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Wow. Never have I ever read a forum from the start, and as I kept reading I kept nodding my head, going:
"I have the SAME EXACT problem!"
But by the way kids, you can convert the mp3 to wma really easily within PD9. Just open a new project, put the mp3 in, then produce as a wma. I personally wanted a higher bitrate than what wma had to offer, so I converted to .wav instead. It fixed my problem!
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PD9 Ultra Win7 32-bit
460 GTX graphics card
2.1 GHz duo processor with hyperthreading
I'm having a strange problem with Opacity as well. Sometimes random invisible keyframes will be put throughout the clip, as well as this descriptive senario:
I want a clip that starts at 100 opacity, then rapidly go from 100 opacity to 0, then gradually go back to 100. Four keyframes total. The two that are super close to each other have a knack for being the same as each other. (Keyframes 2 and 3, the rapid 100 to 0.) If I set 2 to 100, the other will be 100. When I set 3 to 0, keyframe 2 will set to zero. Sometimes even setting 2 will affect keyframe 1.
It's already very frustrating that I can't put keyframes close to each other, especially for cropping, but having keyframes change their values without us clicking on them is pushing it.
Is this a known issue? Can it be fixed? Thanks!
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Well, I can't seem to find that playback setting, but I did convert all my clips to the smaller .mp4 format. I've applied the same effects and transitions and everything works fine!
Thanks for you help!
Shiromage
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The only thing I could change to improve the performance somewhat was to lower the Preview Playback quality down to HIGH. I normally run it a FULL HD QUALITY. By lowering the setting it will improve playback a bit.
Oh man, I didn't know you could do that! I'll try this in addition to what I'm about to say.
Well, firstly I need to say that I had my file types backwards: the avi's that are being created by Xfire are the huge files. The processed avi's that make the small sized clips are the mp4's.
I ran a little test on my computer. I took one of my video clips, 1.3 GB in size, and processed it through both the Xfire program and PD9 to mp4 format to compare their size and quality. The Xfire counterpart was the smaller one in size, but the quality of the video made me flich a little. The PD9-created file was a little bigger, but pretty much the same quality of the raw file.
So, I guess I'll run all of my clips through mp4 conversion using PD9 and report back when I get results.
I see your making a WOW movie.... Ah yes, WOW, those were the days....
Yes :P I have a small group of fans that have been begging for more videos of my gameplay. When my previous software pretty much broke, it was months before I got a replacement: PD9.
Shiromage
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If it were me I would experiment with the file type you convert to. Try to keep the original resolution, i.e. if you captured in 1920x1080, then keep that resolution when you convert it. If you inadvertantly convert it to something smaller without knowing...say 640x360 as an example, then when you use it in a project, PD will have to upconvert it if you choose a file type and profile that has a larger resolution....Do you get what I am saying?....I didn't want to get too over the top.
I see what you're saying.
I capture in 640x512, or exactly half of my native monitor resolution. (Some clips are in 25fps, and are considered PAL format when read by PD9. All of my other clips are the same but have 30fps and are treated as the US format. I let PD9 convert the PAL clips, which I'm sure doesn't hurt performance, right?) I'll try converting the files while maintaining resolution and use those. I bet even if I choose the mpeg-4 codec I'd get a smaller file size. I've seen mpeg-4 videos with way smaller sizes at larger resolutions before.
I've once heard that .avi is optimal for editing, I'll try it first. I'll report back when I do.
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Good evening, Cap'n Kevin.
Yes, I've been using the same kind of footage all along. I did see that camera problem others were having, but the source of the footage isn't from a camera.
Come to think of it, the files being edited may be a problem. I use a capture program called "Xfire". It's used to capture video from games while you play. The raw files that are created are in mpeg-4 format. What's very strange is that these files are very large.
For example, one clip I have listed is 1.3 GB big, and it's 2.75 minutes long. Meaning that's about .47 GB per minute. That's absolutely enormous.
Do you think that these files have such large sizes that they're just very hard to playback with added effects, straining the system?
There's a way to "process" these files using Xfire to make them much smaller. A 1.5 minute video becomes only 10.5 MB big. However, it's a nuisance because the files are slightly altered. Color is changed a little bit, and overall detail isn't as great as the raw file. I suppose if using the processed files work, it would be worth the lost detail.
Thanks,
Shiromage
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Hello everyone!
I'm having a problem with PD9 Ultra. It never actually crashes and gives me an error message, it just stops working. The cursor remains in the same shape no matter where you point after it stops, and Task Manager still describes that the program is running, but it obviously isn't. Only after I try to end the task does it say it's not responding.
I'll attach needed files, but I'll say here that I'm using W7 32-bit. I got PD9 Ultra because I'm going to build my own 64-bit system in the future. Sometimes during in-program playback, during a transition the video will freeze, with sound and the playhead still running. Often when the playhead moves on a new clip, it just freezes on the last frame of the previous clip. Playhead still running as well as sound. If you try to move the playhead when this happens, the program stops.
What really motivated me to bring this to the forums is that this is a reoccuring problem that happens on other programs too! I used to have Adobe Premiere Elements 8, and it did the same thing. (Plus, a lot of other problems. There's a reason it didn't get good reviews as opposed to PD9.)
So, therefore, I'm thinking it may not be PD9 but instead something wrong with my system. I've downloaded the latest driver for my 8800 GTS card. My OS is up to date.
Any help is greatly appreciated! "Technical Terms" welcome.
Shiromage
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