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Re: importing XDcam HD .mxf files to FCP - 15 years ago
Have you tried simply importing from the Disk direct to Final Cut and setting a destination in Sony's Log and Transfer preferences - works fine. What you've done, it appears is just dragged the MXF files to a hard drive and then tried to get them into final cut - a little like reconstituting orange juice without adding water - it needs all the information that's on that disk to make log and transby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: XDCam Logging Tool? - 15 years ago
here's what I do - and I do miss having "reels" to log from tape ingest vs dozens of P2 and XDCAM clips I make a master reel of all the clips from one disk on a timeline in a sequence and export out the sequence as a reel - then log that in movielogger - be careful if you have four channel sound to make a four channel reel - or pan your two channels left and right so you have themby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Ultra Serious magic - 15 years ago
Michael - I think On Location is just the old DV RACK waveform and other monitoring suite ported over from PC to Mac in CS4 - the Serious Magic ULTRA part was a virtual set and composting program that only worked with Windows -- From this thread - it apepars Adobe took it out back and Euthanized Ultra - tis no more according to this: Ultra is dead thread we used it for a while usingby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: How Can I Use Power Point Files into FCP? - 15 years ago
If you just need the slides or pictures in the slide and not the step by step progression and animation - export from Powerpoint as JPEG or PNG or TIFF slides -- then import those into FCP We do this far too often and plead with clients not to use this as their television "graphic presentation" as it more often than not looks awful PP presenters frequently jam a mountain of copyby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: 1080I 60 vs 1080p 30 / Broadcast Codec Questions - 15 years ago
Interesting sidelight to this - just finished a project for a national cable program - they required it shot in 1080i/60 - we shot xdcam HD -- the shooter accidentally shot it in a progressive format - 1080P/60 - and so we edited in that format They wanted it out of Final Cut in an AVID HD codec and they supplied the codecs The conform time out of the timeline was quite long -- and then wby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: TRAILING PROBLEM WITH AG HMC 152 Camera- URGENT - 15 years ago
Not sure this is what's happening - but I have the 170...and it's easy to shoot with the OIS (Optical Image Stabilizing) on and not realize it -- that may be causing it...make sure OIS is OFFby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: G-RAID 2 - 15 years ago
They are our workhorses -- handles everything from SD to XDCAM and DVCPRO HD without a skipped frame -- great drivesby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: The batch from hell - 15 years ago
PS Nick - yes it had a progress bar in the batch and you could PAUSE it - but not delete - it just hung there either wayby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: The batch from hell - 15 years ago
Scott - Brilliant! That did it - thanks -- Batch sent back to Hades where it belongsby Andy Field - Café LA
The batch from hell - 15 years ago
I'm sure there's a simple way to solve this Started a Batch compress in Compressor - then half way through had to abort it (wasn't a good original as we'd thought) Now I can't delete that batch setting (not in compressor -- in the Batch Monitor) Have tried deleting preferences - deleting batches - repairing permissions - it still thinks it's doing that batch Each time I start from scrby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: e-mailing fcp ref files - 15 years ago
also try opening the file from WITHIN Final Cut Pro -- I get word files that come across as quicktime files sometimes - but if you open them from WITHIN WORD - they open fine rather than double clicking on them.by Andy Field - Café LA
Re: OT: Macbook Pro owners... - 15 years ago
Happened to me too -- my local dealer - Mac Business Solutions in Gaithersburg, MD (an outstanding fix it and video resource) knew the problem instantly - knew Apple covered this even without Applecare - and had a board to install the next day - less than 24 hours -- you might be better sending your computers to them then waiting for the one week Apple turn around. PS - you know the failure'by Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Eureka Plugins - 15 years ago
just drag them to the plug ins folder and you are good to goby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: [OT] Dealing with deadbeat clients/getting paid - 15 years ago
I second Joe's advice above -- you are professional editor/producer/director. You do not run an interest free loan bank. Suggest in the future 1 - Write agreement that requires 1/2 up front (or a 1/3 if it's a long ongoing project and then a 1/3 at a half way point) (and a time line for completion -or they will let it drag for a while) 2 the other 1/2 upon completion of watermarked compby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Eureka Plugins - 15 years ago
I use them often in the latest and greatest FCP - no problems - Andyby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: [OT] DVX-100 Broken 24p and Iris - 15 years ago
Panasonic is your best bet...they fixed one of our old DVX 100's a while ago and had it back to us in a week and a half.by Andy Field - Café LA
