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Philip Hodgetts

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Predictions for FCPX in 2013
by Steve Connor 5 months ago
So it's 2013 and despite Aindreas's best efforts, FCPX doesn't appear to have been EOL'd yet, what features do we think we'll be seeing added to FCPX this year I think Apple will add an audio mixer or
Re: Predictions for FCPX in 2013
by Philip Hodgetts 5 months ago
Ben is not correct. Final Cut Pro X's Events and Projects are based on Core Data with an SQLite database underneath. FCXvr was based on a different database. There is NOTHING of final Cut server in Fi
Event Manager X
by Don Walker 11 months ago
Can anybody know of any other program that does what Event Manager X does (or in my case did). Event Manager X was a critical part of my work flow because it was an incredibly easy way to manage and h
Re: Event Manager X
by Philip Hodgetts 11 months ago
As Michael points out, we're basically automating that manual process of moving folders to an "Final Cut Events Not Used" folder in accordance with Apple's own guidelines. We also keep track of the of
New blog post from Philip Hodgetts. Worth the read.
by Jeremy Garchow 1 year ago
Check it out here: Link In my tiny corner of the production world, and I don't work in Hollywood so my needs might vary, it's all together true. Time is a constant pressure, and expectations to do mor
Re: New blog post from Philip Hodgetts. Worth the read.
by Philip Hodgetts 1 year ago
Walter, I've been writing and presenting on how software will (almost certainly) automatically do some pre-sorting and pre-editing based on metadata. The book should be out late January so you'll like
FCP Media Management
by Chris Gape 1 year ago
Hi, I'm working on a production of 40 episodes split amongst 4 editshare workspaces on a network. We have media divided over various different locations which is quickly becoming a challenge to manage
Re: FCP Media Management
by Philip Hodgetts 1 year ago
Bouke is correct, we do have a product called "Is Clip Used" http: assistedediting.intelligentassistance.com IsClipUsed Philip Philip Hodgetts President, Intelligent Assistance AssistedEditing.com Fas
Project X27
by Jari Innanen 2 years ago
http: www.philiphodgetts.com 2011 09 announcing-project-x27
Re: Project X27
by Philip Hodgetts 2 years ago
Only just found this thread, sorry. Steve, yes 7 to X is possible but very much more complex than X to 7. Perfect fidelity will never happen because the two apps are so different. CatDV is fine for cu
For those of you with plugin addictions
by David Roth Weiss 2 years ago
There is something I learned the other night at the LAFCPUG meeting that might be just a bit upsetting to those of you who live and die by the massive "oodle" of plugins you've acquired over the years
Re: For those of you with plugin addictions
by Philip Hodgetts 2 years ago
To Clarify David, I said FXscript - the original format - will be toast (ie gone). I expect FXplug (and Quartz compositions wrapped as FXplug) to work, but with modifications. I also don't think most
Can't open earlier FCP projects?
by walter biscardi 2 years ago
Philip Hodgetts just raised a very interesting topic of concern on his Twitter feed and something we just discussed briefly on Larry Jordan and Michael Hortons Digital Production Buzz. Can Final Cut P
Re: Can't open earlier FCP projects?
by Philip Hodgetts 2 years ago
FWIW, Apple are clearly doing something with Sequences and the underlying Database that isn't currently supported in AVFoundation - in AVFoundation there's no "getnextinterestingevent" which would be
Premiere Pro metadata in FCP
by David Sikes 2 years ago
Hello! All I really work on these days is Final Cut studio, but I recently won a copy of Premiere Pro in a competition. I'm working on a documentary, so the speech search feature of Premiere Pro clear
Re: Premiere Pro metadata in FCP
by Philip Hodgetts 2 years ago
We took the concept further with prEdit, where you actually edit "paper cuts" by editing the text (but we're doing the video in the background) and that works with PPro without needing Soundbooth (and
Cross-Post - PreEdit - Work for you?
