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  1. Frame accurate video trimming without re-encoding

    by MS Bob 11
    • 2 replies
    • 6.5k views

    So what apps do Neowinians recommend for frame-accurate video trimming without re-encoding for various container formats or re-encode only that part of the video that is changed up to the nearest keyframe and the rest is smart encoded/smart rendered? For MPG, I use an app. (you are welcome to suggest more alternatives) For MOV and some MP4s, QuickTime does the job. (you are welcome to suggest more alternatives) For WMV, there's Windows Media File Editor. (you are welcome to suggest more alternatives) For MP4, there's Fame-Ring Smart Cutter. (you are welcome to suggest more alternatives) For AVI? Anyone know any app? VirtualDub can only cut on keyframes when doing Dir…

    Last reply by MS Bob 11,

  3. Software to cut/split MTS file without re-encoding?

    by Elliot B.
    • 0 replies
    • 3.3k views

    What software would you recommend to cut/split a MTS file without re-encoding?

    Last reply by Elliot B.,

  4. Adobe MAX 2011 - Photoshop Image Deblurring sneak

    by Detection
    • 6 replies
    • 4.3k views

    Hope this is included in PS CS6 [/code]

    Last reply by -KJ,

  5. Stopping huge border when stabilizing video in After Effects CS5.5

    by Elliot B.
    • 2 replies
    • 3.5k views

    The original video I am using is 1920x1080. How can I stop the huge border when stabilizing video in After Effects 5.5? (screenshot attached to the post - ignore the 1609x1020 resolution of the image, I have a non-1080 resolution 22" monitor) For the screenshot below, I am using the following settings: Stabilization result: Smooth Motion Stabilization smoothness: 50% Stabilization method: Position, Scale, Rotation Borders framing: Stabilize, Crop, Auto-scale. Borders additional scale: 100% I have tried... Stabilization result: Smooth Motion Stabilization smoothness: 50% Stabilization method: Position, Scale, Rotation Borders framing: Stabilize Only Borders ad…

    Last reply by Wombatt,

  6. Only rendering the first 10 seconds of a 20 minute clip in After Effects?

    by Elliot B.
    • 5 replies
    • 5.1k views

    Is this possible? It would save me a lot of time whilst I am testing different things out.

    Last reply by Wombatt,

  7. Changing video size from 1080p to 720p - what new bitrate should I use?

    by Elliot B.
    • 1 reply
    • 3.2k views

    I am converting a video taken on my JVC Everio GZ-HD620 from 1080p to 720p using Windows Live Movie Maker. I believe the original video bitrate is around 22.7 Mbps (according to KMPlayer). WLMM wants to know what bitrate it should use when it sizes it down to 720p (in kbps). What would you use? L:\Desktop\Videos To Sort\Camcorder\00016.MTS General #0 ID : 0 (0x0) Complete name : L:\Desktop\Videos To Sort\Camcorder\00016.MTS Format : BDAV Format/Info : Blu-ray Video File size : 249 MiB Duration : 1mn 27s Overall bit rate : 24.0 Mbps Maximum Overall bit rate : 24.0 Mbps Video #4113 ID : 4113 (0x1011) Me…

    Last reply by Wombatt,

  8. First music video i've produced - feedback welcome! :)

    by Civilian
    • 3 replies
    • 2.9k views

    Recently I was offered the job of shooting and putting together a music video for a local band, they had the concept in mind and myself along with a colleague filmed and directed the piece. All the editing has been done using the latest Final Cut Pro X and was surprised how quick and easy it was to use (as opposed to FCP7) Anyway, here is the link to check it out : Any feedback is welcome and i'll be happy to answer any questions. :)

    Last reply by Civilian,

  9. Ableton LIVE

    by Alex Mitton
    • 2 replies
    • 3k views

    Anyone here using Ableton Live? If so, What version do you use? What music do you produce? Have you purchase any addons/VSTs? I've been playing with it for years producing house and now learning dubstep/drum & bass. :D

    Last reply by Stup0t,

  10. Convert to sRGB

    by beekay_
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views

    Do people always use 'Convert to sRGB' when saving for web? I realized colour shifts for some of my works when viewed in different browsers. I want it consistent on all browsers and computers. And what should be by Proof Setup in Photoshop? Monitor Profile?

