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Paul Jay

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Premiere vs. FCPX
by Lance Bachelder 6 days ago
Just some quick observations. Did a stabilize test on the same clip in FCPX and Premiere - this is on an 8 core Mac with non-CUDA 5770 graphics. Time to analyze took nearly double in Premiere and then
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Al Vazquez liked this 6 days ago
Re: Premiere vs. FCPX
by Paul Jay 5 days ago
In terms of broadcast I O playback and smoothness in operation. CS6 can finally compete with FCP7. ( yes, classic) FCPX and CS6 are both awesome and both will deserve their place.
The Mac Pro we dream about?
by Lance Bachelder 7 days ago
Man Apple is blowing it! I figure if they don't have some new uber hardware out by WWDC in June my Mac future may be dwindling... http: www.dell.com content topics topic.aspx global products video en
Re: The Mac Pro we dream about?
by Paul Jay 7 days ago
Does it have 4 Thunderbolt ports and osx running Ill wait.
Stupid questions regarding CUDA, OpenCL and Premiere 6
by Aindreas Gallagher 1 week ago
So I'm thinking of buying something like this. http: www.gumtree.com p for-sale 34ghz-quad-core-i7-27inch-imac-like-new-condition 101517973 nice price, nice heft, nice little motor altogether, I know
Re: Stupid questions regarding CUDA, OpenCL and Premiere 6
by Paul Jay 1 week ago
Get a Thunderbolt iMac. Aswell for fast storage and the AJA or BMD broadcast I O solutions and you will be just fine. This way you even have the option to add a CUDA card in a Thunderbolt box later.
fcpx or not?
by Rainer Wirth 3 weeks ago
one year has gone by, since FCPX was released. To us, it hasn't met a professional editors standard. We have still got one workstation fcp latest version running with snow leopard. The new workstation
Re: fcpx or not?
by Paul Jay 3 weeks ago
Use it , try it and form own opinion...or not.
Tangent Element tested - Clumsy DaVinci mapping
by Robin Erard 3 weeks ago
Hello, I got my Tangent Element today and tested it. Good points : -Very well built and very solid. Balls and wheels are really smooth like others buttons and knobs. - Small enough to stay on my desk
Re: Tangent Element tested - Clumsy DaVinci mapping
by Paul Jay 3 weeks ago
Agreed! Now please send this text to tangent and BMD.
Has anyone else noticed this? Game over, great job by Apple.
by Robert Bracken 4 weeks ago
I just noticed this today. I know you can add it through the effects menu but this was super easy. Thanks Apple. I don't care if people label FCP X as "prosumer." It works great, fast and reliable.
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Lawrence Eaton liked this 4 weeks ago
Re: Has anyone else noticed this? Game over, great job by Apple.
by Paul Jay 4 weeks ago
What is limited about it That you can do secondary corrections It's no DaVinci Resolve, but it's not limited.
c300 footage seems corrupt ONLY in Da Vinci
by michael stirling 4 weeks ago
I am trying to grade a short shot on the c300. I have conformed from the .mxf files and found that they are glitchy. It breaks into blocky errors especially on movement and sometimes the video just pl
Re: c300 footage seems corrupt ONLY in Da Vinci
by Paul Jay 4 weeks ago
Latest version
The Fog Thickens
by Andrew Richards 4 weeks ago
So all the cats are out of their bags. Smoke's new UI and new price, CS6 in all its glory with OpenCL buds appearing next to the CUDA flowers, Avid doubling down on discounts with the Symphony crossgr
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Craig Seeman liked this 4 weeks ago
Re: The Fog Thickens
by Paul Jay 4 weeks ago
The new Smoke is Mac only. Ofcourse because Apple is a consumer platform. Sarkasm off.
