Tips and Tricks Gleaned From RexEdit Forums

last updated 12/2/01, new items (added since 12/1/00) marked with NEW
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WARNING - These suggestions were taken directly from posts on the Rex forums. 
I have not tried all the ideas presented on this site, so please use at your own risk. 
My hope is that you can learn as much as I did from reading and experimenting.

Don Lamprecht

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720X480 vs 640X480 explanation, very long Updated 9/10/00
8mm film transfer
abcdv.com good DV site
accurately placing insert video
adding 2nd processor in NT tips
adding clips to bin in order
adding drop shadow in Image folio LE
Adobe Illustrator graphics in Premiere
Adobe Illustrator graphics in RexEdit
After Effects settings for DV NEW
After Effects render settings for Canopus compatibility NEW

Amber Q&A
audio for DV, Hi-8 cameras
audio mixing options for weddings
Audio recording of a band, one solution
Audio Resource Sites
24 FPS
Audio-Technica, wireless mics
Equipment Emporium
Audio tracks (yes three) in RexEditRT NEW
Audio still not high enough in RexEditRT? NEW
audio_video drift causes
Auto playing CDs simple method
Auto playing Cds burn process NEW
Auto playing CDs text
Auto playing CDs web site
Avisynth plugin to Premiere
Balthaser.com
battery powered mics
B&H Video links page NEW
Bitrate calculation for DVD creation NEW
Bitrate calculator web site NEW

black & white filter using Boris
Boris filters in RexEdit
BorisFX install tips
Building an NLE - notes from Tyler Hawkes
Buffer setting of Automatic causes some computers not to start NEW
Buffer, all you need to know by Mike Downey NEW
Buyout music web resources NEW

Camera shake, removing in post
Canon camera's audio drift fix
Canon - Canopus audio issues
Canon fix for use with EZDV card NEW
Canopus FTP site ftp://ftp.canopuscorp.com/pub/drivers/
Canopus FTP site (http version) NEW

capture and trim on timeline
Capture "moveable" Ref AVIs, How to
Cartoon Effect, Cooool New
CD-R FAQ by Andy McFadden
CD rippers download site
CD ripper alternative
changing default paint program in RexEdit
Chromakeying in Premiere 6 NEW
Circles in Photoshop, keeping them round
Clean alpha channels
Clean up Windows98 install
Clean up, starting over tips
Clear all transitions from timeline (for tape backup purposes)
clip management in bin
Color bars, how to use
Colorize non rectangular area of clip in RexRT NEW
Convert AVI to Mpeg
cookie management in IE5
Cool 3D titles in RexEdit using Boris
Cool 3D titles with no jaggies
Cool 3D bad frame on avi, fix
Cool 3D crash problem in RexEdit NEW
Cool wedding invitation effect using Rex Titler
Computer tower cases, Tyler's choice
Cops pixelated faces
Cops pixelated faces, Corrected RT procedure
copying titles in Rex Edit
copyright info
copyright quick license using Harry Fox Agency
copyright web links

Countdown - In Premiere:Project>Create>Universal Countdown Leader
Covers and labels
CPU, how to disable one NEW
Creating TGA with alpha in Photoshop
CreativeCow.com good video tips NEW
Cropping in RexEditRT
Crystal 3D Impact, clean alpha channel
custom borders for video using Photoshop
Default working folder in Premiere, setting
Default Canopus transition in Premiere 6 NEW
Delete timeline gap in Premiere NEW

DHR1000 synch record settings
DivX web site
DivX-digest web site

D8 camcorders, tweaking via LANC port
drawing line on a map in Premiere
Dream Rex machine
Dubit software
dvcfind and dvclist programs NEW
DV vs DVCAM tapes, an explanation of tape length
drive question
DVD authoring software comparison NEW
DVD, how to create one from abcdv.com NEW

DVDMotion link
DVD-R Two types of media. White Paper PDF file NEW
DVDSoft
DVD Tutorial NEW
DVD settings tips NEW
DVD short instructions NEW

DVinfo.net Camera info center
Edit audio to length
Edit|Search function in RexEdit
Embossed title in RexEditRT NEW
ExactAudioCopy
Exploding titles in Ulead's Cool3D
Export part of project to avi file in Premiere
fading to and from white - tips
favorite features
fields, frames, what's the deal??
file associations for avi's
File associations, changing
Filling text with an image in Photoshop
Filling text with an image in Premiere
Film look in Premiere using alpha glow, B&W and speed
Film look with video - tips
Film look using RexEdit and camera techniques
Firewire on laptops - how to use
Fix flickering stills in RexEdit using Premiere  
Fixing bad titles on DV master tape
Flash frame fix at beginning of slow motion transition NEW
flash frame, removing NEW

