Videographer, editor, narrator, producer. Former radio broadcast journalist. | | | | Member Since: July 21st 2005 Location: Southeastern Ontario, Canada | | | | |
| | | | |  | TV template?by Ignacio Holiday 4 days agoI'm looking for a cheap (preferably free) template you can put on your screen that looks like a TV and allows you to drop footage inside of it. Does anyone know of any such thing  | Re: TV template?
by Mathieu Ghekiere 4 days ago
Have you tried MotionVFX.com They have some very high quality templates at very attractive prices (49 dollar, which is about the price of one or 2 hours of your time), and you get to download the comp
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| | | | | Ken Burns zoomby Scott Gold 3 days agoI'm having an issue with the effect for zooming in as the beginning and the end stop. I know that this is normally how the effect works but is there any way to tweak it Meaning is there any way to mak | Re: Ken Burns zoom
by Mark Dobson 3 days ago
I can really recommend a plugin produced by FCPEffects called 'Quick and Easy Ken Burns' It is a real timesaver and it is possible to totally control the parameters of the zoom with Start scale and En
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| | | |  | FCP-X Keywording, Movieola and Me.by Bill Davis 4 days agoJust a heads up for any who might be interested. Last month, Movieola out in LA asked me to do one of their production related webinars: My topic is: Tagging and Keyword Strategies Inside Final Cut Pr+2 | | | | |
| | | | | Textup subtitle plugin?by Ignacio Holiday 1 month ago...So what I want to do is put a dark rectangular box behind my subtitles so you can see them better over the footage. From what I've read, it seems like you can only do that with a plugin. I download | | | | |
| | | | | Avid In Danger Of Delisting From NASDAQby Gerry Fraiberg 2 months agoInteresting mention of the effect FCP X is having... Apple s update to its video-editing software Final Cut Pro included additional features that would make it easier for editors preparing video for b | | | | |
| | | | | CTO Kevin Lynch leaving Adobe for Appleby Gerry Fraiberg 2 months agoInteresting historical look at the rivalry and cooperation between the two companies. From CNET: http: news.cnet.com 8301-1001_3-57575323-92 adobe-and-apple-allies-and-rivals-through-the-ages tag=nl.e | | | | |
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| | | | | Avid’s accounting needs some editingby Gerry Fraiberg 3 months agoThanks to http: www.artoftheguillotine.com for this... http: bostonherald.com business technology technology_news 2013 02 avid_s_accounting_needs_some_editing While all films nominated in Best Editing | Re: Avid’s accounting needs some editing
by Chris Harlan 3 months ago
Craig Seeman " Chris Harlan "But it also was is a possible path to profits. Right " It seems like a long shot to me. I don't think it's related to hardware sales in a significant way. I suspect they
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| | | |  | Paste and Match Styleby Dave Gage 3 months agoThese days, I seem to spend most of my life adding lower 3rd annotations to instructional videos. I've archived many of the more common statements, so I don't have to re-think and re-type them every t | | | | |
| | | | | The expanding professional video universe...by Bill Davis 3 months agoI know I'm always running on about how traditional broadcast and films are only one aspect of a larger and rapidly expanding world of video use. Over the past few weeks I participated in a good exampl | | | | |
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| | | |  | FCPX proving to be very fastby craig slattery 4 months agoThe end of week one, cutting a half hour special for The Culture Show BBC Two. FCPX is proving to be incredibly fast, we have finished the first week of the edit a day early. We started with 900GB of +6  | Re: FCPX proving to be very fast
by James Ewart 3 months ago
This is all so dull. Go back to FCP 1 thru 5. Everyone was saying the same thing. Anyone who used it was unprofessional. And then Mr Murch used it on Cold Mountain and suddenly all these Avid editors
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| | | |  | Boris Continuum Complete for FCPX/Motionby Craig Seeman 4 months agoBoris Continuum Complete for FCPX Motion Another major plugin developer adds support for FCPX. Consider that they announced they'd be supporting it when FCPX first was released in June 2011, this is i | | | | |
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| | | | | Presents!!!by Chris Harlan 5 months agoOh, Tim can we have some Please What is Merlinpeen without a present or two I say, unless I get horribly beat down by the powers that be, that we exchange an OT gift or two. All should be welcome: Hap+2 | Re: Presents!!!