Apple are hilarious
by Aindreas Gallagher 4 weeks ago
quote in this bit: http: www.postmagazine.com Press-Center Daily-News 2012 Apple-reveals-future-FCP-X-update-plans.aspx so the quote goes.. "Apple also pointed out.. that reports suggest.. that the co
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Eric Michael Cap liked this 4 weeks ago
Re: Apple are hilarious
by Paul Jay 4 weeks ago
Sure, and thunderbolt is consumer technology 10 times slower then USB 2.0. He! I can run fcpx, fcp7, davinci, smoke, premiere with Broadcast hdsdi in out on an iMac. Geee. Apple is so consumer technol
Blog: FCP X and it's launch: Blunder or Genius?
by Bret Williams 4 weeks ago
In light of all the NAB announcements regarding editing, I have to ask - "WHY is it going to take time for FCPX to mature " Apple is the biggest richest company in the world. I have to figure they've
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Sohrab Sandhu liked this 4 weeks ago
Re: Blog: FCP X and it's launch: Blunder or Genius?
by Paul Jay 4 weeks ago
FCPX, CS6, Resolve, Smoke. Its all awesome. Its all progress. Its all democratization of technology..
My Roller Coaster FCPX Experience
by Mike Silverman 4 weeks ago
I've been editing on Final Cut Pro since version 2. I recently decided to try out FCPX now that it has had a few updates and has the Multicam feature. I am at a point where I want to make a decision a
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David Lawrence liked this 4 weeks ago
Re: My Roller Coaster FCPX Experience
by Paul Jay 4 weeks ago
Why learn mc6 when you can switch to CS6 with your eyes closed. Fcp keyboard layout Fcp xml support
Why SHOULDN'T I switch to Premiere Pro?
by Christopher Travis 4 weeks ago
Hello all, I'm looking at making a switch at the agency where I work. Here's a quick summary of what we do: We produce short form commercial content for broadcast and the web. So that's anything from
Re: Why SHOULDN'T I switch to Premiere Pro?
by Paul Jay 4 weeks ago
Indeed, They addressed exactly the things needed. Then you have FCP7 continuity, you can use your AJA or Blackmagic card. True native codec support. I think the CS6 is great. But FCPX certainly has a
Full new features list for PrPro CS6
by David Cherniack 1 month ago
http: success.adobe.com assets en downloads guides Pr_CS6_WN_Reveal.pdf All of them are great. My personal favorite is the CUDA (and openCL) real time (after background analysis) Warp stabilization. H
Re: Full new features list for PrPro CS6
by alban egger 1 month ago
Premiere is clearly not aimed at the Pro market anymore. I read something like a "rolling shutter filter". I mean who would ever need something that is only needed for DSLR shooters and those with pre
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Paul Jay liked this 1 month ago
Resolve Feature Requests (The "Too-Late-for-NAB" edition)
by Mel Matsuoka 1 month ago
For whatever it's worth, here's a list of feature-requests gripes about Resolve8 that I've been keeping a log of for the past year. I'm hoping some of these things will find their way into the next ma
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Nichole Kizer liked this 1 month ago
Re: Resolve Feature Requests (The "Too-Late-for-NAB" edition)
by Paul Jay 1 month ago
While we're on it: Still RAW support ( Color Grading Stills with a Control Surface is so much nicer than Lightroom ) Lets make Resolve a Finishing tool. More editing functionality. Resolve has the pot
Cubix or Cyclone?
by Jonathon Lee 2 months ago
Resolve system is initially Mac OS, but could migrate to Linux or WIn later... Cubix or Cyclone 1) Noise level 2) Aux power support 3) Performance 4) Stability 5) can be used on various OS There will
Re: Cubix or Cyclone?
by Paul Jay 2 months ago
No SDI out Better get an bmd extreme 3d in there.
RAID and Storage
by Alex Frankland 2 months ago
Hey guys, A pretty simple question for most of you... Right now I only have 4 WD Caviar Black x1TB (total 4TB) currently set on a RAID 5 (Apple RAID Card). Not a lot of storage due to a tight budget..
