But when I tried ... A: Guy, A camera that has USB is probably only meant to get 640x480 (which by the way, is the size of ... | |
| Home Movies to DVD | 2/25/2006 |
| Q: I have about 40 hi 8 tapes that I would like to convert to DVD and I'm looking for the best way. I ... A: Mike, Avoid WMV at all cost (it's very compressed). Take a look at these previous Allexperts ... | |
| Camcorder to PC/Mac live stream and recording | 2/24/2006 |
| Q: Are you aware of a device that can connect several DV camcorders together via Firewire (or other ... A: Michael, Yeah, no way. Still, take a look at the Osprey cards: http://www.viewcast.com/ Some ... | |
| vhs to dvd | 2/23/2006 |
| Q: I just got a computer with a dvd burner and I have a large collection of disney movies on vhs is ... A: Roy, here are some prior answers on All experts about transferring VHS to DVD: ... | |
| edit pattern for testing picture quality | 2/21/2006 |
| Q: I need to edit some pattern (for HD and SD) for testing picture quality for flat panel TVs, Plasma ... A: Golan, anything that edits in true HD would be appropriate; I'm confused for the use - ... | |
| to fit 16min video on CD-R | 2/20/2006 |
| Q: I am having problem with file size and quality. I have a MAC and made a video in Premeiere 6.5 for ... A: David, You need other software. Software like Media Cleaner or Toast which can make VCDs. AVI's ... | |
| Live video editing | 2/19/2006 |
| Q: I am looking to video tape a three day music festival, with three cameras running simultaneously, ... A: Lindsay, If you've never done this sort of thing - a live switch - you should hire someone else. ... | |
| Editing home Videos | 2/18/2006 |
| Q: Having just started taking home videos on my camera I would like to find software to edit them on my ... A: Chris, It sorta is possible, and sorta no. Editing is the cutting out of footage to make video ... | |
| DVD recording/creation | 2/13/2006 |
| Q: I have blank DVD +R discs that have 4483 MB free and would like to record several DVDs that are 932 ... A: Martin, None of these are easy questions. You can't consolidate a series of DVDs - a DVD is an ... | |
| VCD | 2/10/2006 |
| Q: I've edited a movie in premiere, so what kinda movie file should i exported as. or have it converted ... A: I'm assuming you shot this in PAL. Otherwise you have a huge headache. Here are links explaing ... | |
| Final Cut Pro HD questions | 2/8/2006 |
| Q: 1. Why is a new sequence added automatically Whenever I open my favorites bin, it will ... A: James, 1) An empty project needs to have a sequence - after all, that's what you're oding there, ... | |
| video | 2/2/2006 |
| Q: A: D If it's DV http://www.avid.com/avidfree It's free. If it's not DV it's a major headache ... | |
| taking a photo of a paused scene of a dvd movie | 1/22/2006 |
| Q: ..i am an artist and sometimes i see a scene in a dvd movie i would like to paint...i have ... A: John, PowerDVD and WinDVD both have this feature built in. Additionally, here is a guide beyond ... | |
| php files | 1/17/2006 |
| Q: not sure if u can answer this but I am trying to turn PHP Files and others (raw video) into movie ... A: Jim, PHP aren't movie files. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP They're backend open source ... | |
| analog to digital choices | 1/16/2006 |
| Q: Jeff, I have walked away from horrid Pinnacle products forever, I have a Sony Vaio, old Handycam, ... A: Barry, Download Avid free. http://www.avid.com/free Try your Dazzle with that. Also download ... | |
| analog conversion | 1/8/2006 |
| Q: I am angry Pinnacle 9 user. Until now. I have a Sony Vaio laptop with plenty of horsepower. Pinnacle ... A: Um Barry....Software can't 'cook' hardware. It could screw a driver, sure, but not burn out a ... | |
| Format change | 1/7/2006 |
| Q: Hey Jeff, thanx for the reply......i tried to open the file in QT and get info but it doesnt tell me ... A: David. Sure you have the right info! H.264 is the format. Download Quicktime 7, which includes ... | |
| Format change | 1/5/2006 |
| Q: i've received a movie file (.mov) from a friend which he made it in aftereffect on a PC. Well i ... A: David, As him to re-render it in Quicktime - Animation Format, millions of Colors Plus. If it ... | |
| beginner to Digital Video | 1/5/2006 |
| Q: i wanna learn digital video, so what's ur advice for me to be porffesional in this feild!? Thanx A: Steve, I'm not sure of your age. My first advice if you're in college is to volunteer/intern ... | |
| Video Transfer | 12/30/2005 |
| Q: I have family videos that I would like to transfer to my computer, edit and make copies to DVD. Do ... A: Roy, I'd never use it, but ... | |
| Burning DVD's | 12/27/2005 |
| Q: I have a Dell desktop with a CD/DVD+RW. I would like to create DVDs that will play on my DVD ... A: George, You use some sort of Video editing software (ANYTHING BUT MS MOVIEMAKER), like avid free ... | |
| BURNING DVD-R FROM DVD-RAM | 12/27/2005 |
| Q: -------------------------hello again: sorry about caps, am legally blind, and using all caps helps ... A: Michael, Let's see, while I have nero, I've never heard of anyone using it for this. Some ... | |
| file conversion | 12/18/2005 |
| Q: I have a Topfield PVR with USB which allows you to archive your recording, the file that you down ... A: Nigel, Well, google lead me to the Topfield site (I'd never heard of it before). ... | |
| transfer video DVD to hard drive+ | 12/17/2005 |
| Q: Can you take me through the steps of copying a video DVD+RW (2hrs approx) onto hard drive so that I ... A: Teresa, Can you do this? Yes. Should you? NO. The DVD is no longer what was recorded - it will ... | |
| VHS video capture on PC | 12/16/2005 |
| Q: I am currently converting my VHS cassettes to CD/DVD format and I was kind of stuck on how to ... A: Michael Simplest? Buy a DVD recorder from a retailer like best buy or circuit city for around ... | |
| DVD Region Codes | 12/13/2005 |
| Q: I bought a dvd in France but i can't play it here because it has the wrong regional code. Is there ... A: Phil: see http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=204 and http://www.gromkov.com/techsoft/ts18.html ... | |
| Making a DVD | 12/10/2005 |
| Q: DONHi Jeff, I'm sorry if I was not clear as to my question. What I'm asking is HOW do I make it ... A: I don't think there's an easy way....there is a hard way...which will cause the quality to suffer. ... | |
| Making a DVD | 12/9/2005 |
| Q: I'm sorry if I was not clear as to my question. What I'm asking is HOW do I make it into a DVD? I'm ... A: Don, Stick in a DVD The audio files are in a folder called AUDIO_TS the video files are in a folder ... | |
| compressing video files to send over email... | 11/30/2005 |
| Q: I'm going to be traveling and will be bringing along a Sony digital video camera. I am going to ... A: Chris,You don't mention how much money or what software you have...So, since you'll be ... | |
| capture video from my television to my laptop | 11/27/2005 |
| Q: I have the Pinnacle 700-USB and Pinnacle Studio 10 software. My problem is the hardware did not come ... A: Don, here's the website for the product: ... | |
| Muxed film file | 11/25/2005 |
| Q: Upon capturing video from an old VHS-C camera to a laptop pc via a Pinnacle Moviebox (USB2), I get ... A: Mike, What you're asking for is this: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14618 What ... | |
