NLE Mac / Final Cut questions from 2007

R. Phil Johnston · December 13th, 2007, 09:02 AM

I have a few motion templates setup for FCP for titles and intros etc.

Since i have upgraded to 6.02 (Motion 3.02) the Templates frame rates have jumped from 25fps to 30fps which looks fine on the timeline but is out of sync when i render.

When I open the templates in Motion again the frame rate is locked! Grrr!
anyone else having similar problems or found a workaround?

Len Capristo · December 15th, 2007, 09:09 AM

I receive edited final copy on a DVD that included bars and tone. I have to edit out the bars and tone, and convert the final output to Quicktime format for broadcast on local access cable TV.

I import the VOB files into FCE after converting with FFMPEG into DV format so I can edit. After making the changes I try to export in QuickTime format, using the custom settings to capture 720X480 NTSC 4:3 format for broadcast.

The resulting output contains no audio. I use setting of 48,000 and stereo - L+R when exporting. The original DVD shows both channels of audio when imported into FCE as a DV file, and I can verify that the sound plays perfectly in FCE.

What am I doing wrong, and how do I fix it?

Thanks in advance.

Aldo Visaggio · December 15th, 2007, 09:42 AM

Hello All
Is anyone out there using the clip browser software that comes with sony XDCAM EX1 . I down loaded the 1.1 version and I am still not able to view or transfer clips. This is on a Mac of course.
Thanks for any help or instruction on this topic.
Aldo

Juan Camara · December 16th, 2007, 12:37 PM

Hello my name is Juan Camara, I would like to know which one of the upgrade I need to install, I have final cut studio 5.1 the product # is MA288Z/A
Please let me know
I tried the last week to install an upgrade, and when i put the first disc the computer dont recognized I have this final cut and asked for a serial #, when i put the serial apperas invalid serial#, Iam the only one that have this serial, please also let me know if I have to re install the FCS 5.1

Sean McCormick · December 17th, 2007, 12:48 AM

Hi there,

My workflow has been thus: Take footage shot in the HG10's 24p mode, run Log and Transfer, the transcoded footage ends up being ProRes 1440x1080 at 29.97. I take the ProRes footage and apply the Compressor step that changes the frame rate and performs the Reverse Telecine, outlined here (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306389, originally written for HV20 users).

I recently noticed in FCP 6.0.2's Log and Transfer util, there's a "Remove Advanced Pulldown and Duplicate Frames" import preferences box (checked by default, see pic): http://www.seanmccormick.biz/outbox/HG10/log.gif

How does the above setting affect the incoming footage shot using 24p? Is the Reverse Telecine step in Compressor unnecessary, making it only necessary to change the frame rate after importing the files?

Thanks in advance for not beating me over the head with the answer if I'm missing something obvious here. :)

Any thoughts welcome,

Sean

William Hohauser · December 17th, 2007, 11:03 PM

I have been having problems with HDV audio playback on my MacBook Pro ever since I upgraded to FCS2. The distortion is clearly a problem with the playback of the audio and not an issue with the capture of the file. It sounds like a CD skipping and then resuming playback. The resumed audio stays in sync with the video. It happens whether the audio is coming from the HDV clip or not. Exported video files play fine on other computers and DVDs made from the videos are fine as well.

Has anyone else experienced something like this? I did not have this problem with FCS 5.1 ever.

Kevin Bowling · December 18th, 2007, 01:46 AM

I have an old copy of Final Cut Pro 3 I used awhile back. I got out of video, but now I'm back with a new iMac and looking to get into FCS2. I noticed that there is actually an upgrade package that works with my old FCP3 software. Will this work? My iMac is Intel, so it can't read that old disc. How will the upgrade work then? Or does it just need the serial number?

Thanks

Gary Williams · December 19th, 2007, 11:55 PM

We all know that if you burn an HD project on a mac that it will play in a Toshiba player, what I would like to know is will it play in any of the multiformat players such as the pioneer ect... the ones that are suppose to be able to play both formates. All the dealers around me in the Sacramento Ca area either have a blue ray hooked up or a red ray, I have yet to see a mutiformat player hooked up and working, they have them they just dont have them hooked up so if anyone out thier has had the oppertunity to try this I would greatly like to hear from you and of the results. Thank in advance Gary Williams

Nathan Quattrini · December 25th, 2007, 09:50 PM

I was wondering what options there are for editing HDV and exporting to SD dvds for film festivals/sale/promo etc? I want to get the highest possible quality and am not sure if they have programs like Tmpgenc and debug frameserver etc. I`m a bit lost at the moment switching to the Mac.

