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syncmultiple audio and video tracks
by Francisco Bech Gómez 21 hours ago
Hello, I have 3 cameras for wedding video. Can I somehow sync these 3 one of the cameras is shoooting all the time, but the other two are not, so its diffcult for me to do this by the eye Best regards
Re: syncmultiple audio and video tracks
by Jerry Hofmann 21 hours ago
Did you record audio on all of the cameras If so look at: http: www.singularsoftware.com pluraleyes.html Or FCP X would do this in it's sleep. Jerry Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director
Adobe Premiere 6 clips to FCP 7
by Eric Knobel 2 days ago
Hi All, I just found out that I am inheriting a bunch of AIC clips from an Adobe Premiere 6 user to edit in FCP 7. I've never really used the AIC codec, so I'm wondering if there's anything I should b
Re: Adobe Premiere 6 clips to FCP 7
by Jerry Hofmann 1 day ago
That would be best. The AIC codec will work OK, just not the cleanest compression. Jerry
Subclips losing unique timecode
by Tory Stewart 3 days ago
I'm working on documentary footage shot on the Canon T2i. The shooter recorded one wireless lav and a shotgun mic using the Zoom H4n recorder fed back into the camera. As usual the audio tracks on the
Re: Subclips losing unique timecode
by Jerry Hofmann 2 days ago
Only way to really tell if your workflow will work for you is to try a few clips all the way through the process. Subclips usually don't present any problems, but merged clips might have some problems
Best Practice SnowLeopard to Lion and iCloud
by Nate Stephens 2 days ago
Of course Apple would schedule this icloud thingy in the middle of a big project. Is there a solid formula for the Lion -iCloud upgrade that works with FCP7, Adobe CS3, Boris and my esata port-multipl
Re: Best Practice SnowLeopard to Lion and iCloud
by Jerry Hofmann 2 days ago
I'm not sure I'd run FCP 7 on Lion. It seems to work OK, but I don't see any real benefit. That said, there's nothing special to do if you do upgrade. Just let the download happen from the app store.
BMD HDMI sync capture issue
by Brad Bussé 4 days ago
I'm using a DeckLink HD Extreme 3D for captures into FCP. Signal is an HDMI output from a GPU on a PC which I have set to 1920x1080 at 59 fps via the Nvidia control panel. In Log and Capture, I have t
Re: BMD HDMI sync capture issue
by Jerry Hofmann 2 days ago
Might try exporting these files to rebuild them. QT Pro 7 could do it. Jerry Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Blog: http: blogs.crea
FCP7 Even HDV sometimes does not play smoothly, is my mac broke?
by Ben Edwards 3 days ago
Hi, I have a 4*3Ghz macpro1,1 running Lion with 6GB memory and and a RAID 10 system (delivering around 60MS s). I was having a problem with prores sometimes not playing smoothly and thought maybe the
Re: FCP7 Even HDV sometimes does not play smoothly, is my mac broke?
by Jerry Hofmann 3 days ago
Well one thing you can do to speed this process up next time is to create disk images which reside on a hard drive to install from. You can install the complete studio that way in about 30 minutes. Yo
Do all post houses have 1 employee? (Shared workflows)
by Drew Lahat 4 weeks ago
I know from personal experience the crunch in the post business, but the current crop of products makes you think that everyone is down to one employee. Look at the new Smoke, Adobe CS6, Scratch, FCPX
Re: Do all post houses have 1 employee? (Shared workflows)
by Jerry Hofmann 3 weeks ago
I think that's coming too. Though, I'd not discount FCP X just yet. Started really badly, and was presented really in the wrong light, but I do believe Apple wants their pro's back and future updates
Smoke 2013 compatibility
by Nigel Thompson 1 month ago
Hey Guys: Wondering about compatibility with hardware for my newe finishing system :D Coming in September of course...... Since she works on minis and iMacs etc now.... Will the new smoke work with IO
Re: Smoke 2013 compatibility
by Jerry Hofmann 4 weeks ago
The Smoke 2012 demo in AJA's booth was an Io XT and iMac. The Autodesk demo artist was amazed how snappy it was. An Io XT is basically a Kona 3. (Not 3G mind you). But 3... AFAIK is the only one that
Blackmagic support in Smoke 2013? (please?)
by Chris Tomberlin 4 weeks ago
Any one know if there are plans to support Blackmagic with Smoke 2013 If not, consider this a feature request. Thanks Chris Tomberlin Editor Compositor Owner OutPost Pictures
Re: Blackmagic support in Smoke 2013? (please?)