by Wayne Marx 2 years ago
Hi, Cross-posted this in the FCP forum. I recently came across PrEdit, which looks like a potentially amazing piece of software. http: assistedediting.intelligentassistance.com prEdit I currently don'
Re: Cross-Post - PreEdit - Work for you?
by Philip Hodgetts 2 years ago
We're not quite advanced enough today on the new version - still getting example transcripts for our sample media to work with. (We have had greta co-operation from 3playmedia.com fwiw) Email me direc
Metadata video Display
by Ryan Stiles 3 years ago
Is it possible to display the metadata information (such as time and date) on top of the video I have 494 clips that a client wants time and date displayed on. I don't care if it's not running time as
Re: Metadata video Display
by Philip Hodgetts 2 years ago
Clip Info Titler works onclips in a bin and builds a sequence. It will not add the titles to a sequence, so that's probably the issue. Could you try sending it a bin of clips and see if it works as de
Displaying frame information
by Nathan Norrgran 3 years ago
Hello. Does anyone know of a Plugin that would be able to display frame information, specifically the name of the source video, over my clip Noise Industries FxFactory has a plugin close to this, but
Re: Displaying frame information
by Philip Hodgetts 3 years ago
We just released Clip Info Reporter http: assistedediting.intelligentassistance.com ClipInfoTitler in response to a request from the Cow's Shane Ross. It was released earlier this week and should do w
Use one channel for Premiere Pro CS5 Speech Analysis
by Philip Hodgetts 3 years ago
Just wondering if anyone knows if it's possible to retain two audio tracks within a file, but only use one of the tracks for speech analysis. I have one track with definitely superior audio quality (c
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Re: Use one channel for Premiere Pro CS5 Speech Analysis
by Philip Hodgetts 3 years ago
Thanks for the response Mike and yes, I've been around since the M100 days but drifted off to the FCP world, and now software development. You're right, the Speech Analysis works directly off the medi
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Pinnacle Cinewave - Who still uses this?
by Eric Harnden 3 years ago
Just wanted to get a survey of how many people are using Cinewave still. I own a G4 cinewave system and an extra cinewave but they are not in use.
Re: Pinnacle Cinewave - Who still uses this?
by Philip Hodgetts 3 years ago
I'm (finally) taking a client from Cinewave FCP 4.5 to the latest and greatest. It's been making him money until tomorrow! Philipo Philip Hodgetts http: www.proapps-hub.com The ProApp-Hub: The conveni
Sync N Link
by Matt Doe 4 years ago
Has anyone out there had real world experience with Sync N Link to sync up their second system sound audio The show I am on is most likely going to switch over to 2nd system, with reference audio on t
Re: Sync N Link
by Philip Hodgetts 4 years ago
Sequence Liner is an amazing utility, but it's a different utility to Sync-N-Link. SequenceLiner does not actually create merged clips, which Sync-N-Link does. Plus Sync-N-Link can sync an already edi
sync-n-link, smart slates, more efficient workflow
by Shuling Yong 4 years ago
Hello! I'm looking for a way to improve the workflow for audio going from production to post. I currently manually sync sound in fcp, relying on the clap sound from a simple slate to match it up to pi
Re: sync-n-link, smart slates, more efficient workflow
by Philip Hodgetts 4 years ago
You can download a trial of Sync-N-Link from http: www.assistedediting.com Sync-N-Link . It will process the first 10 clips in a bin, or the first 10 clips in each track for the post-edit synching pro
Motion 2 Plugins
by Graeme Nattress 8 years ago
I'm working on producing some Motion 2 plugins. Other than a version of Film Effects, what would you like to see me create Are there any obvious gaps in the Motion effects set that need to be filled G
Re: Motion 2 Plugins
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
Bevel alpha - I loved that plug-in in After Effects. Motion has Bevel but I can't find a way to make it bevel just the alpha channel. (Of course, I searched the forum and google first to make sure I w
Component or SDI, which is better quality?
by John 8 years ago
For several years I have been editing in FCP using only DV footage captured over firewire. I now want to be able to produce my final render of each project using 10-bit uncompressed footage. I still w
Re: Component or SDI, which is better quality?
