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Show all posts by userYour basic troubleshooting and discussion forum for all things Final Cut Pro X. If you are having issues with FCP 7 and below, post it in Cafe LA.
Why FCP will not recognise my camera Sony Z1? - 13 years agoHi I am using a Sony Z1 camera NTSC OS = 10.6 FCP = 7.0 I am trying to capture from the Sony Z1 using HDV o DV and FCP will not recognise my camera. I really want to capture in HDV from the Z1. It was working perfect and suddenly doesn't recognize device anymore. I have read other threads but I cannot relate them to my specific problem. I would appreciate your help as I am going madby alioshka - Café LA Re: Why not being able to capture from Sony Z1? - 13 years agoHi I am using a Sony Z1 camera NTSC OS = 10.6 FCP = 7.0 I am trying to capture from the Sony Z1 using HDV o DV and FCP will not recognise my camera. I really want to capture in HDV from the Z1. It was working perfect and suddenly doesn't recognize device anymore. I have read other threads but I cannot relate them to my specific problem. I would appreciate your help as I am going mad witby alioshka - Café LA Re: is 42 Gb too big for 1 hour movie? - 14 years agoHi Stryps, there must be something wrong indeed! I set my seq to prores hq and export to quicktime movie as you sugest...., unfortunately now the size is double than before! uppsss!!!!! I hope somebody can explain me and give me a solution! thanks so much!by alioshka - Compressor - Media Compression and Conversion Re: is 42 Gb too big for 1 hour movie? - 14 years agoThanks a lot, I know my question is too general, but I cannot take it to a professional editor! I need it in Quicktime as I said above but I´m confused about the compressors to use and the file size. So what would be the deference between prores HQ and 1080 25p in sequence settings as you sugested? Also I wanna know if I have to set the audio when I export to AAC instead of linear PCM, andby alioshka - Compressor - Media Compression and Conversion Re: is 42 Gb too big for 1 hour movie? - 14 years agothanks a lot Jude, I´ll check there!by alioshka - Café LA is 42 Gb too big for 1 hour movie? - 14 years agoI´m exporting 1hour movies HDV - 1080p25 with quicktime conversion: compresion h264, quality best, multipass, 636x357, current, data rate in automatic. Once ready in quicktime is 42 Gb movie wich I believe is too much! I want best resolution but I think there must be something wrong in it? I need my copy with best resolution possible for an exhibition and probably television. Also Iby alioshka - Compressor - Media Compression and Conversion Re: is 42 Gb too big for 1 hour movie? - 14 years agoThanks a lot to all of you! I need a copy with best resolution possible for an exhibition and probably television. The other could be for internet streaming. You tell me to select a desired data rate, wich I had it in automatic! Isn´t that better? Is that the reason that makes it too big? Also when I put sound as you told me to AAC instead of linear PCM, what's the difference? Also noby alioshka - Café LA is 42 Gb too big for 1 hour movie? - 14 years agoI´m exporting 1hour movies HDV - 1080p25 with quicktime conversion: compresion h264, quality best, multipass, 636x357, current, prep.for internet streaming. once ready in quicktime is 42 Gb wich I believe is too much! I want best resolution but I think there must be something wrong in it! Do I need to use Compressor and in this case wich option shall I use? final cut pro 6.04 Mby alioshka - Café LA tamaño de archivo dudoso - 14 years agoEstoy exportando peliculas de 55 minutos en hd por quicktime conversion con compresion h264, quality best, multipass, 636x357, current, prep.for internet streaming. la pelicula terminada en quicktime me ocupa 42 Gb es este tamaño normal en la mejor calidad? muchas gracias por la ayuda.by alioshka - Foro FinalCutPro Re: 25p and 1080i in same sequence - 14 years agoYou are very kind an patient Jeff. Need to convert 50 i pal material to 25p pal to edit in the same seq. Is Graeme's converter free? How abut de-interlace? How about a seq settings that suits both? Isn't that possible?by alioshka - Café LA Re: 25p and 1080i in same sequence - 14 years agoYour answer was very helpful but maybe we're not talking over the same? I´m sorry perhaps didn't explain myself well, but all my footage is PAL as that is the spanish system, but we can record at 25p (wich I think is your 24p) or 50i (yours 60) and my problem is that I have both.by alioshka - Café LA 25p and 1080i in same sequence - 14 years agoHi guys, I've got a proj in my browser in HD for editing. Almost all footage was recorded with a CAnonXHA1 25p, and just some clips are 1080i Would need to know which settings should I use to fit both formats in the same sequence? Should I de-interlace all 1080i before even to star to avoid further problems and set to HDV Firewire basic 1080p25? Please I need some light here!by alioshka - Café LA 25p y 1080i en la misma secuencia - 14 years agoHola amigos, tengo un proyecto en HD para editar. Casi todo el material ha sido grabado en una Canon XHA1 a 25p pero tengo una parte grabada en una Sony a 1080i Querría saber qué configuraciones debería hacer en seq settings y en