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Getting 24p to look good on DVD - 10 years ago
Many people love DSLR technology and have been shooting 24p to get the film look everyone seems to love. I shoot 24p on Canon 7D and 60D (convert to ProRes using Philip Bloom's MPEG Streamclip workflow), edit in 24p and export my final edit to a 24p self contained QuickTime. It looks pretty good on screen, looks pretty good on Vimeo, but looks awful on DVD (I use Compressor's presets for DVby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Moving chapter markers - 10 years ago
Is it possible to move all the chapter markers along with all my clips on the timeline? I edited my project, and then placed chapter markers for use in DVD Studio Pro. Now I need to add a 2 minute sequence to the beginning of the project. When I select all clips and move them ahead on my timeline to make room, the chapter markers do not follow the clips. Is there a way to make them all moveby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: Recommendations for capturing HDV thru component - 10 years ago
Oh, but it would be capable of capturing as HDV though, which would be all I would need in my particular instance. Thanks much! Caseyby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: Recommendations for capturing HDV thru component - 10 years ago
I'm not sure if it has the Express34 or not, it is the original 17" MacBook Pro from 2005-2006. Timecode is not necessary. Are there more options for a Mac Pro than the MacBook Pro? Thanks! Caseyby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Recommendations for capturing HDV thru component - 10 years ago
We still use the old Sony Z1U cameras for a few projects from time to time, and only one of ours has a working firewire output...the others have been blown out and the costly repairs to them are not in the budget. I'm wondering about being able to capture component HDV video, and I know there are several products out there, but I would appreciate a recommendation on an affordable (yes, I meaby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: sourcing from YouTube - 10 years ago
I use MPEG Streamclip to Open URL and convert to whatever format I'm using. Otherwise, I use the DownloadHelper plugin for Firefox to download the original mp4. Caseyby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Sony Z1U deep fried firewire - 10 years ago
Hi everyone, I have a few Sony Z1U cameras and have been using them to shoot and edit HDV for years. I am well aware of how easy it is to fry the firewire output on the camera if it is not turned off and plugged in (in the proper sequence), and another one recently got fried...that now makes 3 out of 4 that no longer work. Repair is expensive and not covered under warranty, and I was wondeby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: OT-Old Day Editing Systems - 11 years ago
JVC VHS to VHS editor - 1991-1993 Adobe Premiere - 1993-1995 Video Toaster (A/B Roll with 3/4" tape) - 1995-1997 Video Toaster Flyer - 1997-1999 DPS Velocity - 1999-2005 Newtek Toaster2 - 2000-2001 Final Cut Pro - 2005-present (am transitioning to Premiere, either used in tandem or as a replacement to FCP) Adobe Premiere - present-?by CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: Multi-cam shoot with 3 different formats..am I asking for trouble in the edit? - 11 years ago
I would check the sequence settings to see if the processing mode is in 8 bit YUV or 10 bit YUV. 10 bit requires more computing power.by CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: Multi-cam shoot with 3 different formats..am I asking for trouble in the edit? - 11 years ago
I'll have to try that new fangled multi-cam sometime...they must have changed something since the last two versions I did a quick test, putting 1440x1080 Sony HDV clips on a 1920x1080 timeline, and putting 1920x1080 Canon clips on a 1440x1080 timeline. After adjusting for the correct frame size/aspect ratio (so the image filled the screen properly), I did not see one pixel's difference bby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Changing default DVD drive - 11 years ago
Is there a way to change the settings in DVD Studio Pro so that it will burn to my external DVD drive instead of the internal DVD drive? Right now, it seems to pick one or the other at random. Thanks! Caseyby CaseyPetersen - DVD Studio Pro
Re: Multi-cam shoot with 3 different formats..am I asking for trouble in the edit? - 11 years ago
The Canon should be importing at 1920x1080, the Sony imports at 1440x1080. When I import the Sony clips, they are enlarged 133.33% (and the distort is -33.33% as well). That being said, I wonder what would happen if I tried to bring the Canon clips down to 1440x1080 to match the Sony. I don't actually use multi-cam editing in the way that FCP intended it to be. What I do is layer all my cliby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: Multi-cam shoot with 3 different formats..am I asking for trouble in the edit? - 11 years ago
As far as matching the look of the cameras, I have a Sony Z1U and a Canon 7D, and in the few times where I've had to try to get them to match each other, it has been extremely difficult for me. The cameras handle colors very differently, and the times when I've had to do it, I have found that the best color grading I can do (using 3-way color corrector, that is), is only barely acceptable...wherby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: A whole lotta sharpening going on - 11 years ago
Very interesting. Along these same lines, is it common to do, at the very least, just a little bit of sharpening across the boards (generally speaking) on footage you're working with? Thanks! Caseyby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: A whole lotta sharpening going on - 11 years ago
Is that mostly in-camera or done in post?by CaseyPetersen - Café LA
A whole lotta sharpening going on - 11 years ago