| adding audio commentary | 11/20/2005 |
| Q: Hi i was wondering if apple's DVD studio pro 4 allows you to record and add audio commentary? If so ... A: Jon, Sorta. Basically, you'd take your video, watch it again, while recording your commentary. ... | |
| vhs tape conversion to dvd's | 11/15/2005 |
| Q: If this is not your area of expertise maybe you can refer me to someonw who can help. Thanks in ... A: This is outside my skillset.. I have no idea how any of those work...win DVD is DVD watching ... | |
| DVD software to play DVD's on my laptop. | 11/13/2005 |
| Q: Nothing complicated here.I just want software for my laptop so i can watch DVD's on it. I am not ... A: Richard, I found this: http://www.cyberlink.com/english/products/powerdvd/hardware_comp_list.jsp ... | |
| DVD to desktop? | 11/11/2005 |
| Q: Well for the most part Im woundering how people get videos(dvd,ect) into the computer, but my real ... A: Jeff, Well, people convert (legally or not) video into a format that their pc can handle. There ... | |
| Cannot get dvd studio pro to compile and burn! | 11/9/2005 |
| Q: I hope you can help me since I've loooked all around in the web without any success, so you're ... A: Ray, I have several suggestions. First, make sure you use compressor to create all your MPEG-2 ... | |
| Watching DVD on my computer | 10/25/2005 |
| Q: Hallo Jeff : I have a computer with W98SE as operating system, processor speed is 400 MHz and ... A: It's not the drives. You need the drives PLUS the drivers, Plus MPEG-2 decoders. This is best ... | |
| firewire cable | 10/19/2005 |
| Q: I just bought a digital camcorder..a canon minidv zr300..i want to download the movies onto my ... A: Todd, If your computer does not had this, a $50 firewire card at Best Buy, Radio Shack, Comp USA or ... | |
| External Sound Cards | 10/16/2005 |
| Q: I am converting my home VHS tapes into DVDs. I am using Pinnacle 9.0. The problem is my internal ... A: David, I'm a bit unclear, and I'm not sure this is the right place to ask. For me, I'd use the ... | |
| Conversion from PAL to NTSC when using Camcorders | 10/15/2005 |
| Q: Not sure if this is your subject but I hope you can help. I live in the UK and have made a home ... A: Jon, There are couple of solutions. 1) He can watch the DVD on his computer (which is pal/ntsc ... | |
| Need help with online av clips | 10/13/2005 |
| Q: I have created a one minute presentation for a website using Adobe After Effects 6.5 on a Mac G5. I ... A: Thomas, It could be a dozen things... A 5.6 wmv takes around 15-20 minutes to download on dialup. ... | |
| VHS Video to digital | 10/13/2005 |
| Q: Jeff I would like to transfer some VHS videos into digital format. What would I need to purchase. ... A: Paul, There isn't a mac without usb & firewire. Here's a macworld article with full instructions ... | |
| Sony DV Conversion to DVD - Software | 10/9/2005 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could recommend a software that will allow me to convert my DV video from ... A: Steve, I'm not that familiar with the "consumer" tools as the professional tools. For me, all ... | |
| hardware & software | 10/5/2005 |
| Q: Looking for a high quality digital video camera that can produce sharp, high resolution images, ... A: Emile. Any of the HDV cameras will do fine. If you want it to be hi res (1920x1080), less that ... | |
| making a dvd | 9/29/2005 |
| Q: I have no idea if you can answer my question, but I thought I would give it a shot. Im trying to ... A: Carinia, I'm guessing you don't have the appropriate codec (compressor decompressor) for that avi ... | |
| video | 9/28/2005 |
| Q: im encoding my video files to dvd data using dvdsant 4 software. I just want to know if I can add a ... A: Hyder,. Not really. I have no idea about your specific DVD authoring software. You could ... | |
| DVD protection | 9/24/2005 |
| Q: Is there any software or process that puts protection on newly created and burnt DVD's. Is this ... A: Rob, There are two types of protection you can put on a DVD (specifically the DVD Video format). ... | |
| vhs to pc and improving audio/video | 9/21/2005 |
| Q: Thganks Jeff I am checing out those links now - much appreciated. re the NTSC video conversion to ... A: Paul, NTSC -> Pal. On a computer it doesn't matter. ON a set it may (depending on the age of the ... | |
| vhs to pc and improving audio/video | 9/21/2005 |
| Q: I have 2 ntsc videos.The recording is rather poor so i don't want to lose if poss. any quality when ... A: Paul, Let's do the easy part first. Most PAL tvs + DVD players can play NTSC DVDs. Second, even ... | |
| DVD Compatability | 9/16/2005 |
| Q: I'm using a an AverMedia PVR card to record TV programs onto my hard drive. No problems recording ... A: David, A DVD is an MPEG-2 File, multiplexed and authored correctly (using DVD authoring software) ... | |
| merging mixed video files | 9/13/2005 |
| Q: I'll give the demo a try. Wow, you sure replied as fast as lightning. I have a followup question if ... A: Richard, Some other notes. I know that Vegas video is a *decent* editor (don't ask me how it ... | |
| merging mixed video files | 9/12/2005 |
| Q: I see we are both alumni of Penn State. Good old Happy Valley. I have two questions: 1- I have tons ... A: Richard, Yeah, both PSU alum. You're asking tough questions. 1) All these wmv, asf, mpeg files ... | |
| Editing software | 9/6/2005 |
| Q: Jeff, I'm interested in video editing and have purchased Adobe Premier for pc a few months ago. I ... A: Austin, Figure 5 min/gig for DV. Software size is minimal. You'll need media drives that are large ... | |
| DVD Creation | 9/3/2005 |
| Q: I have been using my cam corder to capture some bodybuilding training videos that I have been doing. ... A: Rob, I don't think you should EVER use WMV files as a "source". No matter what you do, the quality ... | |
| the best video codec and... | 9/3/2005 |
| Q: I want the best codec for further compression and the best quality and fastest.i searched this ... A: Bms, The best codec is ultimately dependant on your end user and data rate. h.264 is a from of ... | |
| convert files | 9/2/2005 |
| Q: I made a SVCD with jpegs on it....it won't play on my DVD or my computer. I want to take these jpegs ... A: Andrew, You have some real problems there. A SVCD is a specific format: it has 4 folder with MPEG2 ... | |
| saving parts of dvd's as video files | 9/1/2005 |
| Q: this might be what you're referring to in your disclaimer that you don't answer, but i thought i'd ... A: Heath, It's a pretty heachahy thing - a DVD is a series of Multiplexed (single) 1 Gig files...and ... | |
| How convert .MOV to AVI for windows powerpoint? | 8/31/2005 |
| Q: Jeff, Thank you for the insightful feedback on the issue. A quick question though: you wrote ... A: Byron, Mac vs. PC. Personally, I could care less. All I care (as an editor/dvd author) is that ... | |
| How convert .MOV to AVI for windows powerpoint? | 8/30/2005 |
| Q: I'm working with a good Mac to edit video (iMovie, though I also have Quicktime Pro) and the end use ... A: Byron, Well there are a number of solutions here, all of which work. First a little history: AVI - ... | |
| Copying VHS to DVD | 8/30/2005 |
| Q: Not sure if this is going to be your bailiwick or not, but here goes... I'm looking for a ... A: Michael Simplest? Buy a DVD recorder from a retailer like best buy or circuit city for around ... | |