Re: RAID and Storage
by Paul Jay 2 months ago
Fire, water, coffee, power, theft. No RAID system is safe.
Resolve motherboard )) awesome one!
by Mikhail Puzyrev 2 months ago
good company for a couple gtx 680 http: www.asus.com Motherboards Intel_Socket_2011 Z9PED8_WS
Re: Resolve motherboard )) awesome one!
by Paul Jay 2 months ago
Too bad it needs a Microsoft OS. All i see is Resolve Windows troubles on the Cow. Any fully functional stable Resolve systems on Windows around here
Davinci Resolve on Windows 7 install Nightmare
by josh phoenix 2 months ago
I have mostly Macs at my office, but due to the fact they have not updated there Pro line in a while we decided to build a really nice graphic machine. I use Davinci Resolve on a daily basis so this h
Re: Davinci Resolve on Windows 7 install Nightmare
by Paul Jay 2 months ago
Get an iMac Add Blackmagic Ultrastudio 3D Wait for Thunderbolt PCIe box. Add CUDA card. Done.
hd xtrrem 3d?
by paulson lang 2 months ago
hi all, if i use an imac for resolve still i need a hd xtreem 3d for viewing with hdmi on monitor thanks PL
Re: hd xtrrem 3d?
by Paul Jay 2 months ago
If you dont need sdi then thunderbolt BMD intensity extreme is enough.
FCP playhead stops a few frames after
by Dennis Noel Gomez 2 years ago
Hi all, I'm curious if anyone else has had this issue and if anyone knows of any fixes. I am currently running Final Cut Pro 7.0.2 on a Mac Pro. The issue is that when I hit the space bar to stop play
Re: FCP playhead stops a few frames after
by Paul Jay 5 months ago
AJA cards never have this problem, probably because of the framebuffer in the AJA products. I have seen this problem on multiple Blackmagic FCP systems. It's not a FCP thing, it's a Blackmagic thing,
Hitting Stop in Final Cut Pro 7 gives 2/3 frames delay in Sequence with Decklink cards
by Paul Jay 8 months ago
I have this problem with different MacPro systems using Decklink cards. Decklink Studio, Decklink 3D. The problem is not there with External Video OFF. The Decklink cards give 2 3 frames delay after h
Re: Hitting Stop in Final Cut Pro 7 gives 2/3 frames delay in Sequence with Decklink cards
by Paul Jay 7 months ago
Yes, and they usually respond much quicker here on the Cow :)
Steve Jobs
by Kristian Lam 7 months ago
Hi, Below is a message from Grant: -------- Hi, I was shocked to hear today that Steve Jobs has just passed away. This is horrendous news and from everyone here at Blackmagic Design, our deepest condo
Re: Steve Jobs
by Paul Jay 7 months ago
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, becau
Article: FCPX and the Domino Effect Part I: Stacking Them Up
by Walter Soyka 8 months ago
Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate FCPX and the Domino Effect Part I: Stacking Them Up Apple's release of FCPX has shaken the digital content creation industry, and raised a lot of speculation among edito
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Diego Barraza liked this 2 months ago
Re: Article: FCPX and the Domino Effect Part I: Stacking Them Up
by Paul Jay 8 months ago
Awesome post and read. But CUDA cards like gtx285 or fx4000 scream on Davinci resolve for Mac, but poor in apps like motion or fcp. So is that the cause of poor drivers
Decklink HD Extreme 3D+ don't gives external preview in play in Final Cut
by Ezany Brandão 8 months ago
Hi evebody. My Decklink Extreme show preview in a external broadcast monitor when the cursor is stoped, but when is playing the external preview continue stoped and just refresh the frame when I stop
Re: Decklink HD Extreme 3D+ don't gives external preview in play in Final Cut
by Paul Jay 8 months ago
Match your Video Playback settings to your Sequence settings. What is your Sequence What is your Video Playback Setting
Reconnecting Media... A lot of it. Mass linking possible?
by Evan Newman 8 months ago
I'm primarily a FCP editor, but am assistant editing on a Premiere Pro 5.5 project. Workflow---This is not an online project. We have HD 1 - The main editorial and assistant editorial drive. I organiz
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Evan Newman liked this 8 months ago
Re: connecting Media... A lot of it. Mass linking possible?
by Paul Jay 8 months ago
A Pro, needs professional tools. Lol. Just quoting adobe!! Premiere is great but far from finished.