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
Well, I have a lot of respect for Jan but the observation of the SDI output from the Sony is more than simple color sample doubling, that would not be appreciably better than a DV output. Even Apple's
Slightly OT: Pro Apps Hub
by Phillip Van West 8 years ago
Is the ProApps Hub software 10.4 compatible If not, is there an effort under way to make it so Thanks. pvw G5 DP 2.5GHz 4.5 GB RAM 2x250GB SATA OS 10.3.9 FCP 4.5 QT 6.5.2
Re: Slightly OT: Pro Apps Hub
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
We're seeing a redraw issue in OS X 10.4 Tiger with the Pro Apps Hub. We only installed Tiger on the weekend but most definitely there is an effort underway to make it Tiger compatible, as soon as we
A question about rule here
by Joe Chao 8 years ago
I have never seen any posts about cracked softwares or plugins here,is it forbiden here to talk about cracked software here
Re: A question about rule here
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
Yes. This site does not condone anything but legal software, purchased legally and used legally. It is completely forbidden to talk about stolen software or stolen plug-ins. Cheers Philip Hodgetts htt
OT: Benefits of Quicktime Pro
by Nicholas White 8 years ago
Hello, I am curious about Quicktime Pro and wanted to ask users in this forums why one should have it; my main question is if there are any added benefits to having this program over what I am able to
Re: OT: Benefits of Quicktime Pro
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
Exactly the thing QT Player Pro is good for. Philip Philip Hodgetts http: www.proapps-hub.com The ProApp-Hub: The convenient way to the best of what's free and everything else you need to be productiv
A huge 'thank you' and a very sad farewell to Philip Hodgetts from the Cow
by Ronald Lindeboom 8 years ago
Hi All, Well, as our 10 year anniversary of building media pros communities fast approaches, I look back and there has been one constant over the last decade that reaches all the way back to very beg
Re: A huge 'thank you' and a very sad farewell to Philip Hodgetts from the Cow
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
Thanks Ron and everyone for the kind words. It's been an honor and a privilege to hang out here and I know the COW will continue to grow and develop as Ron and Kathlyn's vision comes to fruition. Che
Did LiveType update at all?
by Todd Beabout 8 years ago
I didn't see anything about LiveType at NAB at all. It was conspicuosly missing from any of their demonstrations too... Has anyone heard of anything -Todd Beabout Vazda Studios
Re: Did LiveType update at all?
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
LiveType got updated to version 2 although I can't find a list of new features. From the interface shots it doesn't seem dramtically different, although no doubt the improvements were worthwhile. Chee
Any way to automate photo dissolves?
by Dave Marcus 8 years ago
Just curious. If I have a bunch of photos that I want imported, sequentially, with a uniform cross disolve between each photo, is there a way to automatically accomplish this in Motion Thanks, Dave Ma
Re: Any way to automate photo dissolves?
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
I wrote this up recently as a Tip of the day in the Pro Apps Hub - in brief - import stills with desired duration, select all or select in order, set transition, drag to canvas - overwrite with transi
Significant Slowdown when using Motion, why?
by Jonathan Eagan 8 years ago
Hi, I have a Dual 2.0 G5 WITH a 2.5 GB upgrade on the SDRAM, and still when running a motion project that has a number of behaviors on it I experience signficant slowdown. last night my computer basic
Re: Significant Slowdown when using Motion, why?
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
scot walker "So if I don't have anything on that second monitor, it's still a drain Is it actually splitting my VRAM between the two monitors, so Motion is really only getting 128 megs " As i underst
Streaming PDF's !?
by Bob Kiger 8 years ago
My ISP is telling me that some of my PDF's which are as large as 2.5MB are impossibly slow to load. Is there a strategy for: 1. reducing size while retaining readability 2. Doing something to keep the
Re: Cruiser Bob of Maui, huh?