| DVD templates | 8/27/2005 |
| Q: Jeff, A quick question on DVD templates. I'm just getting into creating some DVD's from our family ... A: Steve, Each DVD creation software is different... Realistically, I'd imagine that Premiere ... | |
| Web Site to DVD | 8/22/2005 |
| Q: Can you suggest a way to capture a web site so that it can be put onto a DVD as a video tutorial on ... A: Phil, I'd use camtasia. Of course, I'd also have a local (to the DVD) version of the site, and ... | |
| VHS to DVD | 8/21/2005 |
| Q: I have several hours worth of unedited home video on VHS tapes that I would like to edit and ... A: John, Simplest? Buy a DVD recorder from a retailer like best buy or circuit city for around $120. ... | |
| Creating DVD | 8/10/2005 |
| Q: Jeff, I am new to this and want to convert some VHS home movies to either CD or DVD. My family got ... A: Clif, Your VHS is analog. Firewire is a cable/protocol for video that permits the handling of ... | |
| special effects - faceless | 8/7/2005 |
| Q: hey there Jeff i am doing a video piece that require a special effect. a faceless effect - as such ... A: Howie, I'm sure they put breathing tubes in the actor's mouth and nose in Eternal Sunshine. Same ... | |
| DVD Creation | 8/6/2005 |
| Q: Can you tell me what softwares I'd need to cut a DVD from scratch. I'm thinking, I would need at ... A: Rob, Short answer: Premiere Pro (not premiere) + Encore should do the trick. Long answer: Three ... | |
| .VOB File | 8/3/2005 |
| Q: Is there a way to play a .VOB File on my computer? Thanks you, _PHIL A: Phil, not really...it's part of a Video_TS folder which is a multiplexed DVD.. There are ways to ... | |
| .AVI to DVD | 8/3/2005 |
| Q: Right now i am converting my edited .avi files to DVD format using AVS Video Converter. This gives ... A: Phil, I wouldn't use such a program. I'd use something that would convert .avi to MPEG-2 files ... | |
| After searching both the regular... | 8/2/2005 |
| Q: After searching both the regular web and the invisible web, as well as the "AskA" site and the ... A: Ron, The closest I can guess is that Microsoft hates you. And me. Here's what I found: ... | |
| video capture | 7/18/2005 |
| Q: Sorry about that - I gues I was thinking about 2 things at once. I have 2 goals 1. To copy my old ... A: Brian, Start here for support: http://www.aver.com/products/dvm_AVerDVD_ezMaker.shtml You bought ... | |
| video capture | 7/18/2005 |
| Q: I am new to the whole video capturing arena. My goal is to copy my old VCR tapes to dvd. I have a ... A: Brian, I'm a little confused by your question. You have a VCR that you connect to your computer. ... | |
| capture video | 7/10/2005 |
| Q: I don't hear any click sound from the system when I plug in and turn on the camcorder, and I also ... A: Simon, rereading what I wrote: Connect your camera. (does windows make a sound when you plug it ... | |
| capture video | 7/10/2005 |
| Q: My system is a P4 2.4MHz, with512ram and running WinXp pro with SP2. Can you tell me how can I ... A: Simon, Connect your camera. (does windows make a sound when you plug it in?) Right click on "My ... | |
| vcr to dvd | 7/8/2005 |
| Q: Jeff, I never even considered a dvd recorder itself.....In your opinion, would my $200+ be better ... A: Rich, The advantage of the DVD recorder...is that you can also record TV. It'll also be faster for ... | |
| vcr to dvd | 7/8/2005 |
| Q: Not sure if you can help but would you know what I specifically need to convert my vcr tapes to dvd ... A: Rich. Sure do. Basically you need: 1) Hardware to convert your analog output of your VHS to a DV ... | |
| DVD+RW recording. | 6/22/2005 |
| Q: I am attempting to make DVD's from my Canon 700i video camera using Pinnacle Expression to burn ... A: Peter, Will expression burn a DVD that works of just, say photos? You need to determine if the DVD ... | |
| copy vhs from external vcr into dvd burining program | 6/16/2005 |
| Q: Can I connect an external vcr to an existing dvd burner program in my computer? A: not directly (or easily). You'll need to connect the VCR to: A "black box" that converts it to DV ... | |
| Quality of Video | 6/14/2005 |
| Q: I have had this question for a long time and never could get it answered. I am hoping you can help. ... A: Clint, I've actually done some work for NFL films. What they're doing is nothing terribly ... | |
| playing ares video downloads on windows media | 6/14/2005 |
| Q: ahve downloads from ares p2p program ... A: Dave, I was pretty clear that I won't answer questions regarding copyrighted files from P2P apps. ... | |
| embedded video in website | 6/10/2005 |
| Q: I'm wanting to offer embedded video to my clients (I produce video and want to offer streaming ... A: Stephen, Well, embedded movies need a trigger..and the trigger is your click. You could possibly ... | |
| linier and nonlinier editing | 6/8/2005 |
| Q: im a new commer in the firld of video editing . pls tell me what is the differance between linier ... A: Rajesh, Non linear editing started with film. you could cut any piece of film and reattach it (or ... | |
| 1st time capturing from camcorder to computer | 6/5/2005 |
| Q: Please help me! I am so frustrated. Today I thought I would try and edit my home videos to make ... A: Randi, you can't convert USB to firewire for this use. You need to buy a firewire card (cost about ... | |
| Bluescreening | 6/4/2005 |
| Q: The reason for the limit is that I have a very bad internet connection (28kbps)... 3MB would be ... A: Rodrigo, Honestly? I'm a professional filmmaker. I have no idea of program sizes - I just know ... | |
| Bluescreening | 6/3/2005 |
| Q: I've created a film against a blue background (well, actually, it's green) and would like to do ... A: Rodrigo, I've never been asked for a file limit size. with that limit, I have no idea. I pick the ... | |
| aborted/failed dvd burn.... | 5/29/2005 |
| Q: ... I d/l a movie from limewire (.avi file)..converted it to MPEG using cucusoft. tried burning to ... A: Andrew, When you converted the file, it created an MPEG-2 copy...which could be up to 4-5 gig. ... | |
| Changing file type | 5/27/2005 |
| Q: I have a 30 MB (2 minute) video on my computer that I uploaded from my Kodak EasyShare digital ... A: Jackie, Instead of using Movie Maker.... iMovie has a feature that will compress to web. That ... | |
| .vob files | 5/22/2005 |
| Q: My wife and I purchased a Sony Handycam dvd-rw. The salesperson at the store told us to purchase ... A: Paul, Take a deep breath. Technology is never anything to be afraid of. Asking for help is very ... | |
| Picture from a DVD? | 5/17/2005 |
| Q: Don't know if you can help me...I would like to take a still picture form a DVD. What I mean is: ... A: Steve, DVD's utilize your video card's hardware mode, making it difficult to tak e a screen shot. ... | |
| Production of DVD from home digital video | 5/16/2005 |
| Q: I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 notebook. I have captured my digital video from my sony digital video ... A: Randy, DV takes up 5 minutes to the gigabyte - or 12 gigs to the hour. Your finished piece is 30 ... | |
| H.264 format capture | 5/13/2005 |
| Q: I want the best software for capture real time video(with audio)in H.264 format. i tested ... A: bms, H.264 is a variant of mpeg4. It's highy compressed, but some methods of using it, make it ... | |
