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Re: What is the last version of MAC oS X which works with FCP7? - 9 years ago
FCP 7.03 works ok for me on Yosemite 10.10.5 which was a bit of a shock. But I reckon that the end is nigh. Nevertheless, it's entirely possible that filmman could answer this query in more vivid detail. Hugs, Harry.by harry323 - Café LA
Re: Greenscreen spill - general question - 9 years ago
Dear stefangs, It is true that you have to be half a mile away from the screen to avoid spill. Two miles is the ideal distance. However, I agree with Nick about backlighting your subject. But then you may lose the power of the sun shining directly on your screen, right? But that's better because the screen will reflect less light on your actors. Here's what I do: I backlight the subjectby harry323 - Café LA
Re: It's that time again. Reviving this topic started in 2008 - 10 years ago
Thank you all for your pointed remarks. Harry-The-Time-Waster.by harry323 - Café LA
It's that time again. Reviving this topic started in 2008 - 10 years ago
Strypes, Grafixjoe, Andy Mees, Jude Cotter, Shane, Ben, derekmok, and the many other stalwart friends who have populated this board over the years ... I give you, from April 2008: I cannot let this thread die. Harry.by harry323 - Café LA
Re: HDV Easy Setup - 10 years ago
Yes. I have indeed captured with both of those codecs. Harry.by harry323 - Café LA
Re: Is the bean counter correct? - 10 years ago
This is nonsense. I get paid through an LLC also. I just tell them the name of the LLC to which checks should be made out. Harry.by harry323 - Café LA
Re: Premiere Pro and Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT (Mac Version) - 10 years ago
Dear Jude, Thanks so much for these new features that I can try out in PP. It's quite a strain to do battle with a new NLE after 14 years with FCP, so your advice is greatly appreciated. Best, Harry.by harry323 - Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Re: Premiere Pro and Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT (Mac Version) - 10 years ago
Dear Jude, You said in your post: "Also, see how much you really need it, Harry. The software only engine in Premiere is pretty snappy. " I did just that and am surprised, thanks to you personally, that I find it remarkably good (compared to FCP7). I did a test with 4 layers, each in defferent codecs, and all with c/c and a glow effect in order to make it hard work for the computeby harry323 - Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Re: Premiere Pro and Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT (Mac Version) - 10 years ago
Strypes!!! Whoah ... Great to hear from you and thanks for the reply. As you can see, I am putting my toes in the Premiere Pro waters. I'm not in a great rush, but I certainly like the idea of being able to cut multiclips shot with different cameras and codecs without having to transcode. And I like the idea of semi-instant rendering. I wonder why I'm not using FCPX. Can you tell meby harry323 - Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Premiere Pro and Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT (Mac Version) - 10 years ago
Hi there, I'm attempting to install Premiere Pro CC 2014. I'm a long time FCP 7 user now deserting the ship. Am running the demo version of Pre Pro CC 2014 on a Mac 2,1 2x3Ghz (8 Core) under Lion 10.7.5 On advice of both Adobe and Nvidia I bought a reconditioned Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT (Mac version) because this will run ok on my old Mac 8 Core (2,1). Got hold of NVIDIA and downloadedby harry323 - Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Re: Learning Premiere Pro CC 2014 - 10 years ago
Thank you both very much for this invaluable advice. Best wishes, Harry.by harry323 - Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Learning Premiere Pro CC 2014 - 10 years ago
Good evening, Happy Editors, I am transitioning to PP CC 2014. I would like advice on the best method to learn this thing. Purchase internet tutorials - Lydia? If there are any resources you can recommend I'd be most grateful. I'd also like to get my hands on a truly up-to-date manual. Like a child, I tried Adobe support. 40 minutes on hold, followed by an underpaid chappie in theby harry323 - Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Attempting to extract 23.976p from AVCHD MFX 60i/PF24 - 11 years ago
I've shot some material in a Canon Vixia HF 200 cheapie camera using the AVCHD MFX 60i/PF24 setting. But, no matter which program I use to shoehorn it out of the camera, it transfers as 29.98i. Canon initially told me that iMovie was the recommended way, then changed their minds. So I have tried Final Cut X, Final Cut Pro 7.03, and ClipWrap, but all of these give me 29.98i. I believe I am cby harry323 - Café LA
Re: Big News! I now have backup hardware - 11 years ago
I bought SuperDuper. $28. It does timed backups in the middle of the night like a secret agent which is rather surreptitious and exciting. It will back up different drives to different places on any day at any time and the whole thing works fine. The email support is very good. I think it's a one man band operation. Now I just need a few jobs so that I have something to back up. Happy Neby harry323 - Café LA
Re: Big News! I now have backup hardware - 11 years ago
