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Re: Newbie and Text Render - 13 years agoBill, A few questions... What are your sequence settings in FCP (frame size, codec, frame rate, etc.)? How are you exporting your video from FCP? What exactly are you doing with Compressor (settings, etc.)? Are you rendering your video properly in FCP before exporting? The reason I ask is that you aren't clear about whether you are editing HD video at 720p and converting that to MPEG-2 HDby D-Mac - Café LA Re: Crashing for no reason- how to reinstall only FCP? - 13 years agoQuoteLoren No, avoided 6.0.1 and .0.2 for reasons reported here. The ProKit "issue" only applies to Mac OS X 10.6.x (your crash report shows OS X 10.5.8). QuoteLoren This is a bear. Spotlight can't even find on "MovieViewer or Movie Viewer except in Content-- my own crash report! lol. Brain death continues. I look forward to sharing a solution, I don't want anyone elseby D-Mac - Café LA Re: HD to SD downconversion for the best quality - 13 years agoMike Hardcastle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DM Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > About capturing in Pro Res, do you know of a > quick > > link to that procedure for HDV? I've never set > up > > a tape capture to Pro Res. Always used the > native > > format of whatever Iby D-Mac - Café LA Re: converting 25p to 50p - 13 years agoQuoteAndreas I just uploaded a side by side example of what dcouzin * uploaded and I did using Twixtor/AE. Left original 'frame doubling', mid Motion, right Twixtor/AE. You should go thru the movie frame by frame to see the differences. Hmm, interesting... I just took the original file that Dennis posted (beadchain 25p.mov) and ran it through Compressor with Frame Controls turned on, proby D-Mac - Café LA Re: WARNING: Mac OS 10.6.6 UPDATE (ProKit 6.0.1) - 13 years agoAnyone who is having trouble with this particular version of ProKit, or earlier ones like 6.0.1, should be able to clearly document their issues, in order to help others. Reporting this information to Apple is quite helpful, as well. In fact, in order to demonstrate that this isn't a rare occurrence, people experiencing problems should run through a standard set of general OS X troubleshootingby D-Mac - Café LA Re: OT: Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6 update released - 13 years agoJon Chappell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jude Cotter Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Maybe they got the Prokit upgrade at the same > > time, which we know messes with DVDSP? > > No, they didn't install it. While ProKit 6.0.2 is included in the OS X 10.6.6 update, ProKit wasn't partby D-Mac - Café LA Re: OT: Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6 update released - 13 years agoFor what it's worth, the OS X 10.6.6 update (both the "delta" and "combo" versions) includes ProKit 6.0.2 and an updated BrowserKit plugin for the Pro Apps. Additionally, the AIC and MPEG2 QuickTime components have been updated, along with display card drivers (and other stuff)... -Daveby D-Mac - Café LA Re: Capture DVD footage from HDV Camera. - 13 years agoMario, Check out your User Preferences in FCP. There are a couple of settings related to capturing media. On timecode breaks, for example, FCP may create a new clip, depending on your settings. Also, dropped frames during capture can cause the capture to abort, again depending on the setting. Most of the training books don't address much in the way of troubleshooting... That's why forums liby D-Mac - Café LA Re: Capture DVD footage from HDV Camera. - 13 years agoQuoteMario Thanks Dave: I'm sure everyone who contributed to this thread provided good advice. QuoteMario Actually the DV footage I am capturing belongs to the year 2000 (10 years go). I used at that time a JVC MiniDV Cam (domestic one). It was maybe one of the first miniDV cams I saw because it doesn't have a FireWire jack yet! In the respective manual says that the input (recording) isby D-Mac - Café LA Re: Capture DVD footage from HDV Camera. - 13 years agoQuotelimakid Thanks a lot. It's really useful this kind of analysis. Yes, With HDV footage I've been using the Canopus box as a hub/bridge. When you say that this procedure "just adds unneeded complications", what do you mean? more cables? (of course) but also