Tech Tips
How to get a vectorscope and waveform monitor running on BlackMagic Design and other video capture devices.
Optimizing realtime video streams before committing to final output used to be a big deal. Now with smaller high performance computer platforms, many of the problems of getting the video just right is becoming second nature. Here at RHMG – HomeDVD we have developed a realtime video measurement and calibration software tool called MultiScopelite. A [...]
What are your memories really worth?
You just got a great deal on a new digital photo camera with all of the bells and whistles one could ask for. “Boy oh boy a high end DSLR Nikon with a premium lens kit”. You just can’t believe that you got this brand spankin’ new camera for less than half retail and just [...]
CUDA based cards now have another home in CS5
In my search for a list of CUDA based NVidia video cards that will support Adobe Premiere CS5, I came across this web site www.Studio1productions.com. It has an article that has the steps to unlock Premiere CS5 so that more than the few currently Adobe supported CUDA cards can be used to crunch video data [...]
Frame Blending Problem in Premiere CS4
Frame blending can be forced off in render. When I do my Premiere setups prior to doing an edit on my HD video files, one of the first things I do is to turn off the ‘blend frames‘ option in the Clip menu. It is on by default. A simple test on the clip in [...]
Creating Proxy Files in Adobe Premiere CS3 CS4 and CS5
Offline Proxy editing for High Definition Video When working with uncompressed YUV video files like we do at HomeDVD, we use a technique called proxy editing. Why do this? Uncompressed HD video files by nature are large and as such present a data handling problem on most computer platforms particularly when editing them. Did I [...]
The Elusive Search for Affordable HD Crunch Power
There are solutions but they are not perfect. Ok to start off, Adobe’s latest offering of Premiere in both CS3 and CS4 to say in very restrained terms is very frustrating ##%&&*#@%&. A simple render from the timeline just grinds and labours along like heavily congealed axle grease. Unlike earlier versions in Premiere Pro 1.0, [...]
Here’s some handy step by step suggestions on how to process raw untimed film footage and export it to compliant YUV 4:2:2 HD video from the NLE’s timeline for great results
How to create HD Film Masters with Adobe Premiere Assumptions: You know how to motor around in Premiere. Know the terms and basic processes. If not, go to the Adobe site. It has a lot of great tutorials. The last couple of versions of Adobe Premiere which support High Definition video, also has the built-in [...]
What’s a better deal when transferring your films?
…a professional film transfer or a DIY? Having a lot of film to digitize before it deteriorates any further raises two choices to think about. One, getting the film transferred by a professional transfer facility or two, doing it yourself or DIY for short. Whether the choice is a Standard Definition (SD) or a High [...]