[MacDV] Re: Video Import Problems

[James Asherman]

On Monday, March 22, 2004, at 01:42  PM, Mark M. Florida wrote:

> That's normal.  It's not a problem, it's just part of the original 
> analog signal.  It won't show up when you play it on a TV, so you 
> shouldn't worry about it.  If you need to export to QuickTime and want 
> to get rid of it, you can make a mask in Photoshop and apply that in 
> your QuickTime movie using the "Pro" version of QuickTime Player.  
> (it's not too complicated, but beyond the scope of this reply).
>
> - Mark
Somehow I thought he was talking about DV. But you're right about that 
crap being there in VHS and S-VHS and it not showing on a TV.
  Slick or somebody gives away a letter-box effect that works good.
Jim

>
> On Mar 22, 2004, at 12:12 PM, Richard Gilmore wrote:
>
>> We've got a JVC HR-DVS3U VCR connected to a G4, OSX 10.3, iMovie 3, 
>> via a FW
>> cable and sometimes when we import video there is a line at the 
>> bottom of the
>> picture. It's a little hard to describe but the video is there with 
>> sound that's
>> ok, except for this line at the bottom of the picture. It looks like 
>> it contains
>> video information and it moves with the picture. There doesn't seem 
>> to be a way
>> to remove it and it shows up on the DVD when you burn it. Does 
>> anybody know what
>> this is and how to correct the problem?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Richard
>
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