Hi Loren, Thanks so much for the advice. My USB drives are not for live edits - just for "deep storage". My exciting shiny new 4 bay toaster has SATA drives which I will use for backup. And I am pleased to report that I am able to use this toaster with additional SATA drives which work for live editing because, according to the Blackmagic Speed Test application, I can get a very respby harry323 - Café LA
Big News! I now have backup hardware - 11 years ago
Hail, O Happy Editors. I speak to you this evening as one of the last survivors of the FCP703 holocaust. I have just bought a 4 drive toaster and a bunch of 3 TB SATA drives. So I am hoping to create a spiffy backup system with all this shiny new gear - one which reflects my one tiny internal SSD drive and my 3 internal 3TB SATA drives, plus one additional junky old steam-powered internal dby harry323 - Café LA
Re: Need new monitor - 11 years ago
If questioned about weird color timing I tell them it's a style thing. H.by harry323 - Café LA
Re: Need new monitor - 11 years ago
For broadcast ... and I've been getting away with it for years by doing c/c on a 24 inch Dell monitor and getting through QC at loads of big broadcast outfits. Best, Harry.by harry323 - Café LA
Re: Need new monitor - 11 years ago
Nick, Walter and Dennis, Thank you all very much for taking the time to answer my question. A lot of what you say is a step too complicated for me, a humble cutter, but I will quote you during my perambulations around the various manufacturers and thereby sound as if I know what I'm doing. Thank you again, Harry.by harry323 - Café LA
Need new monitor - 11 years ago
Ladies and Gentlemen, Yesterday, on a shoot, my old Dell 2405FPW's HD monitor screen got dinged. It's a 24 inch that came out around 2005/6. I have a Blackmagic DecklinkHD extreme card. I'm on a Mac 8 Core in FCP 7.0.3. I called Blackmagic for advice but they were understandably unwilling to recommend anything. They did say that a Dell 2413 is a bad idea because it is DVI and I would havby harry323 - Café LA
Re: batch Export in FCP 7.0.3 - 11 years ago
Exciting news ... I have - brilliantly, I think - solved my own problem. I omitted to tick in the box which says something like "use in and out markers" Thanks, Harryby harry323 - Café LA
batch Export in FCP 7.0.3 - 11 years ago
Good morning, Happy Editors. I've never used Batch Export before and am following instructions which I think are correct. But the processing seems to take FOREVER. I have a bunch of clips in a Timeline. I drag them over to a new project file. I highlight them. I go to Batch Export, choose destination and format etc and then hit Export. A delightful window appears which says "Export Quby harry323 - Café LA
Re: Trouble exporting Qt Reference file - 11 years ago
Thanks for ther reply, Nick. I think I've got some damn setting screwed up here. Sometinmes it will make a reference file in 10 seconds and somethes it takes as lkong as it does to make a real QT export. I will have to do some tests to estab;ish precisely when it is doing them properly - trouble is that I very seldom use them - only for Pluraleyes Multiclip. Give my love to Cambodia. Best,by harry323 - Café LA
Re: Trouble exporting Qt Reference file - 11 years ago
I believe that flies also get the red carpet treatment - hence the Australian Salute, no? Or is that a myth? Do you see the level to which this forum has now devolved? Best Harry.by harry323 - Café LA
Re: Trouble exporting Qt Reference file - 11 years ago
Jude - Thank you so much for the eloquent explanation I trust all is well with you in sunny Australia, apparently the land of swarms of giant jellyfish. Best wishes and thanks again, Harry.by harry323 - Café LA
Trouble exporting Qt Reference file - 11 years ago
Why on earth do my Qt reference files take so long to export? I sync up my stuff in Pluraleyes. It works. Then to make a Multiclip, I export each video and audio track separately as a Ref Movie (and NOT as self contained, which I uncheck). Example: one video/audio track: it has 8 shots strung out over a 1 hour 15 minute timeline. About half of that is blank space and half is pic+audio. Aby harry323 - Café LA
MTS conversion software? - 12 years ago
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, I have been given a couple of MTS files to edit. Is there a reliable cheap way to transcode these files? I have discovered that MPEG Streamclip doesn't want to do this and they are un-importable into FCS. Not terribly keen to pay for new software for one tiny little job, but if I must then I must. Advice please. Your slave, Harry.by harry323 - Café LA
Closed caption vendors - 12 years ago
I need closed captions for an 84 minute educational documentary. I am receiving hideously high quotes from vendors. This is a very low budget film for the educational / college / music teacher market. I am prepared and have found out how to make the captioning file using a program called Transcriva 2. But the process of getting this and the movie married ONTO TAPE (HD & SD required) is verby harry323 - Café LA
Re: Suggestion - Separate NLE Forums for LACPUG - 12 years ago
If there MUST be a change, I would prefer that the FCP "Classic", FCP X and all other Apple stuff like Compressor, Motion, iMovie and related hardware (such as Apple news) plugins and stuff like that be kept on the main Cafe LA NLE board. This main board would also be open to questions about the Mac OS and problems that relate to editing on a Mac. Then the 2nd Cafe could be devoted tby harry323 - Café LA
