Posted by Steve Guidry on 03/31/06 16:50

Here's the disclaimer : I'm not an editor. I'm the guy that recorded the
tapes that have the problem below . . .


It was a live event. It's over. There is no chance for a re-do. I've got
to find a way to fix this or give most/all of the client's money back. The
client will be doing the edit himself.

The last beta deck was down, and the others were on other jobs. So, we
recorded the switched master to a JVC BR-DV6000 DV deck. Turns out that
there was a head clog, and the master tapes from both performances have
dropouts. We've tried it on several decks, and I'm convinced that the
problem is on the tape, and that it's not a playback issue. The dropouts
manifest themselves in three different areas on the screen where pixilated
blocks appear and disappear. It's moving video, so a cut/paste from a
nearby region won't easily hide it.

Basically, I think the plug-in should detect the dropout, and then freeze
the frame immediately before it and hold it until the video is good again.
It should have the ability to do a mask (3 of them in one-pass, while we're
wishing . . .) so that just the affected area gets frozen.

Oh yeah . . . The editor will be using Premiere Pro.

Help me Obi-one Kanobe. You're my only hope . . .


--
Steve Guidry
Video Works, Inc.
Live events for TV and Video
www.videoworksinc.com
800.844.4404

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