by Jerry Hofmann 4 weeks ago
In the booth at AJA, they were showing Smoke 2013 on an iMac using an IoXT... worked great. The Autodesk artist was blown away how snappy it was. Jerry Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Direc
Blog: NAB 2012. The Mayans had it right. It's the year of the shift.
by Jerry Hofmann 4 weeks ago
This year I witnessed an honest world shaking shift. Yep, 2012 became the year of the world changing from the way we know it, and I could see it happening right before my eyes at NAB 2012 in AJA's boo
Blog: NAB Show Starts in one Week.
by gary adcock 1 month ago
So Have you made your Plans to attend I firmly believe that this will be one of those NAB's where there are so many announcements that it will be hard to keep up, especially since we have already seen
Re: Blog: NAB Show Starts in one Week.
by Jerry Hofmann 1 month ago
Gary, I agree with your announcement assessment. Autodesk says it's going to change everything. Gee I really wonder what that means... Big statement I'd say. "Colossal" I'm there most of the time in A
What do you REALLY want to see at NAB? (Non-Apple edition)
by Tim Wilson 2 months ago
In keeping with the spirit of a greatly expanded scope of discussion in this forum.... There's already been plenty of talk about what people want to see from Apple at NAB (Look! A magnetic Mac Pro!!!)
Re: What do you REALLY want to see at NAB? (Non-Apple edition)
by Jerry Hofmann 2 months ago
My friends! I want to see my buddies! 'll be working for AJA every day in their booth, so come by and shake hands. I want to see all the 4k. It's the next thing. I remember when I saw HD for the first
Not using available ram...
by Clayton Brown 2 months ago
Issue: As I watch my activity monitor in confusion, I see that FCPx is sometimes using all available ram and sometimes (like now) using just about 1gb (of 8, with 5.46 'Free') WITH background tasks ru
Re: Not using available ram...
by Jerry Hofmann 2 months ago
The amount of RAM that any app will use will vary all the time. I'll wager the better the code is written, the more it releases and grabs RAM as needed too. It's because different tasks will use diffe
Timeline goes out of order when exporting as h.264
by Eliza Strao, 2 months ago
I am working with a one minute clip with photographs and an audio overlay. When I export using h.264 the timeline gets out of order. When I export using "current settings" this does not happen. What c
Re: Timeline goes out of order when exporting as h.264
by Jerry Hofmann 2 months ago
What is the source material's orginal format H.264 or If you export a movie file that's using ProRes as it's codec (Share Export Media...) - It's likely your sequence is ProRes already) I'll bet that
FInal Cut X Rendering (how to render all projects within a folder
by adam chesbrough 2 months ago
Final Cut 7 would start rendering all open sequences after the set amount of time. In Final Cut Pro X the only "project" is rendered in the background is the one that is open. Here is what I want to d
Re: FInal Cut X Rendering (how to render all projects within a folder
by Jerry Hofmann 2 months ago
Compressing a single file (exported as a self contained movie of your project from any app) will always encode faster than a reference movie file from any app. After all the computer only has to sourc
Service: JLH Productions, 24/7 CSR, CU Boulder, Colorado Film School
by Jerry Hofmann 2 months ago
Englewood Colorado, United States Production   Film   Training JLH Productions, 24 7 CSR, CU Boulder, Colorado Film School Corporate Video     TV and Web Commercials    
Philip Hodgetts on FCP 7 to X and lots of other choice bits of info
by Craig Seeman 2 months ago
Maybe it breaks protocol to link to another site but there's lots of interesting stuff here around 7 to X including the relationship to Apple, FCPX XML development, etc. I'm sure some choice pull quot
Re: Philip Hodgetts on FCP 7 to X and lots of other choice bits of info
by Jerry Hofmann 2 months ago
Good read indeed. Jerry Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Blog: http: blogs.creativecow.net Jerry-Hofmann Current DVD: http: store.cr
Could it be...?
by Rich Rubasch 3 months ago
A bit off topic, but has anyone heard any kind of rumor that Apple might be rolling out Final Cut Pro 8 and sending X to the ranks of iMovie Anyone hear any whispers out there I heard thru a fragile g
Re: Could it be...?