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
You want image size, and you want quality, so you give up bandwidth download time. No shortcuts. Sure, people can start the download and, if they remember, come back to it. If the content is compellin
Effects
by Randy Hess 8 years ago
Whats the best way to learn how to script effects in livetype
Re: Effects
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
A lot of the effects can be "toned back" by simply changing the sequencing - the fades for example default to sequencing over multiple letters, but changing the sequence to zero in the timing tab make
I want text to be blown off the screen like dust.
by Trevor Ward 8 years ago
I want to take the word "religion" and have the letters, starting with "n" to turn into dust and blown away by the wind. Can this be done in Motion How -Trevor
Re: I want text to be blown off the screen like dust.
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
There's a tutorial out there somewhere that might help get started - search google for - motion, creating explosive particle effects - and you should find it. It uses particles to wipe out an object.
Motion quits as it opens template/project
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
Hope someone can help. I've been upgrading a G5 dual 2 Ghz system today - well mostly doing a clean install (Archive and install) of OS X 10.3.5 (from the factory discs) and reinstalling applications.
Re: Motion quits as it opens template/project - for the achive...
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
uninstalling the drivers and upgrading to OS X 10.3.8 did not help solve the problem. A complete uninstall of Motion, following the instructions on Apple's Knowledge Base and then reinstall solved the
Motion Graphics Designer/Editor DEMO REEL ONILNE!!
by stephen 8 years ago
My demo reel will blow you away. View it at www.n2ads.com demoreel.html. I am a soon to be college graduate that is always trying to perfect his editing skills. I currently live in the Harrisonburg Vi
Re: Chuztpa, not Chupaz
by Philip Hodgetts 8 years ago
Asaf Billet "Chuztpa, not Chupaz" thanks. What can you expect from a goyim from Australia ;) cheers Philip Hodgetts http: www.proapps-hub.com The ProApp-Hub: The convenient way to the best of what's
Tutorial: Displacement Mapping in After Effects
by Philip Hodgetts 9 years ago
Adobe After Effects Displacement Mapping in After Effects Two of the less well known features of After Effects Production Bundle are the Time Displacement Filter and the Displacement Filter. Both use
Displacement Mapping in After Effects
by Brad Bartkus 5 years ago
Here's another cool displacement example: http: forums.creativecow.net thread 2 926080
Tutorial: Great Titles with the DV Codec
by Philip Hodgetts 10 years ago
Adobe Premiere Pro basics Great Titles with the DV Codec In this article, Philip Hodgetts gives us a few hints on how to make great titles with the DV Codec. In most cases, if you're using the DV Cod
Tutorial: How2 Upgrade to Final Cut Pro 4 -- the Right Way!
by Philip Hodgetts 10 years ago
Apple Final Cut Pro How2 Upgrade to Final Cut Pro 4 -- the Right Way! In this article, Philip Hodgetts walks you step by step how to upgrade to Apple Final Cut Pro 4 -- the right way so that you'll s
Article: Media 100's Pegasus - 844/X
by Philip Hodgetts 11 years ago
Media 100 844 X Media 100's Pegasus - 844 X It's official. Media 100's new 'Pegasus' 844 X has been announced and Philip Hodgetts has given us the definitive analysis of the new product. You won't fi
Article: Final Cut Pro 3
by Philip Hodgetts 11 years ago
Apple Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro 3 Philip Hodgetts presents the definitive 'hands-on' preview of Apple's new Final Cut Pro 3. Read on for everything you wanted to know, and some things you hadn't ev
Article: Media 100 & Pegasus
by Philip Hodgetts 12 years ago
Media 100 844 X Media 100 & Pegasus In 1994 Media 100 revolutionized the video post production industry by bringing broadcast quality finishing to the computer desktop for the first time as the initi
Tutorial: Technique - How2 Canvas & Viewer with Waveform & Vectorscope
by Philip Hodgetts 12 years ago
Apple Final Cut Pro Technique - How2 Canvas & Viewer with Waveform & Vectorscope With a little careful arrangement, it is possible to monitor the Waveform and Vectors of a Clip or Sequence for qualit


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