#EDL from Premiere
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I understand premiere can create EDL to process Hi 8 tapes at a professional
machine level. Can anyone relate to actually doing this? What are the
limitations? Does your original tape need timecodes on it or does Premiere
creat its own system?
Thanks for the input
Dominique
Dominique:
Premiere can create EDLs from any source material, HI-8 or otherwise. The only
restriction is that the original material must contain some sort of timecode
that an editing service provider will be able to read with his equipment when
using the EDL and your tapes, and that can be read from a Premiere device
control plugin.
All that's required is a deck that can generate timecode (LTC, VITC, whatever),
and a driver (a very wide range of serial 422/232/Visca/etc. decks are
supported with controller plugins). Premiere will handle all the in/out points
and so forth, and provides a wipecode editor for mapping transitions to pro
switchers. Just do the edits, and export to CMX, Sony, Grass Valley. No muss,
no fuss.
Nick
Adobe Systems.
Thanks for the info but I'm still a novice at this and got lost in your
explanation. Specifically, I have been shooting with a Canon A1 Digital Hi-8
Camera therefore no time code as such. Can one be superimposed on the tape
afterwards (you refer to a dewck) so that it can be read into premiere with
that info on it?
You talk about a controller plugin and a driver. I assume you mean software
patches as in Photoshop 'plugins' am I right?
Thanks again for the help
Dominique
Dominique:
If the camcorder you shot the video with doesn't record timecode, you can
either copy the material onto a deck that does have timecode, or use a deck
that can add timecode to the tape without erasing the video.
The plugin I refer to is a device control plugin for controlling your deck;
just choose what protocol and model you're controllable deck is and Premiere
will do the rest.
Nick