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Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC September 2nd, 2011, 11:23 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,126
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Video I/O equipment

Does anyone have any experience with any of the following I/O devices?

MOTU HD Express http://www.motu.com/video-products/h...hdmi/body.html

Matrox Mini...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects August 25th, 2011, 06:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,500
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Re: Export quality

Are you talking about the warping and "rippling" of the image when you pass through door frames and whenever something new comes into the foreground? To get rid of that, you'll need to change your...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects August 2nd, 2011, 01:15 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,852
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Re: Green screen - can I paint one?

The color green is carried along with the luminance signal, which is another reason why it's better to use. Blue is the most heavily compressed color out of the 3 channels, so while it can work...
Forum: Taking Care of Business February 22nd, 2011, 11:59 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,600
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Re: copy protection for small productions

How about that. It seems you are correct for the Macrovision features. I thought the CSS option worked on DVD-R discs. I know I've had many experiences with DVD-R discs from other production...
Forum: Taking Care of Business February 21st, 2011, 11:46 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,600
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Re: copy protection for small productions

There is a copy protection feature built into Adobe Encore. When you're ready to burn your disc, go to the 'Build' tab and scroll down to the very bottom. Encore CS5 gives a few options for...
Forum: General HD (720 / 1080) Acquisition January 17th, 2011, 07:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,462
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Don's right: Make sure both cameras are set to...

Don's right: Make sure both cameras are set to the same frame rate. I'm currently working on a project where I need to mix video from a Canon 7D, a Canon T2i, and my Sony HVR-V1U. The video from the...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects December 7th, 2010, 02:33 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,693
Posted By Shawn McCalip
The stock chroma key effects in AE 6.5 or 7 are...

The stock chroma key effects in AE 6.5 or 7 are adequate tools, and if you have the patience and know-how, you can make them work. I've had to use them in the past, and while they're a little more...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite December 6th, 2010, 10:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,918
Posted By Shawn McCalip
H.264 and Apple ProRes are two different kinds of...

H.264 and Apple ProRes are two different kinds of codecs meant for different purposes.

Apple's ProRes is an Intraframe codec used for post-production. Being Intra-Frame, it stores information on...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects December 4th, 2010, 03:53 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,693
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Ultra came bundled with Adobe CS3. If you're...

Ultra came bundled with Adobe CS3.

If you're looking into more budget-conscious options, Red Giant Software has a keying plugin for After Effects that looks pretty good.

Or- if you have After...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite November 30th, 2010, 01:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,918
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Many of the output options and codecs are very...

Many of the output options and codecs are very similar if not exactly the same between FCP and PP. The biggest difference I found between the two is that Final Cut has you export to Compressor, and...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite November 28th, 2010, 09:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,380
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Do all of your sequences have the same kind of...

Do all of your sequences have the same kind of video, or are they from the same source?

I remember one instance where I had some clips of 24p video that I needed to cut into a 30p timeline. When...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite November 28th, 2010, 03:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,380
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Have you applied a lot of color correction or...

Have you applied a lot of color correction or other effects?

Do you have other applications running in the background?

Does your hard drive have ample space?

We need more details from you...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite November 28th, 2010, 03:14 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,357
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Ah, yes. Good point, Harm. I completely forgot...

Ah, yes. Good point, Harm. I completely forgot about the needs of the Windows interface...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite November 27th, 2010, 10:45 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,165
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Have you tried purging your memory and cache...

Have you tried purging your memory and cache before rendering? You might have to clean out your memory before rendering.

Are you running other applications at the same time?

Have you tried...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite November 27th, 2010, 10:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,357
Posted By Shawn McCalip
I'm running with a QuadroFX 2800M in my laptop,...

I'm running with a QuadroFX 2800M in my laptop, and MPE will not work only because I'm stuck with 512MB of memory. You need to have at least 768MB of video memory to get the Mercury Playback Engine...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite November 27th, 2010, 10:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,137
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Why not just do all your editing in 30p- since...

Why not just do all your editing in 30p- since that's what you shot- and then when you're all finished, render your final and completed project out with 24p settings? That way, you're only rendering...
Forum: Taking Care of Business November 20th, 2010, 11:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,761
Posted By Shawn McCalip
I started off with one of these Disc Makers Forte...

I started off with one of these Disc Makers Forte CD / DVD Duplicator (http://www.discmakers.com/duplicators/automated/fortespecs.asp) units from Discmakers. It has a built-in hard drive (mine is...
Forum: Taking Care of Business November 11th, 2010, 02:55 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,206
Posted By Shawn McCalip
I also use Quickbooks. I picked up the 2009 "Pro"...

I also use Quickbooks. I picked up the 2009 "Pro" version a couple years back, and if anything, it's much more than what I need. It takes a little getting used to, especially since I never had any...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects November 1st, 2010, 12:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,476
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Do you need to do it all live? Or can you...

Do you need to do it all live? Or can you pre-record your show and composite in your graphics later?

If you can pre-record and have some extra time to edit, you can create graphics in Apple's...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects October 30th, 2010, 09:45 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,378
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Another possibility is to duplicate your layer...

Another possibility is to duplicate your layer several times, offset each layer by a single frame, and then set the transparency mode on each layer to Screen or Add. For a less intense effect, use...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects October 30th, 2010, 09:40 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,713
Posted By Shawn McCalip
I know it is possible to have a small video clip...

I know it is possible to have a small video clip playing as a part of a button, but I don't know of a way to make it only play when highlighted. There may be some kind of script you can write in...
Forum: Open DV Discussion October 27th, 2010, 01:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,667
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Well, it all depends on the kind of work you do....

Well, it all depends on the kind of work you do. If you're shooting a film or commercial project and going by professional standards, you had better not use that gain- because you should be using...
Forum: Open DV Discussion October 26th, 2010, 11:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,667
Posted By Shawn McCalip
If you absolutely need to capture something, you...

If you absolutely need to capture something, you should really just crank up the gain as needed. Increasing the gain is really increasing the sensitivity of your camera's sensor. The byproduct of...
Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media October 20th, 2010, 11:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,664
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Well how about that... I learned something today....

Well how about that... I learned something today. I used to edit in Final Cut Pro and then bring some clips over to my PC for After Effects work, and I never ran into an issue like that. Then again,...
Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media October 19th, 2010, 07:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,664
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Video is going to appear different across nearly...

Video is going to appear different across nearly all monitors and television screens. When you're editing, it is important to have your monitor(s) color calibrated so you know what your image really...
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