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Mike Halper

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July 20th 2006
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Studio City, CA
Anyone run Resolve on a MacBook Pro Retina in clamshell mode?
by Mike Halper 2 months ago
Just like the subject asks, has anyone run Resolve on a MacBook Pro Retina in clamshell mode I'm updating my edit and color correction workstation. Right now I have and use primarily solely a 15" MacB
Create Local Version and Append Node Graph keyboard shortcuts?
by Mike Halper 3 months ago
I'm working on a large project where I need to create an additional local version for a lot of clips cuts and also append a node graph I have in the Powergrade window to an existing node graph. The ke
MBP keyboard and trackpad freezing with 9.1 and 9.1.1
by Mike Halper 3 months ago
I have a Retina MBP running OSX 10.8.2. Ever since I upgraded to 9.1 the keyboard and trackpad on my Retina MBP freezes after about 10 seconds of not using them. When I press a key on the keyboard or
Re: MBP keyboard and trackpad freezing with 9.1 and 9.1.1
by Joakim Ziegler 3 months ago
This has happened to me too occasionally, also on a Retina MBP. It doesn't happen consistently after 10 seconds of inactivity like you describe, I think, but definitely the cursor freezes at times whe
News: Blackmagic Design Releases Support for new Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
by Cow News Droid 10 months ago
New software updates across the entire family of Blackmagic Design products! (Fremont, California--July 25, 2012) Blackmagic Design today released a series of new software updates for its products tha
Re: News: Blackmagic Design Releases Support for new Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
by Mike Halper 10 months ago
"(Fremont, California--July 25, 2012) Blackmagic Design today released a series of new software updates for its products that adds full support for Apple s new Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion operating sy
Intensity Extreme Thunderbolt no HD playback in FCPX
by Mike Halper 10 months ago
I have an Intensity Extreme Thunderbolt and cannot got HD playback in FCPX 10.0.5. I have 2 computers, 2011 17" MBP with drivers 9.5.2 and Retina MBP with 9.5.3. Both only give "Blackmagic 720x480 @29
Re: Intensity Extreme Thunderbolt no HD playback in FCPX
by Mike Halper 10 months ago
Ok, thanks for the clarification. On another note, is there any chance we'll see LUT support in the Intensity Extreme or Ultra Studio Express It's really important and needed.
FCPX no HD playback and Compressor 4 Quickcluster not working
by Mike Halper 10 months ago
I just got a new Retina MBP and installed all my software. Everything is working great except FCPX and Compressor. In FCPX I can't get HD playback via my Blackmagic Design Intensity Extreme Thunderbol
Re: FCPX no HD playback and Compressor 4 Quickcluster not working
by Mike Halper 10 months ago
Okay thanks. I'll do that. Though it looks like it may all be an issue with my Retina MBP which failed the hardware test and turned out to be defective. Apple is sending me a replacement.
Unable to restore database
by Mike Halper 10 months ago
I'm moving to a new computer and am having trouble restoring the database I backed up on the old computer. I used Database Manager on the old computer and backed up the database to the file Local_DB.r
Re: Unable to restore database
by Mike Halper 10 months ago
Thanks for replying. It's working now, though I'm not sure why since that's basically what I was doing. I did restart the computer, so maybe that had something to do with it.
Import Resolve 8 database into Resolve 9?
by Mike Halper 10 months ago
I know it's better to just finish in Resolve 8 before upgrading, but I may be needing to do on-set color correction in Resolve 8 now and then the production will continue will the color correction lat
Re: Import Resolve 8 database into Resolve 9?
by Mike Halper 10 months ago
Great! Thanks Vladimir and Joseph.
DaVinci Resolve 8.2.2 release
by Peter Chamberlain 10 months ago
Hello all, we are pleased to release the no charge upgrade DaVinci Resolve 8.2.2 for Mac, Windows and Linux. Existing customers can download from our support web site. http: www.blackmagic-design.com
Re: DaVinci Resolve 8.2.2 release
by Mike Halper 10 months ago
Is it safe to upgrade from 8.2.1 now while in the middle of a project If there's any risk of messing up the project I won't since 9 will be out soon anyway and I'm having zero issues with the older ve
Hasty way to get Cuda/Nvidia GPU on Macbook Pro 2011??
by Andy Bissonnette 10 months ago
I have been browsing around for fun and am wondering if this scenario would be possible: Macbook Pro 15" : Thunderbolt Port : Sonnet Echo ExpressCard Pro : ExpressCard to PCI-E Adapter : NVIDIA Cuda C
Re: Hasty way to get Cuda/Nvidia GPU on Macbook Pro 2011??
by Mike Halper 10 months ago
GPU's aren't supported via Thunderbolt yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's something that comes in the future. Regardless, a better way to get PCI expansion from Thunderbolt is to use the Sonnet
Why are the color wheels so sensitive?
by Mike Halper 11 months ago
Why are the color wheels in the 3-Way Color Correction panel so sensitive The slightest budge makes a drastic change in the image. The cursor is still basically in the middle, yet the color changes a
Re: Why are the color wheels so sensitive?
by Mike Halper 11 months ago
That's good to hear. Thanks for that bit of info. Definitely looking forward to version 9.
