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Your basic troubleshooting and discussion forum for all things about Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
Re: Hard Drive Advice--Willing to Blow $5,500 (Ouch) - 11 years ago
Send me the $5500 bucks and I'll bring you all the gear you need and fly to your location and do the install on-site including a free weeks worth of training. Or, Shop around a bit. Sonnet Technologies, G-Tech, CalDigit, are a few worth a look. And here's an easy way to do the math on how much storage you really need:by ClayC - Café LA
Re: Now that Final Cut Server is EOL... - 11 years ago
The MacMini makes a great online server for hosting files for client approvals. You might also have a look at an app called AjaXplorer (has nothing to do with Aja or Explorer). It's free. It's web-based (i.e. no FTP tools required), and simple to use. Great thing is, if you set it up right, you can eliminate your upload times. We use drop-boxes to send files to the Mini internally (usually hby ClayC - Café LA
Re: Which way? - 11 years ago
CS5.5 to repalce the suite of apps that was once FCS plus DaVinci Resolve to replace Color.by ClayC - Café LA
FCPX Editing Machine - 11 years ago
For what it's worth, here it is, all you'd need for FCPX editing: From the features listed: "Mac mini delivers plenty of power for everyday tasks like managing photos and editing HD video." That should pretty much answer all of the questions as to where we're headed with FCPX.by ClayC - Café LA - X
Re: Basic cost to switch to Adobe - 11 years ago
What they said, plus RAM. As much as you can get into your machine. Equally as important for CS5.5 workflows as the cards and 64 bit.by ClayC - Café LA
Re: Just curious about Avid/Adobe switchers and color correction. - 11 years ago
DaVinci Resolve 8, hands down, and seriously way farther advanced than any of the plugins out there. No comparison to Mac apps however, as it is node-based and the file structuring is completey different. There's a rather steep learning curve, and you'll need training to get into the finer points of how the pros really work with it, as well as appropriate gear for it to perform at it's best. Iby ClayC - Avid Media Composer
Re: Mac Pros? - 11 years ago
Thinking along the same lines. We'll be running 3 new suites, with an option to expand to 5 towards the end of the year. Intergration is a lot more horizontal than vertical. By that I mean, 90% of our work is collaborative amongst a group of specialists (edit/grade, composite/vfx, 2D/3D and graphics), so each suite has it's specific requirements although almost all of the software is platfroby ClayC - Café LA
Re: Mac Pros? - 11 years ago
Something like what you describe would be excellent. Especially a rack-mount unit. Very configurable for each workstation from a central machine room. We're really stuck in the midst of the decision-making process in my shop as we're expanding to a larger facility soon, but just don't know which solutions to go with.by ClayC - Café LA
Mac Pros? - 11 years ago
Has anyone any thoughts about the future of the MacPro, or heard any buzz? Don't want to start another rant-fest here, but the MacPro is a big part of the equation looking forward, with or without FCPX. In Apple's thinking thus far, soft and hardware have been closely related. Now that they're not really selling any apps anymore that require the horsepower that a machine like the MacPro provby ClayC - Café LA
Re: Curious what direction LAFCPUGers are going? Remain with FCP or switch? - 11 years ago
We won't get fooled again. Switching to CS5.5 simply because we need an entire suite of high-end 64 bit apps to do all the things that FCS did before it got EOL'ed. Meet the new boss..... We'll see, but so far the transition couldn't be easier, and most importantly, it's a much safer bet that there's a future with Adobe.by ClayC - Café LA
Re: Not quite as positive things - 11 years ago
I was wondering about licenses. Now that FCS is basically Abandonware, what does that mean re the EULA? Have you found out anything yet?by ClayC - Café LA - X
Re: Not quite as positive things - 11 years ago
Seriously, and in all due repect... Really? By next year all the missing functionality will be fixed and we'll have an app that fully replaces an entire suite of apps previously called Final Cut Studio and working as the full post production business solution FCS was originally sold to us as being? And no more dropping new apps like Color with no forewarning, no more pulling stock from reselby ClayC - Café LA - X
Re: WOW! Now CONAN O'BRIEN piles on FCPX! - 11 years ago
Well, that proves it to me. Just like with Shake back then. We've been trashed.by ClayC - Café LA - X
Re: Fascinating: Is Apple responding through David Pogue? - 11 years ago
If you're editing a school project for an 8th grader, then FCPX is probably fine if you've the $300 to spend for an app you're going to use on occaision to be cooler than iMovie. This has zero to do with professional post production, and the author should know that. Here's a real-world example. We're delivering a 5 minute corporate project for a major automotive client today that involved thby ClayC - Café LA - X
Mike, how about a poll? - 11 years ago
Hi Mike, The perfect storm hit. Never seen such an uproar about a release. How about doing a poll to try and quantify where everyone's at on this? Something like: 1. Love it. I'm in. 2. Still evaluating, not sure. 3. Not really liking it, but willing to wait for it to get fixed over time. 3. Outta here. Headed for Avid. 4. Outta here. Headed for CS5. 5. Had it with Apple, sby ClayC - Café LA - X
Re: OH . . . MY . . . GOD - 11 years ago
