Monitor Issues
 

I have a 2.66 Quad & Dell 2001FP Monitor. After a few hours of being away from the computer, I cannot bring it back from a black screen through the mouse or keyboard. I turn on and off the monitor, but it doesn't come back, though it makes the appropriate sounds to keyboard commands. The only workaround is to unplug the hdmi cord and plug it back in. Is there a keyboard command that I'm missing, because there is no problem with the screensaver when it's on. It's the black screen that kills me. Thoughts?

Motion 3 Flicker Problem
 

I've been doing some extensive work in Motion 3 this morning, and when I'm done with my composite/design the canvas and image will start to flicker on and off. I did a ram preview and that didn't do anything (I figured I was just eating some ram up by editing in real time) I've re-done this design twice thinking it was something I did, but it isn't. Motion is just acting up on its own. Has anyone had this happen to them?

Mac-PC integration and Premier CS3
 

So I noticed on the Apple store's site that Adobe CS3 is available for Mac and I was wondering if the projects can transfer seamlessly between the Mac and PC platforms. I'm considering buying my own editing suite for work (probably a used G5 that I can upgrade - unless CS3 only works on Intel based Macs in which case I'd try to get a Mac Pro of some kind). And I often times transfer projects to my co-workers so they can edit on them when I can't, or so they can add their share of the work to a project. Would I be able to do that if I was working on a Mac and they were using their PC's? If it's possible that'd be awesome...

M2T 24PA files to FCP 6 Workflow Confirmation
 

Hello! This is my first post, so go easy on me. . . . Thanks.

I've read articles on the Web and posts here to develop this workflow and it does seem to be working A-OK.

However, I'd like to confirm my workflow with people here.

We do want to keep the Capture / Conversion Chain as described below--a confirmation of the settings through the chain (or observations) will be appreciated.

I haven't seen the full chain described like this from end-to-end but I can't believe that we're running a unique workflow.


Goal
------------
Edit in FCP at 24 fps (23.98), 1080i, 1920x1080


Capture / Conversion Chain
------------
V1U (Set to 24PA) --> HVR-DR60 (Sony Hard Drive) --> MPEG Streamclip --> Cinema Tools --> FCP6


Details, MPEG Streamclip
----------
Open M2T File
File --> Export to Quicktime...
Settings in Movie Exporter Window
* Compression: Apple Intermediate Codec
* Quality: 100%
* Frame Size: 1920 x 1080 (HDTV 1080i)
* Interlace Scaling: Checked
* Reinterlace Chroma: Checked
Output = .mov


Details, Cinema Tools
----------
Open .mov File
Clip --> Reverse Telecine
Settings in Reverse Telecine Window
* Capture Mode: "Field 1 - Field 2"
* Fields: _CD_
* Frames: Conform to 23.98 FPS
* Frames: Standard Upper/Lower: Checked
Output = .mov.rev


Details, FCP 6
----------
Import .mov.rev
Move .mov.rev to Sequence
Settings for Sequence:

* General Tab
** 1920 x 1080 HDTV 1080i (16:9)
** Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square
** Editing Timebase: 23.98
** Quicktime Video Settings: Apple Intermediate Codec, 100%

* Video Processing Tab
** Render in 8-bit YUV
** Process Maximum White as: White
** Motion Filtering Quality: Best


As I said, the footage appears to be working "as expected" in FCP6, but a confirmation would be great to remove any fears that WYSIWYG really isn't--that I'm missing something (or could get a better telecine of the footage or somesuch).

Thanks,
Will

fcp out put on a 60''
 

Hi people i have a question, i have the HD111 and shooting in hd25p, i capture via DVHCAP and Convert with streem clip using the HDV720P25 setting. Open the files in FCP and edit in HD, OUTPUT a quicktime .mov then open it in compressor.... this is the promlem, if i use the best quality 2 pass setting ,if i play it back on a std tv its fine, But play it on a plazma or lcd 42' - 60' it basicly is crap. Has any found a way to may it look good. i am burning it with DVD studio on a std DVD. I also use the True Colour 3 setting.