Adam Palomer · December 28th, 2007, 11:57 PM

1. Is it possible to daisy chain two xserve servers for faster processing power?

2. Are the Clovertown processors compatible with the Xserve?

Bart Walczak · January 4th, 2008, 11:28 AM

Hi eveyone,

I'm looking for a decent solution to output signal from PPro and Final Cut Pro to external monitor. I was considering AJA Kona LS/LSe or Decklink SP. Right now all my projects are SD, and my budget is rather tight.

Anyone has any experience with these cards? Thanks.

Mike Donovan · January 6th, 2008, 06:50 PM

What would I be missing out on with FCE vs. FCP as far as audio goes? I wanted to record my own music and use it in a documentary and want to make the leap to a macpro with FCE to start. Not sure if there are other threads on the audio features of FCE or not. I don't know what I would need beyond adding music and the ability to fade, etc.
Thanks.

Nathan Quattrini · January 6th, 2008, 07:46 PM

I installed the CS3 Production studio and just realized that I am missing about %75 of the transitions in Premiere that I had in CS2 at work. What gives?

Derek Nickell · January 6th, 2008, 11:44 PM

All,

Im looking to expand to another monitor, actually a HD TV monitor. But I am running an iMac and an external monitor already. I want to add to that and have a raw output from the FCP output monitor up on the wall as well as the 22" Widescreen. Anyone have any solutions? I have been looking at AJA products but dont know which way to go with it.

Derek

December 13th, 2007, 09:02 AM	#316
R. Phil Johnston New Boot Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: IRELAND Posts: 22	Motion Templates in FCP 6.02 Frame rate problem I have a few motion templates setup for FCP for titles and intros etc. Since i have upgraded to 6.02 (Motion 3.02) the Templates frame rates have jumped from 25fps to 30fps which looks fine on the timeline but is out of sync when i render. When I open the templates in Motion again the frame rate is locked! Grrr! anyone else having similar problems or found a workaround?

December 15th, 2007, 09:09 AM	#317
Len Capristo Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 38	Quicktime Conversion Problems I receive edited final copy on a DVD that included bars and tone. I have to edit out the bars and tone, and convert the final output to Quicktime format for broadcast on local access cable TV. I import the VOB files into FCE after converting with FFMPEG into DV format so I can edit. After making the changes I try to export in QuickTime format, using the custom settings to capture 720X480 NTSC 4:3 format for broadcast. The resulting output contains no audio. I use setting of 48,000 and stereo - L+R when exporting. The original DVD shows both channels of audio when imported into FCE as a DV file, and I can verify that the sound plays perfectly in FCE. What am I doing wrong, and how do I fix it? Thanks in advance.

December 15th, 2007, 09:42 AM	#318
Aldo Visaggio Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 82	sony clip browser software Hello All Is anyone out there using the clip browser software that comes with sony XDCAM EX1 . I down loaded the 1.1 version and I am still not able to view or transfer clips. This is on a Mac of course. Thanks for any help or instruction on this topic. Aldo

December 16th, 2007, 12:37 PM	#319
Juan Camara New Boot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 21	FCS 2 upgrade Hello my name is Juan Camara, I would like to know which one of the upgrade I need to install, I have final cut studio 5.1 the product # is MA288Z/A Please let me know I tried the last week to install an upgrade, and when i put the first disc the computer dont recognized I have this final cut and asked for a serial #, when i put the serial apperas invalid serial#, Iam the only one that have this serial, please also let me know if I have to re install the FCS 5.1

December 17th, 2007, 12:48 AM	#320
Sean McCormick Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 55	An HG10 and FCP 24p question... Hi there, My workflow has been thus: Take footage shot in the HG10's 24p mode, run Log and Transfer, the transcoded footage ends up being ProRes 1440x1080 at 29.97. I take the ProRes footage and apply the Compressor step that changes the frame rate and performs the Reverse Telecine, outlined here (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306389, originally written for HV20 users). I recently noticed in FCP 6.0.2's Log and Transfer util, there's a "Remove Advanced Pulldown and Duplicate Frames" import preferences box (checked by default, see pic): http://www.seanmccormick.biz/outbox/HG10/log.gif How does the above setting affect the incoming footage shot using 24p? Is the Reverse Telecine step in Compressor unnecessary, making it only necessary to change the frame rate after importing the files? Thanks in advance for not beating me over the head with the answer if I'm missing something obvious here. :) Any thoughts welcome, Sean

