Clipping vs. Start/End Points

[Ben]

When using just a few seconds (3-15) of a much longer clip
(60 seconds plus) in a movie, which is more efficient
(from CPU & hard drive perspective) during mm2 preview and
encoding, start/end points or clipping the clip to size
(or near to size) needed? Or is there even a difference?

 

[Ben]

So I guess the MVP's aren't so knowledgeable after all.

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

Ben,

OK.... enough time passed for the knowledgeable responses... must be time
for guessing.... Us MVPs don't have any more access to the source code than
you do.

As the source file doesn't change, and the collection database and project
files just contain pointers to the source file and the frames within it, my
guess is that it doesn't make a difference.
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PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org

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[Dean Rowe [MS]]

It really doesn't make any difference.
Regards
Dean Rowe
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Guest]

Thanks John & Dean. I figured a statement like that might
get some attention. he he

The reason for the question is in regard to a problem I'm
trying to resolve with a project in which the additional
music track has a slight skip at clip to clip bounderies
(even with out a "transistion" applied).

This only happens when saving as DV-AVI. It does not
happend durring realtime preview (within mm2) or if saveed
at any of the other lower bit rate settings.

If I process (save) the video (along with its audio track,
but not the additional music track) as a DV-AVI and then
load up that video and add the music track it works fine
without skipping. So I think the problem is occuring
during the encoding (saving) process as opposed to
playback. Also, and somewhat interesting, this two step
saving process results in a slightly larger file (about
682 MB vs. about 680 MB).

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

There are many who are seeing that kind of audio issue... using work-arounds
like you, but not knowing exactly what is causing it.
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org

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