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Richard Dee

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Remove network bug? ProRes 422 footage blue and scaled
by Richard Dee 2 weeks ago
Forgive me if this has been covered - I did search first. I need to remove a non transparent network bug from animated tracking shots where I used the whole shot, so there are no frames previous to pa
Re: Remove network bug? ProRes 422 footage blue and scaled
by Richard Dee 2 weeks ago
Thanks for the responses. I did check the interpretation but there were no options. It also only saw part of the frame.
Trying to achieve "The Rum Diary" Grading
by Sebastian Cepeda 6 months ago
Hi guys, I shot a feature film a couple of weeks ago and in a couple of months we are going to start grading the whole feature. I talked to the director and he would like to get a similar look as in t
Re: Trying to achieve "The Rum Diary" Grading
by Richard Dee 6 months ago
Sebastian Cepeda "I talked to the director and he would like to get a similar look as in the rum diary." Oh... He's the one who saw Rum Diary..... Sorry, I couldn't resist. Great suggestion for achie
SInce Davinci now costs nothing, is it worth anything?
by Richard Dee 6 months ago
I appreciated the fact that I could download Resolve lite and get a feel for it, pay with basic grades, and make sure my JL Cooper Spectrum worked with it. But within a week or two I bought it, being
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Peter Berg liked this 6 months ago
Re: Free Davinci for wintel
by Sascha Haber 6 months ago
Yeah, I think they should just close the book and make it a free Premiere plugin....no wait...Adobe already has one :) A slice of color... DaVinci 8.1.1 OSX 10.7.2 MacPro 5.1 2x2,4 24GB RAID0 8TB GTX
Need Avid MC project AutoDucked to FCP 7
by Richard Dee 7 months ago
I have 4 short Avid MC projects I need Auto Ducked to FCP7 project files, and I didn't plan on buying Automatic Duck right now. This can be done via email. Please respond with a flat fee. Thanks email
Will Resolve 8 Mac license work on PC? (since The Mac Pro may be gone)
by Richard Dee 7 months ago
SInce Apple has abandoned Color (and the other ProApps) and may very well abandon the Mac Pro, I am hesitant to buy Resolve for Mac unless I know I can also run the Windows version with the same licen
Re: Will Resolve 8 Mac license work on PC? (since The Mac Pro may be gone)
by Jesse Glucksman 7 months ago
Do you have info on A I'm holding off on buying a new MacPro because everyone says an update to the line is due, but I haven't been able to find actual info from Apple about that and I'm getting antsy
Return to submenu from within Story?
by Richard Dee 7 months ago
I have a 2.5 hour track with FCP markers that I created stories for, so one can select just that button (and play just that module) and return to the submenu when it finishes playing that story. The p
Auto Color correction on ingest! Control Surfaces?
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
I can't wait for FCPX to be released. With auto color correction on ingest, we'll never have to color correct again. I think this is exactly what all we pro editors have been looking for. Thank you Ap
Re: Auto Color correction on ingest! Control Surfaces?
by Craig Seeman 1 year ago
Aindreas Gallagher "I believe the gent may have been playing the deadpan card there on the auto-correct.." I suspected that but the way to counter it is to note that such auto feature can likely be d
remember the old days!
by Bret Williams 1 year ago
While we're all speculating on the new, why not remember the old Some highlights of version 1.2.5... circa November 2000 "manipulate video and images easily with graphical control of acceleration, vel
Re: remember the old days!
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
I never upgraded past FCP 1.0. Did I miss an update
New CineRaid + Drobopro Time Machine - Raid 5 or 6?
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
I am finally getting some modern data storage. I have a 16 drive Cineraid with 6G drives on order and a Drobopro FS strictly for continuous Timemachine back ups. Both will be 16 TB each of storage. Do
Re: New CineRaid + Drobopro Time Machine - Raid 5 or 6?
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
Thanks for the input. I believe they use the Areca cards. If I am correct Raid 6 takes a slight loss in write speed over 5, but they should read the same Might stay with raid 6.
fwiw
by Sam Cole 1 year ago
. . . . For What Its Worth This NEW FCP X forum is rather hilarious (in a positive way). I am wondering how Adobe Premiere users reacted when there was announced new versions . . . or Avid - who have
I heard FCPX may be radioactive?
