Completely remove frames from finished...

I am new to video editing, and Adobe Premiere Elements 7 in particular. My first movie project is a one clip movie with lots of frames. I cut 45 minutes of run time off the end of the this clip. However, when I burn the DVD the frames that I cut off is included in the movie. I have read the manuals, and searched this site but can find out what I am doing wrong.

Appreciate any help.

I am using a DELL XPS 400 computer with Windows XP PRO.

James
Completely remove frames from finished...
Can you describe how you trimmed this footage and what you see on your timeline?



Can you post a screen capture of your timeline?
Completely remove frames from finished...
Thanks for your reply, Steve.



I tried to follow instructions in the Help that say a clip can be

clipped by dragging from either end. In my case I place the funny

looking icon on the extreme of my clip and drag to the left until

I reach where I want the clipping to stop. At this point all the

unwanted frames are gone from the Timeline. I do a save and then

move on to the Share section and burn to a DVD. When I play the

DVD the entire movie clip, including the clipped frames are present.



I was able to copy a picture of the end of Timeline after clipping

but have to figure out how to get it posted on this forum.

James

E-mail your screen cap to me at steve at muvipix.com and I'll post it to this forum.



It sounds like you're doing everything right, but it's hard to say without seeing it.

James,



The statement ''funny looking icon'' makes me wonder if you are accidently using the Time Stretch, or other Tool. You should also be dragging from the ''Head,'' or ''Tail'' of the Clip, to alter it in the Timeline. The Icon should look a bit like the

b [

with

b 鈫?

in the middle. This cursor is placed at the very beginning, or end, of the Clip to change its In %26amp; Out Points.



When this is done to a Clip that is between others in the Timeline, your selected Clip will be shortened and all gaps will close up with the existing Clips. If you hold down Ctrl, while dragging, a gap will be formed between Clips and the rest will NOT move. (Just to opposite of how it works in Premiere Pro).



Good luck,



Hunt

Thanks for your response, Hunt.

I am doing just what you and the book say to do. My project has

one clip that is over 2 hours long. I click on the selection tool

and then place the cursor at the very end of my clip and drag to

the left until I get to where I want to stop. During this time

the icon is just as you describe, a two headed arrow with a

red right bracket that has arms facing to the left.

All look good until I burn or save the movie for viewing; then the

clipped frames are included in the final movie.

James

What type of file is that, James, and what kind of camcorder did it come from?

I think I misunderstood your original request for a screen shot

from my Timeline. What I sent you is a .jpg file that shows a

print screen' shot taken of the Timeline. As you can probably

see. I don't know anything about this video editing stuff.

The original input file was taken using a Canon ZR70 mini DV camera

in 2004. I am attempting to migrate the old movie files to DVD.

Let me know if there is a better way to get the Timeline frames

to you.

James

I'll pick it up from my Muvipix mailbox when I get home tonight and post it then. Thanks, James.

Thanks Steve, I will look for your reply. In the meantime I am

going to see if the same thing happen when using different input

movie clip(s).

James

James,



The files from Capture of the ZR70's tape, if you used PE, will be fully compliant DV-AVI files, unless it differs radically from my ZR-70MC. This blew a theroy that you might have had compressed MPG files, or other that are full I-frame. In your case, you have a ''full frame'' 29.97x/sec.



It *sounds* like you are doing it correctly. You are editing in the Timeline. You are using the Selection Tool, and getting what sounds like the proper cursor. You are dragging the ''Tail'' of your Clip to the left, to end it at the desired point.



Did you set In %26amp; Out Points in your Source Monitor?



As a test, move the CTI (the Current Time Indicator) along your Timeline, until it is over where you wish the Clip to end. Hit the ''C'' key to get the Razor. Position it at the point that the CTI is across your Clip, and click. This will ''Cut'' your Clip into two pieces (Audio %26amp; Video). You'll now have a long Clip, and then the short one at the end. Hit ''V'' to get back to your Selection Tool, and make sure that your smaller Clip is Selected. Hit Delete. It *should* disappear from your Timeline. Try your Export again. It *should* NOT include the material that you eliminated.



Note: your method *should* yield the same result. For some reason, it is not. If you can get what you want with another method, you can finish, and we can address why setting a new Out Point is not working for you.



Good luck,



Hunt

Thanks Hunt, I have tried the steps you outlined but the trimmed

frames still remained in the final movie.

After further digging I realize that my input file contain new

recording over some old footage on the DV tape. The old footage is

longer than the new recording. It is that old footage that extend

beyond the new recording that I am trying to discard. For some reason

PE see it as one long clip that cannot be cut and separated. I used

some different input files to populate the Timeline and did some

trimming, and then burned the results to DVD and the trimmed frames

was not included in the final movie. Therefore, my problem deal with

just this one file. I tried to import the original movie clip into

Windows movie maker and it won't even take it. I get an unspecified

error each time I try. I am just going to keep one of the DVDs I

have burned with all the frames, and drop the issue.

Thanks to all that has tried to help me with this problem.

If something come up during my studies that explain how I can

clip and delete frames and they still show up in the final movie

I will return and post an update.

James

James,



I have never encountered, nor have I read of, such a problem. It IS odd behavior, to say the least.



As a workaround, can you recapture from your tape in PE? Unfortunately, others will have to give you specific instructions, as I use other Capture software. I *believe* that you can set Capture to ''scene detect,'' and see if this alters things. Note: some Capture programs will create separate files for each ''scene,'' while other will just Capture one long file, but will ''break'' that up into ''virtual files,'' for editing. It is these virtual files, that appear as Clips in the program's Project Panel. Steve, or others can fill in the exact details for PE.



I would try the recapture, in hopes that it will get you editing. It will be interesting as to the exact cause of this anomaly.



Let us know how it goes and what you find out.



Good luck,



Hunt



PS, another possible workaround would be to Export as a DV-AVI file, and then bring that into another Project. Try to trim/delete the extraneous footage there. One additional step, but might get you back to editing.

Here's James's screen cap.



I'm afraid it doesn't tell us much though. (I was kind of hoping you'd post a screen cap of a bit more of the interface, so we could at least see things like the name of the clip, with its dot-suffix, and how it's listed in the media panel.)



Although, if you're using a DV-AVI and you've got a red line above it on your timeline, that's often a sign that something isn't kosher somewhere.



James, I think you should consider Hunt's suggestion. Doing a File/Export/Movie of your clip is a way to process it so that comes out a ''pure'' DV-AVI. Doing so will also import a copy into your media panel, so you can try replacing this clip with that new clip and see if you still get a red line above it.

At the end of the movie where you want it to end, you need to click on ''Add Menu Marker'' then in that window, in the ''Marker Type'' drop-down list, choose ''Stop Marker''. Now when you preview your movie, when it hits that stop marker, it will stop. Also if you have a movie menu, and scene selections at the beginning, after it hits that stop marker it will automatically go back into your Movie menu just like the store bought movie DVDs you are used to watching. Also it is a good idea to ALWAYS preview your finished project to make sure it is right, that way you, can go back and fix what ever you need, (ie: movie keeps on going, even through the end part I cut out). It will also cut down on turning DVD disks into coasters.