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Possible To Upload Directly To YouTube in PPro CS6?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:21:18 GMT

Is it possible in Premiere Pro CS6 to upload directly to YouTube like you can in Premiere Elements?

How Long Is Too Long?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:09:36 GMT

I have a Premiere Pro CS6 project that I'm using to test some audio equipment and 3 of the sequences are getting very long. One is 5 1/2 hours, one is 3 1/2 hours, and one is 2 1/2 hours. There are another 15 or so that are just several minutes.

There are 530 clips in the Project Panel, most of which are about 30-90 seconds.

I'm having long startups when I open the project, capturing HDV through Firewire takes about half as long as the length of the clip, and importing anything takes 30-60 seconds. The screen turns white and PPro says "Not Responding".

Can long sequences cause this to happen?

Drivers updated and PC is tuned real well. Windows Experience is 7.6.

My specs:

i7 2600K (8 virtual cores)

16GB RAM

850 Watt PSU

NVIDIA GTX 470

System Drive is 120GB SSD

3 drives used, all internal and plenty of space available, set up as Harm specified on Adobe Forums.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

How To Remove Tone and Use As Filter

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 05:50:48 GMT

My Canon HV20 HDV camcorder makes a high-pitched tone that apparently is right at the 8kHz mark throughout my videos when I record live directly into Premiere Pro CS6 through FireWire.

Is there a way to use Audition CS6 or Premiere Pro CS6 to remove that tone and then somehow save that as a filter to use on all my videos? It'd be great if I could do it without leaving Premiere Pro and having to open Audition.

I already use the DeNoiser effect in Premiere Pro and it takes care of white noise, but not this tone.

I tried the High Pass Filter (or the Low Pass Filter - I can't remember), but it just ruins the quality.

I was able to use the Healing Brush Tool and the Lasso Tool in Audition to remove pieces of the tone, just to experiment. I've include a screen shot of it below. I can't tell any difference in quality in the cut out areas, but I can't see doing this to every clip.

Do ya'll know of a better, easier way to do this and be able to use it as a filter for all my videos?

Also, when I use the DeNoiser effect in Premiere Pro, it removes white noise beautifully, but when I export, the first 2 seconds of the exported video has the white noise on it, but after the first 2 seconds, the white noise disappears. But in the sequence, the first 2 seconds as well as the rest of the clip, has had the white noise removed.

Any idea as to why this happens?

Thanks for any help ya'll might offer.

Denoiser Leak On Youtube

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:55:53 GMT

I'm having a DeNoiser problems in PPro CS6.

I put the DeNoiser filter on a clip and export to Youtube settings, then upload to Youtube.

When I play it on Youtube, the first few seconds I can hear the white noise fuzz that the filter is supposed to hide.

It's not filtered on the first few seconds, but then kicks in and remains active for the remainder of the clip.

Anyone experienced this?

Thanks.

HDV Capture Slow in PPro CS6

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:35:09 GMT

I am experiencing what feels like very slow capture times when capturing live HDV footage through FireWire.

I am shooting in my home studio with a Canon HV20 HDV thru FireWire.

It takes about half the time length of the clip for PPro to insert it into the Project Panel, while the Windows Aero wheel is spinning.

And then another several seconds for it to conform it or whatever it's doing when the orange progress bar is working in the bottom right of the screen.

So a one minute clip takes about 30 seconds for PPro to insert it into the Project Panel and another several seconds to conform it.

Is this typical for a PC with the following components?

i7 2600K

16GB RAM

GTX 470

850 Watt PSU

C: Drive is 120GB SSD (Where PPro Program is)

E: Drive is 3TB Barracuda (Scratch Disk For Capture)

F: Drive is 1TB Barracuda (Media Cache and Media Cache Database)

I've run Virus scans and have MS Security Essential running realtime.

I've also optimized Windows by trimming what runs at Startup and what services can run.

I've run the RAM-checking program on it and all is good.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

Unwanted Clicks With USB Interface

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:49:02 GMT

I'm trying to set up a mic to record audio for YouTube videos and I'm running into some click-noise problems and I was wondering if ya'll could help.

I just bought the Alesis i02 Express USB Interface. I'm using Premiere Pro CS6 and Adobe Audition CS6 to record my voice with a Sennheiser e840 dynamic XLR mic.