Multibridge Pro Stopping Mac from Booting
by Ken Evans 8 months ago
Hi, Had a couple of the original MultiBridges from about 4 years ago. 1 of them developed a noisy fan and we had it swapped out as some of the units had issues with bad soldering as well. The new one
Re: Multibridge Pro Stopping Mac from Booting
by Paul Jay 8 months ago
Get a decklink studio. Those generation multibridge are terrible.
Multibridge Pro 2 and 5D Mark II
by Paolo Castellano 8 months ago
Hello, I'm trying to use a Multibridge Pro 2 (in converter mode) to convert the HDMI out of a 5D Mk II into HD-SDI (with audio embedded). The video is OK, but the audio disappears after some seconds (
Re: Multibridge Pro 2 and 5D Mark II
by Paul Jay 8 months ago
No clean progressive HD feed will come out the 5d hdmi. Forget it:)
18 features Adobe should borrow from Final Cut Pro 7
by Paul Jay 8 months ago
Apple's recent obsolescence of Final Cut Studio has forced a lot of us to reexamine which editing platform we want to use for future work. Ironically, Adobe Premiere Pro is a much easier transition fo
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Rafael Amador liked this 8 months ago
Re: 18 features Adobe should borrow from Final Cut Pro 7
by James Huenergardt 7 months ago
If Adobe is smart, they will bring in some FCP users and figure out what's missing in Premiere Pro. Adobe is in the 'cat bird' seat right now, and they can capitalize on this if they want to. If they
No external output from sequence
by Sohrab Sandhu 8 months ago
Hey Guys So I have some DSLR footage in a 1080p30 timline. It plays fine but the problem is that i can't get the sequence to show up on my external monitor hooked up via Aja Kona Lhi. When i play the
Re: No external output from sequence
by Paul Jay 8 months ago
Create a AJA sequence that match your footage There are AJA presets in your preset list. In this case create a AJA 1080p30 timeline.
PrPro CS5.5 totally unstable
by Michael Sacci 8 months ago
I'm coming from FCP because I have to edit H.264 files. All I'm going it resizing it fit delivery specs. Right now I have no control over the codec used to deliver to me. I'm receiving the files that
Re: PrPro CS5.5 totally unstable
by Paul Jay 8 months ago
Although current limitations on some levels. Fcpx is a dream with H264. I also have terrible experience with h264 on ppro cs5.5.
Quadra4000 & 5770
by Francois Driessen 9 months ago
Hi guys. Would there be any benefit in installing the Q4000 in slot 1 vs Slot2 when used with a 5770 for GUI (I need all my slots for raid but if I need to sacrifice one I can make a plan) thnx!
Re: Quadra4000 & 5770
by Paul Jay 9 months ago
for DaVinci Resolve it will. Premiere dont know.
Canon 1D IV + Hyperdeck Shuttle Workflow
by Serge Polevitzky 9 months ago
OK, I'm a noob, so forgive any stupidities that follow. I have a 1D IV set for 29.97 & have connected it to the Hyperdeck. Have captured images (Compressed000, etc.) on Intel X25E SSD. I then connect
Re: Canon 1D IV + Hyperdeck Shuttle Workflow
by Paul Jay 9 months ago
No possible workflow. Canon dslr doesnt output uncompressed progressive signal. Shoot h264 with cinestyle picture style for best dynamic range.