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
Anyone know the half life of this new version
New Pricing...activation.. legitimacy
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
Does anyone think the new lower pricing per seat will be enforced more strictly, (online activation, calling home, locked to a machine, etc). I'm thinking it could actually be a good thing. Isn't it b
Re: New Pricing...activation.. legitimacy
by Chris Kenny 1 year ago
Dustin Parsons "That's pretty cool, but if you only bought one copy would it allow you to use FCPX on multiple systems at the same time or would you get an error message about someone else already ha
Am I the only one who hates this filmstrip view idea?
by Bryan Keith 1 year ago
My heart sank when I saw the "new and improved" organization window that apple is using instead of the traditional viewer window. On top of that, I'm bothered by how stoked they were to show off the "
Re: Am I the only one who hates this filmstrip view idea?
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
I'm confused. Is that a beer commercial Why is there no video Are you talking about me behind my back
Last weekend for Apple Color?
by Neil Sadwelkar 1 year ago
With the ongoing debate about the impending unveiling of the new Final Cut, and with a reasonable assumption that the other apps like Color would also undergo some change or even get integrated into t
Re: Last weekend for Apple Color?
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
I would like to see Color remain a stand alone app - but more of a plug in architecture where it renders right in place in FCP. However, isn't FCP still 8 bit internally I imagine this would have to b
Top 10 things overheard in the Final Cut Studio developer's lounge
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
I spent so much time on this post in the Color forum responding to a thread about FCS development, I'd thought some of the long time users here might appreciate it. ------------- Top 10 things overhea
Re: check this out
by jason levy 1 year ago
Sounds good. I have my fingers crossed. I also saw this: http: www.larryjordan.biz app_bin wordpress archives 1365 (sorry to be wasting your bandwidth again...)
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
Top 10 things overheard in the Final Cut Studio developer's lounge
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
Top 10 things overheard in the Final Cut Studio developer's lounge 10. If only Randy were here..... 9. Entire 2 year update consist of renaming FCStudio to "Key Grip" 8. Color's new manual to contain
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a good listen
by Robbie Carman 1 year ago
Many of you know from this forum the one and only Joe Owens. Pat Inhofer and Tao of Color in their podcast series has a fantastic interview with JPo. I've always liked Joe but there is only so much yo
Re: a good listen
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
Thanks for posting the link. The download seemed to play better than the stream. I do hope part 2 has better color correction examples. The footage was really dark.
Color Correction Pricing
by Jeremy Ball 1 year ago
Maybe this has been covered somewhere else but a forum search did not turn up any answers. I am just starting out on my own and would like to know a good base for pricing. For example lets say we have
Re: Color Correction service now @ Costco
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
Robbie, Send me the bill for the repair of your control surface. Beer is quite sticky.
Tascam FW-1884 not working after Snow Lep
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
After upgrading to Snow Leopard, my FW1884 seems to not do automated faders well. The master works, but tracks mostly don't. The other functions work fine. I have the latest drivers. Anyone who uses t
The Color Correction Handbook
by Robbie Carman 1 year ago
I wanted to write a quick message to let everyone know my good friend and colleague Alexis Van Hurkman's new book The Color Correction Handbook is out and available for order. After receiving my copy
Book is fantastic so far!
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
I have only gotten through 2 of the chapters, but I can see already that this book is a must read for anyone wanting to improve their grading skills or understanding of the process or setup. It's grea
crushed or clipped blacks on projector playback
by joey salcido 1 year ago
Hello, I shot my project in HD with a Sony EX1 XDCAM 1080 30p, and edited with Final Cut Pro 7. on the FCP Waveform Monitor the blacks are at 0% Watching the project on DVD or Blu-Ray on television lo
Re: crushed or clipped blacks on projector playback
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
As a projection enthusiast (just finished setting up a new BenQ W6000 DLP on a 14' diagonal screen with a Spears and Muncell setup bluray critically to display black and white values) I can tell you t
65 minute timeline still too long?
by Richard Dee 1 year ago
With the latest version of Color, is it still suggested to break a 65 minute, non complicated timeline up into smaller reels Has not baking in Jpegs (as long as below 4k pixels) been working, or shoul
Re: 65 minute timeline still too long?
by Joseph Owens 1 year ago
agree, Kim. Breaking up a project into reels used to make sense when framed against the original application for Final Touch, which was to DI theatrical reels -- about 2,000 feet of 35mm is right arou
FCP 7 Timecode window stops JL Cooper Spectrum/3Way CC
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
I just wanted to add this for posterity in case anyone else struggles with this issue. I just upgraded to 10.6.4 FCS3 from Tiger FCP 6 and found my JL Cooper Spectrum was not controlling the 3Way CC.