audio video set, para que sean compatibles en la misma secuencia. Y los renders? O debería hacer el de-interlaced a todo el material 1080i antes de empezar a editaby alioshka - Foro FinalCutPro Re: why pc cannot read dvd from dvd sp - 14 years agoHI Jake, Tried two different Pc´s Nero, Media Player and Power Pc and cannot open cos don't recognize the file. Does that make sense?by alioshka - DVD Studio Pro Re: why pc cannot read dvd from dvd sp - 14 years agoThanks a lot Jake. I'm going to find out about this pc drive and error. Yes, I burned it in dvdsp. Now -after your tips- I checked the region 7 but I don´t know what you mean by using disc utility. How do I do that? Since my data is in dvdsp ready to be burned out....,how do I burn it from another application? Can you explain me please?by alioshka - DVD Studio Pro why pc cannot read dvd from dvd sp - 14 years agoI made a dvd copy and is working fine either in my i-mac or dvd player. As I tried to watch it in a Pc doesn't work. Anybody knows why? I thought that dvd is a universal format. I used my ac3 and m2v files, no menus. Probably I made a wrong adjustment?by alioshka - DVD Studio Pro HD DVD is high quality? - 14 years agoHi people, When I choose DVD HD in compressor to burn in DVDSP, does that mean that I need a special HD DVD disc or that I'm going to put an HD file into a standard DVD disc? And the consecuent question is, HD in a standard DVD disc is not anymore HD? Or depends of where I'm playing it? All that is a bit confusing for me.Thanks a lot for your always valuable help!by alioshka - DVD Studio Pro HD DVD is high quality? - 14 years agoHi people, When I coose DVD HD in compressor to burn in DVDSP, that means that I need a special HD DVD disc or that I'm goin to put an HD file into a standard DVD disc? And the consecuent question is, HD in a standard DVD disc is not anymore HD? Or depends of where I'm playing it? All that is a bit confusing for me.Thanks a lot for your always valuable help!by alioshka - Café LA Re: bad dvd copies, why? - 14 years agoThanks for your valuable help Eric, I'll try all that in my next DVD.by alioshka - Café LA Re: cannot find templates - 14 years agoThanks, I´ll try. I hope I can manage!by alioshka - DVD Studio Pro templates for dvd studio pro - 14 years agoCan anybody tell me where can I get templates for DVD Studio Pro?by alioshka - DVD Studio Pro Re: why cannot open .avi?????? - 14 years agoGreat Grafixjoe, thanks a lot, I think I linked and downloaded something else. Thanks Stopedog too, as also downloaded Perian seems a lot useful.by alioshka - Café LA Re: why cannot open .avi?????? - 14 years agoThanks grafixjoe but I have a little trouble with this codec. I don´t understand what you mean by dragging avi to the window (what window?) set to pc to mac ( which settings are you talking about?) Since the avi 100 has a few files in it I don´t know which one is the right one???? I tried to put the avi in the folder or the fordel inside the avi but doesn't work. Sorry for my ignorance, hope yby alioshka - Café LA why cannot open .avi?????? - 14 years agoHello, I´m not sure to be in the right forum???????? Anyway the trouble is that I cannot open any arquive .avi I tried to convert it in streamclip but also doesn´t work, total black. So I cannot open any downloaded film finished with this extension, which are most of them. Can anybody give me a clue? final cut studio 6.04 MACOS X LEOPARD 10.5.6 2.8 GHZ INTEL CORE 2 DUO 2GBby alioshka - Café LA dvd burned but no image in it! - 15 years agoHi, I´m just trying to burn my first dvd. I had my preferences set and checked up every bit I played simulator and...,burned sucesfully. That´s what it said. The truth is that when I play it no image appears just a grey. If I check in the finder the dvd contains the data and has got the ts files. I any obvious mistake that I made? Please would be great to learn more of this programmby alioshka - DVD Studio Pro cannot find templates - 15 years agoHi people, I cannot find the dafault templates in DVD Studio Pro 4.2.1 The window is empty. Anybody knows why? And now?by alioshka - DVD Studio Pro new doubts - 15 years agoHi Tom & Derek o whoever reads that, Compressor worked out fine with this 2 m2v and ac3 files. But compressed from 1,22 Gb of movie file to 313 Mb Mpeg2 and 9,2 Mb Dolby. Is that size all right? Is not too small? Once in DVD Studio Pro, the quality looks good but still I can apreciate this fine kind of liny texture wich doesn't apear in .mov I did the settings through a tutorial andby alioshka - Café LA Re: bad dvd copies, why? - 15 years agothat really clear up my doubts, thanks, I'm going to practise with both programmes right awayby alioshka - Café LA Re: bad dvd copies, why? - 15 years agoTHANKS A LOT DEREKMOK BUT IT CAN BE DIFICULT FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND, I´m not so techniquely skilled. THE FIRST PROBLEM: I DIDN'T RUN IT THROUGH COMPRESSOR OR PLAY IT ANYWHERE ELSE but the imac. I sent it to Color, that was the only thing, I had little problem with renders but solve everything fine with your help guys. Sorry Derekmok I didn´t understand the pipeline thing, nor that I need toby alioshka - Café LA |
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