Category Archive: Video

Feb
10
2011

16:9 DVD menu creation

The creation of layered menus in Photoshop is a common task an no big deal but here are some tricks you should know if you need to create 16:9 menus for DVD Studio Pro. Image size: use 1050 x 576 pixels with square pixels! design your menu save it resize it to 720 x 576 …

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Feb
10
2011

Convert Quicktimes filmed on JVC HM100 / HM700 into a format readable by Premiere

The problem with the JVC HM100 / HM700 camcorder is that Quicktime movies only work on Apple computers without problems. It’s always a good idea to use the MP4 format for filming in the menu of the camera! But what happens when i have quicktime movies i need to transfer to a PC for editing …

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Dec
17
2010

Converting a .mkv with DTS audio to a .mkv with only AC3 audio on OS X

based on L. Preston Sego III’s work, check it out here. first we need to install some tools: ?View Code BASH1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 $ mkdir ConverterTemp $ cd ConverterTem $ curl -O http://www.cmake.org/files/v2.8/cmake-2.8.3.tar.gz $ tar xvfz cmake-2.8.3.tar.gz $ cd cmake-2.8.3 $ ./bootstrap $ make $ sudo make install ?View Code …

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Apr
29
2010

JVC GY-HM100E, Final Cut Pro and Card Media

JVC released Version 1.0.3 of it’s Final Cut Pro Log and Transfer plugin, which can be found here: JVC_Plugin1_0_3.dmg. Caution: If you’ve already been using Sony’s Final Cut Pro Plugin for it’s EX1/EX3 Camcorders, you have to uninstall that first! delete these files/folders: /Library/Application Support/ProApps/MIO/RAD/Plugins/SonyXDCAM.RADPlug /Library/Receipts/XDCAM EX Log and Transfer Plugin 1.0.pkg to do that …

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Sep
12
2009

ibc Amsterdam 2009

First impressions from ibc 2009 Amsterdam:

Feb
05
2009

Calibrate your Monitor for HD video editing

If you’re lucky to have a monitor calibration gadget (xrite iONE, huey, …) it’s quite easy to calibrate your monitor to see the correct colors. I was wandering how i could use these devices to calibrate my monitors for HD video editing – the question was what white point and what gamma value to choose …

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Oct
16
2006

play flash videos (flv) in your quicktime player

Perian is a really handy tool if you have to deal with flash videos(.flv).

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May
23
2006

Manipulate your mpeg-4 files for iPod Video

It’s very handy if you like to generate or manipulate the metadata in movie files to provide iTunes-like metadata automatically on a server. It even can turn your selfmade movies into “video podcasts” or “movies” inside your iTunes library like the movies you downloaded from the iTunes Music Store.

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Apr
11
2006

mediacenter on a mac – for free

iTheater iTheater Projectpage Pros: freeware OpenSource / GPL open for extensions Cons: only Release Candidate not finished yet MediaCentral MediaCentral Projectpage Pros: freeware supports EyeTV closest Userfeeling to FrontRow supports ATI Remote and Salling Clicker supports access to Bonjour shared Libraries from iTunes / iPhoto Cons: UI not very maclike, not as beautiful as FrontRow …

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May
16
2005

brave new TV world

“Theirs is a vision of a video universe of endless variety that will dwarf traditional television and pay-per-view offerings even as new players — regional Bell phone companies among them — emerge to vie for viewers with cable, satellite and other providers.” http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,67533,00.html?tw=rss.TOP

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