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| | | | | | Putting objects between objectsby Michael West 2 weeks agoHappy Saturday all! Motion 4 question. I have a martini glass in one group, "decorative etchings" for the glass in another, and an olive toothpick in another. The glass and the etchings travel togethe | Re: Putting objects between objects
by Don Eitner 2 weeks ago
Is the group these objects are in 2D or 3D In 2D they should "stack" in the order that the layers appear in the layer browser. In 3D they stack by the z-order of the objects' positions.
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| | | | | Motion 4 questionby Michael West 4 weeks agoI'm using the "underwater" behavior on an object, but as it moves, the front edge and the back edge "disappear" under the border of the object. How can I make it move but not be cut off Thanks. Michae | Re: Motion 4 question
by Michael West 4 weeks ago
Chris (and Stephen): Thanks for the rapid response. Odd, though, Chris, because the "fixed resolution" was already unchecked, but when I checked it, it expanded the borders and the problem was solved.
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| | | | | Pluraleyes 1.2 "use markers" questionby Michael West 3 months agoI am using Pluraleyes 1.2 with Final Cut Pro 7. A film maker sent me files in H.264 codec (shot with a DSLR) to edit. This is the first time I've worked with this type of fileand this sort of "scatter | | | | |
| | | | | Masking question for Motion 4by Michael West 4 months agoGood morning: This is for Motion 4. I made a martini shaker. As it moves upward the cap covering the spout will come off and fly away. As the top comes off, I would like it to reveal the spout. How do | Re: Masking question for Motion 4
by Michael West 4 months ago
Stephen & Jason: Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for your input. I solved the problem by not using a cap, after all. The imagery is stylized, so needing a cap is just a touch of OCD on my part. Howev
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| | | | | Three-camera shoot color correctionby Michael West 6 months agoGood morning: Shot a 50 minute musical revue last night. 3 cams: Canon HG20's, CineMode, 60i. At the last minute, a different light sound person came on board. Different light technique from the first | Re: Three-camera shoot color correction
by Michael West 6 months ago
By Jove, I believe I have it! Multicam edit in FCP 7, collapse, send to and correct in Color 1.5, bring back to FCP 7, add any other gobbledygook (opening titles, credits, etc.), export, burn DVD, and
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| | | | | Using color correction on a muticam editby Michael West 1 year agoGood morning: Did a 3 camera shoot using Canon HG20's. When I opened the footage in FCP7, one of the angles had a greenish tinge to it. Last minute shoot, didn't perform due diligence, my bad. Is ther | | | | |
| | | | | Attaching a Sony ECM-55b under clothingby Michael West 1 year agoGood time-of-day-wherever-you-are: Just got my first lav, a Sony ECM-55b. I plan on using it to produce trailers for live theater, shooting selected scenes from various angles (vs. shooting the whole | | | | |
| | | | | BeachTek DXA-2T XLR vs. Tascam DR-40by Michael West 1 year agoGood morning: Just discovered the BeachTek DXA-2T XLR system after purchasing the Tascam DR-40. Regarding sound capture, will the DR-40 give better overall quality than the Beachtek, since the Beachte | Re: BeachTek DXA-2T XLR vs. Tascam DR-40
by Michael West 1 year ago
Thanks, but in this case, "smart choice" came down to best equipment within in my current budget to best do what I want to do (be do be do). Gotta share this with an audio person (and why I'm happy wi
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| | | | | FCP7 editing compatibility with an HG20by Michael West 1 year agoI have 2 HG20's and am temping as a Cirque Du Soleil usher to afford a third. Is there another of the Canon Camcorder models (HF, HR, etc.) that I could purchase to use on a three-camera shoot, editin | | | | |
| | | | | Want to create a swinging signby Fionna Mariani 1 year agoHello, I am trying to create a swinging sign using dynamics. I've found tutorials that show you how to swing an object that's attached to the end of a rope by using the dynamic spline, but I can't fig | | | | |
| | | | | Rookie video/audio question...by Michael West 1 year agoSound people: I'm an amateur videographer, shooting editing sfx'ing trailers (as a personal education tool) for local theaters here in San Jose, CA. I am just beginning to use voice audio (I've mainly | | | | |
| | | | | Multicam edit difficulties...by Michael West 2 years agoGood morning: 2 clips, both shot with Canon HG20, all recording settings the same. Log & transfer to external hard drive for use in FCP7. Imported both clips into FCP7. Set "Multiclip Playback" in RT. | | | | |
| | | | | Rotating a polygonby Michael West 2 years agoGood folks: I am following a tutorial at: http: www.maxoncomputer.com tutorial_detail.asp tutorialID=132 I was fine until I hit Step 16. I cannot seem to rotate the polygon as required. I am using C4D | | | | |
| | | | | Dividing a Poser model in C4Dby Michael West 3 years agoGood morning: I am using C4D 11.5 with Interposer Pro (an incredible program), and Poser. I have brought the Millennium Horse LE into C4D and wish to remove the bottom half of the model (back legs on | | | | |
| | | | | Compressor doesn't like my movie...by Michael West 3 years agoGood morning: Little background: three days ago trashed preferences in FCP 7 due to it acting "twitchy" for a multicam edit. Yesterday, shot some other footage on a Canon HG20 and Flip (B-Roll stuff), | | | | |
| | | | | multicam edit sync points questionby Michael West 3 years agoHola! When I attempt to find a sync point to do a 3-camera multicam edit, can I use any common point from the 3 timelines to match things up If I found a common sync point farther down the timelime (s | | | | |
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| | | | | How to burn a large video to DVD.by Michael West 3 years agoI finished shooting my footage using a Canon HG10 & HG20. Log & Transfered, then edited in FCP. Exported it as a Quicktime .mov. It came to 77gb. How can I make this into a DVD As I write this at work | Re: How to burn a large video to DVD.
by Michael West 3 years ago
(reluctantly dragging himself to the den office, mumbling) "Manual I don't need no stinking manual. Them guys is full of it." (opens manual, begins to read) "Hey, there's...stuff in here...(reads more
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| | | | | Using Filp MinoHD & Canon HG20 in FCPby Michael West 3 years ago Should I set the HG20 to 30 fps progressive to match the Flip It's a small conference here at work and my main concern is continuity when I edit the footage in Final Cut Pro. I know there will be som | Re: Using Filp MinoHD & Canon HG20 in FCP
by Mark Suszko 3 years ago
BTW, I have seen side by side tests of the Flip vs. the Kodak version of this camera,the Zi8, and the Kodak is better for the price, plus it has an audio input jack. Doesn't help your immediate proble
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| | | | | Shortening video clips to conserve spaceby Michael West 3 years agoJust shot a bunch of video. D L'd to external hard drive via FCP. Didn't I O in FCP before doing it so clips are way long and take up a lot of drive space. How can I go back, choose a clip, select the | | | | |
| | | |  | Creating a paintdripby Faraz Mozafarian 4 years agoI am working on a project for my company and they have provided me with a Photoshop file of black paint that has dripped down. They want me to animate the dripping action. Is there any way I can do th | Re: Creating a paintdrip
by Michael West 4 years ago
Now my problem is I cannot find the Splash Template in Motion 4. I have what appear to be all the others. I started with FCS 3, so I don't have any content from previous versions. Am I out of luck, or
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