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| | | | |  | Smart Business Modelby MIke Guidotti 2 years agoHonestly this was probably a smart move by Apple because they were not making enough money off broadcast, feature film, and corporate video users. They have not abandoned all professional users though | | | | |
| | | | | C'mon! There must be more benchmarks!by Byrd Mcdonald 3 years agoSo, besides this link, and the standard tests done at Barefeats, is there really not a website with more in depth benchmarks for the Final Cut Pro Suite running on the latest macs Just spent the weeke | | | | |
| | | | | The truth about Premiereby Guy Ross 3 years agoIf you're considering switching to Premiere... here's my experience I saw the Premiere FCP shootouts, and was excited about native playback of DSLR footage. I tried it for one project, and I'm still s | Re: The truth about Premiere
by Byrd Mcdonald 3 years ago
Adding in my experience. Recently bought a 8-core Mac Pro (Mac Pro5,1). Loaded it with 20 gigs of ram. Purchased the Nvidia Quadro 4800 for mac. Also added a PCI-E sata card (that plays a later role i
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| | | | | Wow, Episode much better than Flip4Macby Byrd Mcdonald 4 years agoI guess it stands to reason, with the price difference being exponential. But, wow. I just demoed Episode, as I, like most people, still live in a world where corporate clients watch everything on Win | Re: Wow, Episode much better than Flip4Mac
by Daniel Low 4 years ago
Good feedback. To be fair, F4M is a super cut down version of Episode, and just for Windows media. It's like comparing QuickTime pro with compressor. Or Episode for that matter!) _____________________
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| | | | | Blocking a large group interviewby Byrd Mcdonald 4 years agoWondering if anyone has any advice on how to block a 10 person interview! The client wants to have 10 people being interviewed at the same time. I'm likening it to a reality tv "reunion" show where mu | Re: Blocking a large group interview
by Paul Crowe 4 years ago
If it suits the style of what you are trying to achieve you could have a 'host' type person running the I V that way they could just pass the mic around. A bit like a talk show audience.Think Oprah. P
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| | | | | Hard drive suggestionby Byrd Mcdonald 5 years agoHey all, Looking to stock up on some hard drives - what's the current opinion on most cost-effective archiving hard drives that are also fast enough to be employed for an edit Any thoughts experience  | Re: Hard drive suggestion
by Bob Zelin 5 years ago
look to your left, and to your right. Every drive that you see advertised on Creative Cow is perfect for your application. "Isn't there something cheaper " - you ask - NO ! bob Zelin
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| | | |  | Anyone using the JVC DT-V24L1D monitor??by Alan Lacey 5 years agoAddressed to anyone using the JVC DT-V24L1D or L3D LCD monitors. When monitoring SD signals is it possibel to judge interlace errors on these monitors Many thanks for your comments. Alan in PALland | | | | |
| | | | | horizontal line problemby Byrd Mcdonald 5 years ago Greetings, I searched this topic and found people having other horizontal line problems in their canvas that don't quite seem like the one I'm having. I have a quad 2.6 intel box with 4 gigs of ram.  | Re: horizontal line problem
by Russell Lasson 5 years ago
For troubleshooting, I'd take out the AJA card and uninstall the AJA drivers. Then see if it's still happening. Next, if you installed after market RAM, I'd take that out and see if it makes a differe
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| | | |  | horizontal lines problem in FCP 6by David Wheeler 5 years agoI'm experiencing these glitchy horizontal lines when playing project in canvas. Whether i'm working with DV or still images for a slideshow this horizontal digital noise pops in randomly and i have no | | | | |
| | | | | workflow riddle: 24p to 29.97 to 24 pby Byrd Mcdonald 6 years agoTHE BACKGROUND Shot a feature in 720p 24n on HVX-200. While show is a mix of formats, our primary codec is the DVC Pro HD 720p 24 codec that we shot in natively. We are finishing the film, out of mone | | | | |
| | | | | Corrupt P2 Files - Can they Be Fixed?by Leif 7 years agoI'm importing my P2 files to FCP 5.1 and am getting hung up on one. I'm getting the "unable to import... possibly corrupt" error after FCP 5.1 tries to import (no problems importing other files from s | | | | |
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| | | |  | Creative Cow Magazineby Ralph Hajik 7 years agoHello Ron & Kathlyn Lindeboom Unfortunately I didn't attend NAB this year, but I received the Creative Cow Magazine in the mail. I was impressed on the articles and the information within the magazine | Re: Creative Cow Magazine
by Byrd Mcdonald 7 years ago
Ditto. I received my first issue of Creative Cow Magazine, and I was mightily impressed. I feel like this publication will really fill a niche that is not getting the info and support it continually c
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| | | | | compiler errorby Byrd Mcdonald 8 years agoWorking on a G5 dual processors @ 2Ghtz. DVD Studio Pro 4. Use it occasionally for LITE encoding, and everything is fine. Now, every time I try to burn a disc I get a "compiler error" message. Nothing | | | | |
| | | | | spiralsby Byrd Mcdonald 8 years agoDoes anyone know a way to create a "spiral" effect in motion Think Uzumaki.  | Re: spirals
by Jim Kanter 8 years ago
Replicate a small shape as a spiral. One arm, huge amount of points per arm. Adjust end scale. Not as clean as being able to draw a spiral or create one easily with filters, but it might do what you w
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| | | | | Editing/Graphics Reelby Brian24DP 8 years agoThis is my first time posting, heres a sample reel... A little bit of editing, some motion graphics and some rotoscoping. Let me know what you think. Enjoy! http: www.24dp.com Edit_Reel.html or www.24 | Re: Editing/Graphics Reel
by Byrd Mcdonald 8 years ago
I agree, this reel is stronger, but I still think that both reels need faster pacing. Heads and tails of almost every shot could be trimmed, and the music could still use to be more propulsive. You ar
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| | | | | DP Reelby Brian24DP 8 years agoI just put up my editing reel... Im also a DP. Check it out, let me know what you think. Thanks! http: www.24dp.com DP_Reel.html or www.24dp.com DP_Reel Brian | Re: DP Reel
by Byrd Mcdonald 8 years ago
You have an abundant amount of work in here; I think your reel should be 3x shorter. I don't care for the ending with the soldier, either. And, yes, this song must go far far away. Impressed with your
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| | | | | Demo Reel 2005by Crystal Behrends 8 years agoHello! I have finally finished my 2005 demo reel and would really appreciate some input comments criticims! http: www.retrokix.com demo.html | Re: Demo Reel 2005
by Byrd Mcdonald 8 years ago
I was very impressed with the editting of the reel. I agree, also, that you need a bit more context up front about what it is you do. I assume your are a motion graphics designer from watching this, b
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| | | | | slipping a clip in motionby Byrd Mcdonald 8 years agoHey all, Quick question - as I'm primarily an editing guy, this motion world is new to me. I've built an elaborate bumper for a show, and I now have a need to simply "slip" a clip in my nest in order | | | | |
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