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>That was a pefect explanation! Thank you so much. >However, now that I got it working, the transitions >are having problems. Anyone know why? It seems to >freeze on the last frame of a dissolve transition. >The audio continues, but the video remains on the last >frame. > >Thanks again. > > >>A few days ago I created a text file for a couple of >>DC10+ owning friends of mine, who wanted to know how >>to install and use Filik's famous hack. Maybe newbies >>in DC10+ to Dc30+ patching have some benefit reading >>it, so here it is. >> >>BTW sorry for the louzy verbs, English isn't my native >>language you see. >> >> >> >>INSTALLING AND USING FILIK'S MIRO INSTANT VIDEO HACK: >> >> >> >>1: >>On a "clean" system, install DC10 drivers & Studio >>software (from the cdrom included in the DC10+ >>package). >>If you've already installed Studio and the drivers of >>course you can skip this step... >> >>Note a: >>Yes, before you can upgrade to the latest DC10+ >>drivers on a clean system, you always first have to >>install the drivers from the cdrom. That's because the >>upgrades are NOT full installation setups, but just >>(the name says it all...) upgrades from the drivers on >>your cdrom. >> >>Note b: >>Perhaps it's possible to install DC10+ drivers without >>installing the Studio software, but why bother? >>Although Premiere is much better in EDITTING your >>video stuff then Studio, IMO the latter still is the >>best software for CAPTURING video. With the newest >>drivers it acts much like famous AVI_IO (in fact >>Markuss Zing, developer of AVI_IO, participated in >>'perfectioning' the latest Pinnacle 1.06.4 DC10+ >>drivers). >>Using the Studio software for capturing gives you the >>benefit of automatic multiple 2 Gb file creation while >>making long captures (up to 77 minutes or so), and >>perfect audio/video sync (well at least on my >>system...). >>And Studio is for free, coz you already have it on the >>package deal cdrom, now don't you. >> >> >>2: >>Now upgrade to the newest DC10+ drivers (1.06.4 final >>or beta), that is if your cdrom has pre 106.4 version >>drivers. >>Some say the 1.06.4-Final drivers has bugs. They >>prefer the 1.06.4-BETA drivers wich appearantly dont >>have those bugs. >>Well, I dont know if all of that is really true 'cause >>the 1.06.4-Final drivers seems work just fine for me. >> >>You can download 1.06.4 FINAL here: >>ftp://webboard.pinnaclesys.com/SDCv106.EXE >> >>You can download 1.06.4 BETA here: >>ftp://webboard.pinnaclesys.com/SDCv106beta.EXE >>(if it's still available) >> >> >> >>3: >>Install Adobe Premiere (5.1c, 6.0 beta or 6.0 retail, >>don't know about 4.2 and earlier) >> >> >>Note a: >>With the earlier versions of Filik's hack you had to >>install MiroInstant Video from the DC30+ drivers >>setup. If the DC30+ driver setup couldn't find any >>Premiere version on the system, it refused to install >>MiroInstant Video. So you had to install Adobe >>Premiere before you could install MIV from the DC30+ >>drivers. >>This is no longer true: you call install Premiere at >>any time now and copy Filik's hacked files (wich >>include MIV) to Premiere's sub folders whenever you >>want. >> >> >>Note b: >>Attention: Pinnacle has confirmed that Miro Instant >>Video from their latest DC30+ drivers doesn't work >>well with Premiere 6.0 (Retail) and, after a lot >>complaints, has promised to write new ones. They >>should be available in April 2001. >>I guess that (since Filik's patch turns our DC10+ >>somewhat into a DC30+) it's well possible that >>Premiere also doesn't like the DC10+ + Miro Instant >>Video combination . I dont know for sure though, so >>try and find out. For myself, I use a hacked version >>of Premiere 6.0 Beta, and this works OK. But I've read >>that 6 Retail seems to differ significantly from >>Premiere 6 Beta versions. >> >>OK, if all the "legal" stuff is on your system you can >>install the hack: >> >> >>4: >>Temporarily kill misitray.exe >>(just press ctr/alt/del and end the task "misitray") >> >>5a: >>From Filik's hack "Up to 1.06.zip", extract MISICI.DLL >>to your WINDOWS/SYSTEM folder >>(replacing the default misici.dll) >> >>You can download Up to 1.06.zip here: >>http://plugins.members.easyspace.com/dll.htm >> >>5b: >>From the same "Up to 1.06.zip", extract all files in >>the "SETTINGS" folder to Premiere's "Settings" folder. >>(or extract the complete folder there). >> >> >>5c: >>From the same "Up to 1.06.zip", extract PR-MIV.PRM to >>Premiere's "PLUG-INS" folder >> >> >>6: >>Restart MISITRAY: >>Start Windows Explorer, goto your Windows folder, goto >>the System subfolder and double-click on the file >>misitray.exe there (yeah yeah, I know: real >>patronising, but this is newbie stuff, man...) >> >> >>7: >>Ok, the hack is installed, but just to be sure do >this: >> >>-Check the date of the file misici.dll in your >>windows\\system folder. >> It should be the 10th of march 2001 >> >>-Check if the file pr-miv.prm is present in the >>Plug-ins folder of Premiere >> >>-Check if the settings folder of Premiere has the >>following files: >>PAL Studio DC10+ 768x576 4MB.prs >>PAL Studio DC10+ 768x576 4MB.prs >>PAL Studio DC10+ 384x288 1MB.prs >>PAL Studio DC10+ 384x288 1MB.prs >>PAL Studio DC10+ 720x540 4MB.prs >>PAL Studio DC10+ 720x540 4MB.prs >> >> >>8: >>Start Premiere >>During startup you can see all plugins etc Premiere is >>"pre-loading" (at the bottom of the splash screen). >>One of them should be "DC10+ Editting Mode" >> >> >>9: >>Choose File/New project. >>In the "Load Project Settings" screen, choose one of >>the presets you've just copied to the settings folder: >>PAL Studio DC10+ 768x576 4MB >>PAL Studio DC10+ 384x288 1MB >>PAL Studio DC10+ 720x540 4MB >>(Note: as you can see those presets are for PAL users >>only. So if you have a NTSC system (f.i. USA) I guess >>you have to alter these presets manually, because >>Filik didn't include any NTSC presets in his zip file. >>I don't know much about NTSC though). >> >>Back in Premiere's main screen you should see a little >>screen on top of Premiere's editting screens now, >>called "miroINSTANT Studio DC10 Plus". Do you see it? >>Congratulations! You've installed the hack correctly >>and now you'll have the famous "Miro Instant Video" >>plugin at your service. This means: >> >>A: >>Timeline scrubbing is smooth (without MIV it's rather >>jerky) >> >>B: >>With MIV you do NOT have to render the full project to >>a new avi in order to output to videotape. In stead of >>that Premiere automaticly only renders the stuff wich >>isn't already somewhere on your harddisk, such as >>transitions, titles and/or video effects, but not the >>cuts!. This works much, much faster! >>F.I: a 25 minute Premiere project with some titles, a >>few transitions and video-effects is ready for >>outputting to tape in just a few minutes. >> >>C: >>While scrubbing and editting in Premiere your DC10+ >>card DOES HAVE tv/vcr output now, so you can adjust >>and check your edits in real time and full screen on >>your tv-set, in stead of viewing Studio's tiny little, >>postage stamp format, jerky and very low resolution >>edit screen. >>So do yourself a favour: go get your little 15 inch >>bedroom tv set, place it alongside your pc monitor and >>hook it up to your DC10+'s output. Video editting will >>be much more fun now: scrubbing the timeline on your >>pc-monitor while viewing the scenes full screen on >>your tv! >> >> >> >> >>Success! >> >> >>===================end of >>manual========================================== >> >> >> >>OK, here's some extra info: >> >> >> >>Personally: >> >> >>-I capture video with Studio (or AVI_IO) >> >>Because with the latest 1.06.4 drivers Studio now has >>both perfect audio/video sync and automatic multi-file >>capturing (to a max of 77 minutes or so). This is IMO >>an very important option wich Premiere, Miro Capture >>or Avicap do NOT have. >>Those files are by default 2 Gb of size, but in the >>Windows Registry (or easier: with the help of DC10REG; >>a freeware utility made by Jos Rooyakkers) you can >>even adjust their size to 1 Gb, 2 Gb or 650 Mb (wich >>is nice for making AVI backups on cdr material). >> >>BTW, Dc10reg has some other nice options too. You can >>download it here: >>http://studio.club.tip.nl >> >> >> >>-I save stills (to BMP or JPG) with Studio. >> >>Of course Premiere can save stills too. But strangely >>enough Premiere has no "flicker removal" option for a >>single still, an option wich dramatically improve the >>quality of saved bitmaps from video material. In >>Premiere you'll have to 'point' that particular >>video-effect to a complete clip in order to get >>de-flickered stills, while in Studio you CAN remove >>the flicker from a single frame while outputting to a >>bitmap file, so without changing Studio's project >>file. >>Yes I know, in Premiere you CAN de-interlace a still >>while saving it to a bitmap, but IMO Studio's >>"de-flicker" option gives better quality bitmaps. So >>most of the time I use Studio for saving stills. >>On top of that all Adobe Premiere versions -apart from >>6.0 Retail- can only save to BMP, GIF or TIFF, not to >>the popular JPG format. Well, Studio CAN!. >> >> >> >> >>-I edit video material & output to tape with Premiere >> >>Of course Premiere has a lot more and better editting >>options then Studio does. But probably the main reason >>I'm using Premiere for editting is "Miro Instant >>Video" (see above) and for that you need Filik's >hack. >> >> >> >> >>-I make Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 files from AVI's with Premiere >> >>A lot of Mpeg1 and/or mpeg2 compressors are also >>available as a "plugin" for Premiere. This has the >>major advantage you do NOT have to render a completely >>edited project to a new AVI file first (from wich a >>stand alone Mpeg compressor then makes the Mpeg file). >>No, with a Premiere Mpeg plugin you can simply output >>your project straight to Mpeg, in a SINGLE procedure. >> >> >>Success again! >>(eof)

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