by Chris Harlan 5 months ago
Lovely! I've just made a promise to myself to take a long drive and listen to the 9th in full sometime next week. Its been years since I've done that. Maybe a double feature. The 9th and Mahler's 2nd
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| | | |  | Search using timecode in FCP X?by keith maxwell 5 months agoHi all. I edit using FCP 7 and I am now making the switch from 7 to X. In 7 I input timecodes into the viewer window which will start the viewer playhead exactly where I want so I can sort in and out  | Re: Search using timecode in FCP X?
by Michael Garber 5 months ago
Ctrl-P then enter the TC takes you to the position. Use that to go to a TC point in the Event Browser or timeline. Michael Garber 5th Wall - a post production company Bloggy Blog: GARBERSHOP
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| | | | | Add To Camera Archiveby Gerry Fraiberg 5 months agoIs it possible to add to a Camera Archive I've got a couple of Interviews on HDV tape that I have stored as Camera Archives. The tapes are only half full and now I'd like to fill them with B-roll, and | Re: Add To Camera Archive
by Jeff Kirkland 5 months ago
As far as I know the camera archives a one-shot deal. They're really meant to be the equivalent of cloning your media. You can always create a new archive with just the b-roll. And of course, you can
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| | | | | FCP X and the Future of Editingby Gerry Fraiberg 6 months agoInteresting article on FCP X and the Future of Editing by David Leitner in Filmmaker Magazine. http: filmmakermagazine.com 56928-fcp-x-and-the-future-of-editing  | Re: FCP X and the Future of Editing
by Tim Wilson 6 months ago
A belated thumbs up to you, Oliver, for your observation about the different ways that RED and Alexa are both prospering. "Leverage" notwithstanding, Alexa is simply better suited to the "40 hours of
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| | | |  | Freeze frames suddenly fail in projectby Bob Woodhead 6 months ago10.0.6 About 30 minutes into an edit, adding a freeze frame results in a blank clip that has what looks like a primary & connected clip graphic. No video. Name of the clip is correct, that is, the cli | | | | |
| | | | | Transitionsby James Ewart 6 months agoOne of the things that most put me off FCPX when I first had a look at it was the array of cheesy transitions. It immediately looked and looks like a toy. Why would they incorporate that into a profes | Re: Transitions
by James Ewart 6 months ago
obviously I know it isn't and have understood at long last what a clever thing it is...
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| | | |  | Avid crossgrade comparisonby Oliver Peters 6 months agoAvid has dropped the price of their FCP "legacy" crossgrade to Media Composer offer. For a limited time, it's $999 until 12 14 12 (a $500 drop). For those of you sitting on the fence wondering about w | Re: Avid crossgrade comparison
by Oliver Peters 6 months ago
Jeremy Garchow "If Avid would have been price competitive during The Legend of FCP chapter, would you be here today " That's a good point. Speaking from my own experience, I still prefer the versatil
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| | | | | Unable To Uninstall SliceX Trialby Gerry Fraiberg 6 months agoI am unable to fully uninstall the trial version of SliceX. After downloading, I immediately noticed erratic behaviour with FCP X. I used the uninstaller, but C2 SliceX is still showing in the Effects | Re: Unable To Uninstall SliceX Trial
by Gerry Fraiberg 6 months ago
The Crash Reports were not in the specified location, however I went into Console and saved two Final Cut Pro Crash Reports. I've also generated a System Report, which I am sending by email. It's 10:4
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| | | | | Ttilesby James Ewart 7 months agoI just love the previewing of fonts int the viewer.canvas as you scroll through them.+1 | | | | |
| | | | | The Rturn of Pro Res Codecsby Gerry Fraiberg 7 months agoSeveral video codecs have been returned with 10.0.6. We can now export to ProRes 4444, 422 (HQ) 422, 422 (LT), 422 (Proxy). Also listed in Settings on Export as Master File: H.264, Uncompressed 8-bit | Re: The Rturn of Pro Res Codecs
