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AVI audio track extraction
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Hi, I'm just getting started on audio and video editing and have some rudimentary tools for the purposes. I was wondering if anyone knows if AVI files store audio tracks separately of each other. ...

Matrox RTX cards
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Are the benefits of the Matrox RTX card's only available when using Adobe Premier?

Splitting DV-AVI
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I am a newbie, but a newbie who is going insane over this... I have a bunch of DV-AVI files that are over 4GB in size. I want to split them into smaller files, such that I can use the...

Is wavelet encoding the future?
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 9 Comments

I am experimenting a little now that wavelet encoding in becoming avaiilable for the desktop. The latest version of ffmpeg has support fro the 'snpow' wavelet codec, and so has the latest version of...

excel extension for timecode calculation?
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Is there an Excel extension for windows platform that I can use to perform drop frame time code calculation? E.g. add 43 seconds to a bunch of time codes

external portable hard drive (lacie) or enclosure+HD?
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 2 Comments

My young friend is considering this http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?dpno=267266 80GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Design by F.A. Porsche Price : $86.95 Is this the best she can get for...

Wireless web camera?
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 1 Comments

What kind of options there are for wireless web cameras (indoor). Local shop carry only usb type. The price range I'm after is sub $100.

Should Jeb Bush run for President in 2008?
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 9 Comments

Should Jeb Bush run for President in 2008? Would something like that help, or hurt the Republicans? If not, who would give Hillary a challenge from the GOP side? Would his liberal positions on gay...

Rotating video? (Quicktime/WMV)
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 4 Comments

I have been testing the basic video clip function on my Canon Powershot A80 (it's not much, but I have used it a few times to get clips of dance routines - you can't really show it in still images),...

Video output always looks like 25fps...
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I was wondering if anybody can help me with this, since I can't seem to find an answer to it anywhere online (or maybe it's just me... lol). I have 2 capture cards (one BT848 based, the other BT878...

16x9 External Preview with Premiere Pro
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Hey everyone, Does anyone know how to letterbox the external preview output (via DV cam to a TV) in a 16:9 Premiere Pro project? Is this possible? Are there any third party applications that can...

How to make a DVD play more than 2 hrs?
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 6 Comments

I've heard that a DVD can play more than 2 hrs. My primary rendering software is Pinnacle Studio 8, is there a way to do it with this s/w?

Best Way To Join 2 VOBS And Then Convert To MPG
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 13 Comments

What's the best way to join to VOB files, then convert the joined VOB file to MPG? (and maintain audio sync) Thanks

Free Video Picture / WallPaper
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 0 Comments

http://eng.cufu.net/html/Desk/Video/index-1.htm

Puzzeled by Print Screen from Mpeg
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I'm watching an mpeg video of my son and I pause it at a very humorous part, hit Print Screen, paste it into Paint and there it is. I save it, but later when I open it, it's blank. What's up with...

OT: GoDaddy.com Commercial Banned by Fox
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 10 Comments

http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/superbowl05/landing.asp?isc=sbsite105 Fox rejected this commercial for the Super Bowl, but it's worth seeing because it's pretty funny. On a side note, I wonder when...

Winproducer - Entry Point not Found???
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Hi there. Having a few buggy problems with my Intervideo software at the mo. Been trying to experiment with Winproducer, but when I try to import a file I get an error message saying... ActiveMovie...

Analogue to didital Pass Through
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 3 Comments

in/out ( is this r/l audio and composite video all in one?) ,s-vid in/out, and a DV (firewire) port, will this do the job Your camera should come with a cable that has rca composite vid/lr audio...

Advice on Super8 to DV transfer
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 4 Comments

Are there any recommended web sites describing how to do this, both DIY and through companies that specialize in this? I'm looking for high-quality, Super8-DV transfers, or whatever's the best way of...

Drag-and-Dropping Files to Desktop Icons
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Does anyone else have a problem dragging and dropping a file either from an Explorer window or the desktop to an icon on the desktop created by IconX? Whenever I drag and drop a file to the Recycle...