The clicks also happen on an M-Audio Mobile Pre and a FocusRite 2i2, both USB interfaces.

In both programs, I keep getting intermittent "clicks" in my audio that I recorded. It sounds kind of like someone is clicking a mouse every several seconds. It seems to only happen

when I'm talking, not when there's silence.

I have a very fast PC. i7 2600K, 16GB RAM, GTX 470, 850 Watt PSU, 120GB SSD, Windows 7 64bit.

I tried moving my mouth like I was talking without speaking, and I didn't hear but a couple of clicks when my tongue audibly moved around so that made sense. I did whisper as well

and didn't hear any clicks.

Sometimes I hear the clicks in my headphones as I'm recording and sometimes I don't.

I went back and listened to some recordings I made with cheaper mic's and there were no clicks.

Same thing with a Radio Shack hand-held tape recorder...I recorded my voice last

night with it, using an external mic and there were no clicks.

Could it be because the quality of the mic's weren't as good as what I'm using now?

Do the clicks sound just like what you've heard from other people's voices?

Do you know of any samples of clicking voices on the web I could listen to, like sites that teach you what not to do? I'd love to hear some.

Other than the clicks, the audio sounds very clean.

Things I've tried:

-Making sure my PC is tuned for performance

-I've updated all my drivers

-Installed a new USB PCI card and tried it on that

-Tried two other USB interfaces

-Adjusted the buffer in Premiere Pro

-Made sure the sample rates match in the devices and programs

-ASIO4ALL driver

Here is a sample of the audio:

http://billballis.com/audio2_19_sequence04mictestsbh_form-audiotechhelp.mp3

I'm just wondering if it's my mouth/voice causing the clicks or is it a PC/Device problem.

The clicks seem to appear at about the following times in seconds:

among others.

These are rough estimates of the times.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a million in advance!!!

Can't Preview HDV Capture In Premiere Pro CS6

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:09:44 GMT

I can't preview my HDV footage in Premiere Pro CS6.

I know I'm not supposed to be able to see anything in the Capture Window when I'm actually capturing HDV, but it says I should be able to see my footage when I am just previewing in the Capture Window.

Canon HV20

i7 2600K

Windows 7 64 Bit

ASUS P67 MOBO

16GB RAM

GTX 470

Corsair AT 850 Watt PSU

Thanks!

Premiere Pro & Premiere Elements Crash When Open Together?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:23:12 GMT

Anyone have a problem with Premiere Pro & Premiere Elements crashing when open together?

I have PE10 and am doing a trial of Premiere Pro CS6.

Both crash fairly quickly when open together.

i7 2600K

Windows 7 64 Bit

16GB RAM

GTX 470

Corsair AT 850 Watt PSU

Thanks!

Premiere Elements 10 Trial Slow To Draw Timeline

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:02:15 GMT

Problems with Premiere Elements 10 Trial being slow to draw the timeline when scrolling up or down or sideways.

One fix I've read said to "disable desktop composition" in the Compatibility tab of the Properties window from the PE shortcut icon.

But the option is grayed out.

My spec's:

Windows 7 64 bit

i7 2600K

16GB RAM

NVIDIA GTX 460

850 Watt PSU

SSD System and Programs Drive

Can't figure out why it's not letting me choose that option.

Any ideas for a fix?

Thanks!

How To Automatically Split A Large Clip Into Smaller Clips

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:42:07 GMT

I captured several one-hour tapes with an older version of Windows Movie Maker.

They are AVI files.

I'd like to work with the footage when I purchase Premiere Pro CS5.5 or CS6.

Each tape is composed of several starts and stops of the record button, so lots of individual clips inside of the hour-long captured footage.

In Premiere Pro CS 5.5, is there a way to automatically split a large clip into smaller clips at the points where I started and stopped the camera?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Can Premiere Pro CS 5.5 Export An XML To The New Final Cut Pro X?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:18:34 GMT

Can Premiere Pro CS 5.5 Export an XML to the new final Cut Pro X?

Premiere Elements 10 Able to Export XML For Premiere Pro, Avid, Or Final Cut Pro?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:17:04 GMT

Is there a way to XML the projects or timelines out of Premiere elements so they will open in Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro or Avid if I later switch to one of those programs?

