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| How
To: Montoring the Waveform and Vectorscope |
May, 2001
The following
is an excerpt from the DV
Companion - The Intelligent Assistant for Final Cut Pro
click HERE
for Print friendly version
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Technique |
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Canvas and Viewer with FCP Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope |
In theory, the
Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope are only able to monitor incoming
video and audio during Log and Capture. However, it is possible
to use them to monitor the Waveform and Vectorscop values from
the Viewer or Canvas.
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IMPORTANT: This is not officially
supported by Apple but can cause no harm. There is no substitute
for external monitoring of the outputs of the video device, but
this Technique has proven accurate as long as windows are correctly
aligned. This Technique has not been tested with any HDTV settings
and may not work. |
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Set
the Canvas or Viewer Windows to display at 50%. |
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Set
the Log & Capture window to the small display size and open
the Log & Capture Window. |
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Select
the Clip Settings Tab and open the Waveform Monitor and Vectorscop
window. |
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Position
the Waveform & Vectorscope window conveniently on the screen.
Setting it over the Timeline will generally work. |
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Tip: If the window disappears
behind other windows during this Technique, you can bring it
back to the front by choosing the Windows menu and selecting
Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope. |
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Position
the Canvas or Viewer so the image area of the Viewer or Canvas
is exactly over the image area of the Log and Capture
Window. It is important to get the two image areas aligned exactly
so that the correlation of image and waveform location is correct. |
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The
Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope will now display the waveform
& vectors of the image in the Canvas or Viewer window. |
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You
can spot check along the duration of the Viewer Clip or Timeline
by dragging the Playhead to a new location. |
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Preview
playback of DV Footage (and perhaps other codecs as well) by
pressing Option+P on the Keyboard. Option+P will always play
forward at the fastest rate that the processor can deliver, which
is full frame rate for rendered DV footage. |
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To
view the waveform and vectors of a Clip in a Viewer, set the
Viewer display and window to 50%. Position the Viewer window
so the image area of the Viewer precisely aligns with the image
area of the Log and Capture window. |
Philip
says:
"You can use this Technique to preview the levels and vectors
of colors in gradients, mattes and text created with a Final
Cut Pro by first positioning the Viewer over the Log and Capture
window with the Waveform monitor and Vectorscoope displayed.
As you use the Generator controls you can immediately check that
hue, saturation and levels are within Television safe."
An
excerpt from the DV Companion - The Intelligent Assistant for
Final Cut Pro
Purchase
the DV Companion HERE
click HERE
for Print friendly version
Copyright 2001 Philip Hodgetts
& IntelligentAssistance, Inc
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