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Hi AM,
I have been out of pocket for a few days and make this post to sort of follow up on my earlier post. I have a quad core desk top in addition to my laptop. There are a few editing chores that I continue to use my desk top for, but on the whole, I use my laptop. It out performs my desktop and the mobility simply makes the whole thing more enjoyable.
Having said that, it should also be said that the desk top will last longer, because it runs cooler; it is easier to replace or change components, or to upgrade and you will tend to have a larger monitor. However, the laptop has one additional plus. I can easily plug it into my LCD, 1080, 40" TV with an HDMI cable and view hd video from a file while making editing decisions or fine tuning a clip. My TV is in a different room than my desktop.
As has been said above, it all depends on what you are looking for and on the care with which you make your decisions. But again, if you want a laptop, you need not be concerned about its capability, so long as you get one with the appropriate capacity. If you do opt for a laptop, I would suggest you make sure it can take at least 8 GB of RAM. Most of them cannot. PD9 works very well with with a 64 bit configuration, so I wouldn't even consider anything other than Windows 7. My desktop is older. It has XP and it works well too.
Pax
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Hi AM,
My laptop specs are below. It is over a year old now, used on PD8 & 9 with never a hiccup. I gradually came to use it in preference to my desktop. Right now, I am watching the NBA finals with my laptop on my lap, but it could easily be video editing instead. I personally think laptops are the way to go nowadays for video editing. Its not a gamble anymore. You are tuned in on what to look for.
Pax
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Hi Barry,
This is interesting. Did Cranston restate the problem correctly? His experience certainly states something that should be corrected, but I just wanted to confirm that yours is the same before I start trying to replicate it.
Pax
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I may be a little late with this post, but I don't have anything to contribute anyway. I am just exploring the use of photos in videos and I have only made a few slide shows. Any improvements that CL makes in this area would be most welcome. Magic Motion styles are very impressive, especially for ilandscapes and ntegrating photo action and motion into a video.
Thus far, I have only used Picasa and paint.net before importing into PD9. I do have Elements, but have not progressed to the point that I felt a need for it.
Basically, I do nothing to images before importing them into PD9, but that is mostly because of ignorance and a lack of skill. Also, I still have a lot to learn about quality. So far, my videos are all in 16:9.
Pax
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This may seem too plebeian, but, when one applies magic motion and saves the result, then reloads the resultant image, it is treated as an integrated part of the video and the magic motion option does not appear unless a non-video image is activated. In other words, if the image is in a timeline that starts with a video clip, the magic motion option does not appear.
Is it the magic motion option that you cannot find or the magic motion templates that do not load?
Just curious.
Pax
Edit: I am sorry, this thing is very poorly worded. The point is that a static image clip must be active in the timeline.
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Hi Walenco and John,
What Dafydd did not say, but it is true, that with the information, they will be able to assist you. Read the instructions and requests carefully and you will be able to follow them. Their requests are not frivolous or unnecessary.
Regards,
Pax
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What an outstanding thread this is! Tony, your referenced link,
http://www.h263l.com/
states that H.264 is the most advanced video coding standard available today. It uses many new coding techniques not available in MPEG2, MPEG4 and H.263. This chart shows the evolution of video coding standards.
WOW!! Now, when I go to produce in PD9 and see H.264 as an option, I am impressed!
Tony, I, and I am sure many more, are eagerly awaiting the link to your video.
Pax
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Thanks Carl. I lived most of my life in Houston. Been to Tyler many times.
Regards,
Pax
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Hi Niel,
Very well done. Congratulations. Critical comments would include:
I got no sense of the green screen or croma key use.
Extremely well balanced, but I remained hungry for more on cooperative good sportsmanship between competitors; that these fast guys were not teen agers; and wanted more passing shots of racers. I assumed, from the way it was edited, that you did not have more passing footage, or you would have used it. To me, that implies that if you do have such footage, you should try to fit some in. Perhaps you have footage from other races that you could make-do with?
Use of still and video mix was truly outstanding.
Use of the flash of pavement stripes on curves was also truly outstanding, to provide a sense of speed.
Pre-race tension was very well displayed.
Truly, well done!
Pax
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OK Carl,
You gave it to her in plain English. Now, can you give a couple of "whys" AVCHD is better in good ole' Texican? Then, maybe I could understand, since I have a lot of that sovereign state in my background.
I would also appreciate understanding what one leaves on the table, vis a vis viewer enjoyment, by using one format instead of another. Both AVCHD and Blu Ray (H264 or MPEG-2) record at 1920X1080.
As a techie, I admit to being a functional idiot.
Thanks,
Pax
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For Everyone’s Information…
Posting that ws a good idea Bubba. You are not as foggy as you look.
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Hi Robert,
As you explore, etc., you may want to use the "undo" and "redo" buttons regularly.
