Help with Pinnacle 9

omnislashmaster · Post by **omnislashmaster** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:50 pm

I'm now attempting to make an AMV using Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus, but everytime I try to insert a clip to the timeline, a message always pops up saying that the clip uses an irregular frame rate and it may affect syncing. When I replay that clip, it has the correct audio but previews a clip very different from the one I want.

How do I fix this problem?

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:55 pm

What codec is your source footage using? Don't use xvid/divx for editing.

omnislashmaster · Post by **omnislashmaster** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:58 pm

DivX is the current codec but they are in AVI formats, but the funny thing is, I do the same thing with Final Fantasy FMV's (also using DivX codecs and in AVI format) and it doesn't have a problem.

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:03 pm

It depends on how they were originally encoded. A low number of keyframes and variable framerates make for miserable editing.

You could try converting them to another format. HuffYUV or Lagarith being the recommended choice though beware the huge file sizes if you go this route.

Minion · Post by **Minion** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:42 am

pinnacle has trouble with 23fps. use 29.97 source footage

Minion · Post by **Minion** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:45 am

i speak from past experience with pinnacle 7 and 9. you can edit in 23fps, but you'll have trouble syncing the video with the audio.
i HIGHLY suggest re-encoding with 29.97 fps. it'll save you headaches

Melanchthon · Post by **Melanchthon** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:49 am

Minion wrote:i speak from past experience with pinnacle 7 and 9. you can edit in 23fps, but you'll have trouble syncing the video with the audio.
i HIGHLY suggest re-encoding with 29.97 fps. it'll save you headaches

Can it deal with 24fps footage?