After using Premiere 4.2 with great satisfaction, for certain technical resons I decided to give Ulead MS Pro 5.2 another try. On a second look, it appears to be a decent package. However there is one question that really bugs me.
In Premiere there's ripple and rolling editing modes, that allow you to extend the duration of one clip on the timeline while either preserving the overal length of the project or shifting all the consequitive clips on the timeline back. Well, MSPro allows the former, but not the latter.
Am I overlooking something? Or do I really have to MANUALLY DRAG ONE-BY-ONE EACH CLIP located later on the timeline, if I want to increase duration (move back the Out point) of a clip located somewhere in the middle of the project?!?! I constantly have this necessity, becasue it takes a while to find the best spot for a cut.
Premiere has several ways to do so. First of all, there is a special tool, called Rolling Edit, if I remember it right (I remember its icon). Then, you can increase the length using Trimming window and clip window, and all following clips would shift. Also you can drag the clip to the next video track, extend it the way you like, and then drag it back to the empty slot between the clips on the previous video track, and all the following clips would shift accordingly.
I spend half of yesterday trying to figure this out in MSPro. I just couldn't find a way. If I double-click on a clip to open its window, and then try to move the out point back to increase the clip duration, an error message appears "The available timeslot is too short to accomodate the clip", or something like this.
Am I overlooking something? If I am right, and MSPro does not have this functionality, then there is no sense in calling it "Pro". Anyone half serious about editing very often needs to shift the out point of a clip located in the middle of a project back and forth, and it appears that Ulead has made it very difficult to do. To anyone half serious about filmmaking, convenient editing controls are far more important than all those flashy transitions.
Ok, I am very frustrated now. I would be very happy if anyone proves me wrong.
Regards,
Alexei
In Premiere there's ripple and rolling editing modes, that allow you to extend the duration of one clip on the timeline while either preserving the overal length of the project or shifting all the consequitive clips on the timeline back. Well, MSPro allows the former, but not the latter.
Am I overlooking something? Or do I really have to MANUALLY DRAG ONE-BY-ONE EACH CLIP located later on the timeline, if I want to increase duration (move back the Out point) of a clip located somewhere in the middle of the project?!?! I constantly have this necessity, becasue it takes a while to find the best spot for a cut.
Premiere has several ways to do so. First of all, there is a special tool, called Rolling Edit, if I remember it right (I remember its icon). Then, you can increase the length using Trimming window and clip window, and all following clips would shift. Also you can drag the clip to the next video track, extend it the way you like, and then drag it back to the empty slot between the clips on the previous video track, and all the following clips would shift accordingly.
I spend half of yesterday trying to figure this out in MSPro. I just couldn't find a way. If I double-click on a clip to open its window, and then try to move the out point back to increase the clip duration, an error message appears "The available timeslot is too short to accomodate the clip", or something like this.
Am I overlooking something? If I am right, and MSPro does not have this functionality, then there is no sense in calling it "Pro". Anyone half serious about editing very often needs to shift the out point of a clip located in the middle of a project back and forth, and it appears that Ulead has made it very difficult to do. To anyone half serious about filmmaking, convenient editing controls are far more important than all those flashy transitions.
Ok, I am very frustrated now. I would be very happy if anyone proves me wrong.
Regards,
Alexei
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