2 questions

MikeA wrote on 12/19/2012, 8:14 AM
I've been working on a video of my son's football team's highlights and this morning I noticed that the clips are not changing on the video preview as the cursor moves from one clip to the next. There are no fades on these at this point, they are straight cuts from one to the other and if I step from Clip A into Clip B it takes about 8 arrow key strokes (frames?) for Clip B to appear onscreen. It seems like something has gotten out of whack in the database that stores the event times. Is there a way to reset things so the video changes as the cursor passes over it?

Also, I have one clip on the timeline that has a pink background and a small red box at each end of the clip the +0.14 notated in it. What does this mean? The clip has not been extended to loop but I just don't know what this means.

OK, a bonus question: When is Sony going to upgrade the Forum software to allow screenshots to be posted? I know I could post the screenshots online then link to them in the body of the post but that is a lot of work for a lowly screenshot.

Thanks,

Mike

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Kimberly wrote on 12/19/2012, 8:42 AM
Hello Mike:

This sticky will tell you how to post screenshots and links:

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=521496&Replies=0

I use Dropbox to host my screen shots. Other users may have suggestions on that too.

Here is a guess on your Preview window. Is there any chance you are viewing your Trimmer window (which would not necessarily refresh when you are playing the timeline) and not your Preview window?

In the picture below, the Trimmer is left and the Preview is right.



Regards,

Kimberly
MikeA wrote on 12/19/2012, 9:40 AM
Thanks Kimberly, no, I'm not viewing the Trimmer preview. I don't use the Trimmer during editing. I did at one time but found I can do the same thing right on the timeline so I now skip that step. Is there an advantage to using the Trimmer or is it just another method of working?
musicvid10 wrote on 12/19/2012, 9:49 AM
Mike, not many systems are capable of rendering fades and transitions for preview in real time. You have different prerender options available to do this for you.
riredale wrote on 12/19/2012, 9:55 AM
Pink means the associated audio to the video clip is no longer in sync, i.e. you have the "Ignore event grouping" switch turned on and have shifted either the audio or video on the timeline.
MikeA wrote on 12/19/2012, 10:18 AM
Ahhhhh, OK, I can deal with that. For this shot it doesn't matter but that's good to know!

Thanks!

Mike
Kimberly wrote on 12/19/2012, 11:15 PM
Is there an advantage to using the Trimmer or is it just another method of working?

The trimmer is another way of trimming your clips and getting them into the timeline. Depending on your workflow, it can be very speedy. I've always preferred to trim my clips right on the timeline, but in November I attended a seminar that advocated using the trimmer to speed your workflow.

In the seminar they challenged us to throw together a video using clips averaging 2 seconds in length. I did that (see my Vimeo stuff if you are interested, same as my full name for this forum). Not sure if I love the trimmer, but I think it's a good tool in the right hands.

Regards,

Kimberly
Kimberly wrote on 12/19/2012, 11:23 PM
Mike:

If these are your current system specs, then the system might be a bit on the wimpy side to give a real time preview if your settings on are Best/Full.

Windows Version: XP

Maybe try Good/Half or Good/Quarter and see if your preview is better? Is it possible to add more RAM?

Regards,

Kimberly
Arthur.S wrote on 12/22/2012, 6:43 AM
My previous system had slightly better specs than that. I found 'preview half' worked well for me.
Former user wrote on 12/22/2012, 9:27 AM
If you shot your video in a consecutive mode, from beginning to end, then the trimmer may not be as helpful. In this case, you can usually drag your video to the timeline and cut out what you don't want as you watch it.

But if you shot various takes out of order, more like a movie or commercial style of shooting, then the trimmer becomes more useful. You don't drag all of the hours of video to the timeline, you select what you need (or think you need) first in the trimmer and then place that on the timeline. I learned NLE on the Avid system, I am used to having a trimmer and find it very useful.

Dave T2