I wonder why you can't open a Premiere Elements project in Premiere Pro?

Best To Keep Older Versions Of Premiere Elements When Upgrading?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:15:04 GMT

I'm wondering about purchasing Premiere Elements 10, but am trying to future-proof myself as well.

This post says it's not a good idea to open older project in a newer version of Elements.

When you upgrade from an older version of Premiere Elements to a newer version, does it wipe out the older version?

If so, does it make sense to just buy the full version instead of upgrading?

Would this allow me to keep both the older program as well as the newer program?

That way I could open older projects in the version they were created in so they won't be corrupted?

Differences Between The Asus P67 EVO And Pro?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:01:01 GMT

Anyone know of the differences between the Asus P67 EVO and the Pro?

I want to buy an Asus P67 Pro Motherboard today, but there are only 2 left at Fry's and they are both open-box returns and the other Fry's has only 6 left and ALL are open-box returns. So I'm thinking there may be an issue with the Pro's?

Is the EVO just as good?

On the Asus site specs, it seems the only differences are:

(and I'm not sure what any of the following means)

-On the Pro, the PCIe x16-3 slot shares bandwidth with the ESATA12

-On the EVO, the PCIe x16-3 slot shares bandwidth with the ESATA3G and the PESATA3G

-The EVO has dual LAN's

-The EVO has a CMOS Switch

-The Pro has the "System Panel" Q-Connector

Adobe seems to be heading towards allowing 2 video cards.

Would the EVO limit me if this happens?

I notice there's only one EVO on the PPBM5 site in the upper realms (Novak).

There seems to be more Pro's.

I don't plan on doing huge overclocking, maybe minor.

Components to be used:

-i7 2600K

-Corsair Vengeance 16GB

-Corsair AX 850 Watt Gold

-EVGA GTX 460 1GB Superclocked

-OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB

-Seagate Barracuda 3GB Storage

-Seagate Barracuda 1GB for Exports, Page File, Previews, Media Cache

-Seagate Barracuda 3GB Storage in Acomdata Samba External Enclosure for Backup

-WD My Book 3GB External for Another Backup

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Guys.

$80 GT 440 Scores Almost Same As GTX 570 In PPro Benchmark Test

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:39:47 GMT

Just ran across this benchmark article that says any Nvidea CUDA card with at least 96 CUDA cores and GDDR5 memory will perform as almost as well as any other CUDA card in Premiere Pro.

The $80 GT 440 did just about as well as the GTX 570.

I'm thinking about getting the GT 440 instead of the 570 for my new build because of this.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

For more info, please see the 3 page article at: http://www.studio1productions.com/Articles/PremiereCS5.htm

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Here is an excerpt of the article:

First, our test system:

We used an HP computer running an AMD Phenom II X4 (quad core) computer running at 3.2 Ghz with 8 gigs of RAM and a single Samsung 7200 rpm SATA 3.0Gb/s hard drive. The computer was running Window 7 Home edition. All of the video cards had DDR5 memory.

Testing Methods - I used Adobe Premiere CS5.5 and two different benchmark tests. Each test was run 5 times on each video card, to come up with an average time for rendering the time line. When I changed out each video card, I would uninstall the NVidia video card driver and then download and install the latest driver for the video card being tested.

All tests were run with the MRQ (Maximum Render Quality) set to ON. To measure the time, I used a stopwatch.

Note: When I ran the PPBM5 benchmark with the Mercury Playback Engine in Software mode, I only ran it only 1 time with each video card installed, since the video card's GPU would not be used. The 373 Seconds listed in the chart is the average time from all 5 video cards I tested. There was only a 2 to 3 second difference in the software mode due to other processes running in Windows.

MPE GPU = I was running the Mercury Playback Engine using GPU Acceleration.

MPE Software = I ran the test with the Mercury Playback Engine using Software only.

First Benchmark Test - I used Adobe Premiere CS5.5 and the PPBM5 benchmark project that uses 4 video tracks.

Each video card had at least 1 Gig of DDR5 memory.

The chart below shows the time it took to render the timeline with multiple effects and dissolves.