One other think is the 50p should i use this for filming motobike racing, i want to slow down some of the footage, but need to keep the sound in sink.

i know that this has been covered before, can someone help or let me know of a post that may help.
rob.
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7300 and the matrox mxo
 

I plan on buying a mac pro today from an apple retail store and they actually have the processor I want in stock (3.0ghz dual core). Unfortunately they don't have any of the video cards for mac pro's except for the 7300's. I plan on getting the 23 hd display and viewing on a sony pvm for color and dimensions. My understanding is that the matrox mxo kinda bypasses the video card and does it's own thing to put out the signal which makes me think the 7300 would be fine for what I need it. Will the 7300 video card be good enough to be used with the matrox mxo and a 23 display along side a crt monitor?

Strobe problem downconverting HDV to SD slowmotion clips?
 

When I downconvert HDV material to SD buy changing the HDV timeline to a new SD timeline, what has been edited with a slowmotion effect, the sd material in slowmotion strobes like it has a field order problEm. If I remove the clip and put the HDV material to the sd timeline directly the same happends. What is it? How do I solve it?

Studio 2 PAL and Canon XH-A1

Kind regards

Shift fileds FCP and PAL SD?
 

Dear all!

I have problem with shift fileds. I use mpeg-2 PAL material converted to DV25 by using the free software MPEG Streamclip 1.8. It is material from www.thenewsmarket.com I put the converted clips on an PAL SD timelie in FCP. This I mix with DV PAL material filmed with a Canon XH-A1. FCP should fix the field order but still I get strobe effect.

What shall I do?

Kind regards Erik

Insert editing on Betacam no longer accurate
 

Hi,

I'm using FCP 5

I've recently updated the firmware on my deckline blackmagic card because I needed to get the proper settings to match the closed captioning house's settings so I could insert Closed Captioning code onto my tapes (long story)

Anyway, I'm finding that my insert edits are no longer accurate. The deck seems to punch in at the correct "in" point on the tape, but FCP is giving me an extra second of footage before the "in" point on my timeline which is very strange.

Is there a calibration that needs to be made? How do I do this?

Applying transitions
 

Solved my own question.

Apple and a Sony V1U? why did it work, but not now?
 

Ok guys, I have a V1U and a Mac pro, along with Final Cut Studio 2.

Check this out.

On my 24" Core 2 Duo imac, with FCP2 I was able to capture footage that I shot 1080i60 with the camera via firewire using an easy setup 1080i60. All my software was up to date.

Once I moved to the Mac Pro...FCP will not reconize the camera 1080i60. I have to use AIC codec to import.

Some google searching lead me to a problem V1u owners have with FCP and Mac with importing and having to use AIC instead of an easy setup of HDV 1080i60. No soloution has been found I guess.

Am I the only one who had it working on an iMac, but now find it wont work on a Mac Pro? Are any V1U owners getting an Easy setup of 1080i60 to work with the V1U?, or are you using AIC?
All of my software is up to date.

Color shift when importing from FCP to DVD Studio Pro
 

Forgive me if this has been covered in other posts,
I am not having any luck solving this:

I am working in HDV in FCP 5.1.4.
After editing in an HDV timeling I'm dropping the footage into an SD anamorphic timeline then outputting via QT conversion
to a self-contained QT movie for use in DVD Studio Pro.

My problem is this; there is a substantial exposure-shift when the footage
is output to the QT movie. The footage is much lighter than what I see
in FCP after exposure correction and color correction.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to fix this?
I am obviously doing something wrong.

Thank you

David

problem when capturing HDV in FCP6
 

Hi
It happened to me second time today. When i finish capturing in FCP 6, I can't close the log and capture window and actually any window. I can't quit and in Final Cut Pro menu I can only hide it, no other option available.
Did anybody have too?

FCP 6 and DVX 100a
 

FCP 6 will not recognize camera at all.Also will not let me select all frames on external video in View dropdown.Computer is new iMac with Intel chipset and 2gig of ram.Any ideas. Thanks Andy Smith

Help!!! HVX 60fps isn't 60fps
 

Okay, here's my problem. I'm editing a short film shot on both the XH-A1 and the HVX200.

