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What is the best audio codec to use, when exporting a video clip with Premiere 6.5? Without having little (if any) quality loss.

Thanks.

In "Layout", go to "Rendering" and then click on "Render Options". Then go to "Output Files", and click on "Save Animation". You can then chose the file type, codec, etc... you want to use to save your animation. (An important note: remeber to change...

I animated the "Machines" or "Endo-skeltons" in Lightwave. I orignally downloaded them from some guys persoanl website about 10 mounths ago. But; the endo-skeletons were only about 60% complete (they were basicaly rough models). I then had to end some finishing touches to them; a...

I've done an effect like that in my lastest film "Terminator: Tides of Steel" Here's a promotinal picture that I made at school, you can see the explosion in the lower right-hand corner. *(The shot of the explosion had been altered to look more pleasing with the rest of the pormotional pic...

Does anybody know where I could get that amazing piece of music Hanz Zimmer composed for Pearl Harbor, that is played seconds after Afleck says, "Lets head over to battleship row."? During the Pearl attack sequence in the film. You can hear it very well during a POV shot of an airplane fly...

In order to move the camera down the cable, we usally just throw it, without no safety lines and stuf like that. I could attach a rope to it pull it down the cable if you wanted to. But, that means you'll need another crew-member pulling the rope. We didn't relaize till after we had finshed shoting ...

Alright, I got some test footage up that you can download. (This shot from Terminator: Tides of Steel, has not been digitally altered in anyway, colour grading, sound, and other effects still need to be added to the shot.) Just "right click" on the link and "save as" Cable Cam te...

For the splashes in the water, I used a fully-automatic, paint-ball gun (you can see it in the 2nd picture). To make the cable cam, you could do it several ways. It is basically a upside-down tripodmount with a arm to support the camera (I built my own, but you could probaly use an old tripod head),...

I used a model helicopter for the same type of shot a few years ago! All I did was put a model helicopter in front of a big green-screen, and tilt and swing the camera to get the motion I wanted. For the rotor-blades (if you don't have some that work, then make some. Nobody will notice), I tied fish...

Here are the picture I promised of the home-made cable/camera/pulley system I built. We used it this weekend to film the current film I'm working on "Terminator: Tides Of Steel." http://www.angelfire.com/film/groshko/pic5.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/film/groshko/pic2.jpg http://www.angelf...

So I don't have any (or little) global illumination...got it.

Thanks for the help insert_coin and Mushiman. You will be able to see the results somtime around late January, when I get the film done.

but it wold help if you told us a bit more info on what your trying to composite and the lighting conditions and etc... What I'm trying to compoisite is about a dozen Terminator endoskeletons, that I have animated. The shots I'm compositing them into was filmed completely at night, and outside, wit...

If you want a cheap way to do 5.1 sound, you can use the Windows Media 9 Encoder.

When you go to create your 5.1 sound track, you have to have 3 seperate .wav files for each of the different channels of the 5.1 setup. I haven't tried it myself, but I know you can do it.

Anybody know of any good tips and tricks when compositing CGI into a low-light sequence of film.

Any suggestions would be apperciated.

I own the Directors Cut DVD of Peral Harbor, and I found it to be much beter than the regular PG-13 version of the film. The action sequences just seemed to be better with the R-rated material added to the film. I can't see how some people can hate this movie so much. I know it isn't a masterpiece o...

This is the full name of the song:

Orff: Introduction to "Carmina Burana" The Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra and Chorus.

It's a common song on classical music CD's.

Same here.

My stroyboards are in my head.

Thanks!

I can't believe I couldn't have seen somthing that was that obvious.

I have Lightwave 7.5. And, in "Layout" there is a feature that allows you to move the pivot point of your 3d object. I've done this to an object that I want to modify, and have saved the scene. But; when I go the save the actully object I have modified, my pivot points get reset!:mad: All ...

My Sony Hi 8 cameras have a widescreen mode that dosen't put bars on the top and bottom of the screen. It squesees the 16X9 picture into 4X3, and when captured to your computer you can stretch it back out into 16X9.

Who! A couple weeks ago I was saying that a company should make a camera that records onto a hard-drive. Somebody should just make a camera that can record onto a 120+Gb hardrive bulit into the camera. That dosen't seem like such a bad idea. I guess I wasn't that far-off. (How can you say somthing i...

You could also use a "animated mask" for your shots. Although they take a long time, they would allow you to walk in-front of your-self and vice-versa. Animated masks would allow more interation between...yourself.
After Effects and other compositing programs can do this.

I had an interior helicopter shot in my last movie. What I did is; I had my actors sit in-front of a green screen and shot that. I then used G.I. Joe model helicopter, and shot that agnist a green screen. (The model helicopter was quiet large, and had lots of details; that is why I used it.) I then ...

The amount of time it takes to set-up depends greatly on where you want the cable to run. Usally it only takes about 10 min. I usally use the winch on one of my ATV's to pull the tight , so that it dosen't sag, and cause to camera to fly into the ground.
Thankfully, that has never happened:(