Video Card	# of Cuda Cores	MPE GPU	MPE Software
GT-240	96	34.2 Seconds	373 Seconds
GT-440	96	33.3 Seconds	373 Seconds
GTX-470	448	31.6 Seconds	373 Seconds
GTX-545	144	32.8 Seconds	373 Seconds
GTX-550 Ti	192	31.9 Seconds	373 Seconds
GTX-570	480	31.5 Seconds	373 Seconds

Second Benchmark Test (Updated 07/10/11) - I used Adobe Premiere CS5.5 and a 10 minute time line with 3 tracks and multiple effects and dissolves. Each video card had at least 1 Gig of DDR5 memory.

Video Card	# of Cuda Cores	MPE Hardware Minutes & Seconds	MPE Software Minutes & Seconds
GT-240	96	5:41	40:12
GT-440	96	5:37	40:12
GTX-470	448	5:34	40:12
GTX-545	144	5:37	40:12
GTX-550 Ti	192	5:35	40:12
GTX-570	480	5:29	40:12

A word about the Benchmarks and Results: The benchmark tests were run only rendering the timeline. This was done so I could show you the difference in using the Premiere in GPU mode vs. software mode using various video cards.

Your results will vary from mine simply because our systems are different. From the chipset on the motherboard, to the memory chips, brand of video card, etc. all of these things will make a difference in the benchmarks. If you run your own tests, make sure you run your tests with the Maximum Render Quality set to ON for both Software mode and GPU mode. All of the video cards had DDR5 memory.

Explaining the Test Results

Let me make this very clear, Adobe Premiere uses ALL of the CUDA cores on the video card.

So you are probably wondering what's going on with the results? When you look at the GT240, which only has 96 CUDA cores and the GTX570 has 480 CUDA cores. Clearly the GTX570 is a much more powerful video card and should blow away the GT240. Technically, you would be correct in that assumption.

However, the video card's GPU is out running the rest of the computer, causing the GPU to have to wait for the data from the rest of the computer. This is why there is not much of a speed difference in the benchmark tests we ran.

If you look at the second Benchmark, you will see the GT240 video card with 96 CUDA cores took 5 minutes and 41 seconds to render the timeline, while the GTX570 with 480 CUDA cores took 5 minutes and 29 seconds to render the same timeline. The GTX570 was 12 seconds faster because of the faster GPU, wider memory bandwidth and the more CUDA cores.

NOTE: You might have notice the GT240 and GT440 both have 96 CUDA cores, but the GT440 card was a few seconds faster in the second benchmark. The reason is the GT440 has a faster GPU clock speed.

I have received numerous emails from people who said, when the upgrade from one video card to another, they didn't get any performance boost. And we didn't see that much either with our test system and the benchmarks above. However, I have had a couple of emails stating they did see a small increase in timeline rendering speed. The reason why some people don't see any difference and other do see a slight difference can be attributed to how their computer system is configured.

i7-2600K & Sandy Bridge Won't Work With I/O Boxes & RAID Controllers?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:16:14 GMT

I was considering buying a new system with an i7-2600K and either a P67 or a Z68 until I talked with "The Video Guys" at videoguys.com.

They say the 2600K and all Sandy Bridge MOBO's & systems have problems with I/O Boxes and adding additional hardware through the PCIe slots (except GPU's).

They said the Matrox Mini won't work and RAID controller cards and any pretty much any additional hardware (except GPU's) can have problems.

They suggest using an X58 MOBO with an i7-9xx series processor unless I don't plan on adding any hardware through PCIe slots.

Anyone know if this is true?

I noticed that only 3 of the i7-2600K's on PPBM5 have RAID controller cards. Is this why?

They also say they're concerned about the shared PCIe bandwidth of the Sandy Bridge MOBO's and integrated graphics on the Z68.

Here's the links to their opinion:

http://www.videoguys.com/Guide/C/DIY+Systems/Videoguys+DIY8+Hex+Core/0x094b1737e0a06c495e5 178a167fbdbd7.aspx

http://www.videoguys.com/Blog/E/Sandy+Bridge+++Getting+closer+with+the+ASUS+P8Z68+V+PRO+Mo therboard/0x225799a751fa7ed929c42b46af712285.aspx

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Premiere Pro Can Capture Only One Stereo Pair?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:08:53 GMT

I'm thinking of getting PPro CS 5.5, so I'm reading the Help file to learn about it first and I came across this listed under "Importing Digital Audio":

1) "Although the DV format can record two independent stereo audio pairs, Premiere Pro can capture only one stereo pair.

