I read on the youtube forum some tips for creating an SD youtube video from 16:9 footage, so that it doesn't get letterboxed in the youtube player.  Apparantly the image size should be 640 x 360 or some propotional variation of that i.e 960x540 or 864x486 or (for HD) 1280 x720. It was also advised that only square ...

Thanks for this, I will try it.

I have a SONY Z1U and so I can shoot either 16:9 or 4:3. I'm in a PAL country where I'm producing a TVC for a local television station. They've asked for it as 5:4 720 x 576 which I assume is the standard DV aspect ratio when shooting in PAL. But if I shoot 16:9 is there any way to letterbox the ...

Thank you!

I am about to buy a new laptop. It will be the primary machine on which I do all my capture (with the PRO BOB) and all my editing. I realize there are probably as many opinions as there are makes, but I would appreciate a recommendation or two. Here's what I think I know so far. I want a 17'' inch display. A SATA port on the laptop will allow me ...

Lew, I just went to the download page and saw the size of the full patch. I can't download a file that large. My connection is neither fast enough nor stable enough. Is there any way to obtain a copy of it on a disk?  Martin

Thank you, Lew.

I'm getting a new laptop. In the past, each time I have had to reinstall Windows I have upgraded LE in the following way. Install 7.0 from the disk I got with the PRO BOB as part of an upgrade package. The disc reads: Avid Liquid Pro 7 Upgrade  (this requires plunking my old LE 5.5 disc in the drive several times) Upgrade to 7.1 ...

I meant to write that I would get it with XP Pro installed. I know that Vista is not supported...

I'm shopping for a laptop. The company owned Dell Vostro 1400 I'm using now has been running LE 7.1 fine, with the graphics card in the spec list at bottom. Interestingly this is a Directx10 card, which according to an earlier post I read, shouldn''t be working. I'm now looking at the Vostro 1500 (bigger screen that ...