Blog: The Art of Editing: Sometimes we worry too much about technical things.
by Jerry Hofmann 2 years ago
I rarely if ever see posts about aesthetic considerations, when they are the most important things our time and effort as storytellers should be filled with. Technically correct isn't nearly as impor
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Ronald Lindeboom liked this 1 year ago
Re: The Art of Editing: Sometimes we worry too much about technical things.
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
I would like to see the screenwriters forum return as well. Also a discussion of invisible vs. conscious editing would be great. I personally hate most concert videos where the cutting is much too qui
Cineform 3D workflow in Color?
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
Hi, I have read here that Color handles Cineform, but can anyone outline the 3D workflow with Color
Re: Cineform 3D workflow in Color?
by illya laney 2 years ago
Color can't do stereoscopic 3D. Maybe when Apple releases FCP Studio Awesome we'll be able to rock out with our 3D goggles. Motion Design, Color, Editing SWGC Incorporated
Will 3D make my indie comedy feature more sellable?
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
Hi All, I'm planning a micro budget indie comedy feature. My very first thought about 3D was that it was too complex to think about doing, but now I'm thinking that if in fact I'm am able to deal with
Re: Will 3D make my indie comedy feature more sellable?
by chuck cirino 2 years ago
3D is much easier to shoot and post than you might think. At this time there is no low-budget 3D solution though. Except perhaps here: http: www.stereographystudios.com or here http: www.shoot3dvideo.
Article: Best Nonlinear Editing System Report
by walter biscardi 2 years ago
Broadcast Video Best Nonlinear Editing System Report As the three companies showing their best wares in the Nonlinear Editing System category vie for attention in the broadcasting and post-production
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John Castro liked this 1 year ago
Re: Best Nonlinear Editing System Report
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
This is a great article Walter. I can't remember where I read this, but someone was saying that Apple intends to take FCP more in the direction of the video enthusiast, and not develop as much for the
Auto Color Correction
by Camren Banks 2 years ago
I'm new to Apple Color - I am working on a black and white digital video clip in final cut pro. Most of the clip has the perfect balance between blacks, mids, and whites. However, at somepoints the wh
Re: Auto Color Correction
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
I believe that After effects has a filter meant for evening out timelapse footage. What I wish Color had was a white balance picker like FCP. Since I sometimes get footage shot at the wrong temp, I li
Working Scarlet a "no show" at NAB
by Mark Shepherd 2 years ago
I had my hopes up and traveled to NAB to see and (hopefully) hold a fully realized and working version of the SCARLET but instead found some un working Scarlet "brains"secured under glass and unconfig
Re: Working Scarlet a "no show" at NAB
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
Agreed about Bob waiting for Scarlet... I have a feature I want to shoot, and it looks like it will be shot on the 5D. If I have any money left by the time Scarlet S53 comes out, I'll consider getting
UltraScope PCIE vs. USB3
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
Sometimes procrastination pays. I delayed buying an Ultrascope long enough to now have the choice of running a desktop vs. laptop (granted I may have to wait a little for the USB3 laptops to come down
Re: UltraScope PCIE vs. USB3
by Bob Zelin 2 years ago
Alternately, I imagine a macbook pro with bootcamp and USB3 card could work. REPLY - there is no USB3 for any MAC - period. If you want the portable Ultrascope, you are buying a PC (no MAC with bootca
Cineraid Edit Pro X
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
I'm glad to see this new forum. I have been researching drives on the Cow and Reduser forums, and came up with this solution. I'm thinking of going with Cineraid Edit Pro X 16TB rackmount raid. It com
Re: Cineraid Edit Pro X
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
Can you post how fast the 8 drive unit is with the Kona or BM utility I'm hoping to be able to do 4K with a 16 rive unit.
FCP Scopes
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
I recently started displaying the scopes as 3 separate windows and very large on a second display, and upped the display brightness to about 75% to show more information. I believe FCP (still on 6) de
Re: FCP Scopes
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
Hi Walter, I was referring to the "display brightness" slider of the scopes that seems like it allows you to see more information. I slide it up to about 75% - default is 50%. Also how often do you us
Animation framerate for Bluray, HD broadcast & web?
