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Marguerite Arnold · August 9th, 2006, 08:49 AM

I am about to begin editing a documentary on FCP. The last time I used FCP was for a feature film in 2001 - FCP (v. 1.5) was unreliable in those days. But I hear that's all changed.

Anyway, I would love to hear your thoughts how to capture my media. I'll be working with longish interviews and don't whther to break them up before capture (just in case FCP still can't cope with big files); or if it's now okay to capture entire tapes and subclip and log them later on?

Much obliged. I'm looking forward to trying the latest FCP software on the very latest Mac!

Tom Tomkowiak · August 9th, 2006, 11:39 AM

Hi Marguerite,

You ended up in the right house but the wrong room. If you go to the DVI home page and scroll down, you'll see a topic: DV/HDV/DV Post Production...and Beyond. Inside of that is a forum on Non-linear DV Editing on the Mac.

To answer part of your question, FCP -- and the Mac -- have come a long way since v1.5. Faster, more features, and you have to try pretty hard to crash either the program or the Mac.

I've been using Macs since '85 and FCP since v2.

Personally, I would capture interviews individually rather than in one big file. But, that's just me. I like to break any project into smaller & more manageable pieces.

Another resource is the FCP forum at the Apple web site. (Go to Apple -> Support -> Discussions -> FCP). It's really active and there's a lot of expert help available.

Good luck with your project.

Marguerite Arnold · August 9th, 2006, 12:06 PM

For both your advice, and for helping me find my way around the forum.

Rob Lohman · August 9th, 2006, 12:56 PM

Moved your post to the forum Tom talked about...

August 9th, 2006, 08:49 AM	#1
Marguerite Arnold New Boot Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London, England Posts: 5	Starting Out I am about to begin editing a documentary on FCP. The last time I used FCP was for a feature film in 2001 - FCP (v. 1.5) was unreliable in those days. But I hear that's all changed. Anyway, I would love to hear your thoughts how to capture my media. I'll be working with longish interviews and don't whther to break them up before capture (just in case FCP still can't cope with big files); or if it's now okay to capture entire tapes and subclip and log them later on? Much obliged. I'm looking forward to trying the latest FCP software on the very latest Mac!

August 9th, 2006, 12:06 PM	#3
Marguerite Arnold New Boot Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London, England Posts: 5	Thanks Tom! For both your advice, and for helping me find my way around the forum.

August 9th, 2006, 12:56 PM	#4
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Moved your post to the forum Tom talked about... __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

August 9th, 2006, 11:39 AM	#2
Tom Tomkowiak Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: On the NC Crystal Coast Posts: 203	Hi Marguerite, You ended up in the right house but the wrong room. If you go to the DVI home page and scroll down, you'll see a topic: DV/HDV/DV Post Production...and Beyond. Inside of that is a forum on Non-linear DV Editing on the Mac. To answer part of your question, FCP -- and the Mac -- have come a long way since v1.5. Faster, more features, and you have to try pretty hard to crash either the program or the Mac. I've been using Macs since '85 and FCP since v2. Personally, I would capture interviews individually rather than in one big file. But, that's just me. I like to break any project into smaller & more manageable pieces. Another resource is the FCP forum at the Apple web site. (Go to Apple -> Support -> Discussions -> FCP). It's really active and there's a lot of expert help available. Good luck with your project.