Mart, your link http://ox/multimedia/Multitrackmovs/index.htm didn't work for me as it said it couldn't find the server 'ox'. Would like to see it if you can help with access. Cheers, Susan.
On 16/12/04 10:11 AM, "Martin Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Darren, > > It is possible to do this sort of editing in Final Cut Pro/Express, but it's > a bit nasty - FCP and iMovie are both really geared towards full-res video > work. > You can manually set FCP to work at 320x240 etc, but you generally still > have to render and the result gets re-compressed at the end. A bit of > overkill really. > > My favourite is: > > - Quicktime Pro ($US29) > http://www.apple.com/quicktime/buy/ > Enables amazingly powerful editing capabilities within Apple's Quicktime > Player including: > - Cutting and pasting of audio and video tracks > - Overlaying text, graphics on top of or alongside multiple video tracks > - Superimposing video tracks on top of or alongside other video tracks > (picture-in-picture effects etc) > - scaling, distorting, rotating of video clips and graphics > - works at native resolution of video clips > - doesn't recompress video clips unless you specifically choose "Export" > However, simple transitions are unfortunately not so easy to do in QT Player > (!!) > Here is an example I put together using QT player: > http://ox/multimedia/Multitrackmovs/index.htm > (note the cross-fade transitions in the video track were done in another > video editing app, but everything else was composited in QT Player) > To access the power of QT Player, you need to delve into the "Get Movie > Properties" dialog, choose a track and then choose options like "Size" which > enables a lot of these amazing effects. > > There are a few other Quicktime Editors out there, here's one that has a > fair number of capabilities: > > - MediaEdit Pro (US$59.95) > http://www.miensoftware.com/mediaedit.html > > -Mart > > -------------------------------------- > Martin Hill > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > homepages: http://mart.ozmac.com > Mb: 0417-967-969 hm: (08)9314-5242 > > > >> From: Darren Kam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 23:57:35 +0800 >> To: WAMUG Mailing List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Editing non-standard size movies >> >> My apologies for not making this clearer - the source footage is >> coming in from: >> 1) a digital camera, (320x240 @ 15fps) >> 2) a Nokia 6230, (???x??? @ ??fps) >> 3) little Macromedia Flash movies made at 400x300, 15fps >> >> So as you can see I don't want any of this scaled up to 720x576!! I'd >> much rather work with the footage at 400x300 rather than scale up and >> then scale back down (as would be the case using iMovie). >> >> If Adobe Premiere is no longer an option I have been hanging out to >> find a reason to get the Producers Pack (Final Cut Pro HD, Motion, >> DVD Studio Pro) but that'd also mean getting a new G5! >> >> Thanks for the advice, >> Darren. >> >> At 1:34 AM +0800 15/12/04, Rob Davies wrote: >>> Evening, >>> >>> On 14/12/2004, at 11:30 PM, Darren Kam wrote: >>> >>>> Greetings, >>>> >>>> Have been playing around with iMovie but it seems to lock me into a >>>> default PAL resolution of 720x576 when I really just want to >>>> create/edit a movie that is only 400x300 pixels in size. (i.e. if I >>>> import a 400x300 clip into iMovie it converts it to a 720x576 DV >>>> file which is not what I want) >>>> >>> >>> I am assuming you are referencing DV tape captured by iMovie, not >>> captured video from the web. >>> >>> Create the movie in it's PAL state, then when you are happy with >>> what you have you can export it creating the relevant mpeg or file >>> format you are after including size, of course options in FCP will >>> surpass those offered in iMovie. If it is the web you are >>> specifically aiming at I would suggest looking into Flash, but still >>> edit and capture your imagery via FCP preferably, but iMovie will >>> suffice. >>> >>> But, their are many and varied options within scenarios etc. etc... >>> >>>> Will Final Cut Pro enable me to work at smaller sizes? 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