- I edited huffy footage in 29.97 fps and deinterlaced it from 2003-2009 except for 2 projects which required 23.976fps. 1 TB drives became affordable in 2009, so I started just using the full dvd rips in 23.976fps only because the newer versions of virtualdub and DGIndex couldn't deinterlace as well anymore. After realizing how much more convenient (4GB dvd rips compared to 100GB of huffy files plus editing in 23.976 eliminated the need to deinterlace) all this was, I wonder why I didn't do it from the start.

If you look at the properties from all my videos from 2009 and before, they're all 29.97fps.
- I'm extremely lazy by nature and the hardest part for me is to open up my programs. But once I open them up and start editing, I can't stop.
- I hated the entire 2pass xvid encode method, but I used it from 2003-2009 and became a master at it. ZarxGUI was orgasmic to me.
- I was extremely impatient with ZarxGUI at first and always stopped it halfway through encoding. But when I realized it pretty much took as long as a 2pass xvid encode without the extra steps, I let it go all the way and have never looked back.
- I can't cut audio to save my life, especially when I have to shorten a song. Most people say my audio cutting is good, but I cringe when I hear it.
- I never learned proper mpeg encoding until Fluxmeister posted a tutorial on the NES Project page in 2003 and I still use that template today. Thanks Tim!
BasharOfTheAges wrote:- I can't use Photoshop to save my life. The thought of taking the time to learn it frightens me.
I had to FORCE myself to learn it in 2001 (The only thing I knew what to use in Photoshop from 1998 was the filters) to do masking. If you learn the concept of layers (like multiple video tracks), you can make anything.