I'm wondering something here...it seems in the past couple years, especially with the popularity of larger HDTVs to the general public, many newer TV shows have seemingly been going to a much sharper look. What I'm wondering is if this observation is correct, or if this is a natural result of higher quality cameras/lenses. If there is more sharpening being done in post, I would be interesby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: My Lacie external hard drive that has all my FCP projects has "corruption of the data on the drive" - 11 years ago
My demo of MiniTool Mac Data Recovery is the only software that recognizes there is a drive connected to my Mac in the first place....what good is DiskWarrior when the drive doesn't show up on your desktop?? Like I said, none of the data on my bad drive is crucial, so I'm not interested in purchasing new software at this point, but I am interested in learning how to do this...just in case. Maby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: My Lacie external hard drive that has all my FCP projects has "corruption of the data on the drive" - 11 years ago
I use iBackup to automatically make a backup of my Projects folder (as well as other important folders that have constantly changing data), I have it set to backup every night to a separate hard drive. Many of my projects use video that is off tape, so as long as I backup the project file, the video files can always be recaptured from the original tapes. I will be checking out that LaCie utilby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: Print to Video problems - 11 years ago
I don't remember how I resolved this...or if I ever did. It's happening again...even tried it on a different computer and got the same results. Help!!! Caseyby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: Simple ProRes proxy question - 11 years ago
WOW!! I think you hit it!! I never noticed that it went to 10 bit high precision YUV when I tried ProRes. I am running another test with a 30 second clip, this time, I changed it to 8 bit YUV: XDCam - 1'35" ProRes422 - 1'10" ProRes Proxy - 0'40" (obviously faster...doing what it's intended to do) ProResLT - 0'55" HDV - 1'08"by CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: Simple ProRes proxy question - 11 years ago
I think this article from Larry Jordan explains why I am having trouble with ProRes: Look at the two tables referring to hard drive speeds and video data rates by codec. According to this, HDV has a data transfer rate of 3.75mbps, XDCam EX is 5.2mbps, ProRes Proxy is 5.6mbps, and ProRes422 is 18.1mbps. So, in my world where the HDV codec has been perfectly acceptable for 6 years, Xby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: Simple ProRes proxy question - 11 years ago
Yeah, I've heard that before! A few years ago, I posted on here quite frequently and tried to figure it out why ProRes was so slow for me, but with no definitive answers. The best I can figure is my hard drives are too slow. I am using a Mac Pro 2 x 3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon with 10 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM memory, running OSX 10.6.8. I am using the latest Final Cut Studio software as well.by CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: Simple ProRes proxy question - 11 years ago
Actually, I was using XDCam EX, not HD. I ran a bunch of tests, and with my Mac Pro, which is 5 years old, would now be considered old and slow, and my hard drives aren't fast enough either. Using HDV footage as my baseline, working with XDcam EX took maybe 5% more time to render effects, exporting, etc., so that was pretty good to keep up with the workflow I have been accustomed to. Using Proby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: Simple ProRes proxy question - 11 years ago
Thanks Ben, It's all about balance, though. Say I have 10 hours budgeted to edit an entire wedding (clients want more, but also want to pay less, but that's another conversation altogether!) into a 10 minute edit, it hasn't been practical for me to do it in PR422 because of the added render times. I had been using the Sony Z1U for years and had mastered that workflow, but now am gettingby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Simple ProRes proxy question - 11 years ago
This is probably a simple concept, but I just wanted to confirm it. Take a clip from my Canon 60D - convert it three ways (XDCam EX, ProRes Proxy, ProRes 422). Open in QuickTime, look at properties: XDCam - data rate = 36.62 mbps ProRes Proxy - data rate = 44.11 mbps ProRes 422 - data rate = 147.70 mbps According to this, the data rate of PR Proxy is higher than XDCam EX...is it correby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: What TV shows are being shot on what equipment? - 11 years ago
I read that No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain is starting to use a 7D, and I saw on the latest "behind the scenes" show from Deadliest Catch, they used a few 5DMKIIs. I'd be curious to know about any other shows that are not only using it as pickups, but are using it exclusively. Caseyby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: OT: Audio problems - 11 years ago
Thanks Derek! I saw a typo I made where I meant to say the sound board operator unplugged my recorder...I never unplug someone else's gear without asking first! Fortunately, I had also run a line from the board to my camera, which the same guy accidentally muted for about a minute...I know it wasn't there on my Marantz because I came out of a different place on the board, and I had checkeby CaseyPetersen - Café LA
OT: Audio problems - 11 years ago
I know this is a little bit off topic, but I don't know where to turn, and I'm hoping someone here has experience with this. I have a Marantz PMD660 - Solid State audio recorder (compact flash) Typically, I record my audio and hit stop which "finalizes" the file, as I understand it. This weekend, I was recording a concert and immediately after, pulled the power to the soundboard,by CaseyPetersen - Café LA
Re: can FCP properly interlace progressive material? - 11 years ago
Thanks!!by CaseyPetersen - Café LA