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
Asking a question for an animator friend. They are doing a project that needs to end up on web, NTSC HD broadcast, and bluray. What is the best frame rate for them to create in 1080i 60 , 1080I 59.94,
Re: Animation framerate for Bluray, HD broadcast & web?
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
Thanks Walter, They haven't started yet, and were looking for suggestions.
plugin 3 track ball color-corection controller
by Ted Joyce 2 years ago
Any suggestions for a USB 3 track ball color-corection controller for Final Cut Tanget's Wave looks interesting at $1,500. Anyone using it
Re: plugin 3 track ball color-corection controller
by Richard Dee 2 years ago
I believe the only trackballs that work with FCP's 3way CC is the JL Cooper (eclipse or spectrum). I use my Spectrum all the time in FCP - unfortunately more than I get to use Color, as not ever proje
UltraScope SFF Portable Computer -- My System Specs
by Steve Harley 3 years ago
In case anyone's interested -- here's what I did to build my portable UltraScope computer: My goal was an inexpensive, cool-running, whisper-quiet and portable computer to host this dedicated applicat
Re: UltraScope SFF Portable Computer -- My System Specs
by Richard Dee 3 years ago
Thanks I was looking for a small form factor computer for this. One of the negatives reviews of this case I read said the power supply fans were noisy. Can you comment. Great, thorough post.
Kona 3 vs Teranex box for SD to HDCam - side by side?
by Amy Do 3 years ago
Has anybody ever done a side-by-side comparison of a Teranex box & Kona 3 upconversion of SD (MiniDV) to HD conversion I read about the Teranex Mini vs Kona 3 comparison, and I know Teranex always see
Re: Kona 3 vs Teranex box for SD to HDCam - side by side?
by Richard Dee 3 years ago
This is way off topic, but here goes. I happen to watch HD cable DVD Bluray on almost a 14 foot diagonal 1080P DLP projection screen, so I pretty much see each and every artifact from my close sitting
The Blackmagic Ultrascope
by Bob Zelin 3 years ago
Yes, it's as revolutionary as you can imagine. For under $700, you get a scope that does everything you would want a Leader LV7700 to do for a tiny fraction of the price. There is no "education factor
Re: The Blackmagic Ultrascope
by Richard Dee 3 years ago
I am still interested in finding a small form factor PC that would take this card. Is the card low profile The HP dc9700 ultra slim takes 1 mini pcie. I wonder if this would work The dc9700 small form
FCP 7 Shortcomings
by David Cooke 3 years ago
I know this shouldn't be a forum for griping, but looks like we need to point out a few "shortfalls" at APPLE. Our shop hasn't bought FCP 7, BUT 2 HUGE mistakes by Apple, at least from our region of t
Re: FCP 7 Shortcomings
by Richard Dee 3 years ago
Quite a few features, including the new ProRes codecs and beter support for timeline into Color are quite good. I think everyone was looking for one "kiiler" feature to really round out the upgrade. I
Cal Digit HD Element + DroboPro + RTX400 JBOD = OVERKILL?
by Richard Dee 3 years ago
I am assembling a new storage system and am thinking of these 3 products working together to fulfill these 3 functions for my single edit system: 1 - Online fast raid 5 storage (HD Element - 4 drive)
Re: Cal Digit HD Element + DroboPro + RTX400 JBOD = OVERKILL?
by Bob Zelin 3 years ago
what is up with this Dobro crap. The HD Element is a fantastic hi end, hi speed SAS SATA array for your FCP edit system. And the Wiebetech is becomming more and more popular as the least expensive way
Nehalem 2.26 octocore working well?
by Richard Dee 3 years ago
I currently have an original Intel 2.66 4 core running 10.4.11 with the Kona 3. I tried Leopard, but found 10.4.11 performed better, so I stuck with that. I am now thinking of upgrading to the the Neh
Re: Nehalem 2.26 octocore working well?
by Dave Jenkins 3 years ago
Richard Dee "I am now thinking of upgrading to the the Nehalem machine with 6 gigs ram ans the ATI graphics card, but of course it only runs Leopard. " You should read this article from Apple before


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