The HVX was used solely for slow motion footage. Not my camera so I didn't import the footage from the P2 Card.

I was sent the files in quicktime . mov format. I open them in quicktime and they have a frame rate of 24 fps and they play at 24fps... so immediately I think something is amiss.

I import them into FCP6 and double click on them to open them in the viewer. I haven't put them on the timeline yet. I hit play and the time base looks as if it's playing at 60fps. the motion isn't slowed down but the frame counter at the end of the timecode is obviously 60fps.

I pause the clip and start to frame advance the footage one frame at a time. Uh oh... something isn't right here. Instead of frames going in succession like so:

1,2,3,4,5

They are skipping like so:

1,3,6,8,11

Am I doing something wrong. Can I get 60 fps out of these clips, or did something go wrong when these were extracted from the P2 card?

Help...

Hardware for editing AVCHD in FCS2
 

I have a Canon HG1 (AVCHD) and an XH-A1 (HDV) and want to edit using FCS2.
I have a MacBook and am contemplating an iMac (2.4GHz, 4GB RAM) for running FCS2. Looking at the software requirements, apparently trying to edit AVCHD on anything but a Mac Pro will not work.
Is it simply the case that it will be slow on an iMac or will it refuse to work at all?
If I really need a Mac Pro, then FCS2 is out of the running for me I'm afraid.

Wanting to up rez something.
 

I have an avi file that is 652x272. I want to put it in a SD timeline to be put on a dvd and played on a SD television but still look good and have no compression artifacts. Would Magic Bullet's Instant HD do the trick or am I just SOL?

Workflow Issues
 

We are a multimedia company specializing in the production of royalty free footage. We have a workflow issue that needs to be resolved and everywhere we turn seems to be a dead end. Really hoping that someone here has had a similar problem and has found a solution/workaround and wouldn't mind sharing their knowledge.

Here's our scenario...

We are shooting the bulk of our footage against a green screen on a Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 camera. The footage is coming out of the camera via sdi and into an Ultimatte 11 compositing device (http://www.ultimatte.com/UltimatteMain/11%20Main.html). From there it is ingested into final cut pro 6 via sdi and a Black Magic Decklink HD Extreme capture card for (hopefully) a live capture.

Now here's the problem...

Our preferred capture format is 720p/60 or 720p/50 uncompressed 8 bit but the only format that we can capture live using the above method is 1080i/50 - Apple ProRes or DVCPro. All other formats inform us that there is no video input (yes, when we try to capture 720p in Final Cut the camera is set to the same).

The whole thing is just very frustrating. Any answers/workarounds to my questions or any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

30p Batch List in FCP? Capture Hell....
 

We are shooting a student tv show on the sony v1u in 30pHDV. We are keeping log-sheets to import into FCP for capturing.
Unfortunately when we capture the footage from the batch list, FCP decides that half of our shots should only capture one frame and then go on to the next one. I'm guessing it has something to do with the batch list trying to read in 29.95 and not 30p, but I really don't know what's going on, and we have 10 hours of footage already labeled and organized in the spreadsheet batch list.

Help?

Disable automation playback in Soundtrack Pro
 

I don't see any way to disable automation playback in Soundtrack Pro 2. I.e., disable the volume envelope so you can hear the audio without the envelope, but not delete the envelope, just disable it.

Anyone know if this is possible? I know Digital Performer can do it, which is why I ask about STP.

FCS + Leopard
 

I blogged my experience with installing 10.5 and testing out the FCS apps and some Adobe apps as well.

You can see it at http://bscenefilms.blogspot.com

Garageband Symphony: Any way to install on an other drive?
 

I was hoping there is a way to install Garageband Symphony on another drive. It needs 10 gigs and demands a startup hd while I wanna put it on a FW or SATA drive. If I install on startup drive can I move to FW/SATA or will that screw up GB's way of seeing things? I could re-add them, but was hoping someone has experience that way.