| DVD Backup | 5/12/2005 |
| Q: I have a dvd that i'd like to backup onto my computer into a *.avi file (+- 700 mb). I have heard ... A: Paul... There are a number of utilities, some shareware, some commercial, some freeware that are ... | |
| Best Encoder? | 5/11/2005 |
| Q: I've been getting into converting home videos to Internet Video but cannot for the life of me find ... A: Chris, Windows Media Encoder (free) from microsoft can help. As long as you understand that ... | |
| want to capture my 8mm/Super8mm/Beta tapes to my PC. | 5/10/2005 |
| Q: /0/ I have a WinXP Desktop Computer. /1/ I want to capture my 8mm/Super8mm/Beta tapes to my PC. /2/ ... A: Bill What you ask is neither trival nor cheap. It can range from some easy answers, to some very ... | |
| Price of Building a Low-Cost Video Studio | 5/9/2005 |
| Q: I am working on a start-up publishing venture. It invloves a DVD insert that is mailed with the ... A: Dante, I have no idea about the 'studio'... but you can try promax <http://promax.com> They do ... | |
| Troubleshooting DVD Creation | 5/7/2005 |
| Q: I've been trying to make videos for TV-type DVD players. My DVDs play fine on my computer and on my ... A: john, I'm going to give you both answers. For $130 here's a DVD recorder. ... | |
| JVC HD! | 5/5/2005 |
| Q: I have a JVC HD-1 and am trying to find a simple way to capture the HDV Stream on my computer. ... A: Karl, HDV is particularly difficult to work with; why is a long, long story. If your machine can ... | |
| sound lags video | 4/15/2005 |
| Q: . i have a video with me, which was recorded live frm a stage programme... but the problem is ... A: arun, 5-6 SECONDS? That's a hell of a sync issue. Hmm. Shareware or freeware? I'd suggest using ... | |
| self looping vcd or dvd | 4/14/2005 |
| Q: Do you know how to easily turn a powerpoint presentation into a video? Do you know how to make a ... A: HT. That's TWO questions. Tell powerpoint to save the slides as stills and import the stills into ... | |
| Ulead dvd workshop | 4/9/2005 |
| Q: Are you familiar with Ulead DVD Workshop 2? HT Answer - Ht, nope. not in the least. I'm on a ... A: HT, DVD studio Pro is one of the best DVD authoring software available...Multiple tracks, multiple ... | |
| formating drive | 4/8/2005 |
| Q: How can I format the external drive so that I can copy stuff from Mac? I tried using XP format with ... A: HT, If this is the only computer idiocy you run into...consider yourself lucky. Yeah, on the Mac ... | |
| formating drive | 4/7/2005 |
| Q: How can I format the external drive so that I can copy stuff from Mac? I tried using XP format with ... A: HT, Yup. That's right. Apple doesn't want to have you use 'windows' Filing system...they've ... | |
| transfer to external hard disk | 4/7/2005 |
| Q: How come I can't copy a quick time movie from my mac to an external hard drive. But it copied a ... A: HT, My instincts say it's one of two things. 1) The movie is damaged, Try duplicating it on your ... | |
| AAC format | 4/3/2005 |
| Q: For recording and playing back with DV, I have encountered an audio format called AAC2. I know the ... A: Hongy, I can't really find anything on the net that describes AAC2 files. I'm going to assume that ... | |
| DVD authoring | 4/3/2005 |
| Q: I don't have DVD studio and have to take my project to someone else computer to do the authoring. ... A: HT If you're on a mac, you can use iDVD to do the authoring. You dont' say what you're editing ... | |
| The best way for converting NTSC to PAl | 4/2/2005 |
| Q: My capture board is DV storm and I use Adobe Premiere 6.5 for editing movie, recently I bought a DVD ... A: Shahram, Your right. The quality wouldnt' be that good. A good solution? It costs $200,000. The ... | |
| DVD authoring | 4/1/2005 |
| Q: I don't have DVD studio and have to take my project to someone else computer to do the authoring. ... A: HT, Your movie format is DV25 (that's miniDV, DVcam and DVCPro 25) DVDs are all MPEG-2. So you can ... | |
| The best way for converting NTSE to PAl | 4/1/2005 |
| Q: My capture board is DV storm and I use Adobe Premiere 6.5 for editing movie, recently I bought a DVD ... A: Shahram, Converting NTSC to PAL is difficult: NTSC - 30 frames per second. PAL - 25 NTSC Frame ... | |
| making an informational video | 3/31/2005 |
| Q: hey jeff, im wanting to make a video with a digital camcorder, then loading it to my pc. i want to ... A: nino, I'm not going to give the answer you want to hear. You want to hear: buy this, get this, ... | |
| mpeg 2, mpeg 4 ,divX? | 3/23/2005 |
| Q: but there was something else i wanted to mention. seen as thou dvd are mpeg 2 and if you rip one ... A: Jill, MPEG 2 is about the same as MPEG 4 *at* the same data rate/file size. But MPEG4 looks better ... | |
| converting dvd to use on website | 3/22/2005 |
| Q: I am a complete novice, I have some "movie clips" I would like to use on my web site. I have them in ... A: Well, if you wanted to improve the quicktime clips, I'd suggest Sorenson 3 (as a compression codec) ... | |
| capture card | 3/22/2005 |
| Q: What is the main use for capture card like DV storm? Is it worth the money? Will the quality of ... A: The advantage of a card (if you're working in DV) is two fold. First, it's good for analog items. ... | |
| mpeg 2, mpeg 4 ,divX? | 3/21/2005 |
| Q: i realize that mpeg 4 is a new format put by the motion picture experts group (and guess it has not ... A: jii MPEG-4 is a standard, and the licensing fee stuff isn't an issue now. You'll see it all over ... | |
| Compression artifacts | 3/10/2005 |
| Q: Jeff, Thanks for the response! Yes I am applying the flicker filter in Final Cut (Epress). When I ... A: Jim Delete the flicker filter on the clip(s) in FCE and it will no longer be in effect. Set ... | |
| Compression artifacts | 3/9/2005 |
| Q: Jeff, I'm using Final Cut and DVD Studio Pro on a Dual Mac -240gig hard drive and 1gig ram. The ... A: Jim, Nope. Not here. I've used generics and name brand DVD-R's. It's just data. Now, some dvd ... | |
| Video into screen saver | 3/8/2005 |
| Q: I am trying to figure out if I can take the video I take off my digital camera and make it my screen ... A: R, I've never done this - if I needed it, I'd contract it out. Here's the tools though. You need ... | |
| Video "Stop Action" conversion to *.jpg | 3/8/2005 |
| Q: I hope my question is in your area of expertise. I am the webmaster of a fairly static site for a ... A: Nancy, Sony's Video Vegas ought to fit the bill. Plus they have a trial. ... | |
| burn photos to dvd | 3/5/2005 |
| Q: I have windows XP. I would like to make slide shows of photos I have in my documents folder on C ... A: Tommy, This is so out of my league (film/video) it's not funny. But a quick google search showed ... | |
| Video Cameras | 3/1/2005 |
| Q: I am thinking of buying a semi-pro video camera. Looking at Canon XL2 or equivalent Panasonic (what ... A: Andy, Semi pro? Canon- XL2. Panasonic DVX100-A Canon's will look cool, have good 3rd party items ... | |
| DVD Movie | 2/28/2005 |
| Q: Are DVD movie disks blocked somehow from being copied? BB A: Billy Bob, Yes. They use CSS - content scrambling system to prevent copying. Now the logical next ... | |
| final cut to a pc avi file? | 2/25/2005 |