    Last reply by paganinio,

  11. Phone video sound

    by mrchetsteadman
    • 1 reply
    • 2.4k views

    I took a few videos with my phone and when I transferred them to my computer and watch them the volume is EXTREMELY low to the point where you would swear the audio is missing. How do I increase the volume?

    Last reply by paganinio,

  12. 8mm vidcap question

    by Thunderbuck
    • 1 reply
    • 2.5k views

    I've got an archive of old 8mm tapes that I am very eager to digitize as best as possible, but I've run into some snags and I could use some input. When I met her, my (now) wife had an analog Hi8 Sony camcorder that she'd used for years. She used to work in the high Arctic, had traveled through Europe not long before she met me, and had shot considerable footage of both. We took video of our first vacation together in 1997, and went on to shoot a lot of tape on our children after they were born. That first camera gave up the ghost a few years ago. Concerned, and wanting to preserve the tapes for future digitizing, we bought a Sony DCR-TRV460 camcorder. This was one …

    Last reply by paganinio,

  13. Video Rendering Issue

    by He's Dead Jim
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views

    Hi this should be easy to answer with all the talent lurking on neo ha ha... I had a setting for rendering Sony Vegas videos to produce a HD *m2t type file which filled windows media player with widescreen, no borders at the sides. Now I've lost the settings I used to give this output what are they? In the rendering I use template "HDV 720-30p(*) The size I use is 1280 W and 720 H But this is wrong, as it doesnt fill the screen, Anyway I'd like to produce a HD widescreen with a reasonable file size as I'm producing a DVD comp Do you have any standards/formats which you use for such?

    Last reply by paganinio,

  14. Photo Editing software

    by sharpy2k4
    • 5 replies
    • 2.8k views

    hey all, wondering if some people can help me out, my mate works in a tattoo shop and i was in there the other day sorting out their laptops and wifi and his boss has asked me if theres any photo editing software for touching up, sharpening etc thats easier to use that photoshop. He's tried that and its too fiddly for him, and hes also tried picasa (suggested by a customer) and didn't like that. Im not really sure what hes after but i said i'll have a look around and suggest some for next time im in there. if you could throw some suggestions that'd be great, i know he likes to crop photos of tattoos hes done on people for their facebook page and to print off and displ…

    Last reply by alphamale,

  15. Paint color code for Green screen

    by Tamilboy86
    • 3 replies
    • 12.7k views

    Hi, My class mate and I was asked to help make a green screen & video editing room for our education. We have the equipment listed, but we are not sure about the paint for the green screen, we have two different green paint samples that were close to what we have seen in videos and pictures online. Does any of you guys know a color code for a green paint that will work best...? The guys at the paint shop didn't know anything about it :p

    Last reply by Southern Patriot,

  16. Covers and Descriptions in Media Center

    by mrchetsteadman
    • 2 replies
    • 2.8k views

    Okay, I have Windows 7 and a ton of ripped HD movies. I'm trying to figure out how to edit the Metadata and have it recognized in Media Center. Thanks guys! And gals.

    Last reply by mrchetsteadman,

  17. Software to improve video quality

    by PdT
    • 5 replies
    • 35.9k views

    I have a few clips which I have downloaded from youtube. The quality is horrible, however. Is there any program out there which can improve the video quality? Thanks for any advice.

    Last reply by Blaze_Zewi,

  18. Fraps Video + Audacity Audio?

    by Yorak
    • 8 replies
    • 12.7k views

    Hello everyone. I am trying to record some Minecraft videos that I plan on uploading to YouTube. I am recording the video at 720p with Fraps. Unfortunately, the audio it picks up from my microphone is not that great. There is a very tin-like sound to it. I was given a copy of Sony Vegas 11 from a friend who got it for free through his university (sweetness). I have never in my life done video editing of any sort. I do, however, compress the video using the x264 codec and VirtualDub. How can I take that .AVI file and sync it with the audio I record in Audacity? Is their a method to this? Also, seeing as recording 1 minute = 3 GB of hard drive space, should I get an externa…

    Last reply by Yorak,

  19. Thoughts on Logo i made

    by thechronic
    • 8 replies
    • 3.1k views

    I made a logo for a company that makes water purification products...thoughts? Never made one for something not tech related before, and to be honest i've not really done a lot of logos.

