Re: Filling in pen paths with colour

Dean_Utian · ‎Nov 02, 2017

Hi chrisb, To clarify - you want to fill in a certain area of the image with a solid colour right? If so, you can use a range of tools to select the area including Lasso tool, Magic Wand.. There is a Quick selection too. Can't remember what version of Photoshop it first appeared. If you created a path using the pen tool, you can convert a path to a selection. Just go to the path window, right click (Windows) / Control click (Mac) on the path and choose Make selection. Once you have your selection, change the foreground colour in the the Tools area to the end you want, Then from the top menu, simply select - Edit > Fill... and then choose Foreground Color in the dialogue box that appears and click OK. If there's is something I've missed in what you want to do, let me know.

Dean_Utian · ‎Nov 02, 2017

Hi Peter, To clarify, sounds like your rendered video play poorly outside of Premiere. A few questions: 1. How long is the video? 2. How big is the file? 3. What is the bitrate settings you have for the exported video?4. Have you changed the speed of your initial video? If you have a long, big file, it could be that your computer or media player is not handling it well. You could try render just 5 minutes of the sequence timeline to see how well that plays.

Dean_Utian · ‎Nov 02, 2017

Hi shawnmohsin, First, wish you all the best with your study of graphic design. My advice to you is to start with the short courses and see what area of graphic design most excites you. You could become an illustrator, web designer, do print marketing or lost of other things. If video work is something that interests you, then yes, definitely look into Premiere. What type of short courses are you doing? Lynda.com has good tutorials: Lynda: Online Courses, Classes, Training, Tutorials To your question on CorelDraw, since you're starting with Photoshop and Illustrator, CorelDraw products are not vital to explore at this stage. It's hard to give advice on what other tools are useful without knowing more details of what interests you. So, as you explore the field further, expand on the tools you learn based on the career direction you want to take. Hope that's helpful.

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 30, 2017

Hi Arlington, To go back versions you can export to XML. So, in Premiere 2018, select: - File > Export > Final Cut Pro XML Then open that XML in Premiere 2017. Note, some features may not carry across perfectly.

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 26, 2017

Hi Tracey, Happy I could help. To your question on playing the video on a TV, it depends on what TV the family has. Modern TVs these days have the functionality to play a MP4 off a USB stick. Then they could copy it to a computer and play it from there.

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 25, 2017

Hi again, I found that explains the export settings. It suggests a target bitrate of 14 and maximum of 16. I still think this is high. You could go a bit higher than my 4 to 6 to say 6 to 8. I doubt you'll see much of a difference in quality between this and 14 to 16 but the file size will be much higher in the later. The other thing to note - VBR 2 pass generally results in better quality than 1 pass but it does take double the amount of time to render. If this is not an issue, then go for it. If you need an output quicker, 1 pass will still provide good results and you may not even notice any difference. Here's the guide video I mentioned: Best Export Settings for Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017 | Gaming Careers

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 25, 2017

Hi Tracey, First, my deepest condolences. It is a very sad thing to hear. On a technical side, your target bitrate and maximum bitrate is wayyyyyy too high. Try between 4 and 6. This will produce good quality and a much smaller file size. You can even render 5 minutes of the video at lower settings before doing the whole thing to test the quality. regards Dean

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 25, 2017

Sorry to hear you're having so much trouble just reinstalling the software. Like Ann Bens mentioned, try use the Cleaner tool. So, first, do an uninstall of Premiere, then run the cleaner tool. Then you should run the Premiere CC 2017 installer. It may extract files first but then should install the software. I have done this before with other CC products, not Premiere but would expect the results to be the same. If anything odd happens, take screenshots to share to help explain what's going on at your end.

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 24, 2017

Here are Mac and Windows CC 2017 links: Download Creative Cloud apps

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 24, 2017

You should be able to download the CC 2017 version from: Download Creative Cloud apps

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 23, 2017

Hi, I am not on the Premiere CC beta group and anyone who is would not be able to discuss what occurred in that process. I will answer by giving experience in similar situations. I assume Adobe did have a group of beta testers for the 2018 update and probably bugs were found and fixed. I would hope that Adobe felt they caught all the showstopper (critical) bugs before releasing it. As always, the beta testers are a sample of users and don't capture every instance. So, new issues are bound to be found after release. As mentioned, the above is just my guesswork. Even considering the above, I do agree that any company should hold back release if they have any sense of critical bugs being present.

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 23, 2017

To clarify, did you uninstall Premiere 2018 and then install an earlier version? If so, what version did you install? When you installed the earlier version, did you start it from the Windows start menu? If so, what version does it show when you search Premiere? When you opened this reinstalled Premiere, you then go to open your project and it says the file is too new to be opened. Is this right? If so, you could have been successful in installing an earlier version but your file has been saved for a later one. For example, you saved the file in Premiere CC 2017 but tried to open it in CC 2016. I've even seen a later version of Premiere CC 2017 not being able to open an earlier version Premiere CC 2017 project file.