It may be possible to select either stereo pair 1, stereo pair 2, or a mix of both, depending on the DV hardware you use."

Does this mean if I have 2 mic's connected to my camera, PPro can only capture 1 stereo pair or the other or a "mix" of both? What does that mean?

Would I be able to edit both stereo pairs as separate tracks on the timeline?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Premiere Pro Does Not Support Audio-Only Capture For Some Formats, Such As HDV?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:11:09 GMT

In the PPro CS 5.5 Help file under, "Recording audio", it says:

"Note: To capture an audio-only file from a digital video source, choose Audio from the Capture menu in the Logging pane of the Capture panel.

"Premiere Pro does not support audio-only capture for some formats, such as HDV."

I'm shooting in HDV and if I want to capture audio only, would I just need to switch my setting to DV?

The only thing is my Canon HV20's HDV audio is MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2, 16 bit, 48 kHz.

My DV setting is PCM audio, which I think is a better quality format, right?

Would there be any noticeable difference?

Thanks.

Is Windows 7 Home Premium Limited To 16GB RAM?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:17:46 GMT

Is Windows 7 Home Premium limited to 16GB RAM?

Do I need to buy Windows 7 Professional to be able to install more than16G (like 32GB when the price gets affordable?)

Thanks!

AdobeTV.com Shows MBPro Playing 8 Layers With No Rendering

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:22:03 GMT

I'm thinking of getting the Z68 motherboard with an i7 2600K with 16GB RAM and not getting a GPU at all for now and just using the onboard HD3000 graphics and letting Premiere use the Software Only MPE setting. At AbobeTV.com, this video shows a new Macbook Pro 17 inch with an AMD Radeon HD 6750M, 8GB RAM, and a Core i7-2820QM 2.3 GHz Quad-Core. He shows how playing back a 6-layer and an 8-layer sequence in full resolution with no lagging is no problem. He also plays back a 5D sequence with color correction applied in full resolution.

I plan on only doing HDV footage with light effects here and there and some minor re-sizing.

My questions:

1. I'm wondering if not having a card at all and just using the Software Only MPE mode would have any problem playing back something as minor as HDV. I was going to get the GTX 570, but I figure for now, save the $330 and if I do more complex stuff in the future, then get a card at that time.

2. I'm wondering if I'd be better off with the Z68, which uses the HD3000 onboard graphics of the 2600K, or just get the P67, which doesn't have the onboard graphics? Would the P67 allow MPE Software Only to access the 2600K as well as the Z68?

3. Is Premiere Pro using the Macbook Pro's Radeon card at all? Or as far as Premiere is concerned, the Macbook Pro has no GPU whatsoever? If this is the case, for people like me, why not save the $330 and wait to see if I'll ever need a GPU?

4. Does exporting with either Adobe Media Encoder or PPro use the GPU?

5. After Effects doesn't use the GPU at all, is that correct?

6. Would Photoshop work without a GPU to do simple things like resizing, etc.?

Best Cooling Tower Case With Handles

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:32:43 GMT

I'm trying to build a computer that will run Premiere Pro CS 5.5 and other programs.

From reading on these forums, it looks like the best options for me right now are:

i7 2600K

Asus Sabertooth P67

GTX 570

16GB Patriot 1333MHz RAM

Windows 7 Home

500GB hard drive for the system and programs and page file

Four 1TB drives in two RAID-0 configuations

I'm probably not going to overclock right now because I don't want to be so concerned with overheating. I may try overclocking later.

I got some prices at Fry's, which includes the Corsair 600T Tower Case.

I have 2 questions:

1. I read on a forum that a guy was having problems with cooling on the 600T and another person said the 20mm fans are too small, that 30mm are better.

2. I'm also trying to find a case that has a handle (or handles) so that I can transport it easily back and forth to another location.

I've read here to stay away from the small or mini towers because they don't cool well enough and that makes sense to me.

I only saw one at Fry's that had a handle, but I can't remember the name of it.

I like the Mac Pro tower style handles. Good and solid.

Anyone know of a case that is:

1. Great for cooling the above configuration, and

2. Has a handle?

Any feedback on the other componenets would be great as well.

