VIDEO PROGRESS
I know why I have struggled with finishing my web series project–because I’m stuck! On a positive note, I figured out how to get the video to actually fit in PremierePro, so that the edges are not cut off. I had to switch the resolution in Camtasia when I produced the video so that it was 800 x600, and not the huge one I had. That was why it was too big to fit in the Premiere project window without cutting off parts of it. I learned this by a web search. I also learned that, when I produce a video with the TechSmith codec, I need to turn off the Alpha Channel in Premiere Pro.
Now, I’m stuck with the fact that the text is blurry. It looks like I forgot to wear my contacts. I think perhasp the reason is that I did not set the resolution correctly when I recorded the videos. Either that, or the 15fps frame rate Camtasia uses is making it blurry? When I stop the video at any point, the text comes into clear focus…
I’m going to try reworking the Premiere Pro videos and sending them to Camtasia so that the sound and audio sync. Maybe it has something to do with the frame rate. I’m thinking I can try adjusting the frame rate to 15 fps? Or, I might have to chuck the video intros and endings altogether. I’m still left with how to do the narration, which I left out so that I could do it in Premiere. I’m not sure how to add narration after the fact in Camtasia. There must be a way.
I’m beginning to hate this project! I have to move onto my DVD project, which I might end up producing as widescreen, if I can’t figure out how to change it to 4:3 ratio in Premiere Pro.
It feels like two steps forward, three steps back!