by Gerry Fraiberg 7 months ago
Jason, I'm still exploring the program. I discovered this when exporting a video. Previous versions allowed you to export your Project Timeline as a Quicktime.mov and that's it. I believe optimizing m
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| | | | | FCPX and skeuomorphismby John Heagy 7 months agohttp: www.fastcodesign.com 1670760 will-apples-tacky-software-design-philosophy-cause-a-revolt An interesting article about software UI philosophy, that Jobs was a fan of, where computer UI is designe | Re: FCPX and skeuomorphism
by Oliver Peters 7 months ago
John Heagy " My number one request for FCPX is a very modest one: Read the embedded "Reel Tape" ID in movies. I fear that despite how utterly simple obvious this would be to implement, Apple has some
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| | | | | Last Quarter And 10.0.6 To Goby Gerry Fraiberg 7 months agoWell here we are in the fourth quarter of 2012, patiently awaiting the arrival of FCP X 10.0.6 New Features Coming Later This Year Multichannel audio editing tools Dual viewers MXF plug-in support RED | Re: Last Quarter And 10.0.6 To Go
by Marcus Moore 7 months ago
Well, I certainly doubt we'll have to wait THAT long. I can't remember Apple releasing anything of substance after mid-November. So I would be absolutely astounded if 10.0.6 isn't released by then. Th
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| | | |  | Blog: The Three A's; Avid, Adobe and Appleby walter biscardi 3 years agoThe 2010 National Association of Broadcasters convention had the Post Production world buzzing about the Three A's of the industry. Apple, Adobe and Avid. Well, really more Adobe and Avid since they w | Decisions, decisions
by Gerry Fraiberg 3 years ago
Walter, thanks for the advice. I only have the single version of Photoshop CS4. Upgrade to Production Premium: $1,099. Upgrade of Final Cut Studio 3: $359. For a busy production house, or editor, the
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| | | | | Send To Soundtrack Proby Gerry Fraiberg 8 years agoWhen I right click on a clip in the timeline and try to select Send To Soundtrack Pro Audio File Project, the selection is grayed out. The only available option is Soundtrack Pro Multitrack Project. B | Re: Send To Soundtrack Pro
by Gerry Fraiberg 8 years ago
Thanks Joshua. I tried your solution, however, the more I learn, the less I know. I tried applying effects to individual clips, but it appears that effects are applied to the entire soundtrack. Even w
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| | | | | Pixelation On Cross Dissolvesby Gerry Fraiberg 8 years agoI tend to use a lot of cross dissolve transitions, and have noticed more cases of pixelation on the transition than I would care to see. This has happened exporting to Compressor, Exporting as a Quick | Re: Pixelation On Cross Dissolves
by Gerry Fraiberg 8 years ago
The funny thing, is that the pixelation does not occur on every cross dissolve. In one case I noticed it during a cross dissolve from a shot of a building with light concrete walls, to a playground wi
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| | | | | General Error - Media Files Disappearedby Gerry Fraiberg 8 years agoWhile trying to export a file from FCP5 to Soundtrack Pro, I got a General Error, and then found that 13 media files (video) had vanished leaving only a red slash through the icons in the bin. When I | | | | |
| | | | | Voiceover Toolby Gerry Fraiberg 8 years agoIs there any way to monitor incoming audio when using the Voiceover Tool I can hear the countdown beeps and audio tracks in the headphone feed, but not the mic that I am recording with. I know the too | | | | |
| | | | | Log & Capture Lockupby Gerry Fraiberg 8 years agoAs a recent convert to Mac and Final Cut Pro, I have been introduced to the spinning beach ball. I've been experiencing frequent lockups of FCP5 during Log & Capture. The only way out, of course, is t | Re: Log & Capture Lockup
by Gerry Fraiberg 8 years ago
Thanks Peter. That sounds like it might be a viable workaround, but it creates a problem for monitoring audio in Log & Capture. I'd have to connect the audio output from the DSR-11 to an external amp
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