Questions tagged [video]
Video is the technology of electronically manipulating still images that represent motion.
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Is it possible to hook up an external mic to a Nikon D90 to get better sound for video?
I'm getting bad sound quality on video taken with my NIKON D90. I think the mic is bad so I need to know if it is possible to plug a microphone into it some how?
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Reading material for technical aspects of timecode and alignment
I'm a sound engineer with extensive live and recorded experience. My electronics and acoustics are pretty strong IMO but I've never had any extensive interaction with video/film production and post ...
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Video Booth / Video Guest Book for Events
I am looking for a solution for windows/linux to create a video guest book for a wedding. The application would run on a netbook or a laptop with a front facing webcam. Basically, people should be ...
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Software advice - for creating animations
I need to make a sort of animation. Not that I am going for same feel or style but I would like to make something that is sort of similar to the animated sequences in "Monty Pyhton's Flying Circus".
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How to add motion blur in timelapse videos?
I remember watching a video about timelapse photography. There was a moment when the narrator explained that there is a specific trick to make the videos "smoother":
In the timelapse videos which don'...
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Best approach to go through tv series, annote key scenes?
There's this great TV series that I am a fan of. I would like to go through each episode, available on DVD, and make note of interesting scenes, i.e. funnt stuff, reoccurring events, etc. Is there a ...
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What could be causing these strange MP4 video playback corruptions on some machines?
(Note: the video is a screencast hence the desktop icons, that's not actually the desktop of the machine having the error.)
We are using JWPlayer, and we rarely have this issue, but on it is ...
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Background color of MP4 rendering incorrectly in QuickTime
I am converting a .MOV file into .MP4, .OGV and .WEBM for web use. I have found that the background rendered by QuickTime and Safari is not white although the same MP4 has a white background when ...
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Hardware/software to project video wirelessly?
Anyone have any recommendations for ways to do screensharing of video on a Mac wirelessly over WiFi to a projector? In a solution that doesn't require plugging in some kind of USB dongle.
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Does anybody get a strobing effect when filming video with the D90?
I often shoot indoors for interviews with my D90, but I often get a sort of strobing with it. Check out the attached picture, to help you see it on a picture, I added red marking, so simply look on ...
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Good open source Video Editors?
Sure, I could Google and find random software. But I rather have the opinion of users that have had hands-on with any open source video editors.
So if you've used one that you like or know of any, ...
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How can I create an effect of pictures like an album
I am using Vegas Pro 10 and I can't find a (good) way to make pictures flying through the screen.
Well, it's a little bit difficult to describe but what I am thinking of is a screen, where you can ...
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Convolution matrix for converting 1080i to DVD?
It's pretty common to shoot in HD but deliver on DVD. This requires a reduction in resolution from 1920x1080 to 720x480 (for NTSC). If you just interpolate and throw away pixels, you get bad aliasing ...
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Why do weathermen and amateurs use green screens when professional movie makers use blue screens?
I've seen a lot of "low budget" green screen setups. However, when I watch things about professional filmmaking, it seems everyone is using blue screens instead. (e.g. I've seen Industrial Light and ...
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How to make a single video out of few pics of different resolution and videos of different resolution
We had a get-together party. I'm the most technically sound person in my group. I collected pictures & videos from all the friends who attended that party. Because, not all are taken using same ...
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De-Interlace footage in Avid Media Composer using standard effects
What's the best way to De-Interlace footage in Avid Media Composer using fairly standard effects? Assume the project media format and footage are interlaced.
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First steps in time lapse
I've always been fascinated by time-lapse videos, and i wanted to give it a try.
I don't have much, just a Canon Digital IXUS970, which can record up to 4GB of video. (and i think this is enought to ...
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Lag during clip playback in Premiere Pro CS5
I am using the 30 day trial of Premiere Pro CS5 trying to edit some clips of some game footage. The clips are in 1680x1050 and are roughly 3.5GB each.
All the clips are saved on to my external USB 3....
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Vertically shifted Image through RCA/Chinc connector
I am experiencing the oddest thing about a RCA-transmitted audio/video signal. The sound is transmitted correctly and so is the image. However the image itself is vertically shifted by roughly one ...
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How do I film a friend's wedding?
My friend asked me to video tape his wedding. I have minimal experience behind a video camera but I'm comfortable with technology. I'm mostly looking for composition and logistical advice on filming a ...
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Combining multiple Videos
Does any one know about any free software for windows with which I can combine multiple videos and create a video like this?
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Change sequence frame size Final Cut Express 4
I have a sequence in Final Cut Express 4 that has 1080p video in it, but when I export it, it exports as 720p video, because the sequence settings are set to 720p video. How do I change the frame size?...
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How to insert dynamic data into a produced video
I was wondering if anyone knew the technique or how to place dynamic information into a produced video?
The idea is that you could, say connect to facebook, and then display your friends faces in a ...
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Reasonable hardware for basic video editing?
We have an old duo core Windows XP machine, and it seems to be the case that, when using Adobe Premiere Elements 9, we frequently have situations where the audio and video are out of sync. We will ...
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Very Good Free Lossless/Lossy Video Encoding For Editing on Windows 7 (regarding fraps recordings)
I am looking for a very good method to encode video recorded with fraps in 1080p into an intermediate format which I can edit in Avid Studio. Most video files load up into Avid, as far as I know, but ...
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What is a good workflow for producing High quality High definition Videos suitable for a final upload to the internet.