FCE Capture questions
 

I was capturing a pile of clips last nite with no issues. I turned on the Mac this am to get through the last 4 tapes and my preview window is disabled. How do I re-enable the preview window so i can capture again. The project is dv-pal capture if that matters. The FCE still controls the camera and reads vtr ok..just no preview and therefore no capture???

MXF output (FCP to Avid workflow)
 

Before I ask my question, let me state, we have never transfered files from FCP to Avid before. Now that is out of the way:

We have a potential client that is working inhouse on Avid Liquid with Panny 200 P2 MXF files. On other other hand, we work on a FCP Pro 2 system with a variety of file formats in the ProRes HD timeline.

For integration purposes, they have requested that we give them an MXF output of the final project and also of any specific clips they might need. (I do not understand why, since Avid is an open timeline system. Right?)

It seems to me that MXF files are not the correct workflow or possible from FCP . Also, the Avid should be able to handle a HD quicktime file which would be better quality. I could give them a xml file and the tapes but, we are half a world apart. Files would be better because we can transfer them.

Anyone got an idea of the best workflow? Besides changing operating systems.

Thanks in advance for any enlightment on this.

Kevin Sullivan
Lead Baku International
Azerbaijan

My camera does 24p HDV or 60i/NTSC - and the output needs to be 50i PAL...
 

As part of my project, I'm thinking about contributing to a side-project - problem is they're probably filming in PAL while I'm filming in NTSC. Should I record as 24p or 60i - I don't have access to a PAL camera.

HDV Clips Looping in FC
 

Editing HDV in FC 5.1 for the first time. All of my clips and timeline seem to loop back to the beginning of clip/timeline when they reach the end. is there an option to eliminate this?

Vegas 8 on a new 24" iMac, New to a Mac
 

I am about to purchase a 24" iMac Leopard/2.4/2GB/320Gig Parallels 3.0/XP Home, this will be my first Mac.
I want to run Final Cut Studio 2 on the Mac side.
Also I would like to run Vegas 8, HDV Rack,Ultra 2, on the PC side.
Which should I use Parallels 3.0 or Bootcamp (which comes with Leopard)?
If Bootcamp, then the Mac systems drive needs to be partitioned to run XP Home (I figure about 100 gig for XP Home),correct?
That leaves about 220gig for Mac software. I will use external drives for video storage for both.
Please let me know what you think?
John

5.1 from FCP6 to Compressor?
 

I was just wondering what's the easiest way to get your surround sound mix out of FCP to Compressor?

When you setup FCP using the 5.1 preset (L, R, C, LFE, SL, SR) how do you get it out of FCP into Compressor? I would have thought you'd just export the audio as AIFF's (separated by channel)? However! That will create only four Quicktime files (L+R, C, LFE, SL+SR). This is a problem because when you manually drag in surround files to Compressor, each channel needs it's own file. Sure you can easily manually fix this, but surely Apple has an EASIER workflow?

Can you just export a Quicktime movie and import into Compressor? The program I see is that Compressor seems to use different channel orders?

Is there an easy method, or should I just manually sort it out? (You can also export as a Quicktime movie with 5.1 sound and then assign each channel manually using Quicktime Pro)

Chris!

What are the best settings to shorten the breaks in tape in final cut from HD-100
 

Can anyone post what the best setting are to avoid the 5 second break in tape I have my post roll set at 1 and pre roll set at 1 is there any other setting I need to change to improve the ingest from my camera. Thanks Gary Williams

Soundtrack Pro 1.1/Garageband 08 issues...
 

Soundtrack Pro 1.1 (from Final Cut Studio 1) doesn't seem to want to index .caf Apple Loops, only the .aiff ones. Unfortunately, iLife 08's Garageband loops are in .caf format. I've never had this problem before since the iLife 06 that came with all my Macs used aiff, but now that I'm doing a clean Leopard install, no iLife 06 for me, and STP 1.1 doesn't like that... I think. Anyone else come across a workaround? Or am I just missing something?

Quick question about HDV compression
 

Okay so here was my workflow.

I import HDV footage. I cut it, did some correction, then rendered it back out into a Quicktime Movie with Current Settings and did *not* check the Re-compress Frames option. Does that add another generation of HDV compression to the footage even if I use Current Settings and don't click Re-compress Frames?