| Q: i am making a short film -we have been editing on final cut, obviously on a mac-the mac belongs to ... A: Vice, Let's see. #1) the mac can make some, very limited .AVI files...but it'd be all wrong for ... | |
| DVD Recorders | 2/22/2005 |
| Q: I think this should be an easy question, however I can't seem to find out much about it. I have ... A: Jim, I'm going with a big "no" on this one. You have to capture the VHS to your computer ... | |
| DVD Availability from my Website | 2/17/2005 |
| Q: I have a DVD that I would like selected users to my website to view. I can already password-protect ... A: Graham, Forgeting the whole codec things... A DVD's average rate is 5000k (up to 9000k) per ... | |
| Desktop MOVIE: CD-R to DVD-R conversion | 2/12/2005 |
| Q: Jeff: writing because you mentioned "filmmaking" in your expertise list......... Desktop MOVIE: ... A: bill, I think you may be out of luck. DVD is a very specific format. CD on the other hand can ... | |
| Want to Burn WIndows Media to DVD | 2/10/2005 |
| Q: I have plenty of Window Media or Real Play files that I want to burn to a DVD. Will I be able to do ... A: Johnny, Boy, that's alot of questions for the price. Let's go easy to hard. DVD+R and -R are two ... | |
| registration bypass | 2/8/2005 |
| Q: I realize I'm not in the proper area of expertise here, but I had to start somewhere - and your ... A: Tom, Yup. 3.2.1 studios was found to be in violation of copyright laws. So the software you have ... | |
| coping DVD | 2/5/2005 |
| Q: how do i copy a DVD to my computer and what would i need A: Take a look at videohelp.com It's a site devoted to doing things exactly like what you're talking ... | |
| Photoshop/Premiere | 2/2/2005 |
| Q: I am editing a short film I shot, and I created the title stills in Photoshop. When I transferred ... A: Frank, It sounds like the photoshop files need to be rendered (the software needs to calculate what ... | |
| Audio editing | 1/31/2005 |
| Q: I have made a few videos using Pinnacle Studio version 7. It is a pretty basic video editing program ... A: Matt, I have bad news for you. This realistically isn't possible. There are products like ... | |
| video editing | 1/29/2005 |
| Q: I have a compuer and this is the confg--AMD athalon 2.2rocessor,512 ram,128 ati graphic,and I am ... A: Kesa, I have no idea if your system is good enough. I know you can download Avid Free from avid - ... | |
| mov files | 1/21/2005 |
| Q: would like to know how to edit quicktime mov files some of my files are too large to upload and some ... A: Charlotte, I work in film/video - the software I use for this sort of stuff....and I own several ... | |
| mov files | 1/21/2005 |
| Q: would like to know how to edit quicktime mov files some of my files are too large to upload and some ... A: Charlotte, I'm not sure what you're trying to do.... I think you're on a PC. Quicktime pro will ... | |
| converting video vhs on to dvd | 1/18/2005 |
| Q: Is there any equipment that I can buy to convert my vhs tapes on to dvd-R discs? I have a Mac G5. If ... A: Andy, Sure, but it's lots of work: Here we go. you'll need a "black box" (pinnaclesys.com, check ... | |
| VHS to DVD | 1/16/2005 |
| Q: i've got a question regarding what is needed to convert VHS to DVD, i've got a 2.2 Gig pentium 4 PC ... A: Federico, Here we go. you'll need a "black box" (pinnaclesys.com) to convert the analog VHS signal ... | |
| sharing photos | 1/12/2005 |
| Q: I have just purchased Adobe elements and what I am trying to do is make a DVD of some of the ... A: Debbie, I'm making a complete guess here. If a dvd you make won't be recognized on other ... | |
| editing movie to dvd (best quality) | 1/8/2005 |
| Q: I have a Sony mini DV Videorecorder and i'm using Windows Movie Maker XP. What kind of transport do ... A: Guy, I'd suggest a solution by Sonic sonic.com/products/mydvd/mydvd/default.asp or sony ... | |
| video website | 1/5/2005 |
| Q: Do you think it is feasible to offer a website that acts as a venue for buyers and sellers of ... A: Bud, My opinion? No. Most of the people who could afford a high speed connection (non ... | |
| Win dvd | 1/1/2005 |
| Q: Jeff,Im working w/ win dvd creator,and would like to know if theres a way to remove audio from a ... A: mike, I have no idea what win dvd creator is. In any/every video editing program you can choose to ... | |
| codecs | 12/29/2004 |
| Q: Ihave been told I need an audio codec:- COOD10D1. (Wave Format or Four CC identifier of the codec.) ... A: Roy, I did a bunch of research yielding no results. A missing codec (COmpressor DECompressor) ... | |
| Video Editing: What now? | 12/28/2004 |
| Q: I want to Be able to capture & edit video from a few sources (mini DV, VHS,cassettes,microphone and ... A: Lene, It sounds like you have most of what you need. Install the 2nd drive the way you'd normally ... | |
| Copying DVDs | 12/20/2004 |
| Q: I am using an internal DVD writer along with the Pinnacle software that comes with it. Does this ... A: Roger, Truthfully, I have no idea. Commercial DVD blanks are 4.7 gigs. The longer the footage ... | |
| imovie to idvd problem | 12/19/2004 |
| Q: I appreciate you have not specified imovie but i thought i'd try you anyway. i edited movie in ... A: Andy, I'm going to guess that there's something wrong with the slides. Could it be that they're ... | |
| NTSC monitors - component imput | 12/17/2004 |
| Q: I need a low-cost method of displaying component video from my video edit system. The system has ... A: David, If your TV has Y, PB, Pr, yes, that should work, although i've never heard of anyone doing ... | |
| Coverting video in DV tape to VCD | 12/15/2004 |
| Q: Can you advise the best way to convert videos recorded in DV tape (mpeg format?) to VCD (format?) ... A: Freddie... DV is compressed 5:1 at the camera. Much of the information is thrown away there. The ... | |
| Hello I would be pleased... | 12/14/2004 |
| Q: I would be pleased IF you told me how I could make professional DVDs. I nedd to know about ... A: Siamac, How much money do you have to spend? Do you have a system to do this already? The best ... | |
| Desk top Video | 12/13/2004 |
| Q: I would like to convert my VHS tapes to VCD or SVCD. I have been looking at ROXIO EASY MEDIA CREATOR ... A: Olaf. Perhaps. VCD and SVCD are very specific forms of MPEG-1. I usually advise people against ... | |
| using slideshow in dvd player | 12/5/2004 |
| Q: I was wondering if I was to burn a cdr with my slide show could i view it through my tv since my dvd ... A: Wayne, No. You'll have to use DVD Authoring software to take the slides and "author" them into DVD ... | |
| beginning indie filmaker | 12/4/2004 |
| Q: I just purchased a panasonic 3ccd digital camera; I'm starting to make basic short films. I just ... A: Omar, I'd recommend either Avid Xpress studio (it's the same software that hollywood used to edit). ... | |
| desktop video | 12/4/2004 |
| Q: I have a Canon optura 200mc. I have a weath of video I took at our last family vacation to Disney. ... A: GG. 3) When you bring footage in from your camera (which is "DV") you'll need to change (transcode) ... | |
| how to change vedio quality | 11/28/2004 |
| Q: it youssef again i downloaded avedio of the internet but the quality was not good and i need to ... A: Youssef, I have no idea what avedio is. I will say this: The original video has been compressed- ... | |
| creating video for website | 11/26/2004 |
