Is Apple at IBC...
 

If so... can someone run over and find out when FCP will work with both the Canon and JVC... how long has it been since NAB and its still coming...

Apple's Final Cut Pro to receive update next month
 

Source: http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2027

Moderator Note: Welcome to DVinfo Haitham. But please don't copy and paste content for another website here. It's a copyright violation. Instead, just post a link (like above). Thanks!

Audio levels wrong and noise in frame
 

Hey everybody,

I have a weird problem. I printed my project on tape and everything seemed fine. The audio levels were fine while printing and on the tape when I play it in the camera it was fine too. But when I went to the tv station the levels where not matched, anybody had this problem? Also in the project two time there is a little noise (like a wrong frame) in the images when I play it on a broadcast machine, which I can't see while playing it in my HVX. Anybody knows what went wrong? Thanks in advance!

Niels

PAL to NTSC
 

Guys im using DVFIlm from Atlantis to convert 2 hours of PAL to NTSC. I basically saved my edited piece from FCP and dropped it in Atlantis. Its been now processing for the last 5 days and is only 3/4 done?? Is this normal?? Am I doing something wrong. Im using a G5 with one gig RAM. Please help.

Undo Command Functions Improperly
 

Hello, I am having a very irritating and odd problem with Final Cut Pro 5. For some reason, when I hit cmd+Z or select the undo command from the Edit menu, it does not always undo the previous action. Sometimes it deletes clips and sometimes it throws other clips and edits out of sync. It is not consistent in any way and sometimes it even works normally. I trashed preferences twice and that did not work, does anyone know of a solution that doesn't include updating/re-installing the software? Thanks!

Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 supports JVC GY-HD100 ProHD 720p24
 

Late-Breaking News About Final Cut Pro 5.1.2

Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 addresses effects compatibility issues and video format compatibility, and resolves long-standing issues with video scope performance and audio output. For updated information about format support, choose HD and Broadcast Formats from the Final Cut Pro Help menu.

Note:
The Download Only option in Software Update is disabled for the Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 software update package.

HDV Format Support and Easy Setups

Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 includes native support and corresponding Easy Setups for the following HDV formats:

720p24 and 720p25 (JVC GY-HD100 ProHD camcorder)

1080p24 and 1080p25 (Canon XL H1 HDV camcorder); also called 1080F24 and 1080F25

Real-time encoding to mpeg 4
 

What would be the best software to do real-time encoding to an mpeg4 file format on a Mac? I'm not as familiar with Mac software. Here is my situation:
I have some medical classes that they want to record the video/audio from their lectures and have it available to download almost immediately after the classes are over. We are talking 6-8 hours of classes daily. I'm looking for easy to use software on a Mac, that ables the operator to pause the recording during breaks , if possible. We want to go with a smaller file size, so that's why mpeg4. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks,

David

mod files, mpeg2 playback component and fce hd?
 

I have been given a disk of footage which is in the form of .mod files which i cannot playback or use in fcehd3.5 on my intel imac.
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I have concluded from old posts on the forums here that i need a thing called 'Streamclip' to convert them so ive downloaded and installed that.

When i drag the .mod file onto Streamclip it gives a message saying i dont have the mpeg2 playback component installed.

Before paying $20 for it i just wanted to check if i'm going in the right direction with this?

Ultimately im just after getting this footage (sound and image) into a timeline on fcehd3.5 to edit along with fx1 footage which was shot 4:3sd.

Thanks.

Six tracks of audio when I only recorded two???
 

Had some difficulty when trying to capture some footage the other day. Major problem with FCP Capture locating the time code for in points, followed by an error message that went something like, "can not capture because there is no video". Wrong! There was plenty of good video.

Anyway, I was in a hurry and didn't want to try and figure out the problem. Instead, I imported the footage into iMovie. When finished, I imported the iMovie project into FCP5.

Then, when I had selected the clips I wanted and moved them to the timeline, there were six identical audio tracks on the audio timeline. Deleting four cleaned up the timeline, but why six in the first place?

