Sorry about that. The url should have been: http://ox.curtin.edu.au/multimedia/Multitrackmovs/index.htm
-Mart -------------------------------------- Martin Hill mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] homepages: http://mart.ozmac.com Mb: 0417-967-969 hm: (08)9314-5242 > From: Susan Hastings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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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