Pax
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Hi Curt,
Thank you for explaining your first post. As I suspected, I did not fully understand it. Most of my difficulty was in misinterpreting the words you used, but I think I now see the unanswered part of your question that you still seek. If I grasp it, you want to reproduce a set of PIP commands and apply then to any or all pictures (frames) in a set of pictures.
I do not know how to do this, but my guess that it is in all probability, doable.
If you go to the PIP Objects room (f5) of PD9 and preview the "Rubber Ducky" and the "Crow" objects, you will see just that. These objects can be imposed on any picture (frame) desired. The trick would be to make a custom object with the motion paths and pauses you want. In the Objects Room, there are drop down menus to create new PIP objects from an image (frame) or modify an existing object. See Chapter 3 in "Introduction To Creative Movie Making", available for download above.
I would be surprised if there is no one on this forum to explain the particulars, or guide you to a tutorial on it. I have not searched for one.
My reference to frames was to the timeline. Under the preview window are two arrows which allow you to move the cursor one frame at a time. A counter is provided so you can retrieve your precise location on the timeline in the future. You can expand an image on the timeline in PD9. It simply reproduces the expanded frame to the number of frames you desire.
Good luck, and thanks for explaining what you meant. I hope this, at least energizes you in the direction of a final solution.
Pax
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Hi Curt,
For the life of me, I have not been able to follow your question. Despite Tony's assertion that his tutorial, http://www.youtube.com/user/ynotfish77#p/u/9/exuj2dhRZjY, does not totally illustrate a solution to your original question, I submit that it does. You do not state that you have watched it. If not, you should do so. The second clip Tony offers was done by Carsten. It shows how to totally control path, size of image and duration. It, too, is very competent.
Passing on to your restated question, I admit that I do not believe I follow it. If you are turning photos into a video, as in Tony's tutorial, the issue of duration can be solved in the timeline, after you have added the zoom in/out. Simply split at the frame you want to extend and then expand it by dragging to the number of frames you want. The precise number of frames is easily adjusted.
Now, I submit that The tutorials very competently answer your original inquiry, but that they may not deal with your restated inquiry and that I have probably totally misinterpreted your problem. However, whatever your restated question may be, please start a new thread and someone will deal with it, probably not me because it is apparently too subtle for me.
Thanks,
Pax
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Thanks Cranston!
I had not discovered this before. I only saved splits. This is neat. 
Pax
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Hi Dave,
Tony said it all, but your PS implies that you did not switch from clip to movie, while watching the scrubber. If you do that, you will see that the scrubber does not move, but the numbers under the preview window do change.
In clip, you get the scrubber's position relative to the beginning of the clip, regardless of its position in the track.
In movie, you get the scrubber's position relative to the beginning of the track, regardless of whether there is any media, or blank space, prior to the beginning of the clip. That allows us to edit different segments of a cohesive video while using multiple tracks.
I know that you are no newbie to video editing, but wanted to add this comment to aid the understanding of those who are and that might be reading this thread. See earlier post, http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/16567.page#82538
Pax
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Bubba,
You are always helpful, but sometimes you are a real hoot, too.
Pax
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Hi Ralph,
I reference to your comment about in-depth manuals, go to the below thread in this forum, posted by Niel, CubbyHouseFilms:
PD9 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE MOVIE MAKING GUIDE
Regards,
Pax
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Hi Max,
I am probably posting to this thread late, but just in case you have not resolved the issue, be assured that the original files these guys are referring to are on your computer. If you double click on Adrian's download, you will see two blue images that look like they contain an arrow pointed down and to the right. That is what you are searching for. Try a search for PDR9 and look for the earliest dates.
In addition to the other information you have been given, these files show a date and say "ControlPack" or "Ultra64". You need both files.
If you wonder why Adrian's blue images have earlier dates than his folder, it is probably because the images you can see are when he downloaded the original Beta versions in 2010. The ones he now uses are probably in the folder, which you can't see. This does not matter. Those images are associated with the two files, containing the same image on your computer, which you need.
Choose the images that are the appropriate size and have the earliest dates and say PDR9. Those will be the files you want. Copy both to your new computer, then double click on them. Activate the Ultra64 file first. If that doesn't work, ask the forum for more help. This is better than trying to get a new download, which you do not need, unless you have lost your activation key.
Do not be embarrassed to ask for help. There is no reason for you to be thwarted in this. Everyone on the forum has had to go through the same learning process as you and they are all willing to help.
I hope this makes sense, if you have not already solved the problem.
Regards,
Pax
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Hi Bubba,
There will be two projects, each with about 200-300 pictures and several short videos. If you have advice or examples for me, (which I would appreciate) it may be best to do so by a new thread or pm.
Regards,
Pax
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