On 25/10/17, Marnie (aka Doe), discombobulated, unleashed: >Okay, I am basically video clueless.
That makes 2 of us. >I have Video Premier Elements 11 on my computer. I am not sure it will >do mp4, I know it will do mp3. I have a Lenovo PC. 'Do' Mp4?? Mp4 is basically an export codec, for exporting compressed video files to (say) the web. You shouldn't be editing Mp4 files. >A woman from the local Peace Center used her cell to video tape the >talk. One of our group's members' husband helped her import the video to >computer. I do not KNOW how he did it, what software he used. This sounds bad. I would be considering violence here >It seems half way through the video the orientation changes from >landscape to portrait. <Picard face palm> >I saw her tape it, the cell was on a stand. I do >not know if she accidentally changed the orientation while taping. It's >possible, you know how sensitive cell phone are to that. It is possible >during importing the orientation was changed. Cel phones have an orientation sensor that detects which way the phone is positioned, unless it is 'locked' to prohibit it from changing during use. >I am not the only one clueless here. Prayer would be useful past this point. >She says her computer is a HP laptop and the phone is Sansung S4 and the >file is a MP4. Remember I said Mp4 files were for exporting video? They can also be used by cameras (even in a phone) to compress the footage. Full HD video takes up a LOT of space in the raw... >Questions: > >1. Is there a way to change the orientation 1/2 through on the existing >MP4? Maybe using Elements Video Premier 11? Or something else? The problem is when you say 'change the orientation'. Do you mean that the first half of the video is 'normal' widescreen landscape format, and then by the Hand of God it changes so that the image is rotated through 90 degrees? Eg if you view the footage, to make it appear 'upright' you have to turn the computer monitor onto its side? Or is it that at the point where it changes, the normal widescreen landscape footage changes to a vertical presentation with large areas of black nothingness either side? (Either is very bad and you are basically screwed) >2. Would it be better to re-import it? It would be better (and kinder) to disembowel the person who shot the video. >3. If so, is there a way to change the orientation 1/2 way through, if >the orientation was wrong on the phone to begin with? It all depends. I'm not clear on the 2nd half footage. You say the orientation changes, but is it changed so that the video is effectively 'vertical', like looking through books on a bookshelf to the rest of the library beyond? Or is the image simply chenged through 90 degrees with the image still in widescreen video?? If the latter, easy to fix. If the former, not a chance. Disembowelment the only option. >Assume no more money will be spent on this. It needs to be the software >we have or free software. When I said an easy fix...... >I think the fact the orientation changes 1/2 through is the major problem. Correctly identified! >Any help you can offer would be appreciated. If you want to WeTransfer me the footage I can have a look for you, God help me. By return I can either A) WeTransfer you back the footage corrected, or B) suggest a good course on disemboweling vertical video shooters. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) | Live Broadcast News ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
