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Thank you Shadowman, I will try your recommendation and reproduce the video tonight and let the forum know if that solved the problem.
Regards,
R.
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I believe I am having a problem with my .pds file becoming corrupt in PD 15.
When I play the video on the timeline, it is just fine the music and video are WYSIWYG and exactly the way I want it.
However, when I produce the video in PD 15, I do not get WYSIWYG. For example, about 1/2 through the video, I have music playing that I had previously deleted and replaced with another song. On the timeline however, the music is updated with the new song as I want it. Not sure how a song not even showing up in my timeline can play in the produced final video.
Then about half way into the produced video, the music stops all together and doesn't start playing again until about 10 minutes before the end of the video (about a hour gap). Again, on the timeline in my project, this does not occur.
My project is almost 2.5 hours long and I have learned a lesson that I should make smaller projects and then combine them into one big project to make a 2.5 hour video, this would make trouble shooting easier.
In addition to the audio issue, the video does something similar. Video clips are playing that were deleted in my project. Again, on the timeline it plays exactly the way I want, but when produced deleted scenes are coming up. I have probably 60 plus hours in this project and am very disappointed. This is the second time I have produced this same video and both times deleted music and deleted video clips are playing.
Prior to producing the video, I cleaned my computer with CCleaner Professional and rebooted. I have made several videos in the past and this is only the 2nd time my .pds file has become corrupted.
Any suggestions? Very frustrated here.
R.
Hi Rob
Not sure if this will help you, but there was a case recently where turning of Hardware Acceleration in preferences cured problems not unlike yours. It would be worth a try - switch HA off and try again.
Robert
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I believe I am having a problem with my .pds file becoming corrupt in PD 15.
When I play the video on the timeline, it is just fine the music and video are WYSIWYG and exactly the way I want it.
However, when I produce the video in PD 15, I do not get WYSIWYG. For example, about 1/2 through the video, I have music playing that I had previously deleted and replaced with another song. On the timeline however, the music is updated with the new song as I want it. Not sure how a song not even showing up in my timeline can play in the produced final video.
Then about half way into the produced video, the music stops all together and doesn't start playing again until about 10 minutes before the end of the video (about a hour gap). Again, on the timeline in my project, this does not occur.
My project is almost 2.5 hours long and I have learned a lesson that I should make smaller projects and then combine them into one big project to make a 2.5 hour video, this would make trouble shooting easier.
In addition to the audio issue, the video does something similar. Video clips are playing that were deleted in my project. Again, on the timeline it plays exactly the way I want, but when produced deleted scenes are coming up. I have probably 60 plus hours in this project and am very disappointed. This is the second time I have produced this same video and both times deleted music and deleted video clips are playing.
Prior to producing the video, I cleaned my computer with CCleaner Professional and rebooted. I have made several videos in the past and this is only the 2nd time my .pds file has become corrupted.
Any suggestions? Very frustrated here.
R.
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Good evening,
Does anyone have a shortcut for applying slow-motion for a video clip for PD 15? I use this feature quite often to make a clip slow-motion, but it currently takes 4 to 5 keystrokes. Can I select multiple clips and apply a slow motion effect to all of them at once? For example, if I want 5 clips to be 0.8 instead of 1.0.
I also thought PD 15 had the ability to move transitions on the timeline, mine doesn't seem to work, I have to delete and then reapply to modify a transition or to move one.
There has to be a faster more efficient way to get to these features. Perhaps I am not using the software correctly but this eats up a lot of my editing time.
I have updated the shortcuts, I found a shortcut for Freeze Frame but not one for Slow-Motion or to add a transition.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
R.
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Thank you Carl312.
I will take your advice and try your suggestions.
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There is Video enhancement on the the Fix/Ehance button on top of the timeline. For the button to show you select a video on the timeline.
There are several tools at Fix/Enhance, Some help, some hurt a SD video. Nothing can really make a lower resolution video look like it is HD. The Quality of the original Standard Definition video makes a large difference in the output video.
You can get some benefit if you produce the SD video as 1280x720 HD video. That comes as close to improving the video as anything else.
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Greetings,
I would like to get the best quality output possible utilizing PD 15 to Produce and Burn onto DVD, files captured from Digital 8 format.
