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what are the software steps from amateur to pro?
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 7 Comments

I am using Pinnacle Video Studio 9 and I want to learn how to use the REALLY good stuff (Adobe Premiere Pro?) to make professional looking DVD's (chroma keying, pip, blooper reels, dvd menus not from...

Encore DVD exercises for noob
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Group, I'm trying the Adobe Encore DVD trial version. The included help files mention a set of files for beginner `Exercises'. These `Exercises' are apparently not included with the trial...

What is "align to disc sector"?
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 1 Comments

One of the checkbox options on AV_IO is "align to disc sector". What does this mean? Why would you check or uncheck it? Thanks!

Does DirectX 9.0 cause problems?
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hello, Just bought latest version of Nero 6 and during installation it says that DirectX 9 will be installed. I'm running Win98se with DirectX 8.1 now and things are fine and I don't want to screw...

windv records to memory stick, not miniDV tape
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 0 Comments

I have a Sony PC105. When I transfer video from my PC to the camcorder using Ulead Videostudio it automatically starts the camcorder and correctly records to tape, but it is jerky so the results are...

Do I need a graphics card and capture card
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 3 Comments

I am busy building up a system using a Gigabyte board with a sis 655 chipset 800 mhz FSB on board IEEE 1394 Dual DDR 400, 1024 GB ram and need some advise on the graphics card, the card that I am...

Adobe Encore disc won't load
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 8 Comments

I purchased the Adobe Video Collection (Standard) last year. All of the discs installed properly except the one containing Adobe Encore. Looking at it through Windows Explorer shows nothing on the...

Any comments on the ATI 9600XT
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Are there any people out there that have had any experience with the "Gigabyte ATI Radeon 9600XT - tv out - VIVO - 256 M ram - Dual monitor support Thanks al ( ace )

Thanks Pete D graphics card with VIVO
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Thanks for your reply Pete D , I will want to caputre from anolog vcr as well that is why I am considering the gigabyte ATI 9600XT because it has VIVO but as I asked will I be able to edit in real...

Best dupe house?
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 2 Comments

I am looking for a new suppliers for VHS dupes, 30 and 90 minute, with just face and spine labels. Any recommendations? I am located on the West coast. Thanks.

Removing analog date/time stamp
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 1 Comments

I've captured some old analog vhs-c tapes in dv format. The analog tapes had the date/time recorded on them. Is there a way to remove the date/time stamp from the digital video that's now on my...

Adjusting Shutter Speed post-production
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 1 Comments

I just shot a wedding with a 1/30 shutter speed. However, my assistant shot some footage with 1/60 shutter speed. Is there a way I can adjust this footage to somehow match the slower shutter...

Video Editing on Macintosh OSX
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 13 Comments

Hi all, I'm looking for a video editing application that will allow me to do a range of effects, like blue/greenscreen effects, frame by frame editing, lighting and special effects, etc. iMovie...

What do you use for video capturing?
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 7 Comments

I am thinking to buy AIW 9700 pro for capturing. Is it a good choice? The TV&FM tuners and gaming acceleration are not necessarily. Basically I need only capturing feature with highest possible...

encode for closed captions and v-chip, help
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hi all I've done alittle research on the net and came up with the CaptionMaker CPC-700NL as being something I probably will need. It's made by a company called cpcweb.com. Does anyone use this...

Edit HD DVHS?
Posted on October 16th, 2004 | 0 Comments

I have recorded 14 hours of HD on my JVC 40K and want to edit the material down to a couple of hours, keeping it in HD. Has anyone had any experience editing this format? What kind of application...

Bug with w98 / DXPerf.dll !
Posted on October 16th, 2004 | 3 Comments

Hello, (Sorry for my english, do you speak french ?) I tested desktopX 2.1 in demo mode with Windows 98se and all to work, no pb exept demo mode. I decided to buy the full version 2.2.1 today, and...

Controlling DesktopX Volume Level
Posted on October 16th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Is there a call that can be made inside of DesktopX to control the Programs volume level for the various objects that you add to the desktop? I've gone through the scripting manual from top to...

any software 3d comb filters or intelligent noise filters?
Posted on October 16th, 2004 | 6 Comments

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows of a software 3d noise filter available for dv video? Something to clean up old video tapes before editing in Premiere and making dvd's. Thanks in...

Need Help - How Do I Make My MPEG Files Smaller?
Posted on October 16th, 2004 | 7 Comments

I want to e-mail a 10 second video clip to some friends, and I cannot seem to get it smaller than 10 meg. I have encoded a 40 meg .AVI file I captured from my Sony Camcorder using Roxio (again,...