you think that the video quality decreses because of too much filtering? Yes, using a hub, whether a real hub or the Canopusby D-Mac - Café LA Re: Final Cut Pro 7.03 XML for entire project? - 13 years agoJoe Riggs Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, > > I would like to import my entire final cut pro 7 > project (20 bins, 10 sequences, 300+ clips) to > Premiere CS5.It is very important that the > structure that I have setup be maintained (bins, > sequences and the clips within them) About two > months a ago, I did this without a hiby D-Mac - Café LA Re: Capture DVD footage from HDV Camera. - 13 years agoQuotelimakid Thank U. Even though I should say that I've been capturing HDV footage and VHS and Super VHS tapes through the Canopus box in the Final Cut Pro. I am not sure I fully understand this. My understanding is that you may have been able to get the Canopus box to act as a simple FireWire hub, in effect connecting your camera to the Mac. However, the Canopus box itself is only an analogby D-Mac - Café LA Re: Capture DVD footage from HDV Camera. - 13 years agoMario, Tom is correct in his assessment. I have a Canopus ADVC300, as well, and it only works as an analog to DV-25 or DV-25 to analog converter. It doesn't input or output HDV video. The initial "VTR okay" (with the color bars) signal you saw in FCP was just the color bars output from the Canopus converter. Again, the 4 pin or 6 pin FW400 connectors can only be used one atby D-Mac - Café LA Re: Output Becomes Too Light - 13 years agoShane Ross Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > #49 - Quicktime movie lighter than what I see in > FCP. > > Shane's Stock Answer #49 - Why is the Quicktime > Movie I made much lighter than what I see in my > timeline in FCP? > > Because it is designed to be bright enough to be > seen on most monitors, some that might be too >by D-Mac - Café LA Re: How to get video from personal DVD into FCP? - 13 years agolimakid Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This software package is good. > > ml > > BUT, try to get the older version 5.0 because the > version 6.0 is simply bad. Maybe on any site of > P2P file sharing. > > You can get just the DVD ripper to extracts few > seconds of a 2 hours DVD. The company that sells this softwareby D-Mac - Café LA Re: FCP defaulting to incorrect external display in Digital Cinema Desktop - 13 years agoclay Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Good suggestions, Dave. > > I'll try reseating the cards and blow out the dust > bunnies. > > The "new" monitor is actually an old 20" Apple > Cinema display (DVI) that's been sitting around > un-used since my boss upgraded his monitor 6 > months ago. > > All 3by D-Mac - Café LA Re: FCP defaulting to incorrect external display in Digital Cinema Desktop - 13 years agoclay Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just tried logging into a new user account, same > issue. > > I suppose it could be dust, but I've never had an > issue with dust before--I guess there's always a > first time! You may want to consider removing and reseating your PCIe graphics cards (might as well blow out the dust inside your compuby D-Mac - Café LA Re: FCP defaulting to incorrect external display in Digital Cinema Desktop - 13 years agoClay, You may consider logging into a newly created user account, in order to see if other user settings are contributing to this behavior. Also, some system settings may be a factor. I would also suggest resetting the SMC and PRAM. You could also try using something like AppleJack or Onyx to run various system "maintenance" and "cleaning" operations (make sure you haby D-Mac - Café LA Re: MBP external DVI monitor recommendation - 13 years agoHi, I thought I'd throw a fly into the ointment... Just because a monitor has HDMI or DVI connections doesn't mean it properly handles video signals. All monitors mentioned so far are computer monitors, not broadcast video monitors. This explains some of the mentioned behavior (and the low prices involved). Even the HP Dreamcolor monitors don't handle native digital video signals (theyby D-Mac - Café LA Re: How to get video from personal DVD into FCP? - 13 years agoDrE Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No audio at all in MPEG Streamclip In case you are having trouble getting MPEG Streamclip to "cooperate" with you, you could try going to the link Loren provided a few posts back (for Cinematize 2 Pro). Following the link, you'll end up on a page that has an overview of how to use Cinematize. They (Miraizoby D-Mac - Café LA Re: How to get video from personal DVD into FCP? - 13 years agoDrE Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh thank you. > > I say open file and I select the VTS_01_2.VOB. It > says do you want to open 1 file or open all files. > I've tried both, but I select open all files. It > fixes the timecode and then the three buttons > are: > Video PID:224 > Audio PID:128ac 2/3 > Audio Mode:sterio Mixby D-Mac - Café LA Re: How to get video from personal DVD into FCP? - 13 years agoElaine, Try opening one of these files in MPEG Streamclip: VTS_01_2.VOB VTS_01_1.VOB At the bottom of the main window, there are 3 pop-up menus: Video Track, Audio Track, and Audio Mode. Check these (they should show a value if a track of the associated type exists). Let us know what values are given for each menu. -Daveby D-Mac - Café LA Boris Calligraphy 2.2 - 13 years agoPart FYI and part question... I have been setting up another workstation for use with FCP 7. I applied all updates, etc. I then looked in my notes and noticed an update to Calligraphy to version 2.2 (version 2.1 comes with Final Cut Studio 2009 / FCS3). The update mentions something about font compatibility with some of the new fonts that are part of MS Office 2008, and later. For thosby D-Mac - Café LA Re: Prores Changes Colour - 13 years agoQuotegmc205 The color change issue was helped a little by installing Quicktime 7.6 and going into the preferences, and checking "Enable Final Cut Studio Color Compatability" . Using this setup, the colors are closer to the edit, but still have a slightly red/ orange tint which is a bit annoying. The difference between having the compatibility setting on or off in QT 7.6 Player shoulby D-Mac - Café LA Re: Prores Changes Colour - 13 years agogmc205 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Also, I would like to go the whole pro-res route > but I was in a rush and wasnt sure of the exact > workflow. It takes up a lot of hard drive space > though, right ? > > Thanks, > > Gavin Gavin, If you just use ProRes sequences/timelines in your project (dropping in HDV clips, or whatby D-Mac - Café LA Re: DV NTSC / ProRes (HQ) (LT) (Proxy) (422) NTSC anamorphic - 13 years agoShane, Thanks for taking the time to explain things. I really appreciate it! -Daveby D-Mac - Café LA Re: DV NTSC / ProRes (HQ) (LT) (Proxy) (422) NTSC anamorphic - 13 years agoQuoteShane Ross Use DV50, rather than ProRes. The renders are faster, the data rate is lighter, and you get better RT performance with it. Good point, Shane. Have you done much testing, comparing DVCPro50 and ProRes 422 for NTSC? I am curious about this. Apple's ProRes White Paper (July 2009 edition) mentions that the target data rate for ProRes 422 at 720x480/720x486 (60i or 30p) is 42 Mbby D-Mac - Café LA Re: Prores Changes Colour - 13 years agoQuotegmc205 and I found that when I exported my sequence using the Prores Codec, that it changed the colour of my sequence, adding a reddish hue/ saturation to it. On my search round the web there seems to be quite a few people with this issue, but is there any fix for it ? Gavin, There are a couple of things (at least) involved. First and foremost is that your computer monitor is never goby D-Mac - Café LA Re: XDCAM HD Workflow - 13 years agoacronan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > awesome input guys, thanks. all of my footage > will be from the ex3. we will probably have 5-7 > layers of video max. i'm going to create an apple > prores sequence and run some tests. i'll keep you > posted on the progress. > > adam Yes, do what Shane said. Adding to that, I would use aby D-Mac - Café LA Re: XDCAM HD Workflow - 13 years agoAdam, I have been following the other discussion... It seems that the problem may be related to using different frame sizes, frame rates, many tracks of video, and certain filters/effects. The fact that much of the footage is XDCAM EX may be a contributing factor, as well as FCP RT and preference settings, and HW configurations. I would suggest that you create some realistic sample scenaby D-Mac - Café LA |
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