There were two cameras in use during the shoot. A Canon XL1s and a GL1. both were set to record in frame mode. Audio was, as always for me, 16 bit, 48k. Other than that, nothing special.

Any ideas as to what is going on?

Capturing 720/30p?
 

I am trying to capture HDV 720/30p from my JVC HD CU-VH1 player through firewire. From easy set-up I sellect HDV 720/30 for capture, but FCP does not communicate with the player. It seems the only way I can capture the footage is if I sellect HDV Apple intermediate codec, and it still cannot control the player, I have to press play and then sellect capture.

Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong? The footage was shot with the GY-HD100 in 720/30, and my FCP is up to date.

Thanks.

Final Cut Pro / 720p/25p import problems?
 

Final Cut Pro/GY-HD111E import problems?

Sorry for the cross post, I posted this in JVC area, but in hindsight this is probably a better place to post it.

Shooting in 720p/25p PAL HDV in the UK on JVC GY-HD111E camcorder I'm experiencing problems.

With a brand new Mac Pro and very latest Final Cut Studio complete with updates I'm having a little problem trying to import footage directly from a JVC GY-HD111E (yes I'm in PAL land, UK) via FireWire into FCP.

Footage is 720p/25p and timeline is set up in FCP that way.

I'm doing a 'capture now'. The first clip I'm trying to import is about 45 minutes long with no cuts/breaks whatsoever.

What happens is after about 60 seconds or so, it FCP automatically breaks the clip for no reason and starts a new one, trouble is, when it does this I lose about 4 seconds of footage at that point.

It continues to break clips randomly, sometimes after 40 seconds or so, sometimes after 95 seconds, but usually between 30 seconds and 2 minutes and each time it starts a new clip I lose between 1 and 6 seconds.

As I say, there are zero breaks or cuts in this clip, I have a 45 minute clip that was shot in one take, not even a pause anywhere.

Is this a JVC issue or a Final Cut issue?

It's a pain as it simply means I can't import my 9 hours of footage hence I can't get on with this project.

Any ideas why this phenomenon is happening?

Thanks guys.

Anyone having issues with Z1 and OS X 10.4.8?
 

Because both my friend and I can't do anything. Not sure if OS X 10.4.8 is the issue or if it might be the Z1.

heath

Moving Compression Markers in the timeline
 

Here is what I'm looking to do: I have a program I need to edit a portion out of in FCP. The problem is, having already ascertained where I needed compression markers, the timeline after this deleted chunk is littered with them. Now, once I connect up the remaining portions of my program the clips will all move back in the timeline, while the markers while stay at their assigned times on the timeline. Anyone know of a way to move clips and the markers above them all in one swoop keeping all the compression markers where they need to be?

One other question someone may have experience with; how much of a quality difference are we talking with the sequence settings for motion filtering quality rendering under the video processing tab? I believe it defaults to normal, but the "best" option is there as well as fastest (linear)...

FCP and Sony DSR-DU1 Firmware issue
 

Hi everyone, i'm new to the forum. I work at a production company that require a quick turn-around, so we record onto Sony dsr-du1 hard drive units.

Are old DU-1's work fine with final cut pro (both the latest updqated verion, and an older 4.5). However, we purchased a new DU1 from sony, set it up exactly the same, and final cut does not recognise it as a DU.

The DU can be accessed as a hard drive, and the files manually removed from each folder, but this is time consuming.

I rang Sony prime support about this, and after lengthly discussion, tracked it down to a firmware issue- new DU1's have a revised firmware, which they think might be the issue. They're expert solution- remove the files manually, one by one each time, or use the DU as a tape deck to play the video, and capture that way- both are unacceptable and are time consuming, defeating the point of using it. With the old DU1's, we could just plug in, click on import DU data, and 10 mins later all the clips are captured in final cut.

Has anyone else had this issue? And if so, is there a viable workaround to get final cut to capture all the clips?

