Camcorders: Canon Vixia FS100 Review/Question .MOD
Widescreen problem
by joedmd - 5/13/08 12:06 PM In reply to: widescreen by allenzapI am having trouble with Media Player or Quicktime recognizing the widescreen clip. Media player plays it pillarboxed and squashed, as does streamclip. streamclip can output it to a usable format though (changes the audio over).
In premier, I can let it know that its widescreen and it fixes it, but for some reason, only Nero, Pixela and VLC will recognize the widescreen tags.
Any advice?
same here
by A_Str8 - 5/13/08 12:18 PM In reply to: Widescreen problem by joedmdYeah, Media player doesn't seem to recognize widescreen for me either. My two ways of coping:
1 - I play widescreen stuff in VLC
2 - I don't have a widescreen monitor or tv, so I've been recording in fullscreen when i can remember.
Widescreen problem solved + imports to premier
by joedmd - 5/13/08 7:17 PM In reply to: Widescreen problem by joedmdThe widescreen problem has been solved in another forum by users of the JVC SD camcorder.
You need to download a small program called sdcopy and run it on your .mod files. It renames them to .mpg (if you haven't already done so) and fixes the widescreen tags. Apparently the tags are in the moi files and future video editors will be able to realize that.
The files will then open fine in Media Player (assuming you have an MPEG-2 codec installed).
Premier does not support AC-3, so you can use MPEG Sreamclip to either change the audio to MP2 or transcode to something different altogether.
The other option, mention in this thread is to copy the ad2ac3dec.dll file to the premier directory.
iMovie versions prior to 8 do NOT support MPEG2 video, although apparently the latest version with the latest updates is supposed to be able to import these clips.
sdcopy
by joedmd - 5/14/08 12:11 PM In reply to: Widescreen problem solved + imports to premier by joedmdhere's the link for sdcopy
http://zyvid.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=280.0;id=153
Premiere + Widescreen (and other stuff)
by murielhj - 5/23/08 3:35 PM In reply to: sdcopy by joedmd(I've had many of the same issues everyone here has had, so thank heavens for this thread. I have been reading it since before FS100 was fully released, thanks to 97octane.)
My MOD files played in WMP without conversion, just not in widescreen (I use Vista, fyi). I've downloaded SDCopy to convert the MOD files to MPEG *with* the widescreen tag, so Windows Media Player does playback widescreen now. Also, once I uninstalled PowerDVD, the audio imported perfectly. (I didn't know if that .dll file 97octane mentioned would work with my version of Premiere.)
But, I use Premiere Pro 1.5 (yeah, old) and found that even when I choose 16:9, the files play back back at 4:3 with the black bars on the side...
I'm still trying to figure out why my Premiere isn't cooperating with widescreen though...any help?
By the way, transfering files was not possible via the camcorder, Pixela, or in my USB media reader. Way too slow, froze my programs, etc. I realized my reader may not read SDHC (16GB) cards, so I purchased a Transcend one for ~$9 on Amazon and just got it today. Works like a charm - files transferred very quickly over USB 2.0.
Muriel
No Widescreen for Premiere
by murielhj - 5/28/08 8:07 PM In reply to: Premiere + Widescreen (and other stuff) by murielhjSo, I've searched and searched for a solution to this problem, but haven't found anything. Premiere isn't allowing the widescreen setting, even though I've sent all the MOD files through SDCopy and set the Premiere file to 16:9. It loads the footage as a warped 4:3 with black bars on the sides, filling the 16:9 ratio.
Windows Movie Maker handles the MPEGs fine - they import as widescreen.
Any ideas as to what I should try in Premiere, or is it hopeless for a Pro 1.5 user? I just really don't want to edit in WMM - it sucks. Perhaps there are suggestions for a "free" or cheap editor because I can't afford Pro CS3 right now.
Muriel
Use streamclip
by joedmd - 5/28/08 8:24 PM In reply to: No Widescreen for Premiere by murielhjyou can use mpeg streamclip to transcode to another format and then import to premier
Tried MPEG Streamclip
by murielhj - 6/4/08 11:18 AM In reply to: Use streamclip by joedmdWasn't sure which format to transcode to, if MPEG wasn't already showing widescreen in Premiere. So, I tried transcoding the MPEGs I had (from SDCopy) to AVI with MPEG Streamclip and apparently I'm supposed to PAY to have Quicktime playback MPEGs so that Streamclip will work?
Sorry, but no. I'm not paying Apple to have their software play an MPEG.
tRY THIS
by 97octane - 6/4/08 11:27 AM In reply to: Tried MPEG Streamclip by murielhjWHenever you import the clip into Premiere, by default the widescreen flag is not correct. Simply right click on the inported file, and select "Reinterpret Footage" and make the selection from there.
Works perfectly every time.
If you search the help section within premiere, there are references to a .txt file you can edit to make this change setup currectly everytime so that when you import those files, it does it automagically. But you can even select multiple files, and select Reinterpet and it will do it in a batch. DONT PAY ANYONE SQUAT to convert this stuff.... doesnt need it. Just have to know how to work with what you have. Its all a matter of training and getting familiar with it.
YAY!
by murielhj - 6/12/08 12:33 PM In reply to: tRY THIS by 97octaneThanks so much, 97octane! Worked perfectly - I knew there had to be *something* in Premiere that set it correctly.
Do you happen to know the difference between 1.4 and 1.422 widescreen? Premiere gave the option and I'm not sure if there's a real difference...
Thanks again =D
.MOD Files Video Quality Premier Pro Problems!
by JaminJeff - 4/25/08 8:03 PM In reply to: Canon Vixia FS100 Review/Question .MOD by 97octaneI greatly appreciate all of your many comments regarding what I believed would be an incredible step forward by Canon in size, storage, and standard definition quality. Me too! I could not believe my luck when I found three of these at Best Buy (in the back of a cabinet - the sales person had to actually search). But, as usual, many things sound too good to be true, and this may be one. I shot segments of my regional TV show with it and now cannot decode audio from video in Premier Pro even with a bunch of new codecs (which fixed Windows Media Player). There is a significant drop-off of quality between the player in their ImageMixer software and the silent mpegs in WMP. I need to edit a full show by Monday at 3PM! Help!
AC3
by A_Str8 - 4/25/08 9:07 PM In reply to: .MOD Files Video Quality Premier Pro Problems! by JaminJeffThe audio codec the camera records to is AC3. There is a file called ad2ac3dec.dll in the Encore directory (if you have it). You need to put a copuy of that file in the premiere directory.
File
by 97octane - 4/29/08 5:04 AM In reply to: AC3 by A_Str8If you cannot find this file, send me an email.
The file works as advertized, and will perfectly allow you to inport the audio with the video. If you aspect flag is not pulling them in properly, theres an easy fix for that as well. Email texascrude (at) gmail (dot) com
Change Audio
by joedmd - 5/13/08 12:10 PM In reply to: .MOD Files Video Quality Premier Pro Problems! by JaminJeffUse streamclip to change the audio. Output to MPEG2 with MP@ audio.
Should work.
Further still...
by Fastra3000 - 4/27/08 10:32 AM In reply to: Canon Vixia FS100 Review/Question .MOD by 97octaneHas anyone has any problems installing the supplied ImageMixer software?
I can get as far as entering in the camcorders serial number (12 digit number on the bottom) - where it promptly tells me its invalid!!
I'm currently waiting to speak to Canon about this.
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