217 Answered Questions for the topic video production

Video Production Video

04/26/19

Metal particle Hi8 tape degradation?
Recently I was playing a Hi8 tape from 1998, when I tried rewinding and rewatching a part (stopping the tape, before rewinding). The part of the tape I had just watched was highly distorted and... more
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Video Production Scale Video Quality Premiere

04/25/19

What is the difference between 'Set To Frame Size' and 'Scale To Frame Size'?
In Premiere Pro CC; what is the difference between 'Set To Frame Size' and 'Scale To Frame Size'? I need to blow up a video to fill a larger frame. I am going from SD 720x480 to HD 720x1280 frame... more
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Video Production Video

04/24/19

Simple way of clipping video files?
What is a simple way of extracting a video clip from, say, an .avi file? An example: I only want between 1:05 and 1:35 of this video, and I want to save the clip as its own file. I have been using... more
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Video Production Video Quality Adobe Premiere

04/24/19

Why does editing a video by Adobe Premiere Pro more than once decreases its quality?
For example: On first edit, I decreased the speed of video and saved it. Then again I imported it and made some other changes, like brightness adjustment, and saved. When I check the final file,... more
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Video Production Video

04/23/19

video bitrate - how large should my video be?
I created a video in movie maker from more videos I took using my canon 550d, but the file produced is an 11 minutes 806MB video. This is huge. Now, when I create the video using movie maker, it... more
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Video Production Production Focus Filming

04/21/19

Why do pro cameras still need to pull focus?
Big productions using pro cinema cameras (RED Weapon etc...) still use manual focus and still have someone who's sole job is just to pull focus for a camera.With today's technology, I would always... more
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Video Production Microsoft Windows

04/21/19

Mass Video Trimming?
I have a bunch of videos created with a 10 second intro in the front of each of them. They are all MP4 and basically I want to trim the first 10 seconds off each video. Is there a piece of software... more
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Video Production Video

04/20/19

Animation over video?
I have a video of a guy doing push ups. On that video I want to be able to draw some lines showing what angles the arms should be at when the guy is down and up. The lines should follow the guy on... more
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Video Production Video Recording Recommendation

04/20/19

Recommendation to Shooting Long Videos?
I'm seeking recommendations on how to shoot a long lecture by a guest speaker that is coming to town. I currently own a Canon t4i. My main question is what do I need to avoid my camera from... more
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Video Production Video

04/19/19

What is the difference between an amateur and a professional camcorder?
It is known that professional photographers use SLRs & regular users use point & shoot camera. What kind of cameras do professional videographers use & whats the difference?
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04/19/19

What are the essentials for a livestream training room?
I work for a nonprofit (which rules out consultants or big packages) and I’ve been tasked with setting up the a/v for one of our large training rooms. I’ve got about a dozen events over the next... more
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04/18/19

Does a Content Management Tool/Software exist to help me quickly build video trailers from a large collection of content?
Does such a program exist whereby I can query a keyword in a database of all my transcript and audio content, and all instances/time-stamps will be displayed? The goal is to prevent my editors from... more
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Video Production Video

04/13/19

Using technically impossible shutter speed when shooting video?
I have a question about the video mode of my DSLR.When i record i can set the frame rage (e.g. 25 fps). In that setting my DSLR should take 25 images within 1 second.In manual (or "s" mode) mode i... more
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Video Production Lighting Lenses Camera

04/12/19

How to get the Cinematic look?
With most movies, you can tell at a glance, if it is (or supposed to be) a blockbuster or not, by how the image looks.Even some American TV-series look better (in my oppinion) than most european... more
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Video Production Camera Video Recording Sync

04/12/19

Why is my Sony Alpha 6000 not synchronzing with other recorders?
Using a Canon 70D and a couple stand-alone audio recorders, I have no trouble matching footage between the different devices.With the Sony Alpha 6000, I can't line them up on the Premiere timeline:... more
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Video Production Video Software

04/12/19

Lossless extracting of JPEGs from an MJPEG video?
Using the Timelapse app on my Sony NEX-6 camera, I get an AVI which contains an MJPEG stream.However, I'd like to take all the individual frames into Lightroom as normal photos, to do my... more
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Video Production Video

04/11/19

Does a real "megapixel lens" exist?
Many of new model of lenses are defined as megapixel (i.e 1MP, 2MP, 5MP...).My problem is that I did not find any difference between a standard lens and a "megapixel" one, in the focus quality.I... more
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Video Production Encoding Video Recording

04/11/19

Container Type that doesn't corrupt on Encoding Crash?
I've been produce videos on YouTube for a few years. I understand a vast majority of encoding options for x264 (My preferred encoder).I used to use MPEG-4 containers (.mp4) with my videos, however... more
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Video Production Production

04/11/19

Sites for learning the business side?
(Sorry if this is off-topic. I couldn't find any place more appropriate for the subject).Most of the questions that are asked in this board, and most of the courses that you find when you search... more
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04/06/19

How to record a video with different background without having a green screen?
I'm wondering if there is a way to change the video background while recording with a different background , It doesn't have to be chosen by me , Just a different background .Is that's possible?
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Video Production Video

04/05/19

Is there any format for videos like RAW format for photos?
Like the RAW format for photos which stores the exact image information that is of great use for post processing, are there any similar formats for video?
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Video Production Editing Production Filming

04/05/19

How to start a freelance editing company?
I am 17 and I want to start a freelance video editing company, using Motion and Final Cut Pro X. Only problem is, I have no idea how to go about starting it. Where are some good places to begin?
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Video Production Video Quality Capturing

04/05/19

Camcorder pass-through or stand alone capture box for VHS source?
What would yield better quality: camcorder pass-through or buying a more recent dedicated capture box?I have a Canon Elura 65 that I've used in the past to capture video from VHS sources. It... more
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Video Production Video

04/04/19

Are there any good video editing apps for photographers?
Photo editing apps like Lightroom have very intuitive ways (my opinion, of course) of performing operations on pictures.I occasionally do small video projects that I edit either in Sony Vegas on... more
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Video Production Camera Video Quality Canon

04/04/19

T5i video quality doesn't even match smartphone camera? Where can I improve?
A friend wanted to make some professional looking videos for a weekly vlog type of thing for his church. We went into this planning to buy a better camera and lights etc as we go.We filmed a video... more
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