Any Final Cut Pro 5.X users in the Kansas City area?
 

Hi all. . .

I'm looking to hire an experienced FCP user in the KC area to help get me up and started on editing a few music videos. Pay is negotiable. I'm guessing we're probably talking about a few hours to start with and then just occasional (paid, of course) visits from that point forward. I live in Overland Park.

For reference, I'm using shooting with the Panasonic HVX-200 camera.

Please send emails to: never2latestudios@yahoo.com

Thanks so much!

Stephen Pruitt

so i want to de-interlace some HDV footage using MB
 

i've got a project that i've edited in native HDV. i'm planning to send it to Magic Bullet at some point to de-interlace it. How should I prepare the file for magic bullet? I'm eventually going to convert the project to SD to be delivered on a mini-DV tape. Should I downconvert and then output a lossless file to MB? Or should I run MB first and then take that file into a DV sequence?

sata Raid card for g5 PCIe?
 

I am looking to put together a raid array that will be good enough to work with uncompressed HD in FCP.

Wondered if anyone here has put something together that was not a turnkey expensive solution.

Looking at some raid cards capable of 8 esata drives and an enclosure for 8 drives.

ANy suggestions?

Titling.
 

I'm currently getting to grips with FCP for the first time (migrating from Prem Pro on the PC). So far so good - pretty quick learning curve (not that the manual is entirely helpful).
Working towards producing a short documentary project edited entirely on FCP (music created via Logic and Soundtrack) via a JVC HD100 cam and iMac 24", 2gb, 2.33ghz machine.
Aside from obviously making sure the footage is as pristine as I can achieve (same applies to the audio/soundtrack) I need the titles to be spot on also; I'll be using a fair bit of titles as the subject is a photographer and I'll be labelling each photo when shown in film. Further down the line I'd like to add subtitles to a short film I'll be making.
Unfortunately I don't have photoshop on the mac so I intend to use FCP's plug-in's and Live Type II which I'm hoping will do the trick.
Dropped a couple of titles into a short sequence and so far so good (nothing fancy at this stage...though 'fancy' can sometimes ruin work imo).
I then used the Boris plug in to add a title; slight issue in as much as what entered the sequence seems to have picked up fair amount of degredation i.e. blurred and almost 'pixellated'.
Any tips or ideas folks? I have tried the manual but it isn't so generous!
Many thanks.

First HiDef DVD from iMovieHD!/DVD studio4!
 

I am excited-I assembled my project(shot 720p on jvc hd100) in imovieHD, because I was travelling. I thought" oh well, I'll use this as a rough cut and do REAL editing when I get back in FCP " Well ladies and gentlemen, I'll have you know that I took me little imovieHD project, handed it off to DVD studioPro and after about two hours a disc popped out that I (with some hesitation and nervousness) loaded into my brand spankin' new Toshiba HD DVD player and squeeled with glee when the "reading disc" message reported "HDDVD". It played beautifully! I AM KING OF THE WORLD!
Now on to my question-- When importing asset in DVDstudio the file came in as QuickTime movie from i movieHD. Would there be a better way to edit/or import? I am glad i have a hd disc, but is there something I am missing? Can I get better quality? Is there a better way? Should I edit in FCP to begin with, or could I do this imovie thing for quick projects and still have as good results as with FCP? Thanks to the man/men bold enough to tackle this.

Edit XL H1 HDV together with XL2 SD - any good advice?
 

Hi,
I'm trying to mix footage from a Canon XL H1 shot in HDV 25F (PAL)
with footage from a Canon XL2 shot in SD 16:9 25F (PAL).

I try to put them both in a 1080i50 or 1080p25 HDV timeline but have some troubles and may need some hints to operate as efficiently as possible in FCP 5.1.2.

