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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

New on Premiere question: Flip horizontal

I'm loving it too...
If there is anything which confuses, don't worry. I have found that all my own nitpicks were in fact a result of my simply not knowing the program... fcp has had the advantage of so many already knowing all its quirks and behaviors that they feel normal and familiar. (Though premiere is pretty close to the fcp ui)
 
Okay. . . another question.

I followed Paul's advice and spit out a file. My only choice was 720x480. Don't we have the ability to do a 1920x1080 here somewhere in "export."

Also, how do I know if the file I exported has been deBayered? And, if so, which deBayering algorithm was used? Are there controls for that? I've looked all over and can't find anything in the preferences for those sorts of controls.

Okay, I'll go back to editing now.

:-)

Thanks again for all the help!

Stephen
 
you shouldn't have to spit out a file just to see a transition, not sure why that's still not working, but at least you're gettin it done all the same.

you just need to change your export options and you can export anything you want (pretty much... sometimes i get hungry but it hasn't laid an egg for me yet ;)

do that by going to file>export>media and changing the format at the top to your desired choice. right below is the preset option, where you can load and save new presets for each format (do it). in any case, you can get full control by adjusting the settings under the video (and audio) tab. for normal stuff i usually go quicktime with h264 or tif sequences... but there's other options. take note of the bit depth option if you want something more than 8-bit renders.

make sure you check between the source and output for a visual check, this can help prevent silly errors like the aspect ratio or size being wrong, and is a good preview of your settings.

DO NOT ever use the optimize stills button. i used it for years because it sounded like a good thing. it does some weird things... it's designed to optimize FILESIZE with still images, not the stills themselves.

you can also check out the 'use previews' button, if you've already rendered out full rez previews. it'll go a lot faster.

depending on what's going on with the clips (like if there's scaling or high bit depth) you may or may not want to use 'maximum render quality'. it does nothing different visually in a lot of cases. you can check it anyways if it makes you feel better.

i think it's good to just get into the software and mess around, but sometimes that can lead to funny workarounds to simple things. i would recommend watching through at least a selection of tutorials that will give you some advice (some of it will suck to go through, but you'll pick up tiny things that make it worth it). adobe has some or you could check out lynda.com or creativeCow or something.

http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-premiere-pro-cs5

feel free to PM me with the occasional question, otherwise post it here or on other dedicated forums and you can probably get some good, various advice. i wouldn't say i'm an expert editor or anything, but i have used the software for all my many various projects for probably the last 10 years, since before it was 'pro', and before i knew there were other softwares for making mattes (that's how i got into visual effects by pulling way too many keys in a combination of premiere and photoshop, didn't have after effects or know what it was for... :) so i'm happy to help however i can, but i can't guarantee i do things by best practice (so i have just as much to gain as you, i'm sure).
 
Let us know if you can't figure out the exporting, I can do a quick video for u if you don't figure it out properly,
and like paul said, crossfades and most things you shouldnt' need to even do a preview, it should just play.
 
Thanks guys. . . truly. I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. What about my deBayering question? Does PP automatically deBayer the footie? And, if so, are there options with respect to half-good, full, etc.? I can't find that anywhere.

And one more: How do tell PP to just import R3D files ONLY and not all the proxy files???

Thanks!

Stephen
 
the debayering settings and everything else should be in the 'source settings' you can get there by right clicking the clip, or going to clip>source settings. and there might be some other ways to work on multiple files. i use the "reload rmd" function a lot, doing one-lights in rcx. there's probably other, better ways, like i said.
 
Stephen, is your sequence 1080P with footage scaling to frame size?

As far as not bringing in the proxys, how are u importing, best way to bring in red files is thru the media browser tab, which is usually bottom left
of screen, just point to your folder and it should show all r3d's.

Also if you right click on the programme monitor you can change the playback resolution, just posting stuff incase it relates to you.
 
wow with all the great answers from the community I really feel good going on vacation... Thanks for helping out ;)

Cheers

Dave
 
haha, what!

oh david, while you're here... do you know if there's any discussion of an adobe color grading application? that would hit the spot...

i've been doing my color grading on short form projects in nuke, which works great and has so much control, obviously... but it's not very fun for more than one shot, especially shots that didn't start out as vfx shots... currently my only other option is going to color (which isn't even supported anymore), but i do most of my work on pc, and would rather stay on windows/linux. and please no offense, but in after effects i don't have any nodes and too many precomps and things hidden from me... too much clicking, and the tools aren't exactly geared towards color correction. but if it just had a node interface... it could work. just the option, so motion graphics artists don't get upset and all... it's great for some things, i've been back into it the past few weeks when my compositing job turned mostly into motion graphics for a spot... but i'd love to see some of it's power harnessed for dedicated professional grading, in a future release or in a new software... :)

it would be nice to have an adobe tool that could be super friendly with premiere as a part of the package...
 
What's wrong with DaVinci Resolve? Can even use most of the same cards.
 
nothing wrong with resolve, but the software is only for apple...

and options from adobe couldn't be a bad thing. to me that's the only thing their production package is lacking on.
 
paulherrin said:
haha, what!

oh david, while you're here... do you know if there's any discussion of an adobe color grading application? that would hit the spot...

i've been doing my color grading on short form projects in nuke, which works great and has so much control, obviously... but it's not very fun for more than one shot, especially shots that didn't start out as vfx shots... currently my only other option is going to color (which isn't even supported anymore), but i do most of my work on pc, and would rather stay on windows/linux. and please no offense, but in after effects i don't have any nodes and too many precomps and things hidden from me... too much clicking, and the tools aren't exactly geared towards color correction. but if it just had a node interface... it could work. just the option, so motion graphics artists don't get upset and all... it's great for some things, i've been back into it the past few weeks when my compositing job turned mostly into motion graphics for a spot... but i'd love to see some of it's power harnessed for dedicated professional grading, in a future release or in a new software... :)

it would be nice to have an adobe tool that could be super friendly with premiere as a part of the package...
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Sure we discuss Color Grading at least once or twice a week. We know it is a big part of a professional workflow.

Cheers

Dave
 
David McGavran said:
Sure we discuss Color Grading at least once or twice a week. We know it is a big part of a professional workflow.

Cheers

Dave
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That's good to hear (read) that from you David.. We have been talking about this issue for a long time. I knew Adobe was not ignoring it. I'm glad I was not wrong..
 
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