by Jerry Hofmann 3 months ago
I'll bet this started when a certain trainer claimed he knew that Apple had ported FCP 7 to a 64 bit version then scrapped it. Nonsense. Jerry Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Edito
10.0.3 forgetting title changes
by Jason Jenkins 3 months ago
Yesterday I modified titles in 17 projects (all in one event). I never shut down my mac or even quit FCPX. When I came back this morning, all but one of my title changes have gone back to what they we
Re: 10.0.3 forgetting title changes
by Jerry Hofmann 3 months ago
OK.... so then if this is happening (I've not seen it yet myself) then how do you know when it's happening Is it only AFTER you've made changes for a day, then quit only to come in the next day to fin
Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 Export Sound stops at 1:30 on a 2 minute piece
by Stanley Leary 3 months ago
I have cleared preferences, repaired permission and done restarts to clear the software. I have a 2 minute package with 2 cameras synced and music. Plays fine until you export. Tried every format and
Re: Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 Export Sound stops at 1:30 on a 2 minute piece
by Jerry Hofmann 3 months ago
Do you have compressor If so open the MP3 in that and convert it. Jerry Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Blog: http: blogs.creativec
Final Nail?
by Marvin Holdman 3 months ago
Is this going to be the final nail in FCS http: www.latimes.com business technology la-fi-tn-apple-macs-that-wont-get-os-x-mountain-lion-20120216,0,356802.story Marvin Holdman Production Manager Touri
Re: Final Nail?
by Jerry Hofmann 3 months ago
Ditto! I know of a place that was making plenty of money using an Avid that had to be 6 years old running on the same OS that it shipped with. Cripes! where is the law that states you must always upgr
Keyframing a custom shape please
by Adrian Le Roux 1 year ago
Hi Guys and thanks for your help in advance. I have gone through 2 tutorials on customs shapes and tracking.... but I don't know how to add a keyframe to a custom made shape. I am basically tracing ar
Re: Keyframing a custom shape please
by Jerry Hofmann 3 months ago
I don't think you can delete a control point in a shape except with an immediate undo. Got to just drag it to proper position or start over. I've looked all over for a way, but it's sure not in the do
FCPX editing hdv optimizing material
by Fredy Schwerdtner 5 months ago
Hi everybody, I've just got a job from a client asking to edit some clips shot with an HDV camera and he needs to deliver it all in 1920 x 1080 in (Photo Jpeg) .MOV . I know that HDV material, sometim
Re: FCPX editing hdv optimizing material
by Jerry Hofmann 5 months ago
Stay native in size until the very end. Resizing twice just doesn't sound like a good idea at all. Do the damage only once. Jerry Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hi
Apple's Mac business plan
by Gerald Baria 7 months ago
With the recent rumor about the death of the Mac Pro, a lot of concerns excitement have sprung up about what will happen to Apple's pro hardware. Many fear that Apple is slowly getting out of the pro
Re: Apple's Mac business plan
by Jerry Hofmann 7 months ago
Close, but no cigar. FCP X's XML everything in a Project. Here's a copy and paste of the info in the Help menu of X27: Here s a list of what happens during translation. Video clips and stills in the P
XDCam files
by John Funchess 8 months ago
I have been sent 3 separate XD Cam files and two of the three have the correct file structure (including the last clip file) where I can easily import. The third file has all of the files: XML, XMP an
Re: XDCam files
by Jerry Hofmann 8 months ago
You can't recreate the file structure of the errant clip by dragging and dropping them around If not, I think I'd be asking for another copy of that file... Jerry
File: Afbeelding 1
by edu de Rijck 8 months ago
png file Picture of all Advanced Format Conversions (Compressor) http: f1.creativecow.net 2981 afbeelding-1
Re: Afbeelding 1
by Jerry Hofmann 8 months ago
Yeah, you need a newer version of Compressor to access ProRes. If that's out of the question, then might think about using a different codec. Jerry Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director
AVID Really???
by Jay Shaffer 9 months ago
Say it ain't so. We are having Avid present at a FCPUG meeting If it has come to this, then the group should change it's name to the Denver NLE users group. Jay Shaffer
Re: AVID Really???
by Jerry Hofmann 9 months ago
Aw com'on... Hey, with the pricing of Avid, Adobe and FCP, you'd think we should be running them all on our machines, and using the best tool for the job.. right Jerry Apple Certified Trainer, Produce
Store: Jerry Hofmann's Final Cut System Set-Up
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by Jerry Hofmann 2 years ago
Jerry Hofmann's Final Cut System Set-UpALL NEW LOW PRICING!! by Jerry HofmannList Price: $49.95 $19.95This is not one of those beginner's guide titles, this goes FAR beyond the simple basic set-up gui
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@Neil Bryce
by Jerry Hofmann 9 months ago
Thanks for the kind words! Jerry Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Blog: http: blogs.creativecow.net Jerry-Hofmann Current DVD: http:
Article: FCPX: What Pros Find Missing in Final Cut Pro X
by walter biscardi 11 months ago
Apple FCPX - Final Cut Pro X FCPX: What Pros Find Missing in Final Cut Pro X June 21st, 2011, was met with the news that Final Cut Pro X was finally available and what a thrill ride it has been! Prof
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Re: Final Cut Pro X: What's Missing for Some Pros
by Tracy Valleau 11 months ago
So I take it that FCP X completely vaporized your copy of FCP 7, and melted your CPU, and that's why you're going to spend tens of thousand of dollars to buy new equipment, buy and learn new software;
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Blog list FCPX positives and bugs
by Craig Seeman 11 months ago
Blog list FCPX positives and bugs http: fcpxquirks.tumblr.com One person's catalog of good things as well as bugs. Nice posts in detail as he experiences them.