I'm entering my third week into the video editing world, and have already put up a few test videos to youtube. But overall, I am unhappy with the results so far.
Quick background: I am recording ...
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Final Cut Express 3.5 HD quits unexpectedly
I am running FCE 3.5 HD on a Macbook Pro and whenever I start rendering, it (FCE) unexpectedly quits. Here’s the crash report:
http://inventaweb.net/matthew/fcecrashlog.txt
I have no idea if this ...
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Music video lighting with small budget?
I'm shooting the main performance and possibly some other scenes of a music video for my band (I'm not in it) and the scene is like this:
In a field or in a forest (some variation thereof).
Guitarist ...
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Streaming with a Sony NX5
I recently obtained a Sony NX5, now aside from the fact that its pretty much a great camera in every way (afaik); it doesn't have a IEEE 1394 port. I assume this is probably related to the AVCHD ...
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Producing DVDs that play everywhere
I produced a DVD a couple months ago and found out that people in the States had trouble viewing it.
I am not totally sure what the problem is (could be PAL vs NTSC - I thought every modern US ...
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How to playback/convert a DV4 file?
I have two .dv4 files, taken from a CCTV and I cannot find a way to use them on either Windows or OS X.
I've tried to open them with several applications, but to no luck!
Does anyone have experience ...
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Is there any plugin for After Effects to create a 'kinetic typography' video?
I was looking at some kinetic typography videos - like the one below - and wondering whether there is a plugin for Adobe After Effects CS4 that can help with this. If not, then is there any other easy ...
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Converting SECAM VHS to a digital format
A project I am part of would ideally require to incorporate extract of several hour longs video interviews from the 1980s. They are on VHS video tape, Stereo SECAM (French system). I have (good) ...
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Best Lossless Video Encoder For Editing
I'm looking for a good video encoder to compress HD files for editing within Sony Vegas Pro and Adobe After Effects.
What video codec would provide the fastest possible encoding and decoding? Also, ...
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The color in my Final Cut PX Viewer is way off
So I have a bunch of clips that I shot at 1080/24p/neutral with my T2i that all look pretty good which I'm trying to import into FCPx to assemble into a short film. When I first got FCPx last week, I ...
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Automatically split takes into individual files in Final Cut Pro
One of my 'favourite' features in Adobe Premiere Pro CS family is automatic scene detection - its ability to spit out individual clips when capturing from tape using pause/stop information. As far as ...
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File compatibility for Final Cut Pro 7 project files with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
The video editing labs in my university have Final Cut Pro 7 installed on them, and most projects that we work on are done in FCP. I don't have a Macbook so I personally use Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 ...
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The ProRes of Premiere Pro?
I'm going to be editing more and more DSLR videos, most notably music videos for my band as we start releasing singles and want to know if there is an intermediate format for both cutting and ...
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Is there a method (or tool) to convert video from a SWF container to another more portable format (e.g., H.264)
I have a client who has misplaced the original source video, only has an SWF, and would like to use it in a non-flash environment.
Is there any way to do this?
So far, I've tried ffmpeg but it's ...
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How do I get a totally white background without the subject being too bright?
I would like to do a product demonstration similar to the White Room's demonstrations done by Apple, such as iPad 2 Product Demonstration
What type of lighting is used to keep the whites extremely ...
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Best rendering options for Sony Vegas 8 Pro?
I have a 20 minute video that needs to finish rendering at a maximum of 7 hours. The video format needs to compatible with Windows without Quicktime.
What the the best options to render the video?
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Question about using the DeShaker plug-in for VirtualDub
I've been using my Canon 7D primarily for photography and am starting to get into the video realm with it.
I tried using the Deshaker plug-in for VirtualDub on some of my shaky/not usable footage. ...
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Convert a 60 fps video to a 24 (film) video - is it possible?
This may not be as simple a problem as it may seem at first, so read carefully.
When I set my (Canon 60D, but this doesn't really matter at all) camera to record at 24 fps (I think it's actually 23....
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Best Digital recorder for use as a ‘body pack’ + good field recorder?
I'm looking at getting something to use as a 'body pack' as opposed to using a wireless setup when using a lavalier microphone.
I've looked into Tascam DR-08 vs. Zoom H1 or other.
I found a ...
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Does a real "megapixel lens" exist?
Many of new model of lenses are defined as megapixel (i.e 1MP, 2MP, 5MP...).
My problem is that I did not find any difference between a standard lens and a "megapixel" one, in the focus quality.
I ...
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What is the name of that color test in video production with the beep?
What is the name of those colour test screens at the beginning of videos? I've used it before in Final Cut Pro but I forget what it's called.
Thanks.
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How can I make "videosongs"?
Not purely audio, but definitely related!
Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn have "pioneered" the 'videosong' format.
Rule 1 — What you see is what you hear. (No lip-syncing for instruments or voice)
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Is the Canon 550d ideal for documentary video production?
I'm confused as to go with the costlier body cheaper lens vice-versa,
I have a budget at around $1000, and i am looking at the canon 550d with the 50mm f 1.8.
I would like to get advice on the lens ...
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Templates for video production?
I am planning to release short and basic videos on youtube. I would like to have a more polished look and feel so I am wondering if there are templates that you can use with, say, adobe premiere, that ...
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WMV vs MP4 Streaming & Download
I work for a company that outputs videos in many formats.
We currently stream movies in FLV format, offer downloads in a WMV and MP4 format.
However in the interest of saving server space and ...
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