| Q: I wish to create a video presentation to be seen on my website to illustrate corrective massage ... A: Taum, Streaming on the web is intensive - both to the server and to the client. Literally - ... | |
| Associated programs | 11/26/2004 |
| Q: What programs do you HAVE to have in order to produce a complete VHS output with AVIDS 3.0? Also a ... A: Mary, Avid DV is currently up to version 4.6. This editing software requires a video camera (or ... | |
| Watching TV on my PC | 11/25/2004 |
| Q: I receive an excellent picture when watching non-action scenes on my PC. When watching action ... A: John, I'm going to pull a SWAG - A silly, wild a** guess. But it will sound good. TV is 29.97 (30 ... | |
| transfering from VHS to DVD or VCD | 11/24/2004 |
| Q: I've always wanted to transfer some VHS material (TV shows, home recording etc) to digtal format to ... A: Reniet, I'm having a little bit of trouble figuring out your exact question. So I'll just write a ... | |
| Transferring to DVD | 11/21/2004 |
| Q: We have old Super-8 movies of family activities and I'd like to know if and how I might transfer ... A: Barbara, Unfortunately, it's not easy nor cheap. The problem is that you have to have equipment to ... | |
| How can I edit my home video... | 11/21/2004 |
| Q: How can I edit my home video and upload it to my home website and can share with my friends who ... A: Simon, If you have a mac, this is very, very easy: Plug your camera in. Capture and edit the ... | |
| image capture | 11/19/2004 |
| Q: I want to capture one screen-shot (actually I need one region of that screen-shot) from a .vob file. ... A: Serdar, This is because the DVD software is using a graphics overlay (part of the video card) to ... | |
| imovie | 11/13/2004 |
| Q: hows it going jeff? i have the g5 and i am playing around with imovie. now, i have created a menu ... A: Mike. It totally should work - but I'm going to ask you to waste some DVDs. If you have DVD-RW, ... | |
| VHS transfer | 11/10/2004 |
| Q: I am looking for information on external DVD burners. I would like to copy family VHS tapes to DVD.I ... A: Dale, All you need to record - is a DVD recorder. They're around $300 and act like a VCR - no ... | |
| Adobe photo shop home addition 3.0 | 11/8/2004 |
| Q: do you know about this program? A: Ron, I do know quite a bit about Adobe Photoshop...I've never seen nor used home addition. Also, ... | |
| How to compress 13-GB AVI file? | 11/6/2004 |
| Q: I have captured a 13-GB Avi movie from a camcoder and now I must put it on a cd (or 2). I have no ... A: Vlado, The AVI you have is probably in DV format - too big to distribute. You need to put it into ... | |
| MiniDV to AVI | 11/4/2004 |
| Q: I want to convert a video from a MiniDV cassette onto some video format for computers (AVI for ... A: Vlado... There's no big thing here. The cable you're looking for is a 6 to 4 pin firewire cable. ... | |
| Edit Video clips | 11/3/2004 |
| Q: .. Maybe you can help me. I am not a professional video person but I do have tons of home movies ... A: Paul, Your question made sense. Unfortunately, mpeg files are distribution files - they are highly ... | |
| video card or jsut more memory (or both) | 10/27/2004 |
| Q: I am new to the video editing/DVD authoring thing. system info: processor - AMD 3200 mem - 512mb ... A: Stephen, Well, it looks like the AMD 3200 chip is pretty okay...as long as the video software is ... | |
| video quality | 10/27/2004 |
| Q: I have just bought a sony dvd burner & i downloaded video footage from my digital video camera to ... A: David, I don't use Windows Movie Maker...Realistically if it's making a DVD it's making an MPEG-2 ... | |
| movie formats | 10/26/2004 |
| Q: ..we have a digital camera (stills) that also does some video...the video format is quicktime...is ... A: Michael, You don't specify the platform...so... If you purchase quicktime pro $30, it will convert ... | |
| simple DVD creations | 10/26/2004 |
| Q: A friend of mine has a side job creating DVDs from someone's pictures and video clips. She puts ... A: Laurie... Apple makes that stuff very, very easy. So, my first suggest is <seriously> buy a mac. ... | |
| convert files to mpeg 4 | 10/21/2004 |
| Q: I have home video files that are on mpeg format. In order to view them on my phone I need to ... A: Moshe, Yes. Sorenson Squeeze for Mac or PC will do this. If you just want to do this for a couple ... | |
| Streaming video | 10/20/2004 |
| Q: Where can I learn about putting my Sony camcorders films on line, for others to view? I link my ... A: Paul, Uh..familiar with pandora's box? that's just what you've opened. No matter what, you need ... | |
| .wmv to dv or mov on the Mac | 10/18/2004 |
| Q: Jeff, Thanks for taking my call (sorry, I couldn't resist). I downloaded some Star Trek fan films ... A: Guy, .wmv is a distribution format. It really doesn't convert to other formats well. here's a ... | |
| Watching VHS tapes on computer monitor | 10/18/2004 |
| Q: I would like to know if it is possible to watch VHS tapes on my computer monitor. It seems like it ... A: Dianne, Unfortunately most monitors do not have an input that would be acceptable for your VCR and ... | |
| How to mute 8 seconds of video | 10/14/2004 |
| Q: I am in desperate need of assistance and I kindly request your help. I have an mpeg and there is ... A: Mark, mpeg files are distribution files. This is your problem. While they display video (and ... | |
| DVD authoring | 10/7/2004 |
| Q: i have a question about DVD authoring.... i'll lay this scenario out for you and you tell me if it ... A: Mike, No it won't work for a number of reasons. Mostly what you have on the "simple" DVD recorder ... | |
| MPEG Movie Editing | 10/6/2004 |
| Q: I want to know how to edit MPEG Movie? which software I can use for editing MPEG Movie? thanking you ... A: Gopal, MPEG movies are "finished" and not meant for editing. Over a given second, only the first ... | |
| Digital camcording | 10/1/2004 |
| Q: I have recently bought a digital camcorder. I tried to save the recording onto my pc so that I could ... A: Sonya - if your camera is connected via USB - it has to be USB 2.0. Yes, firewire is much easier. ... | |
| MS Movie Maker | 9/30/2004 |
| Q: I am trying to use MS Movie Maker to edit some movies. When I import the files to the program, it ... A: Greg, Sorry to take so long in getting back. MPEG files are "finished" files that are highly ... | |
| vhs to dvd | 9/28/2004 |
| Q: how do i convert vhs into dvds, i havent got a video capture card but do have a dvd writer and a ... A: Joe, If you want to do this yourself, you'll need (to do this on a newer faster PC): A analog to ... | |
| about mpeg | 9/27/2004 |
| Q: howr r u.can u plz tell me that what is the difference between mpeg1, mpeg2 & mpeg4? also plz tell ... A: Zahid, Thank you. I am fine. MPEG=Motion Picture Experts Group. A committee that got together to ... | |
| DVD assembling | 9/24/2004 |
| Q: I want to put together a couple of presentations on DVD... essentially I want to be able to: 1) rip ... A: Mark, I, professionally, can't help you with copyrighted material. I will tell you to look at ... | |
| movie maker | 9/22/2004 |
| Q: I have a Kodak EasyShare LS443 Digital Camera. I can take limited video. I was trying to something ... A: Jamie, While I couldn't figure out what you were asking... I don't think you can do much with the ... | |