December 17th, 2007, 11:03 PM	#321
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Audio distortion with HDV and FCS2 on MacBook Pro I have been having problems with HDV audio playback on my MacBook Pro ever since I upgraded to FCS2. The distortion is clearly a problem with the playback of the audio and not an issue with the capture of the file. It sounds like a CD skipping and then resuming playback. The resumed audio stays in sync with the video. It happens whether the audio is coming from the HDV clip or not. Exported video files play fine on other computers and DVDs made from the videos are fine as well. Has anyone else experienced something like this? I did not have this problem with FCS 5.1 ever. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation Last edited by William Hohauser; December 18th, 2007 at 08:08 PM. Reason: Added info

December 18th, 2007, 01:46 AM	#322
Kevin Bowling New Boot Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: The Colony, TX Posts: 8	Question about the upgrade to FCS2 I have an old copy of Final Cut Pro 3 I used awhile back. I got out of video, but now I'm back with a new iMac and looking to get into FCS2. I noticed that there is actually an upgrade package that works with my old FCP3 software. Will this work? My iMac is Intel, so it can't read that old disc. How will the upgrade work then? Or does it just need the serial number? Thanks

December 19th, 2007, 11:55 PM	#323
Gary Williams Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rocklin, California Posts: 287	Playing HD's Created on a Mac in a multi format player? We all know that if you burn an HD project on a mac that it will play in a Toshiba player, what I would like to know is will it play in any of the multiformat players such as the pioneer ect... the ones that are suppose to be able to play both formates. All the dealers around me in the Sacramento Ca area either have a blue ray hooked up or a red ray, I have yet to see a mutiformat player hooked up and working, they have them they just dont have them hooked up so if anyone out thier has had the oppertunity to try this I would greatly like to hear from you and of the results. Thank in advance Gary Williams

December 25th, 2007, 09:50 PM	#324
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	Outputting from Premiere options on Mac? I was wondering what options there are for editing HDV and exporting to SD dvds for film festivals/sale/promo etc? I want to get the highest possible quality and am not sure if they have programs like Tmpgenc and debug frameserver etc. I`m a bit lost at the moment switching to the Mac. __________________ Cinematography Site

December 28th, 2007, 11:57 PM	#325
Adam Palomer Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Summit, NJ Posts: 169	Xserve Hardware Questions 1. Is it possible to daisy chain two xserve servers for faster processing power? 2. Are the Clovertown processors compatible with the Xserve?

January 4th, 2008, 11:28 AM	#326
Bart Walczak Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 716	Monitoring card for Premiere and FCP on MAC Hi eveyone, I'm looking for a decent solution to output signal from PPro and Final Cut Pro to external monitor. I was considering AJA Kona LS/LSe or Decklink SP. Right now all my projects are SD, and my budget is rather tight. Anyone has any experience with these cards? Thanks.

January 6th, 2008, 06:50 PM	#327
Mike Donovan Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 52	FCE audio features What would I be missing out on with FCE vs. FCP as far as audio goes? I wanted to record my own music and use it in a documentary and want to make the leap to a macpro with FCE to start. Not sure if there are other threads on the audio features of FCE or not. I don't know what I would need beyond adding music and the ability to fade, etc. Thanks. Last edited by Mike Donovan; January 6th, 2008 at 07:58 PM.

January 6th, 2008, 07:46 PM	#328
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	Premiere CS 3 missing transitions I installed the CS3 Production studio and just realized that I am missing about %75 of the transitions in Premiere that I had in CS2 at work. What gives? __________________ Cinematography Site

January 6th, 2008, 11:44 PM	#329
Derek Nickell Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: LA/SFV Posts: 155 Images: 2	Expanding my Editing suite All, Im looking to expand to another monitor, actually a HD TV monitor. But I am running an iMac and an external monitor already. I want to add to that and have a raw output from the FCP output monitor up on the wall as well as the 22" Widescreen. Anyone have any solutions? I have been looking at AJA products but dont know which way to go with it. Derek