Thanks for any help or advice.

Raise or Lower Volume In Timeline Via Keyboard

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:08:28 GMT

I'm new to Premiere Pro CS3, coming from Final Cut Pro 4.5 and am having trouble finding the following in the Help File:

-Is it possible to select one or more audio clips in the timeline and using keyboard shortcuts, raise or lower the volume incrementally?

Thanks again.

Raise or Lower Volume In Timeline Via Keyboard

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:06:17 GMT

I'm new to Premiere Pro CS3, coming from Final Cut Pro 4.5 and am having trouble finding the following in the Help File:

-Is it possible to select one or more audio clips in the timeline and using keyboard shortcuts, raise or lower the volume incrementally?

Thanks again.

Trouble Moving Audio With Video In Timeline

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:08:02 GMT

I'm new to Premiere Pro CS3, coming from Final Cut Pro 4.5 and am having trouble finding the following in the Help File:

-When I grab a clip in the timeline, and try to move it up and over to a different spot in the timeline, only the video portion moves up. The Audio portion stays on the same track and superimposes itself onto other audio clips as I drag. In Final Cut Pro, the video rises to a differnet track and the audio lowers to a differnet track so there's no collisions. Is ther a way to do this that I'm missing?

Gracias.

Can Prosumer File-Based Cameras Shoot Live Into The Computer?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:36:57 GMT

I have an Canon HV20 HDV video tape-based camera. It interfaces with the computer through firewire. I like being able to shoot live into the computer via firewire. I can control record and stop on the camera via my keyboard, and then review the clip on the computer without ever having to touch the camera. I do a lot of takes and I like being able to quickly review a clip with the keyboard instead of messing with the tiny controls on the camera, and if it's not right, I just delete it and shoot again until I get the right shot. Does anyone know if the newer file-based cams would allow me to shoot live into the computer as well? If so, how would the camera interface with the computer?

Thanks a lot.

MacBook Pro VS. Desktop Workstation: Positives & Negatives

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:31:21 GMT

I am creating comedy shorts (1 to 5 minutes) to upload to YouTube and other websites. I'm shooting in HDV on a Canon HV20. I am thinking about buying a new 15 inch or 17 inch MacBook Pro with an i7 processor. I read that it's best not to partition hard drives because it slows things down. And I've read it's good to use at least 3 different physical disks on an editing machine, one for OS/programs, one for media, and one for pagefile/scratch/renders. And to add RAID for even more speed and performance.

My situation is, although I'd love to get a powerful desktop workstation, I am having to be away from home quite a bit taking my parents to medical appointments and spending time in waiting rooms and also at their home. I'm thinking a laptop would allow me to edit and do other work while not at home.

I am thinking about buying the MacBook Pro instead of a desktop workstation.

My questions are:

1. Should I not put a partition on the laptop drive for the operating system and programs so that I don't lose performance?

2. I'm thinking I can just keep the current projects on the laptop drive and when finished, I can offload them to another drive and just capture my next projects on the laptop drive.

3. If I have external firewire (and hopefully at some point, Thunderbolt) drives for backup and archiving, do you think this would work ok?

4. I know Apple is selling Pegasus Raid Boxes for $1000 and up, but then I'd have to lug the box around with me. Or am I not seeing that correctly?

5. I would upgrade the RAM to 8GB and get the 7200 RPM drive, which is limited to 500GB. That would only give me maybe 300-400GB to work with.

6. As for a laptop, does anyone have a better alternative than a MacBook Pro?

7. Since the new Macs aren't using any Mercury Playback Engine-approved graphic cards, do new Mac owners not get any benefit from the MPE?

8. Does anyone see a better way for me to work away from home than what I've described?

Thanks alot for all the help on the forums.

Choosing Which Attributes to Paste

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:04:31 GMT

I'm new to Premiere Pro CS3, coming from Final Cut Pro 4.5 and am having trouble finding the following in the Help File:

-Is it possible in CS3 (or even CS5.5) to copy a clip and then choose which attributes I want to paste to one or more other clips at a time? Specifying things like Motion, Audio Filters, Video Filters, etc. The help file says all or none.

Thanks!

MacBook Pro VS. Desktop Workstation: Positives & Negatives

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:14:26 GMT