Motion won't open anymore??? any ideas?
 

Motion won't open at all anymore? any ideas as to what I can do.

HD-DVD menu madness!
 

Been having a great time burning 720p60 HD-DVD's onto DVD-R (DVD-5) BUT there is one thing driving me nuts with DVDSP.

The Toshiba A2 displays HD menus differently than Macs (using Mac DVD player and DVDSP's simulator). In other words, what you see on the computer is not what you get on the HD DVD player. Square buttons show up in odd places. It is possible that the Toshiba is buggy so I'm going to check another player when I get the chance.

This will probably all go away upon the next DVDSP update.

Anyone else having menu issues with HD on DVD-5's?

re capture on my mac quad
 

hi, can some one tell me the best way to capture my footage from a jvc hd 201, currently i use DVHS Cap and streemclip, but i want to try and use a capture card (i think) if i do capture via rgb how do you get the audio?
i am shooting in 25p, but want to shoot in 50p as i need to do a lot of slow motion, or should it be up rezed to 1080i ? any help would be good,

thanks rob.

just double checking...
 

As i wait for my Adobe production suite key, ive been playing on my friends G5 with Final Cut Express 2.0.

Ive imported the footage from my Canon XH A1, HDV 1080i60 and just wanted to know if final cut express 2.0 is seeing the HDV footage or if its downgrading it to SD footage?

Thanks

Final Cut Suite without Sound track Pro?
 

Anyone know of a better application to deal with multi-track audio then STP? seems that if I export my tracks to any other system (Pro Tools) I end up with one or two (stereo) single files instead of audio associated with each clip. I'd like to retain the clip based audio. I don't mind coming back into Final Cut with a two track mix but would like to deal with the audio on the same number and type of tracks that I set up in Final Cut. STP is the right idea but just not there yet (in my experience). Maybe I should change NLE to Vegas?
thx

Final Cut Suite 5.1
Intel Mac
Sound track Pro 1

Settings for Optimum quality converting from HD 25f to SD
 

Hi,

I have some footage from my XH-A1 shoot in HD 25f, what settings in Compressor should I use to gain the best quality converting to SD?

Thanks in advance

Simon

Why do my Livetype titles look so bad in FCE?
 

Here is the deal:
I make a title in LT, and it looks great.

I render it (because for some reason I can't export it, as in the option to export under the "File" menu is greyed out, not black, meaning I can't click it)

I import the title to FCE and it looks all grainy on my screen, on movies that I export to my HD, or online. BUT - when they go onto a DVD they look fine.

What is the deal here?

Making a multicam sequence with verying frame rates?
 

Hopefully someone can help me -
We recently hired a company to organize a 7 camera multicam shoot of a concert for a dvd. We used 7 HVX-200's in varying capacities.

Heres the problem - they had 5 of the cameras set to 24pN (as planned) and the other two set differently. The timeline reads 29.97, but I'm not sure if they shot it in 30p, or simply 24p (versus pN) or any other format that ends up in the timeline as 29.97 due to how it is wrapped....to be honest, that whole side of things is still a bit cloudy to me.

My question is this - Is there a way, and if so what is the best way, to get those two clips into a multicam sequence with the other 5. If I perform a pulldown, will the adding/removing of "extra" frames cause a form of drift between the converted files and the native 24p files?

We already are in a bind enough having only captured 35 minutes from those two cameras (versus the ~85min alotted with 24pN), and I would really hate to not be able to use them all together.

Thanks!

Audio Sync issues after reverse telecine
 

I shot some footage for a friend of mine a few weeks ago. I shot it with a Canon XL2. I used the 2:3:3:2 advanced pulldown option as the editor likes to use reverse telecine and edit in a 23.98 timeframe. He is editing in FCP 5.1. He is having an issue with the audio being out of sync after running the reverse telecine. It seems to happen more and more as you get further into the tape. The audio gets to be about 3 seconds off.

I've searched the forums but haven't seen anything specific. I'll keep looking but if you've into this, I'd love to hear any possible fixes.

Thanks!