importing video, separate audio??

[amoretam]

Hello, there

I want to use reaper for post production style video music composing..

Currently I have trying to import a video with Insert - Insert Media menu...
but I cannot see the frames of the video, and also just one track opens with the audio and video at the same time...

I dont understand this behavior.... I have FFmpeg.dylib installed..

I read the whole post production wiki page but nothing there about this...

Would you please be so kind and show me how can I get a normal behavior (protools behavior more or less)
with video so I can stop worrying about if using Reaper for post production or not...

All I need is to be able to see frames and separate see the video audio separated from the video...

Thanks a lot

[Fran Guidry]

If you're talking about seeing images of the video on the timeline, this isn't implemented in REAPER.

Fran

[EricM]

Reaper for post has still some things to implement
for it to become a fully functional tool, but in
general it's very workable as it is.

Regarding audio/video separation, you can easily
just duplicate the video item to another track
and glue it to itself, which will create an audio
item of that second copy, while you just mute the
track output of 'video' track and that's that.

Personally I prefer exporting audio separately
to a .wav from video editor anyway.

If by seeing frames you mean on actual item, as
Fran said - this is not yet implemented. Of course
video output works just fine when scrolling the
edit cursor when working, so it's not a huge setback
if you are familiar with the footage you are working
on, and/or aiding yourself with project markers.

Make sure you switch to video ruler units (HH:MM:SS:FF)
and adjust the project framerate (in project settings)
to fit the video format. The grid however does not follow
the ruler units (it is always musical - bars/beats), so
that is a definite workflow setback. But again it's
temporarily workable by accurately positioning your edit
cursor to specific frames using "jump to time/marker/region"
dialog.

Judging by current development focus it is not so likely that
these pending issues for post will be resolved any time soon,
but the devs just might surprise us.

For the price, stability and customization, I am easily working
around the current issues for my video needs. What you will
choose depends on your needs and available options.

e

[amoretam]

Originally Posted by EricM

if by seeing frames you mean on actual item, as
Fran said - this is not yet implemented. Of course
video output works just fine when scrolling the
edit cursor when working, so it's not a huge setback
if you are familiar with the footage you are working
on, and/or aiding yourself with project markers.

what do you mean scrolling edit cursor? you mean scrolling in the video track itselt??
Aiding to project markers? you mean using markers manually??

Originally Posted by EricM

The grid however does not follow
the ruler units (it is always musical - bars/beats), so
that is a definite workflow setback. But again it's
temporarily workable by accurately positioning your edit
cursor to specific frames using "jump to time/marker/region"
dialog.

positioning my edit cursor to speceific frames, after I put the markers manually?? that is a lot of markers!!
please explain a little that

I so bad want to use Reaper for film scoring... I come from Protools but if the workarounds are not so much of a pain I would do it definetely.... it is so much better for my VI's..

anyone that does profesional scoring here that can chime in?? I need to know if I could jump!!

hey thanks a lot ErimM, very helpfull

[EricM]

Originally Posted by amoretam

what do you mean scrolling edit cursor? you mean scrolling in the video track itselt??
Aiding to project markers? you mean using markers manually??

I mean when you move the edit cursor or items, the image
on video output always displays the current frame where
the edit cursor or start of the item is.

I'm basically trying to make an argument that it is not hard to
make edits and place items where you want without seeing
still images on the actual video item.

Of course, that does not mean I wouldn't mind having that option.

I use project markers to mark certain regions of video, so I can
navigate easily to the parts I want to edit.

Originally Posted by amoretam

positioning my edit cursor to speceific frames, after I put the markers manually?? that is a lot of markers!!
please explain a little that

I meant that you cannot snap to the grid (frames), because grid
always follows musical grid. So when you need to have certain
events snap exactly on certain frame, you enter it manually
so that the edit cursor moves to that position, than the items
can snap to it by moving it with mouse or running an action.

Originally Posted by amoretam

I need to know if I could jump!!

In the end, the best way would be to test it out yourself and see

e

[amoretam]

Originally Posted by EricM

I mean when you move the edit cursor or items, the image
on video output always displays the current frame where
the edit cursor or start of the item is.

I'm basically trying to make an argument that it is not hard to
make edits and place items where you want without seeing
still images on the actual video item.

Of course, that does not mean I wouldn't mind having that option.

I use project markers to mark certain regions of video, so I can
navigate easily to the parts I want to edit.



I meant that you cannot snap to the grid (frames), because grid
always follows musical grid. So when you need to have certain
events snap exactly on certain frame, you enter it manually
so that the edit cursor moves to that position, than the items
can snap to it by moving it with mouse or running an action.



In the end, the best way would be to test it out yourself and see

e

Ok, I was draggin an item but the left edge of the item is not reflected in the video output...
you know what i mean??

should I use the snap cursor to left edge of item command??

yeah i think that s the answer...


Hey EricM... thanks

More workarounds are welcome

Thanks