I have edited the files in PD 15 and ready to Produce the video, I am hoping there is some type of enhancement feature I am overlooking in PD 15 to make SD to HD-Like content. I see the True Theatre feature but not sure this will do the trick.
Any insight is greatly appreciated. I am in the process of editing 40 or 50 family tapes of Digital 8 format and would like to get it right from the beginning before I invest hundreds of hours.
All advise is appreciated regarding converting Digital 8 tapes and utilizing PD 15 to produce and burn them at the highest quality possible.
Regards,
Rob
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I found some Sony software to capture the Hi8 content but have to convert it from AVI to MP4 and then edit in PD 15. I would have thought this would be much easier than it is. I wish there was a way to capture/copy from the Sony camera Hi8 tape directly to my HDD in a format that PD 15 could add to its timeline without conversion.
I appreciate the feedback.
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Thanks to this forum, I have now accomplished the following:
1) Inserted an IEEE 1394 card into my computer thanks to a forum member's recommendation.
2) I bought the correct IEEE cable and connnects perfectly to camera (Sony DCR-TRV730) and my PC computer.
3) PowerDirector 15 recognizes the camera and tries to "capture" it -- but here is where I am stuck:
When I use PD 15 to capture, I see the image and the video plays and records but it will record for only about 3 seconds and it stops.
However, when I disconnect the firewire cable from the camera, the video plays perfectly clear and does not stop in the camera itself.
SoNic67 wrote: "To copy the files via Firewire (all you need is just a simple copy, not a "capture") you can use a very simple program: http://windv.mourek.cz/. However when I tried to utilize the software it would not work with my computer system "Windows 10." Can someone recommend a good "free" software I can utilize to "copy" my Hi8 tapes onto my HDD using Windows 10? I realize I am using Sony Hi-8 tape technology that is over 20 years old, but I am trying to get my brother's wedding reedited for him for his 20 year anniversary and it is becoming very challenging.
Once "copied" I plan to edit the video in PD 15. Some youtubes provided insight into upscaling the video up to 720p from Hi8, that would be a bonus if anyone knows how to do that.
Thanks so much and Happy 2017.
I only had success capturing video to my computer with a 1394 card when my source was Digital8. My first camcorder was a Sony that recorded in Digital8. It could play the Hi8 tapes, but I could not get it off the camcorder through the 1394 card.
My father-in-law had a GoVideo VHS/DVD recorder. He used it to copy video tapes to DVDs. It would also take source through the composite input jacks. So I hooked up my camcorder to the GoVideo, played the Hi8 tape, and then recorded it on to a DVD RW disk. I would then take the DVD to my computer and rip the video onto my computer with PD. I also did this with my dad's old VHS tapes, since the VHS player was built into the GO Video unit.
You can find a DVD recorder by searching "GO Video DVD Recorder" on Ebay.
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Yes, that was the problem. I updated my preferences in Windows 10.
Thank You!
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Can't figure out how to turn off PD 15 from Auto opening when I turn on my Sony video camera connected via Firewire. I do not want to use PD 15 to capture but rather use Sony's capturing software. I went through all the settings in PD 15 but don't see how to turn this feature off.
Suggestions?
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Thanks to this forum, I have now accomplished the following:
1) Inserted an IEEE 1394 card into my computer thanks to a forum member's recommendation.
2) I bought the correct IEEE cable and connnects perfectly to camera (Sony DCR-TRV730) and my PC computer.
3) PowerDirector 15 recognizes the camera and tries to "capture" it -- but here is where I am stuck:
When I use PD 15 to capture, I see the image and the video plays and records but it will record for only about 3 seconds and it stops.
However, when I disconnect the firewire cable from the camera, the video plays perfectly clear and does not stop in the camera itself.
SoNic67 wrote: "To copy the files via Firewire (all you need is just a simple copy, not a "capture") you can use a very simple program: http://windv.mourek.cz/. However when I tried to utilize the software it would not work with my computer system "Windows 10." Can someone recommend a good "free" software I can utilize to "copy" my Hi8 tapes onto my HDD using Windows 10? I realize I am using Sony Hi-8 tape technology that is over 20 years old, but I am trying to get my brother's wedding reedited for him for his 20 year anniversary and it is becoming very challenging.