Re: iMovie vs. Final Cut Express vs. Final Cut Pro - 15 years ago
Short story about Final Cut Express -- a professional cinematographer friend wants to get into Final Cut - sees me editing - "all those cool effects, layering - everything from HD to SD..." He wants it all. Calls me from Mac Store -"Hey FCE is sooooo much less expensive I'm going to get that!" Me: "you won't be happy" He: "oh sure I will....and I donby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Beta deck on a MacBook Pro? - 15 years ago
Or if you have a higher end DV Deck that takes component or s-vhs video in -- run your Beta Deck through that as a pass through and take in via firewire (if the drop in quality and DV Compression isn't an issue) You could even theoretically do it through an inexpensive dv camera with the right connectionsby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Quicktime 7.6 released - 15 years ago
Quicktime 7.6 -- it regrows hair - instant weight loss - look 20 years young. Can Apple do anything wrong?by Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Map jittering - 15 years ago
I don't know if all of these suggestions work all the time - but they help us with a lot of photo animation. 1 - What Derek said - but in Photoshop - and only bluring the offending thin lines in the picture 2 - make your moves on positive canvas grid numbers (no center numbers like -10.35-0 ....instead change it to -10-0 3 - Flicker Filter - hit or mis - often Deinterlace works better (yes Sby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Clip Name Superimpose Filter? - 15 years ago
Cool I'll try that tomorrow - right now I'm covering the inaugural parade for ABC NEWS in Washington -- typing this from a booth along the parade route - cold but very cool front seat to history! best - Andyby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Clip Name Superimpose Filter? - 15 years ago
Hmm sounds interesting - the major problem is many of us are changing how we work in Final Cut Goodbye Reels of tape Hello lots and lots of individual P2 and XDCAM clips This makes it a challenge to produce comp reals for clients with timecode from each individual clip and their names. So Christoph - your suggestion would be to put the generator on the timeline - and apply each clip tby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Clip Name Superimpose Filter? - 15 years ago
Anyone know how to do this with XML?by Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Clip Name Superimpose Filter? - 16 years ago
Just tested your TCR filter - very nice - not sure how using/purchasing the XML App will get the information back into your TCR Filter -- and can't understand how you can access virtually everything else in the logging information EXCEPT the Clip name!?! This is a new headache with all the new tapeless workflows that create a new clip for every shot. Thanks! Andyby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Clip Name Superimpose Filter? - 16 years ago
Just found this Time Code display reader it's meant for Final Cut Express but works fine in Final Cut Pro Studio it does almost everything Jeff and I would like - but it only reads the REEL name - not the CLIP name - it's written in FX Script and I just emailed the author (it's free) if anyone knows how to alter the script to read the CLIP name too - we're in business! Best - Andyby Andy Field - Café LA
Clip Name Superimpose Filter? - 16 years ago
There's probably an easy way to do this but my feeble noggin can't figure it out. Working with XDCAM Clips - have to make comp/timecode burn reel for client. Will eventually edit with each individual clip.... 1 - stringing together in one Timecode burn reel - no problem 2 - applying Timecode reader to all the clips (so it reads each clip - not the timeline run time) NOW - is there a fiby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Best format for Round tripping FCP to After Effects CS3 and back in HDV720/24P - 16 years ago
Pablo - he meant the ANIMATION codec (supported by Quicktime and I think WMV) - an option from exporting from AFTER EFFECTS...you'll have to rerender everything in your FCP timeline but it's - i think - the highest quality lossless export format -- Best Andyby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Effects for removing blemishes and pimples on actors? - 16 years ago
This plug in was amazing for an interview subject we had with severe acne - they weren't moving around a lot - just a head and shoulders shot -- CoreMelt Editing Pack's Dewrinkler This example doesn't really show how well it works - but it does. Dewrinklerby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: ntcs to pal project - 16 years ago
if you need to convert to PAL - hands down best way is Nattress's standard's converter -- huge bargain for the price - you edit everything in native format - when you are ready to convert - create a PAL timeline - Nest your sequence in there - apply filter - DONE! Go to his website - there's a tutorial - we used it overseas in Africa for a documentary - stunningly good results that aired on neby Andy Field - Café LA
Re: Advice on MacBook Pro for field editing - 16 years ago
I have a 17 and 15 inch MacBook Pro (models just before the latest) and I use them BOTH on the road (one digitizing on one drive while I'm editing with the other on another drive for quick turn around work) -- although frankly the 17 inch is a bit ungainly for run and gun work - we edit a lot in planes on way back from a shoot and a 15 inch is a lot easier in a tight seat The new screens areby Andy Field - Café LA