Lookup tables in Intensity Extreme or Ultra Studio Express?
by Mike Halper 11 months ago
Is it possible to load lookup tables to the Intensity Extreme or Ultra Studio Express (when it comes out) When I restart my computer without the Intensity Extreme connected I see the option to load a
Re: Lookup tables in Intensity Extreme or Ultra Studio Express?
by Mike Halper 11 months ago
Thanks for replying. Please consider it a feature request. There's a lot of us out here that are now using computers that don't have PCI slots for a Decklink Extreme 2. Maybe if you make the Decklink
Convert project from Premiere Pro to FCPX?
by Mike Halper 1 year ago
Contemplating trying a project on FCPX. It's already in Premiere Pro CS 5.5.2 and it would be nice to just import that into FCPX and not have to sync sound and make subclips all over again. Is this po
Re: Convert project from Premiere Pro to FCPX?
by James Cude 1 year ago
I supposed you could export an XML, open it in FCP7, export an XML again and then use the 7toX app to convert it to X's format. Or you might try the 7toX app directly on the Premiere export. But I'd d
Intensity Extreme with 2 Thunderbolt ports?
by Mike Halper 1 year ago
Hopefully someone at Blackmagic can answer this or at least see it and consider it a suggestion and request. I find any Thunderbolt peripheral or device that has only 1 Thunderbolt port to be rather u
Re: Intensity Extreme with 2 Thunderbolt ports?
by Mike Halper 1 year ago
Read the info on those products more carefully. They are hubs for USB, Firewire, and Ethernet. They don't give you additional Thunderbolt ports. The Belkin has only one Thunderbolt port for daisy-chai
Widescreen matte or guides in viewer?
by Mike Halper 1 year ago
One of the things preventing me from using FCPX is not being able to set a custom resolution for sequences projects. With FCP7 I used this to be able to quickly and easily reframe shots for 2.40:1 asp
Re: Widescreen matte or guides in viewer?
by Mike Halper 1 year ago
Thanks for the suggestions. Simon, I think what you recommended is the easiest for me right now. Hopefully Apple will include something built-in at some point to make it even easier.
MC6 Panasonic AVCHD import
by Ivan Radovanovic 2 years ago
I'm currently testing MC6 trial and I'm trying to solve one thing that can lead to potential problems further in the workflow. When importing Panasonic AVCHD clips (AF101, GH2) I have non standard cha
Re: MC6 Panasonic AVCHD import
by Mike Halper 2 years ago
I am getting the same thing. http: community.avid.com forums t 102873.aspx _______________________________________________ Mike
MC 6 importing video with asian characters in DNxHD filenames
by Mike Halper 2 years ago
I am importing AVCHD MTS clips as DNxHD. In the AvidMediaFiles the new DNxHD media files have chinese or japanese or some other asian characters in the names. For example: 00000 14EC59DE5.1.mxf 00000
Re: MC 6 importing video with asian characters in DNxHD filenames
by marvin mason 8 months ago
Do those characters replace a single letter or a word from the original name Haven't you tries to delete the asian characters in replace to the clip's original name
Batch import not working
by Mike Halper 2 years ago
I'm trying to batch import a number of clips that are offlien using MC 6. It goes through the processing of what appears to be transcoding to DNxHD and then gives an error like "0 of 20 clips imported
Possible to link DNxHD clips back to originals as AMA?
by Mike Halper 2 years ago
I'm using Media Composer 6 and it appears to be handling my AVCHD media via AMA very well, whereas MC 5.5.3 wasn't performing well at all. I have just started a project and have all the footage import
Re: Possible to link DNxHD clips back to originals as AMA?
by Paul Del Vecchio 2 years ago
My video on this should help: http: vimeo.com 26818191 Paul Del Vecchio - Director http: www.triple-e-productions.net http: www.pauldv.net
Upgraded to MC 6, now media is offline & won't relink, also missing codecs
by Mike Halper 2 years ago
I just finished resetting up my computer and installing Media Composer 6. I was running MC 5.5.3 before. Did a clean install of the entire system and have Lion 10.7.2 installed. Opened up the 5.5.3 pr
Re: Upgraded to MC 6, now media is offline & won't relink, also missing codecs
by Mike Halper 2 years ago
Yes. I don't know how either. Maybe something that happened from opening 5.5.3 project in 6.0. _______________________________________________ Mike
Open MC 5.5.3 project in MC 6?
by Mike Halper 2 years ago
I recently switched to MC from FCP and have started my first project. I'd like to continue the project with MC 6. The only thing that has been done is media has been imported with DNxHD, audio has bee
Re: Open MC 5.5.3 project in MC 6?
by Mike Halper 2 years ago
Ok thanks for the tips. I went ahead and did the install. Having some serious problems though. I'll post another thread about it. Need help. _______________________________________________ Mike
Received my copy of CS5.5 in the mail today.