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 22, 2017

Try using the Three Way Color Corrector: Premiere Pro Three Way Color Corrector Tutorial | Premiere Pro CC - YouTube Premiere Pro Three-way-color corrector

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 20, 2017

From what I understand, you have an image of 8x10 dimensions that you want to print at 5x7 but when you do, it gets cropped. If that's the case, change the image size to match the new print size as follows: 1. From the top menu, select Image > Image size. 2. Uncheck the Resample option at the bottom.3. Change the measurements to inches, and adjust the width / height to match your needs. By default, changing one will change the other as they are unlocked. You can unlock this to change each separately by clicking on the icon to the left. As you reduce the width or height, the resolution will go up. 4. Click OK. 5. Save.

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 20, 2017

I see that on my end too. Not sure why it is not showing other versions. In the link below from Adobe, the screenshot shows more versions of Premiere: Use the Creative Cloud desktop app to manage your apps and services Here are some other links that may be useful. The second has the links to CC app installers: How to Access, Restore or Update to Any Version of Adobe CC Apps | ProDesignTools Adobe CC 2015 Direct Download Links: Creative Cloud 2015 Release | ProDesignTools

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 20, 2017

You should be able tpo find and install previous versions of Creative Cloud applications through the Creative Cloud desktop app. 1. Click the Creative Cloud icon, located in the taskbar (Windows) or Apple menu bar (Mac OS), to open the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app. If it’s not already selected, click the Apps tab at the top of the window. 2. In the Find Additional Apps section, choose Previous Versions > View Previous Versions. More detail at: Install a previous version of any Creative Cloud application

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 18, 2017

Hi alldread, So to confirm, are the only edits trimming the start and end of the video clip? You do mention 360 cilps. Are you joining them? Looking at your screenshot, the video is over 3 hours right? Have you tried exporting say 30 minutes to see how long that takes? Your settings of Target 11 Mbps and Max 12 Mbps will create a massive file. Try go down to Target of around 5 and see how that works. I had a project that was taking a long time to edit provided by another person and it ended up being that he had inserted very large image overlays over 5,000 pixels wide that were resized in the video to around 1,000 wide. So, something that seemed relatively minor was becoming a major render hog. Provide more information on what you're doing and that can help with further advice.

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 08, 2017

And a few more links: Forum discussion: Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015.3 with AMD graphic card Video: how to swich premiere on amd graphic card - YouTube

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 08, 2017

Here's a video that may help: Fixed Adobe Premiere Pro CC Stopped Working in AMD - YouTube

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 08, 2017

What's the video driver? Let us know what happens if you make changes to that side of things.

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 08, 2017

Does sound odd. Did you install any Windows update or other drivers lately?

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 08, 2017

As mentioned, a screenshot would help us understand the issue. Otherwise we're making assumption. Are all the clips in one track? Simply selection all and dragging may work. If there is a gap of 20 seconds in all the tracks, you could ripple delete. Post the screenshot and then more specific advice can be given.

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 08, 2017

Has this just occurred with the latest update? Have you tried installing an earlier version? Here's a link on how to install an earlier version: FAQ: How do I reinstall Premiere Pro CC 2015.2 (9.2)?

Dean_Utian · ‎Oct 04, 2017

Well done Daved. Glad I could help.

Dean_Utian · ‎Sep 22, 2017

Are you saving to a local hard drive, external drive or network? I'd also check the properties of the file to make sure it is not read only (check in File Explorer - right click on the file and go to Properties).

Dean_Utian · ‎Sep 20, 2017

I am on Windows which does not have the ProRes codec installed. So can't test. But, the answer seems that this video codec is locking the audio settings to some degree. Have you tried exporting part of with ProRes and as best audio settings as you can achieve without choosing bitrate? You could supply the person you're doing this for the file to check if the audio is suitable. You may be getting a high bitrate locked in.

Dean_Utian · ‎Sep 20, 2017

What video codec have you set? I was experimenting and changing the video codec can impact the audio settings available. In video settings, try change the Video codec to H.264. Then go back to audio settings and see what shows.

Dean_Utian · ‎Sep 20, 2017

I've just checked with exporting to Quicktime and what the audio settings are available. Audio codec - uncompressed - no bitrate setting Audio codec - AAC - does show Bitrate Settings under Audio Channel Configuration. Can you scroll down further in the panel as shown in your screen shot and confirm that this is not there. From your screenshot, it does appear the panel can be scrolled down further.

Dean_Utian · ‎Sep 20, 2017

Do you have other options under Audio Codec like AAC? I actually can't see the Uncompressed option in your screenshot. I am suspecting that Uncompressed has fixed Bitrate settings which is why you can't see it as an option. Try changing the Audio codec to see what other options show for different codec selections.

Dean_Utian · ‎Sep 20, 2017

When you go to the Export window (File > Export media), you should see a tab for video settings and one for audio, as in the screenshot below. In there, you can adjust the various settings including Sample rate and Bitrate.

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