A. Do I work correctly or is this more complicated and time consuming than required?
1. I make an HDV 1080i/50 sequence.
2. I put my XL2 SD clips there.
3. I select "Modify - Scale to sequence" to scale up the footage from 720x576 to 1440x1080 and then render. (Otherwise the footage will just occupy about 1/4 of the screen area.)
4. I select "File-Export-Using Compressor-HDV 1080i50 to change to a HDV file. I get a new .mov file.
5. Now I'm allowed to select both the native HDV and the new .mov and make "Multiclip" to edit with two different angles from the two cameras.
6. Was this as simple and fast as possible? How could I retain my induvidual clips instead of having one long sequence?

B. First I captured the HDV footage using the new 1080p25 capture. But then I couldn't select multiclip because FCP says it is impossible due to different codecs. The Compressor does not have a 1080p25 setting I need for for my SD material. Is there a workaround for this?

C. What difference is it to capture the 25F footage by selecting 1080p25 or 1080i50 for the 25F footage?

D. The idea is to obtain HDV material but output to DVD (SD) initially and save the HDV for the future. There is no demand in this case for more space consuming but better picture quality codecs.

Thankful for any hints from you with more knowledge out here! /Johan

deinterlace and field in FCP
 

Hi, I have finished editing a short movie in native hdv, pal, but before exporting I´d like to know if anybody has used the deinterlace filter in FCP...
It does a god job?
And what about the field dominance, if we select none it really does a 25 p?

thanks in advance
martin

M2T import FCP future possibility?
 

Does anyone know if FCP might evetually support M2T file import in future versions or revisions?
I know infomation gets leaked around and was wondering if anyone knew anything about support for raw video streams like M2T? It seems future HD cams like JVC's HD/HDD cam might go this route and it makes sense for future cams to record their native HD as M2T- if FCP could support it, it would mean transcoding to current HD presets (HDV, DVCPro HD) would be unneccesary.

Any info?

hard drive enclosure kits ...
 

I've got my MacBook Pro 2.33 coming in a couple of days and was wondering if anyone could suggest a reasonably priced drive enclosure kit that would throughput 3 gigs per second. I'll be using seagate 7200.10 drives via sata 2 expresscard 34 slot = both run 3 gigs but I have not found a kit that will transfer at the same rate. 1.5 gig throughput kits are the only ones I've found so far. Any suggestions?

OpenDML MJPEG in FCP 5.1
 

Hi guys. Is there any way to natively edit AVIs with the "Apple OpenDML JPEG" codec on the FCP 5.1 timeline? I have tried setting the timeline to M-JPEG A, M-JPEG B, and JPEG 2000 but upon playback in the timeline, the Canvas window says Unrendered. Thank you in advance.

Basic Mac setup
 

Sorry people I think I should of posted my topic here so here it is:

Mirror an HDV Volume with a DV Volume
 

I'm trying to figure out a way to automate a process where a Volume containing HDV files is duplicated by a volume containing the same folder structure and file names, but with DV files.

The flow I'm looking for is something like this.

1 Record HDV files to a Firestore.
2 Drag folder From Firestore to HDV volume on Mac Pro.
3 Using Compressor (?) duplicate files as DV on a "mirrored" volume.

HDV files will be added to the HDV volume daily, and the DV volume should update to match it automatically.

Is there a utility available to do this automatically, or can anyone recommend a combination of Applescripts, smart folders and Compressor, etc??


Thanks,

jpm

FCP Studio Expansion - Your Advice Please
 

Well it happened. About 18 months ago I built a Final Cut Studio based editing suite with DV/HDV offline editing in mind ( with a small amount of online work ). Then we began getting busy.

Current Specs:
Decklink HD Pro PCIe
HDLink
30'' Cinema
23'' Cinema ( for preview )
Tannoy Studio Monitors for audio preview
All on a 2.3 ghz PowerPC w/4 gig of ram.
Promax - DV box 1tb raid (mirrored) FW800
Promax - DV box 250gig for tranfer between other studios.