four pics in Premiere
Freeze field or freeze field?
FSB 133, RDRAM, and i820 chipset - Mike Downey thoughts 2/6/00
ganging the monitors in Premiere
gettin ready for RexRT
getting cool 3D titles into RexEdit
gold text in Photoshop
good motherboards
Grayscale>transitions in BorisFX
Gradient wipes in Premiere
Graphic file types NEW
Hard Drive too slow on seamless capture
Head cleaning tech report
Head cleaning tip NEW
Homemade windjammer
how to lip synch inserts
IDE drive tips
image over video using Photoshop/Premiere
image (logo) over video using Photoshop/RexEdit2.8
image over video using Photoshop/RexEdit/Boris
Image pan tips, good thread
insert edits with transitions
insert edits with transitions in RT using lumanence key
insert edits with transitions (using only RexEdit!)
insert edits with transitions (using only RexEdit!) Tutorial from Mike Wendt
install order for RT, pIII's
installation order
install order for Mega bundle by Brando
install order by Mike Downey
Install order by Mike Downey updated 7/4/01 NEW
install order by Tyler
installing dual boot
Intel PIII chips
International characters in RexEdit
Internet jargon
IRE what is it
IRE DV.com article
Isolate Rex_Temp drive, How to
Layering with BorisFX3.5
Laz notes on DVD_Amber status
Letrosonics source
Letterbox with three PIP videos
Leveling RexEdit audio using Sound Forge
Lightbox, homemade NEW
Lighting Site and Tips NEW
long projects small HDs
Love walk, explained
Lumakey overexposed shots
making VDC's
Map marker in MSP Paint
Map marker in RexEdit 2.9 using Photoshop generated alpha bitmap
Media Cleaner Pro
microphone guide by Audio Technica
Mike Downey Tips
Adjust audio level on entire timeline
Overlay black?
Good motherboards
Find scenes on timeline quickly
Fun with PIP filter
Hard drive preferences as of Sept 2000
Text filled with video
Quick transitions
Cool PIP effect
Changing graphics in title window easily
more VCD info
Moving objects in photos using Photoshop and Premiere
MPEG Concepts by Laz
MPEG Facts by Archie Gates
MPEG Home Page
mpeg2 settings NEW
mpg file extensions
mpg1, mpg2, VCD, DVD - what's the difference?
Multimedia Builder link
Napster like file sharing sites NEW
Nature sound CDs
  Soundogs
  HollywoodFX
HollywoodEdge
  Sound Ideas
  Sound Effects Library
  Stonewashed
WavePlace NEW
needs for DVD
networking tips from Tyler
NLE book recommendations 
NTFS file size tips
NTSC safe colors, quick rule of thumb for picking
Obsolete Premiere filters NEW
Open AVI files with RexVideo
oval PIP in RexEdit 2.9
overlay titles in RexEdit with Boris
Overlay going black in RexRT NEW
overscan_underscan
overscan area, adjusting in canopus.ini file NEW
Page peel effect
pan and zoom bmp file
Pan/zoom jitter/flicker fix in Premiere NEW
PCI bus busy causes
Perfect editing system as of Sept, 2001 NEW
Peter Chang's advice on drive speed
photo capture tip
photo flash effect
Photo montage using Photoshop and Premiere NEW
Photo montage, softening edges NEW

photos
photoshop tips for photos
Photoshop Tips - Expresso Graphics Site
PIP in Premiere
PIP with soft edges in RexEditRT NEW
PIP with dissolve in RexRT NEW

Pixel Ratio
placing transitions
Playback audio sampling rate, the basics
Play dvc files in RexVideo - Yes you can
PowerPoint use in your videos NEW
Premiere keyboard shortcuts location = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Premiere 5.1\Plug-ins\Keyboard.txt
Premiere with one processor or two option
Premiere tips (Adobe site)
Premiere tips (Glacier Lily site) NEW
Premiere RT tips from Brandon Higna
Premiere6 RT beta plugin success story NEW
PrintScreen, how to reminder
Progressive scan with TRV900
Quick Photo Montages in Premiere
QuickTime download site
RAM vs CPU speed
recording equipment
render avi as stills
repair broken videotape (Logan method)
repair broken videotape (DV size) NEW
Restore botched DVC files
Resynching audio to video clip in Premiere using slide tool

rex nav tips
rex203 install
RexEdit install tips
RexEdit 2.9 install tips
RexEdit 2.91 install tips
RexEdit 2.92/Premiere 6.0 install tips NEW
RexEdit 2.91/Premiere 5.1C problems? NEW
RexEdit keyboard shortcuts
Rex_temp folder workaround NEW
Ripple editing basics by Case Marsh
roll to a freeze frame
rolling credits
Rolling credits, simplified method
rolling credits in Premiere using Photoshop
Rotoscoping, title tips
Rotoscoping using Premiere, Photoshop
rounded PIP in RexEdit
RT upgrade, case study
scanning basics
scanning tips for NLE
Scanning Tips web site
Scenalyzer English hompage NEW
Scenalyzer download
Scenalyzer use with large files
scratch assignment in NT
scrubbing problems?
SCSI advice (very good)
seamless capture problems with Fasttrack?
see main AV thru insert
separate Rex_Temp directories
sepia effect in After Effects NEW
Service Pack install tips (Win2000 SP2) NEW

sliding Ext Audio tracks
Shimmering title fix 
Shortcut keys for RexEdit
Slide Show to Go on a CD, program NEW
slomo tips in MSP
smooth slo-mo tip for MSP
Smooth slomo tip for Premiere (using offset track overlay)
Soft focus effect in Premiere
Soft Focus with sharp center effect in Premiere NEW
Songs for growing-up photo montages NEW
Sony PD-150 Canera Workbook NEW

