Posted by R&B on 03/31/06 23:39

"Steve Guidry" <steveguidryremovethis@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> 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


Fixing it? No.

But there's always cutaways.

God bless B-roll.

Randy

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