What I would like to do.
Migrate the Decklink card over to a new dual 3.0gighz w/16gig of ram. Use the old machine for dubs/burning/aquisition. And dual mount the DVbox between both machines so I can work and burn at the same time. Am I thinking crazy thoughts or is this possible. Future purchases would be a fiber channel raid, but the Dvbox will have to work for now. The demand has changed for offline to online 10bit or higher.

Thoughts?
Dave

The JVC scene-splitting problem in Final Cut Pro
 

Is it correct to say that those of us who work in non-linear editing software other than Final Cut Pro do not experience any of the much discussed scene-break problems with the JVC HD-GY100UA?*

If so, can those of us who are waiting for Apple and JVC to solve this issue import (and export) using one of those other systems and then just drag the healthy video file over to FCP?

I’m sure it would not be difficult for any of us to find someone who uses one of those other, unaffected systems, who would be happy to help. But would it work? If so, that could be the easiest workaround imaginable, because once the footage is safely in FCP everything’s fine.

* See these threads:
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?p=574474
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=77033

How to create an EDL for batch Capture
 

I just finished a Sports video project for a client and wish to set up for a more efficient process next year. The client gave me an excel file with the time code in/out and clip descriptions -a great time saver but it did take hours to key in the logs.

I am looking for an excel template to give the client to input the info so i can import an EDL and save my time keying.

Is this possible?

Thanks for your help.

Mark

m2t → idvd =???
 

Hi all,


I am not a FC user nor a Mac user. I just finished editing a video in Vegas and rendered the whole thing back to a m2t file.

My collaborator need this file. I've looked around and found that FC doesn't support that format.

Will idvd support it then?

Can I simply burn the m2t file to a dvd and he will drag and drop it in idvd?

Thanks

Phil

Final cut won't recognize HD100
 

Hello there, This is my first post. I'm pulling my hair out here. First off let me start off with some particulars. I have digitized footage from my HD100 before. However, today when trying to digitize with the same settings log and capture says " VTR in local". I'm able to digitize with AVCVideo capture and when I put Final cuts settings in Apple intermediary. I'm using the easy setup for HDV-720p24 which used to work but now no luck. Any Ideas? The camera does read HDV-HD24 on play back. Help!

Evan

P.S. output switch is in HDV

Getting 24F ftg into FCP w HD Connect LE
 

Has anyone successfully done this? All I want and need to do is get the footage from the H1 to Final Cut Pro in DVCProHD. It's easy to do using the HD SDI out, but then you don't get timecode and are doomed if you need to re-load a project.

I borrowed a Convergent Design HD Connect LE this weekend, but it was very flaky. I hooked it up with RS422 and embedded digital audio into my Kona LHe system. Anyone had any luck with this HD Connect or the Miranda device that does the same thing? It kept stopping and restarting the capture and would miss 3-4 seconds of footage every time. It was at random places...not just at a camera start/stop. I tried using both the HV10 and the A1 and both did the same thing...some times only capturing a couple minutes before stopping. Argh.

Let me know if there are any other pioneers out there with experience with this setup.

Thanks.

Kevin

AVI to MPG2 Conversion software
 

Hey people. We need some conversion software for our macs. We need to convert AVI Files from FCP into MPG2 Files or even better. Is there a plugin to export to MPG2 straight from FCP.

Thanks,
Nathaniel

Editing avi of PC Screen Capture on a G5
 

Hi All

Would somebody be able to shed light on a very particular query?

I have a requirement to edit on my G5 an avi file captured on a PC using Camtasia Studio and the TSCC codec. I run 10.3.9, QuickTime 6.5 and FCP 4.5HD. The original avi file is 1024 x 768. When I have finished the edit, I need to export it in a format that will run on a PC in the same pristine condition from whence it came i.e. lossless.

I looked on the Techsmith website and downloaded the EnSharpen codec. This plays back the subject avi on our iMac (running 10.4.8 and QuickTime 7.1.3) perfectly, but does not appear to work on my G5, even though in theory my version of OSX and QuickTime support it. Even if I could edit the avi on my G5, I don't know what format I can export in that would provide the quality which will be required.