Once "copied" I plan to edit the video in PD 15. Some youtubes provided insight into upscaling the video up to 720p from Hi8, that would be a bonus if anyone knows how to do that.
Thanks so much and Happy 2017.
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Do not look for a driver for the camera, there isn't one. The driver is in the ieee card, if needed.[/quotePostId
Thank you very much, I was going crazy trying to figure this out on my own and with such limited experience and knowledge of video editing.
Happy Holidays!]
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Good morning,
I recently committed to my brother I would re-edit his wedding video from about 20 years ago. The original video is on Hi-8 Tapes utilizing a Sony DCR-TRV730 video camera and want to upload the video to PowerDirector 15 using the best and easiest technology available. My computer is a couple of years old and does not have a Firewire connector on it.
The video camera obviously utilizes older technology and I am running into one road block after another:
1) I can't find the drivers for this camera on Sony's website, when I try to download the drivers for the camera for Windows 2000, it says not compatible with the version of windows I am currently using. There were no drivers listed for Windows 7, etc.
2) When I connnected the USB 4 pin mini B female connector on the camera to the USB cable plugged into my computer, I did not get an indication from PD 15 or from Windows File Manager that the camera was recognized.
3) I have a DV In/Out 4 pin female connector on the camera and read somewhere that this is the best method of connecting the camera to the computer and PD 15 should recognize the camera using this connector. This means I need to order a (6ft USB 2.0 A to 4-pin Mini-B Cable) and see if that works.
4) Researching the owner's manual for the Sony DCR-TRV730 camera, it mentions loading the drivers from the CD provided, which I no longer have. It also mentions when downloading the driver for the camera onto the computer, to make certain the Sony Memory Stick is inserted into the camera prior to downlaoding. Of course, I no longer have the Sony Memory Stick.
I hope this issue ins't as complicated as I am making it and there is a short and simple solution to my problem. Again, I want to transfer video from a Hi-8 tape to PD 15 so I can edit it. I have spent hours trying to research this and getting no where. BTW, I bought a refurbished Sony DCR-TRV730 camera that works great and the quality of the playback of the original tapes is amazing. Just wish they would have sent me the CD and the Memory Stick with the camera.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!!!
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As a new user of PD, I am curious to know what I am doing to make my output "produced" file M2TS about 40 Gb instead of the normal 10 - 15 Gb I was getting for the same length of HD video previously. Not sure what I changed in my settings but it is eating up my memory like crazy. The videos I am producing are about 2 hours in length and are all shot in HD.
I am taking the Udemy course for PD to get up to speed, but there is so much to learn and so many variables I am getting confused and frustrated. I upgraded from PD 13 to PD 15 but then began to have issues with quality of produced videos freezing up and am now going back to PD 13. I have seen suggestions for prioritizing PD in my Task Manager so that may help.
I noticed the "shadow" file box is checked in my settings, is this causing part of my additional memory problem?
I also noticed an application running in my task manager showing a large chunk of my CPU being utilized for a process identified as "PDHanumanSvr Application," see attachment. When I googled this I got all kinds of mixed information from a virus to Cyberlink using it to create a shadow file. Do I need this application running to produce my videos? As it is, it takes about 6 hours to produce a 2 hour HD video.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
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Thank you very much. Yes, I was over analyzing it. I selected no menu but the "review" showed a blue box with an image of my video in it. I thought this was wysiwyg and kept trying to delete the blue background and the image of my video. Sometimes one has to just hit "start" and see what happens.
Yes, it plays exactly as I wanted.
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I am a new member to the forum tonight.
I continue to struggle with the PD 15 menu module:
1) I would like to make a simple HD video using .mt2s format without any menu, chapters or title pages. The video has already been edited and rendered and plays just fine on my computer using a video player utilizing the .mt2s file.
2) Don't want anything fancy, just want the video to startup once inserted into player without menus. I have done it before but can't replicate it now, it has been a few months.
For whatever reason, I guess I have a brain malfunction when it comes to menus in PD 13 and now PD 15. I am having issues doing the most simple functions such as editing a menu etc.
I have been using PD 13 for about 6 months and now upgraded to PD 15 this past week.
Any help or advice on the quickest and easiest way to burn Blue Ray discs in PD 15 is greatly appreciated. I tried finding help on YouTube and Google but not having too much luck.
Thanks in advance.
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