No external video with Premiere 5.5
by Alfred Guzzetti 9 months ago
Like everybody else, I'm searching for an alternative to FCP and have downloaded a trial version of Premiere 5.5. I'm using HDV on a Mac desktop and when the Source window is active, I hit the space b
Re: No external video with Premiere 5.5
by Paul Jay 9 months ago
You have to create a premiere sequence from blackmagic preset folder. Dont choose hdv timeline. Do you see the blackmagic presets when you create a new project
Good Job Steve
by Mark Dobson 9 months ago
I know a lot of people are really disappointed with FCP X ( I'm not one of them) but I just thought I'd say thanks to Steve Jobs for helping me make a living for the last quarter of a century. And as
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Paul Jay liked this 9 months ago
Re: Good Job Steve
by Bill Davis 9 months ago
The most interesting thing I read this morning while scanning the business press about Jobs stepping down was a thoughful piece by venture capitalist and tech writer James Altucher. He notes: "... a g
MacBook Pro Crashes After Saving
by Bob Ramage 9 months ago
I've got a 2010 Macbook Pro with an i7 processor, 8GB RAM and an nVidia card. CS5 worked great on it, but CS5.5 is a different story. I can create projects, import footage, save, and reopen, but when
Re: MacBook Pro Crashes After Saving
by Paul Jay 9 months ago
So its premiere that is crashing. Remove cs4 disk permissions New test admin user
Dear Blackmagic Support....
by Stephen Rutherford 9 months ago
Please call me back. I've been trying all week and I'd really like to get my Decklink SDI card working... Stephen Rutherford Director of CanesVision and In-Game Marketing stephenr@carolinahurricanes.c
Re: Dear Blackmagic Support....
by Paul Jay 9 months ago
Latest driver Is the control panel working or greyed out What edit application
Is D300s video supposed to be this bad? Shadow and highlight detail lost.
by Victor Lin 9 months ago
http: www.youtube.com watch v=QRz5qbSbnI0&sns=em http: www.youtube.com watch v=55q_RhT5eP8&sns=em Details in the shadows are gone like parts of the front of the house, and also in dark wood like night
Re: Is D300s video supposed to be this bad? Shadow and highlight detail lost.
by Paul Jay 9 months ago
Yes, shoot as flat as possible in camera. No sharpness, contrast etc. On Canon dslr they are called picture styles. Its like a log color space on Red or Alexa.
New Beast System, Failing Speeds!
by Mathew Haycock 10 months ago
The company I work for has recently purchased a new windows 7, Dell precision workstation PC with following specs: x64-based operating Intel Xeon CPU X5660 @ 2.8 Ghz 6 Core X 2 (12core, 24 virtual) 12
Re: New Beast System, Failing Speeds!
by Paul Jay 10 months ago
AVCHD even works on a Mac Mini with Final Cut Express iMovie. Are your cards supported CUDA cards Did you do a clean install Are your drivers up to date You gotta love Windows.
Adobe Premiere CS5.5 on MacBook Pro 2008 Model
by Bernard Borg 10 months ago
Hello everyone, I am a seasoned AVID editor by profession but some time ago I bought a MacBook to train of FInal Cut Pro - Seeing that now a days FInal Cut opted to provide crap software according to
Re: Adobe Premiere CS5.5 on MacBook Pro 2008 Model
by Paul Jay 10 months ago
Fcp 7 can deliver mxf with the FREE sony xdcam transfer software. Fcpx isnt crap. Its different and 1.0 I have lots of experience with fcp7 and premiere. The more i learn fcpx, the more i cool down fr
What Lion affects for Adobe applications
by Tim Kolb 10 months ago
Hi all, Just got off the phone with a colleague who has only found out that his recent migration to PPro is completely cut off at the knees by Lion...after he installed the update of course. IF you ar
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Alex Gerulaitis liked this 10 months ago
Re: What Lion affects for Adobe applications
by Paul Jay 10 months ago
Why upgrade to a new OS anyway when you're running 5.5. Not a smart move for a production system.


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