| editing DVD | 9/17/2004 |
| Q: Greenberg, Recently I have purchased a dvd recorder + harddrive. Now I want to edit some of the ... A: JV, Well, the images from your other DVDs are very compressed - this is the headache with a ... | |
| Burning videos on CD-RW | 9/10/2004 |
| Q: Can you give me some tips on burning video in various formats (eg: Windows Media A/V,Quicktime ... A: Michael, There's a problem, and you're not going to solve it easily (if at all). All the formats ... | |
| Slow loading video files | 9/4/2004 |
| Q: Jeff. I'm glad you liked watching Ryan's video clip. The rings are awesome and I want everyone to be ... A: Dorlene, here is my email address: jeffgreenberg@mac.com I'd need to have the original video files ... | |
| Slow loading video files | 9/3/2004 |
| Q: The home page of our website -- http://www.swingaring.com -- has five photos at the top that are ... A: Dorlene, Absolutely. I took a look at the Ryan1.mov clip (11 mb), which by the way was freakin' ... | |
| video editing | 8/23/2004 |
| Q: I have filmed my daughter's softball skills and pitching to use in putting together a college ... A: Laurie, Zooming in (or blowing up) the shots will make them look pretty bad. Most software (well, ... | |
| Green Screen | 8/22/2004 |
| Q: I would very much like to replace a green background with another image (overlay). I have video ... A: Joel, I looked for virtual dub plugins via google - found no greenscreen or chroma Filters. At ... | |
| Digital photos and video | 8/16/2004 |
| Q: I recently got a digital camera and a digital video camera. I NEED HELP!! What program out there ... A: Danielle, I'll give you two answers. If you had a mac this would be easy. iPhoto for pictures ... | |
| DVD has Slow Motion Mode?...or software for analysis of musician's finger movements? | 8/13/2004 |
| Q: I'm Roark,Guitar teacher,player for 40 yrs I'm trying to analyze the finger movements of a ... A: Roarke, Depending on the DVD player, yes, they have slow motion. You will not get that ability by ... | |
| LiveType | 8/11/2004 |
| Q: I am trying to great a texture for live type and get an error everytimg I try to build my texture ... A: Matthew, Rarely, do I say this: I have no clue. I looked a the textures via QT...they're mpeg 4 ... | |
| lcd tv and cable | 8/11/2004 |
| Q: does cable allow lcd tv to show good quality pictures? My analog tv can only show about 330 lines of ... A: All the lines make no difference in this respect - the video coming from your cable system is ... | |
| I have some old VHS tapes... | 8/8/2004 |
| Q: I have some old VHS tapes which I would like to put into the dvd format so I can preserve them. ... A: Mike. You can do this on a mac or a PC. Same thing (although a current mac does this much easier). ... | |
| DVD help! | 8/7/2004 |
| Q: This is Jeff from the Mac hardware/support section and none of the guys that work in my area seem ... A: Jeff. First, that's not DVD help - it's a question of piracy. Even still, here's your answer. ... | |
| Tinny audio | 8/6/2004 |
| Q: When I edit to tape out of FCP the audio sounds fine, but when I check the tape the audio is tinny ... A: Jeremy, Blackburst only has to do with sync issues. Not audio. I can think of two things. Are ... | |
| dvd burning / imovie | 8/4/2004 |
| Q: Jeff- Here's my problem (it's a two part-er): I've just converted an analog tape of a music video to ... A: Rich, trying to horn in with two questions? 1) iMovie (which I haven't used in forever) puts it's ... | |
| pinnicle | 8/4/2004 |
| Q: i am into a bit of video editing i have a friend who is intot he same thing however his pc running ... A: Johnny, Here's Pinnacle Studio 9 requirements: ... | |
| video and audio codecs | 8/2/2004 |
| Q: -------------------------Jeff---thankyou very much about the info on VLC player. I am going to try ... A: Robas - no idea. Me? I'd uninstall them all and then reinstall real and WMP-9. The reinstall ... | |
| VHS to DVD | 7/30/2004 |
| Q: I'm trying to copy a VHS tape that is from 1996 to a DVD. I connected my VCR, laptop, and an ... A: Sarah, I meant to answer this last week! I feel so guilty - another Greenberg! Everything you're ... | |
| 90 Degree Rotation | 7/27/2004 |
| Q: I uploaded a video in .mov format that I took with my digital camera not too long ago. From the way ... A: Julian I know lots of software that will do a Z rotation - Avid Xpress DV, Video Vegas, none free. ... | |
| video to computer | 7/20/2004 |
| Q: I have a Panasonic Digital Palmcorder Model # PV-DV600D. It uses mini dv cassettes (dvm60). My ... A: Paul. It should have a firewire port (like your computer does). If your computer doesn't the card ... | |
| Video tape to computer . . . | 7/16/2004 |
| Q: I have two basic questions. Can I transfer an hour long VHS videotape to my computer if I only have ... A: bob, You need some sort of digital path to get analog signals (VHS) to your computer (Digital) ... | |
| File size and choice for dvd writing | 7/15/2004 |
| Q: Could you please help? I have just bought a new PC, ADVENT, 3.4Ghz, 512 ram, 200MB HDD, pentium 4, ... A: Graham, I can give you some advice and some shrewd guesses, more than direct help. If I was there, ... | |
| Leadtek Winfast | 7/14/2004 |
| Q: I have just bought a TV Tuner card called the Winfast TV2000 expert. I can now play TV on my PC as ... A: Rob, Sure I have some thoughts. Well according to leadteks site: the Deluxe and expert version has ... | |
| Transfer movie from tape to digital | 7/13/2004 |
| Q: I am going to attempt to create a short film as professionally as possible. I'm researching ... A: Jared, Some thoughts. A digital camcorder still tape based - the fact is that the data on the tape ... | |
| Fire Wire / video capture card? | 7/12/2004 |
| Q: I have bought a new computer for DV editing purpose, but I have a hard time to find out what I need ... A: Good Morning Anna, I would have bought the software _first_ and then the editing system. I'd ... | |
| I am going to be putting a... | 7/11/2004 |
| Q: I am going to be putting a home movie on DVD. I would like to know what editing software is would ... A: Steve, What software will be best? How much money do you want to spend. Video editing software ... | |
| rotating a movie clip | 7/8/2004 |
| Q: I would like your suggestion on how to rotate a movie clip. is there a software that i could use to ... A: juru, You'll need some video editing software. Some of the software will have the ability to ... | |
| Avid vs. FCP | 7/7/2004 |
| Q: My background is in digital audio and I've made several DAW transitions over the years: Cakewalk > ... A: Steven, I've used Media 100. Believe me - it's dead as an industry product (their assets were just ... | |
| DVD Creation | 7/4/2004 |
| Q: This may be out of your experience but I am looking for a way to convert a Powerpoint presentation ... A: George, I've done this, but ti's usually messy. What's fairly easy? Powerpoint will allow you to ... | |
| video capture | 7/3/2004 |
| Q: I have recently installed a video capture card to enable me to extract some stuff off vhs tapes,the ... A: Mike, Connect the cable from your VCR to something else. Does it have a picture? If it doesn't, ... | |
| Digital Video Editing | 6/26/2004 |
| Q: I am looking for video editing software that will allow video enhancement (specifically brightness ... A: Gayle, The difference is this: Software for editing allows effects (and they ALL allow brightness. ... | |