Yep, the worst scenario came true. It's been seriously dumbed down to the level of prosumer users, focused mainly on the DSLR workflow. I did't need all the bells and whistles FCPX is offering. Performance, speed, 4K, DPX, metadata support together with thunderbolt on new MacPros would have been sufficient for my shop. That dream evaportated. So, going the same route. We're setting up a newby ClayC - Café LA - X
Re: FCP X and Motion 5 now in App Store - 11 years ago
Both require ProKit 7 udate though. In the middle of too much stuff to risk that one.by ClayC - Café LA - X
Re: RED Proxies Issue Help - 11 years ago
Think I got it. They shot on the latest camera build, mysterium-x and redcode36. The data rate (about 325) is beyond what our eSata can currently handle thus the choppy playback and orange bar. So, took it all over to ProRes4x4 2k Redlog and all is well.by ClayC - Café LA
RED Proxies Issue Help - 11 years ago
Anybody know how to fix this one?: I've 3 shoot days worth of RED 4k. I want to edit with proxies for the roughcut. As has worked fine in the past, I bring the M proxies into the browser, and cut them into the timeline. Settings all match, resoultion 2048x1152 and REDCODE. The problem is, the proxies are showing up with an orange render bar. I've tried using the smaller proxies instead.by ClayC - Café LA
Re: fcp to imovie formats - 11 years ago
Ouch. Big bag of hurt over there. Major RTFM issues too. Coming this way soon? <<shudder>>by ClayC - Café LA
Re: fcp to imovie formats - 11 years ago
Go to the iMovie help menu and click Supported Cameras for a list of some of the formats. It will eat pretty much anything, though. It's easy enough to just try dumping a shot in. It seems to like h264 best, although I haven't had time to test all the options yet. Mixed format timeline works too, even with ProRes, although with most formats it then does processing upon import. Watch out forby ClayC - Café LA
Re: Rumors from an Avid dealer .. have you hear-it too. - 11 years ago
<<the silence from Apple dont help us to understand the future>> Let's hope that your rumor is wrong, but you're very right about that. For a lot of people, FCS is a complete business solution, including the MacPro line hardware to run it on. Certainly over the years they've sold it to us that way, and certainly for my shop it absolutely is. I've got 10 years worth of invoices fby ClayC - Café LA
Re: How to make Imovie look nearly like the new FCP X - 11 years ago
The guy's right. Like it or not, this is where we're headed. Actually, we've been using iMovie since the FCPX sneak-peak at NAB. All you really need for DSLR work is a Mac Mini. It takes about an hour to learn. Organize, pre-select, rough cut and then hit share to send out an FCP xml for finishing (at the moment) in FCP7. I trained a producer and a client on this workflow recently. Theyby ClayC - Café LA - X
Re: Additional Video Card - 11 years ago
Some testing was done on the NVIDIA vs the ATI 5870 in Motion. The ATI actually came out ahead. We have a new MacPro here running two cards, both the 5870 and the NVIDIA Quadro 4000 (for DaVinci Resolve). No issues whatsoever with FCP, Color, or Motion on the same machine. And yes, Motion runs very well indeed with the 5870. hth, Clayby ClayC - Café LA
Re: fcp versus avid (again) - 11 years ago
Good point. Keying out the green is only step 1. You will need to select and time the shots to be be keyed and do a rough in the offline. But, the much bigger part of the job is the composite. A number of tools and techniques will come into play such as tracking, color grading, lightwrapping, all manner of vfx etc. Unless the composite is very basic locked-off camera shots, well beyond the sby ClayC - Café LA
Re: fcp versus avid (again) - 11 years ago
I'd want to see the greenscreen footage first before making the call. Especially for feature work, if it's not perfect or close to perfect, neither Avid nor FCP are going to get you there. Next step up would be AfterEffects with Keylight where you can at least create and animate masks as need be. Next step up from AE would be Shake or Nuke. The other big question of course is what are theyby ClayC - Café LA
Re: Drives keep ejecting - 11 years ago
What kind of external drives? Firewire? eSata? Raided? Other? And, how old are the drives in question? Meantime, could be a number of reasons. A few of the more common: 1. Bad power brick. Swap it out for one that you know works and make sure that it's one that the manufacturer supplied. You usually lose warranty but not using the power brick that came with the drive. 2. Bad conby ClayC - Café LA
Re: Dealing with directors - 11 years ago
It's a mix somewhere between being bartender and therapist. You listen a lot. You learn their food and drink preferernces and provide creature comforts accordingly. You are sympathetic, enthusiastic, sometimes conspiritorial. When they start crashing out on the sofa a lot, leaving earlier, coming in later, you know you've won their trust. You can only then practice your craft to the fullest,by ClayC - Café LA
Re: ProRes 422 vs ProRes 422 (HQ) - 11 years ago
Since the source footage is only 8 bit, HQ won't help you much. Like they said, do a test, but if you're not seeing a mission-critical difference and not going into a VFX pipeline (keying, roto, compositing etc.) and/or a heavy grade (Color, Resolve), I'd go with ProRes.by ClayC - Café LA
Re: How long does it take to cut a feature? - 11 years ago
Long form is a different world altogether. I wouldn't go there without an assistant. You may not require one full-time, but without you'll get way too bogged down in the ingest and select process on the front end, lose too much time playing out and delivering roughs during the edit, and become totally distracted with things like sourcing temp tracks, scheduling, documentation, correspondence, pby ClayC - Café LA
