I was curious how you go about rotating an image. Not just flipping, or flopping but how you rotate it clockwise or counter clockwise just slightly. I was also curious how you change the perspective. Can you skew the image or warp it without a third party effect?

Thanks,

Field

3d Warp Effect...(under blend)

or BCC pan & zoom (but I guess it is a third party)... or Avid FX?

Field,

Same as Adman's reply.
However I would like to throw in a word of praise for "3rd Party...."

Once upon a time "3rd. Party" meant having to save something in the open application.
Close the application.
Open the 3rd party application.
Work with it on the saved material.
Save the result.
Close the 3rd. party application.
Open the main application again.
Load the saved file.
Then maybe not be happy with the result and begin all over again.

Nowadays with things like BCC filters, AvidFX (Boris Red) -  they are so well integrated into MC that they are only a click away. They open alongside MC and you can switch back and forth.

I feel that the "3rd. party" tag, meaning that it is of a lower class or more bother to work with , is not always justified these days
Finally - the above statement is aimed users in general -  not Field in particular!

Regards,
Douglas

Use the Picture in Picture then upgrade it to 3D in effect pallete. You can rotate it in any way you like.

I guess that would make sense. LOL 

Thanks,

Field

Before I posted I did not see your response Douglas.  You are 100% correct...I would say new Avid users like myself don't realise how good we have it from past technology.

I do have a question for you Douglas.  I purchased the Techsmith's Camtasa Studio.  But I cannot figure out how to import the files into Avid so I can work with them there. I saved them as an AVI file but I only get my audio...the video is just a white screen.

Any thoughts,

Thanks,

Field

In the standard AVID toolset, it seems that the smallents increment you can rotate an image is one degree. There have been many times when this was too much. I've always felt this was a glaring oversight on the part of AVID. Do any of the options mentioned above allow for the use of even smaller increments? I've tried several methods, and could never get less that one degree rotation.

Field:

As mentioned before, staying inside of the Avid application you can use 3D warp, but since it has not been mentioned, the parameter you want to adjust is '"Z" in the rotation controls.

Field Hudnall:

do have a question for you Douglas.  I purchased the Techsmith's Camtasa Studio.  But I cannot figure out how to import the files into Avid so I can work with them there. I saved them as an AVI file but I only get my audio...the video is just a white screen.

Field, I have never needed to import any CamtasiaStudio (CS) project into MC.
I was, however, asked that question before and, out of curiosity, I tried it.
The results were always far inferior to the actual CS original.
I don't recall the settings I used for the AVI. But I tried quite a few to see if I could improve the quality of the picture.
If you were working in HD and dropped an AVI from CS into the timeline you would see a very marked change in quality.

Here is how I would handle the situation:
Step back from the idea you are having problems with.... and try and look at the problem from another, wider angle.
Do you really need to work with the CS project in MC?
Where are you going to use the final result?
Can't you use the CS project directly in the final result?
If you need some live video along with the CS project, why not look at the ways of including a live video PIP?

You'll find a lot of tips and tutorials on the TechSmith website.

Otherwise the "audio OK.... video only a white screen..." reminds me of a QT setting that has caused trouble for others when importing avis into MC.
I don't have that reference at hand just now, maybe someone else can supply the information!

Regards,
Douglas

Thanks for the information Douglas.

I am needing to create webclips for a client that spotlights specific products that they sell.  I was wanting to mix Video of the product in use as well as video from CS of navigating through the clients website to find the product.

Are you suggesting importing the "edited" footage from MC into CS and then using the picture in picture feature to mix the two accordingly?  

Thanks again Douglas...if I can get this figured out it will be a great feature for my client.  

Field Hudnall:

Are you suggesting importing the "edited" footage from MC into CS and then using the picture in picture feature to mix the two accordingly?  

I hadn't really suggested any workflow yet, Field.

My next question would be - In what format and on what media do you plan to make the final delivery in/on?

The answer to that question will determine the next step.

Regards,
Douglas

I would like to use the CS application to incorporate web site navigation into my completed Avid sequences. Some of these sequences will be used on websites and some of them will be on full length DVDs.  So I would say quick time files for the websites and MPEG2 for the DVD.

I really appreciate your help on this.

Field

I would be inclined to try to do the job in CS6 and import the Avid sequences.
I have never tried this.
So I don't know how feasible it is.
CS is happy with a good webcam quality video to do PIPs, or even digital stills.
But maybe your projects would have mostly Avid Sequences with a little part composed of CS shots.
In that case, I can see you want to try and do it in MC.
If you could use the CS clips as a PIP in MC, then I think the quality would be acceptable.

For the web I think you should be looking at MP4 or FLV instead of QT.
CS6 will do QT, but the quality of FLV and especially MP4 is so much better. The file size of the MP4s is much smaller than the others...and the quality higher!
CS6 will do all the encoding for you including the .html and support files. Ready to just add to your site.

CS6 will allow you to export MOV files with Avid DNxHD codecs, if you have them on the same machine as CS6.
So those might be better for the DVD.

I don't know what version of CS you have. The latest CS6 gives you the best output choices.

I don't have much spare time just now, but I will tryout some ideas when I find the time.
In the meantime, it is up to you to test things and see if you can find a solution....

Good luck,

Douglas

drbgaijin:

I don't have much spare time just now, but I will tryout some ideas when I find the time.

And now the good news, Field

I made time for you Well, I was also curious about it.....

I exported one of my tutorials from CS6 as a QT DNxHD 145 file.
Quick imported it into MS, and I was surprised to see that it held up well on a Full HD format TV monitor.
It was not perfect.... but considering it is taken from screen captured material it was quite acceptable.

When I used a PIP effect on it it began to get a bit blurry on texts and smaller pictures.
But it is definitely a way to go.

I take back all of my negative comments on moving CS material to MC........

Regards,
Douglas

Douglas that is Great!!!!

My question is this? How do you get so specific about your export settings in CS6?  I only see defaults like Blog, You Tube, Web, CD, DVD, etc.

I feel that importing into MC is really going to speed up my work flow.

Thanks Douglas,

Field