| Digital Video Editing | 6/26/2004 |
| Q: I am looking for video editing software that will allow video enhancement (specifically brightness ... A: Gayle, Since I have no idea about what kind of computer you're using, what operating system... ... | |
| DV Audio | 6/25/2004 |
| Q: Two questions for price of one? Ah yes, I've become more frugal since wandering the path of the ... A: I started with FCP 1. FCP 4: Adds 4 other pieces of software (of which 2-3 you'll use). ... | |
| DV Audio | 6/24/2004 |
| Q: Jeff, My passion for DV and Editing greatly surpass my knowledge and skills. I have a canon GL1 and ... A: Scott. Two questions for the price of one? Ok, for a relative budget, I love the Sennheiser MK/Me ... | |
| vhs to vcd conversion | 6/24/2004 |
| Q: sir, i want to convert my movies on vhs to vcd conversion. I am in India where PAL is widely used. I ... A: Shankar. I have no idea. According to this: ... | |
| Longest tape for digital camcorder | 6/23/2004 |
| Q: Jeff, thanks for your quick reply! The situation is a bit different than normal. This tape is for ... A: Eliezer, I work in professional production; I'm not terribly schooled in consumer products; Be ... | |
| Longest tape for digital camcorder | 6/23/2004 |
| Q: Jeff, I have a Canon ZR-40 that uses a MiniDV tape. What is the longest recording-time tape that I ... A: Eliezer, Hi-8 and MiniDV are totally different formats, so no on using a tape that works with ... | |
| dv to dvd | 6/20/2004 |
| Q: . here goes.. i want to transfer some dv tapes to dvd. i can capture via firewire.. i have ... A: Steve, This link answers your exact question. I found it on pinnacle's site: ... | |
| copying to dvd | 6/16/2004 |
| Q: I have downloaded some video clips from a DV camcorder to my PC using the windows movie maker, which ... A: Nevil, you need a piece of software like DVDit from Sonic. ... | |
| DVD formats | 6/11/2004 |
| Q: I'm working with Avid Express Pro. I've created some DVDs that work on Windows XP using Sorensen ... A: Terry, Re-export the timeline as a Quicktime. You can use QT-ref file and cleaner/cleaner xl or ... | |
| newbie advice | 6/6/2004 |
| Q: I'm not a Mac user... What PC software is available with the features I mentioned. And what about ... A: Jay, I may be making a couple of judgments: Because you're willing to consider a digital 8 camera; ... | |
| newbie advice | 6/6/2004 |
| Q: I'm new to desktop video. I've worked a bit with VHS filming and editing with 80's equipment, so ... A: Jay, You have to give me a little more information. Based on what you said: I'd make sure I bought ... | |
| How to copy dvd movie to computer hard drive | 6/5/2004 |
| Q: I would like to copy a dvd movie to my hard drive,can I do this with my windows media player ,I ... A: Charlie, Try one of these programs: ... | |
| DV to DVD | 6/3/2004 |
| Q: I am trying to copy some DV tapes onto DVD using windows XP. I have used the included video copying ... A: When you user your DVD burning software - I'm assuming Pinnacle's Ulead? It will convert the DV ... | |
| Web Video | 6/2/2004 |
| Q: Jeff, I am a beginner. I have never edited video. I have done a lot with image editing ... A: Ryan, I'd absolutely recommend a macintosh - iMovie, Final Cut Express or Final Cut Pro. You can ... | |
| editing | 5/30/2004 |
| Q: my roommate took a dv video that she had made the angle of the camera vertical instead of the usual ... A: Mary, Most video software will permit you to do a 90 degree rotation. The only problem is that ... | |
| exporting back to DV camcorder | 5/30/2004 |
| Q: I am using Adobe Premiere 6.0 with Windows Me. The problem is that I have completed editing and want ... A: Kristen, The camera just may just not work with your machine. Windows XP is much better with DV ... | |
| VHS to PC to DVD | 5/28/2004 |
| Q: I have an old camcorder that uses vhs cassetes. I want to get those recordings in the computer, then ... A: Mark, your cheapest idea is to go to a local video store and have them convert it for you to DVD. ... | |
| avi - dvd | 5/19/2004 |
| Q: i have recently purchased a new pc with a dvd rewriter. i am having trouble burning an avi/divx ... A: Meirion, Windows Xp ought to be able to automatically just burn to a DVD. But: ... | |
| Apple G5 | 4/27/2004 |
| Q: Its Harvey again. You have convinced me to look into Power Mac. Just a few more questions. For ... A: Harvey - When you hook up a DV camera, the file quality can never be better than DV (which is 5:1 ... | |
| iMovie project with 50GB of film clips | 4/26/2004 |
| Q: Hi! I am doing an ambitious project in iMovie....where I have wound up with (so far) 30 DV clips ... A: John, You have one of two options, in my opinion. Make that 3. 1) Buy a large Firewire drive...80 ... | |
| DV storm capture card - urgent | 4/26/2004 |
| Q: My friend bought a Sony 190 DV cam. We are deciding the form a small production company for ... A: When you create an MPEG-2 it you can choose a variable compression rate - VBR...giving a better look ... | |
| DV storm capture card - urgent | 4/25/2004 |
| Q: My friend bought a Sony 190 DV cam. We are deciding the form a small production company for ... A: Let's do this backwards. Mac or PC? I'm uniquely able to answer this (vs. your friend, vs. the guy ... | |
| imovie/Filming/MAC | 4/25/2004 |
| Q: I just bought a Mac computer and I want to use iMovie to make movies. I have a few questions that ... A: Car, 1) It's biggest flaw is that it's limited in the amount of tracks you can use. Essentially ... | |
| Photo from one MiniDV frame ? | 4/15/2004 |
| Q: I have extracted one frame from a MiniDV digital video. I have also de-interlaced it. It currently ... A: Marc, Your photograph WILL look very pixelated when you blow it up. Problem 1 - a hiddenFirst you ... | |
| DV aspect ratios | 4/14/2004 |
| Q: My new cam has a 16:9 squeeze mode that apparently is flagged such that when played back on a high ... A: 16x9 is the same amount of pixels as 4x3 - 720 x480. That's right , it's the same amount of dots. ... | |
| Backing up my DVDs | 4/13/2004 |
| Q: I have some valuable DVD movies I would like to back up by copying on to the HDD of my PC. Can I ... A: Gary, None are simple drag & drops - DVD's while they contain video, also contain other ... | |
| Video Formats | 4/12/2004 |
| Q: Can you tell me how to tell what format a file really is? I have a video file that plays on my media ... A: On the windows side the tools for this are weak - Windows Media Player will "try" to play those ... | |
| webcam control | 4/10/2004 |
| Q: Mr.Jeff Greenberg I want to control a webcam to take picture every 3 min. and save them on a PC ,or ... A: I took a quick look on versiontracker and found ... | |
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I can answer questions about Final Cut, Avid, DV cameras + editing, Hi-def, production, filmmaking, DVD creation and special effects. Please do not ask me questions about your desktop, NOR your windows machine, nor ANYTHING to do with copyright infringement.
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I'm a film editor and certified trainer for about ten different applications.
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BA, Penn State university in film.
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