Soundogs.com (downloadable sound effects)
Sound effects site (Ljudo.com) NEW
Spicing in BorisFX
Split audio from video in Premiere
split edit in RexEdit with Boris
split edit in RexEdit only
split sreen how to
Split screen, diagonal in RexEdit 2.9
Star Wars Titles (flowing away)
Still from timeline Alt-W
Still images from digital camera to RexEdit via Photoshop NEW
strobe between two clips
strobe effects
strobe effects in Premiere
Sub-projects, combining with RexEdit
Super VCD and Amber
Super VCD with Amber, update
Super VCD with Amber, Nero, Winoncd, ACI 
Super VCDs, make using Amber, I-Author, Easy CD Creator
Super VCDs, make using MSP6 and Nero 5.0
Super VCDs, make using bbMPEG 1.2 and Nero 5.0
SVCD settings that work with VBR NEW
SVCD freeware reader NEW
SVCD, Ross McLennon's page NEW
synching two cameras
System building tips NEW
System tweaking tips for better video performance NEW

Tapes and Labels
  American Video Tape Warehouse 1-800-598-8273
  Arcal Video 1-800-272-2591
Audio Video Distributors 1-800-422-8866
CamAudio 1-800-527-3458
  DBL Distributing 1-800-773-6766
  National Video Tape Company 1-800-254-5550
  Neato 1-800-984-9800
Tape0nline 1-877-893-8273
  Tape Resources 1-800-827-3462
  Ualco (United Ad Label) 1-800-992-5755
Test patterns NEW
time code to frames with Excel (PAL and NTSC)
time code calculator
Time code in RexEdit, workaround
Timecounter overlaying video
Titles in Photoshop using merged layers
temp drives
three camera editing in Premiere
Time-lapse for $5 (Ruf method)
Timeline markers in RexEdit - three solutions
Time-remapping in AE to creat slowdown in middle of clip NEW
TMPGEnc, MPEG software encoder
TMPGEnc testimonial
TMPGEnc with dual CPUs
TMPGEnc  to convert avi to wav
TMPGEnc settings NEW

tooth sparkle
Total Training tapes for Premiere, Photoshop & AE
Trace route on internet
two camera wedding editing
two camera wedding procedure
two camera weddings
two camera wedding in RexEdit 2.9
two camera wedding in Premiere 6 using Canopus PIP NEW
VCD info
VCD manual
VCD, CD, DVD, DVDRom defs
VCD, DVD creation by Brandon
VCD Help web site, very good
VCD menus using EZCD Creator NEW
VCD recorder (GoTerapin.com)
VCD, SVCD links
VideoCD: http://paradigm.uor.edu/~harshman/video/VideoCD-FAQ.html
SuperVideoCD: http://www.uwasa.fi/~f76998/video/svcd/overview/
Nero: http://www.nero.com/nero50.htm
EasyCD Creator Deluxe: http://www.adaptec.com/products/overview/ecdc.html
NTI: http://www.nticdmaker.com/
Flexion: http://www.flexion.org/
EnReach I-Author for SVCD
Firewire VCD's
MiniDVD and SVCD research
MiniDVD info at Robshot.com
MiniDVD, another site
DVD Demystified FAQ
Navis MPEG1/2 Encoding card
DVDSoft web site
Encoder comparisons
Doom9.has.it web site; good mini DVD how to link on left hand index
DVD infomatrix
Video Creation Guide
Super VCD site
SVCD Forum
PC Photo Video, great VCD site NEW
VCD creation with TMGEnc NEW
Vectorscope, waveform basics
video inserts with trans see also insert edits above
Video Finesse download (similar to Vixen plugin)
video light
Videoguys top ten video tips
Video in photo montage using Xplode frames effect
Video Projector Central web site
Videouniversity.com
Video storage alternatives
Video test equipment, tips on using
VideoTidbits by Glacier Lily Productions NEW

View two tracks at once
Viewing V1A and V1B in Premiere
ViXen download
Voiceovers in RexEdit
VU and PPM meter graphical comparison NEW
VU and PPM audio meter explantions NEW
VU meters for RexEdit using Sound Forge
wedding advice by Case
wedding credits
wheel mouse use
white flash transition in Premiere
Windows toolbar management, cool method
wireless mics
Wireless mics, another thread
Xplode transition settings, saving for reinstall
Xplode driver install NEW

zooming in on album with video using Boris
zooming text
Zoom in transition using Xplode frames transition