    Last reply by +Dick Montage,

  20. Brighten Video Losslessly

    by ArKeYa
    • 4 replies
    • 3.8k views

    I have a dark video and wants to brighten it up. For example I play it in VLC, adjust gamma and get what I want. But I want the effect to be permanently embedded in the video file as I will be sending it out to friends or posted online. TIA.

    Last reply by ajua,

  21. Extracting TruHD stream from a BR

    by kazuyette
    • 1 reply
    • 2.5k views

    As the title says I'm trying to extract the TruHD stream from a Blu-Ray I've ripped on my hard drive, Akira which is encoded in 24bits/192Khz, to re-encode them in DTS HDMA because of some stupid problem of downmixing between my PS3 and my amp. But I'm running into a problem : I'm using eac3to, everything seems to run fine appart from a warning stating that my files will exceed the 4Gb limit and I may run into some problems when trying to playing the resulting wavs file into some players. The catch is that the extracted files are running for 11 seconds when the movie runs for more than 2 hours and, of course, I've got no sound in those wav files. Does anyone knows where …

    Last reply by Dark Atheist,

  22. DVD with Files

    by mr_han_solo
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views

    I have authored a DVD using Encore. I burned the .iso and it worked. I want to add pictures to this DVD, so they can put the DVD into their computer and cope/paste/edit the pictures as they want. I opened the .iso and added the two folders of pictures alongside the VIDEO_TS folder. I have since burned that and it no longer works in a DVD player. What do I need to do to get this to work, if it is even possible....

    Last reply by mr_han_solo,

  23. Game capture and fraps problems.

    by sean l
    • 7 replies
    • 5.1k views

    Okay, so recently I've decided to get into the world of youtube, to post some of my PC gaming experiences. The problem I'm having is with the different resolutions and letterboxing on youtube. I first encountered a problem with fraps, causing frame rate lag whenever I would start to capture. Most people said this was a common problem, and to offset this by using the "Half-size" option in fraps. Because my resolution is 1920x1080, this brings the resolution down to 960x540. Is there a sequence preset I should be using in Premiere? All the ones I've tried cause letter boxing. There were a few I tried that stopped causing the letter boxing in Premiere, but still caused th…

    Last reply by mikeunderwood79,

  24. Couple of Encore questions

    by mr_han_solo
    • 1 reply
    • 2.4k views

    Hello, I have a few questions regarding Adobe Encore: 1. How do I change the hilight color of a button? By default it's a yellow color and they doesn't go good with some of the buttons. 2. Are there any guides of finalizing a DVD? I have found numerous guides explaining menu creation, etc. On YouTube but I haven't found any to tell me what setting and options to use once my DVD is complete and I'm ready to burn. Thanks, Han

    Last reply by Tamilboy86,

  25. Keyboard/Midi controller recommendation for beginners

    by freak180
    • 3 replies
    • 3.8k views

    Hi, I was just wondering what keyboard/midi controller you guys would recommend for a beginner? I have a little knowledge of using sound recording programs from classes I have taken in school but I am trying to start my own studio set up and am not sure what would be the best to get. I am looking to create music using mainly Propellerhead Reason right now. My budget for this right now is around $100-300.

    Last reply by game_over,

  26. Renaming converted DVD files

    by Pygmy_Hippo
    • 2 replies
    • 2.1k views

    I'm using Handbrake to convert some of my old DVD's to mkv's before they go in the loft. I've ripped and encoded a number of disks of TV shows, but would like to know if there is an easier way to change the filename to accurately reflect the season number, title etc. IE: x-files.disk1-1.mkv to X Files - S1E01 - Pilot.mkv I've tried using a program called therenamer, but I don't seem to be getting anywhere - does anyone have any good advice? :)

    Last reply by Pygmy_Hippo,

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