I am not about to upgrade either the OS or my versions of QuickTime and FCP on my editing computer. Is there any way to achieve what I require?

Many thanks in advance for any advice which can be provided.

Cut and paste between timelines and duplicating timelines a problem with 5.1.2
 

Here's a couple of related problems I've never had before in FCP.

I cut/pasted a credit sequence from one sequence to another. The end credit roll was wrong and I didn't need to redo the entire sequence for the DVD. The first oddity was a slow motion clip that works fine in the original sequence only would render as a still in the new sequence. I deleted the slo-mo clip and dragged in the original clip from the bin. This also went into still mode when I slowed it down. I gave up and let the clip stay in normal speed whch rendered and played fine. I exported the sequence thru Compressor. The resulting mpeg file goes black about 2/3s of the way thru although the audio is OK. Nothing would stop the sequence from rendering like this. I gave up (again) and exported from the original sequence with an in point set at the beginning of the credits. This worked perfectly. That was yesterday.

Today I was working on a series and as is my habit, I duplicate the previous show, retitle it, and replace the bulk of the show but leave the hard stuff like the standard opening, credits, etc. This time the theme music aif played back disjointed and strange. The audio waveform was correct. I threw out the audio clip and brought in the original clip from the bin which worked perfectly.

What's up here? I don't remember this problem ever before.

Encode flicker problem
 

Anybody encountered this (and more importantly, fixed it?).

I export directly from FCP into compressor, encode at roughly the 90min 2pass (adjusted for about 100min), and the problem I'm having in darker scenes is that any solid chunks of color (though this is black and white), seem to pulse every second or so. Almost like the brightness is stepping down for an instant, then back to normal. The noise inherent in the video seems to be more pronouced as well. I've definitely narrowed it to the encoding process, as outputting it to a quicktime the footage is fine. I've tried encoding with the DVD studio pro encoder as well, with the same results.

Anybody got any ideas? Of course I have to be up against a few festival deadlines the end of this week too...

QT Uncompresed error message 2125
 

Hi guys,
I am trying to edit a concert that was shot on an Panny HVX (DVCpro HD), Canon HV-10 (HDV) and an XL1s (DV).
The workflow I thought would be best, is to transfer all of the footage into 8-bit uncompressed using compressor and then edit them, going back into the original files if I wanted to zoom in on any of the HD stuff.

My trouble so far is that whenever I try to export the HDV footage using compressor I get QT error message 2125.

I've done a google search and found nothing too helpful (or that I could understand), but could someone here suggest what the problem might be, or suggest a better workflow.
Thanks very much

John

P.S., System:
Dual Core G5 with 5G ram
1.3 Tb Raid
360Gb Firewire 800
Newest versions of Final Cut, QT and compressor
The footage is stored on the raid and the destination for compressor is the firewire 800 drive.

Conduit Nodal Comping in Motion
 

Mutts and nuts immediately spring to mind!

http://www.dvgarage.com/prod/prod.php?prod=conduit

Nodal compositing inside Motion for a snip.

With Shake EOLed and Apple rumoured to be writing a realtime nodal compositor based on the Motion core, could this be a taste of the future?

Anyway it adds loads of power to Motion when you don't need all the horsepower of Shake. Software like this makes me so glad I ditched Avid Xpress Pro and moved over to the fruit side...

TT

30p sequence preset in FCP?
 

When I capture 30p footage from my new Canon XH-A1, do I select a 60i timeline or 24p? Why is there no 30p preset? My footage looks interlaced on a 60i timeline and needs to be rendered on a 24p timeline.

MacOpener v. MacDrive or .... ?
 

MacOpener v. MacDrive?

MacDrive seems to be the most popular Apple to windows solution. But is it the one to go with?

I did a furom search and found several different programs mentioned in other threads but never saw any specific endorsement for any app.

thanks in advance.