by Mark Morache 2 years ago
Why am I posting this here Because if it weren't for Apple and FCX, I doubt the half-price deal would have happened. B&H had the switch price, no sales tax and $1 shipping. That's a lot of apps for $8
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Re: Received my copy of CS5.5 in the mail today.
by Mike Halper 2 years ago
Since there's someone from Adobe looking at this thread, I'd like to mention a major issue I have with Premiere Pro. The video output monitor settings are set by the sequence settings, and once those
Resolve 8 vs. Color on MBP, Resolve training, & video output
by Mike Halper 2 years ago
I have a new 17" Macbook Pro with Thunderbolt. Just playing around with Resolve on it, it feels like Color actually plays the video back in realtime smoother and a higher fps than Resolve does. This i
Re: Resolve 8 vs. Color on MBP, Resolve training, & video output
by Mike Halper 2 years ago
I've been too busy to play with Resolve and work on this issue, but I think I figured out what happened. After I installed the program I noticed it installed CUDA drivers even though the MacBook Pro d
FCP and Color - Is this limitation real?
by kyler boudreau 2 years ago
Hey forum...I've been using FCP a ton, and being an Avid guy in the past, that is saying something. Getting ready to do another indie feature, and the thought of using FCP crossed by mind, but I have
Re: FCP and Color - Is this limitation real?
by Mike Halper 2 years ago
You're using too many steps to reconform a Color project. Do it this way: 1. Save the Color project and close Color. Make a copy of your Color project as a backup. I always do this when reconforming i
extended desktop news
by Evan Meades 3 years ago
Hi, I am hoping there is some good news regarding enabling the Extended Desktop feature in Decklink cards. I found a few older posts on this matter but nothing recently. It seems if the AJA cards can
Re: extended desktop news
by Mike Halper 3 years ago
Switch to Kona. They have the same feature available with no sign that they'll suddenly disable it. This was an important feature that was a major selling point for me personally. Very disappointed wi
no extended desktop?
by Ed Molina 4 years ago
There is no longer extended desktop in new snow leopard drivers. This was really a cool feature that is no longer available. I hope this becomes available in the next version.
Re: no extended desktop?
by Mike Halper 3 years ago
So I looked into this some more. The AJA Kona LHi has no issue with using the extended desktop feature with Snow Leopard. This means the reason you state for why the feature was removed for Snow Leopa
Question - Problem with Sequence Getting Renamed
by Lauren Timmons 4 years ago
I just upgraded to FCP 7 (from 5) and now when I create new projects and save a sequence with the correct name (ie: "Ep1v01"), and then drop a clip into the timeline that corresponds to that sequence,
Re: Question - Problem with Sequence Getting Renamed
by Mike Halper 4 years ago
I believe this problem has been resolved for me. I had a freeze frame in the sequence and when I removed the freeze frame the problem went away. This tip was given to me by someone on the Apple forum
GO BACK to MBLooks 1.1 for MAC people...
by Amir Sharafeh 4 years ago
Well, after finding a 1.1 on the internet, I plugged in my serial and my Premiere doesn't hang anymore, maybe this could be the case for other programs (Final Cut, AE, etc.) I guess Red Giant blew it
Re: GO BACK to MBLooks 1.1 for MAC people...
by Mike Halper 4 years ago
What is the problem you were having I'm wondering if it's similar to mine. FCP crashes when working with a sequence that has Looks applied to some clips. It crashes randomly when I jump around the tim
MB looks plugin problem
by Shane Connelly 5 years ago
I have recently install the MB look suite plugin to my Final Cut Studio 2. Since then, Final Cut crashes while loading. I know it has to do with this plugin, because the report explains its the look s
Re: MB looks plugin problem
by Mike Halper 4 years ago
What is the problem you were having I'm wondering if it's similar to mine. FCP crashes when working with a sequence that has Looks applied to some clips. It crashes randomly when I jump around the tim
Looks causing frequent FCP crashes
by Mike Halper 4 years ago
I have Magic Bullet Looks 1.2 installed on Final Cut Pro 6.0.5. FCP constantly crashes when I jump to different parts of the sequence, play, or scrub. I can do this various amounts of times before the
Re: Looks causing frequent FCP crashes
by Martin Blais 2 months ago
If anybody is still using FCP and Looks 1.2, the solution seems stupidly simple. apply the effect, cut and copy it, put a keymark, click edit, should be fine, works fine here at least.
FCP 6.0.5 constantly crashing
by Mike Halper 4 years ago
I have a 78 minute film I've edited and am now doing color correction. Media is all DVCProHD from and HVX200. I'm doing color correction using Magic Bullet Looks 1.2. FCP 6.0.5 constantly crashes when
Re: FCP 6.0.5 constantly crashing
by Mike Halper 4 years ago
I've done some testing. I have no problems jumping around the timeline, scrubbing, or playing in other projects. I even went back to an older sequence in this same project and have no problems. It app


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