Re: Keywords vs SubClips
by Jerry Hofmann 11 months ago
The Event library and it's contents are one the most interesting changes in this software. There are things taken directly from FCP 7 too. There are searchable columns hidden just as they were in FCP
How do I zoom in FCPX?
by Chris Cameorn 11 months ago
This may be a newbie question but I am hoping someone can help me figure out how to zoom into a clip. I filmed a wedding and i want to zoom into the shot from the unmanned back camera. Ideally, I woul
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Re: How do I zoom in FCPX?
by Jerry Hofmann 11 months ago
Select the clip in the sequence, then click on the transform button (found just under the viewer) add a keyframe (button shows up in the viewer), then move later in the clip to set where the expansion
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Remove new effects/transitions
by Geoff Dills 11 months ago
OK I've figured out how to create new effects transitions using motion. How can I delete one Best, Geoff
Re: Remove new effects/transitions
by Jerry Hofmann 11 months ago
Just select the transition and type on the delete key. Jerry Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Blog: http: blogs.creativecow.net Jerr
New Interface, New Everything, but Time to learn it all over again?
by Tom Laughlin 1 year ago
I've been reading several on-line articles and forums about the new FCP X, and the only thing that I'm concerned about (and maybe this is where people post and reassure me) is its quick adaptability,
Re: New Interface, New Everything, but Time to learn it all over again?
by Tim Wilson 1 year ago
You think YOU don't want to learn a new interface This guy REALLY doesn't want to learn a new interface.
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Frame rate for broadcast
by Timothy Schroeder 1 year ago
If a person shoots 1920x1080 at 24fps (DSLR), can that be output from FCP 6 to be "legal" for TV broadcast What I guess I mean is, what is the frame rate required for broadcast SD was 29.97, is it the
Re: Frame rate for broadcast
by Jerry Hofmann 1 year ago
Take a look at the AJA cards. http: www.aja.com (Kona line) The LHi or 3G card would work. Jerry Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Bl
Could someone tell me how could I achieve this
by Rob Mack 1 year ago
Hello all. First of all I would like to say thanks for the prompt responses from you guys on here. You are helping me out alot. I have another question. lol. Could someone tell me how I could achieve
Re: Could someone tell me how could I achieve this
by Jerry Hofmann 1 year ago
I'd choose Motion for this crop the video, add the bad film filter in Motion to the video. Put a yellow color underneath it, and crop the top and bottom to reveal what will appear to be a border top a
Blog: Should be an interesting April for Apple Color
by walter biscardi 1 year ago
So NAB is rapidly approaching and as par for the course, we know nothing about Apple's plans for the event. We know they don't have a booth planned but will they announce anything at all Last year we
@Bob Pierce
by Jerry Hofmann 1 year ago
Bob, trust me. There is a future for FCS... It doesn't make sense for Apple to not give it a strong future. The opposite is true. But my reply to Wally is the way it has been and likely will be for th
Article: The iStoragePro Pocket View RAID Drive
by Jerry Hofmann 1 year ago
- ARRAYS & RAID Set-Up - The iStoragePro Pocket View RAID Drive Jerry Hofmann takes a look at an extremely fast and portable drive solution. Review   02 18 2011 Author: Jerry Hofmann
Article: Jerry Hofmann takes a look at Squeeze 7
by Jerry Hofmann 1 year ago
Sorenson Squeeze - NEW ! Jerry Hofmann takes a look at Squeeze 7 With improved video quality, faster H.264 encoding, simplified workflow with Squeeze's batch window, additional input and output forma
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Re: Jerry Hofmann takes a look at Squeeze 7
by Michel Gallone 1 year ago
Nice review, but I would like to see a very aggressive review with a point to point comparison with Episode pro for example Thanks Michel Gallone Sowatt Music s rl Music Post and Shooting http: sowatt


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