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Santiago Gutierrez

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FCP7 and Filters
by Ken Pugh 4 years ago
Since upgrading to FCP7 some of my filters have stopped working in the same way - notably light rays - also some noise industry's plugs have stopped working altogether - eg volumetrix. Anyone else ha
Re: FCP7 and Filters
by Santiago Gutierrez 4 years ago
Good to hear Warren. Thanks for the info!
Motion 4, multi-core rendering and studio intergration
by Erik Lindahl 4 years ago
I'm on my vacation now and thought I'd give Motion a new try. Previous encounters have been questionable with slow rendering speeds and buggy output. My question is if Motion 4 is in any way better on
Re: Motion 4, multi-core rendering and studio intergration
by Santiago Gutierrez 4 years ago
Hi Eric, I have to correct you on this point. Ron Brinkmann hasn't worked for Apple for several years now. He left to take over as Nuke's senior developer at the Foundry, and Nuke 5 was the first rele
Is 10.5.7 supported on EVO2?
by Santiago Gutierrez 4 years ago
Hello, I'm on a Mac Pro that is running 10.5.5, and the owner was asking me if 10.5.7 had been qualified yet by Maxx Digital. Does anyone know if there have been any issues Thanks, Santiago
Re: Is 10.5.7 supported on EVO2?
by Santiago Gutierrez 4 years ago
Thanks very much for the information Bob and Ron. Santiago
diaster caused by apples latest FCP update
by George Mizzell 5 years ago
has anyone suffered from all the render disasters that Apples latest FCP 2.06 upgrade caused having never suffered from this kind of disaster from apple before does anyone know what to expect I am try
Re: diaster caused by apples latest FCP update
by Santiago Gutierrez 5 years ago
For Slideshows of any kind, I always use ImageFlow from Core Melt. It runs under the FX Factory FX Plug architecture. It creates fantastic slideshows with tons of options in minutes. Here's the link i
Where is the 10-Bit 4:2:2 codec in AE CS3?
by Jay Lee 5 years ago
Hi guys, I am sharing the frustration of many in terms of producing gamma accurate renders from AE CS3. None of the suggestions such as Color Management, Legacy etc are helping. My renders are also no
Re: Where is the 10-Bit 4:2:2 codec in AE CS3?
by Santiago Gutierrez 5 years ago
Jay, Does the computer running AE have FCP installed on it I ask because if you captured a 10 bit Uncompressed using a Blackmagic card, it is using the Apple 10 bit Uncompressed codec. This codec is o
Avid Meridien & FCS2
by Tom Matthies 5 years ago
This was brought up in a previous thread but never resolved. I'm changing everything over to my new Mac Pro and FCS2 on my home system. I have a number of animations that I use that were outputted fro
Re: Avid Meridien & FCS2
by Santiago Gutierrez 5 years ago
Tom, Wes is correct. I use the Meridien codecs all the time in a Leopard machine when using AE and rendering out for an AVID system on another machine. The codecs work in Leopard I always check the re
Insert Edits over-running
by walter biscardi 5 years ago
Just saw in the FCP forum someone else had this issue and we're seeing it too. We're running FCP 6.0.2 with a Panasonic AJ-HD1400 deck via RS-422. Attempt an Insert Edit on the VTR. The In Point is co
Re: Insert Edits over-running
by Santiago Gutierrez 5 years ago
Walter, I've had this occur to me as well with the HD1400 deck and 6.0.2. Most annoying when you only need to fix one shot on the master and blow away 4 in the process! This only has occurred with the
Avid MXF files in FCP2
by Dan Nethery 5 years ago
Does anyone know how to get avid MXF files to work in FCP2 Thanx, dan...
Re: Avid MXF files in FCP2
by Santiago Gutierrez 5 years ago
If you want to edit in FCP6 with AVID media that you digitized in .mxf format, you'll have to use Automatic Duck's FCP Pro Import to "see" the mxf media. Pro Import creates Quicktime wrapper files for
OT: AJ-HD1400 Capture issue (again)
by Jeremy Garchow 5 years ago
Not a deal breaker, but I thought I had it figured out, but alas I am foiled again. When batch capturing from a 1400, why do I have have to take the deck off of remote, spin up the tape so it catches
Re: OT: AJ-HD1400 Capture issue (again)
by Santiago Gutierrez 5 years ago
Jeremy, I've had this exact thing happen to me and only with the 1400. It never happens with HDCAM decks, Digibeta decks, or any others for me. Only this particular model. And I do exactly as Rich sug
once again: when will there be a driver for Premiere Pro??
by Itamar Kool 5 years ago
I've posted this one many times now and I will keep doing that untill there will be something definite. WHEN WILL THERE BE A DRIVER FOR THE KONA LHe that makes it possible for me to work with both FCP
Re: once again: when will there be a driver for Premiere Pro??
by Santiago Gutierrez 5 years ago
Hi Walter, Adobe actually released the Leopard update for Premiere last month. I believe the only app left without an update is the one most people actually use, AE. Here's the link to the Premiere Le
Need Illustrator to Animator Tutorial - The Vector Basics.
by suzzie anson 6 years ago
For over a year now I have had some challenges getting from Illustrator to Pro Animator. Is there anybody in this forum that can point to... or create... an "Illustrator to Animator for Dummies Guide"
Re: Need Illustrator to Animator Tutorial - The Vector Basics.
by Santiago Gutierrez 5 years ago
Very informative! Thanks so much Zax for taking the time to do this. One of the best explanations to using Illustrator I've seen. Thanks again, Santiago
rendering out of CS3 with Prores 422?
by paul nevison 5 years ago
hey so is prores 422 working as an option to render out of AE CS3 I did a search and saw that there was an issue with importing prores into AE, are there any known issues with rendering out to that co
Re: rendering out of CS3 with Prores 422?
by Santiago Gutierrez 5 years ago
Hey Jeremy, Great tip! And I can confirm that your method of deleting the preference file works for this. ProRes HQ is now showing trillions! Thanks again, Santiago P.S. I'm running on Leopard with 6.
FCP to Flash - workflow suggestions?
by Barrett Ross 5 years ago
Hello all, I'm trying to output from FCP 6 to Flash (CS3) as FLV and I'm getting poor results with a number of different codecs, export settings. ANY suggestions for workflow from FCP to Flash with qu
Re: FCP to Flash - workflow suggestions?
by Santiago Gutierrez 5 years ago
Hey Barrett, You're right, it's the dialog box that says "Current Settings". Sorry about that. Your text should look sharp in the DV codec. If you open up the quicktime movie that's been exported and
8 cores shutting down
by Bob Buruchian 6 years ago
We have two 8 cores that power completely down when trying to tackle a large render in FCP 6. It's like someone pulled the plug Has anyone else had this happen BobPlayimage Inc. FCP 6.1 HD
Re: 8 cores shutting down
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
Do you have an 1900XT installed in the Mac Pro I've read a lot of reports of these cards overheating when the airway to the card gets clogged in some Mac Pro's. I've got an 8 core here with an 1900XT
TC accurate edits during conversions
by Chris Lundy 6 years ago
I'm at a facility that does a ton of work using the the Kona 3. One of the gotchas we're consistently running into are TC accurate outputs when doing any type of conversion with the card. Here's a pri
Re: TC accurate edits during conversions
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
I had this exact thing happen to me last week during output. I was working at 1080i and about to edit to tape when the ESPN executive asked me if we could do 720p instead. I said 'sure' and set it up
Problems using Safari in Leopard
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
Hello, I've noticed that since I upgraded to Leopard on my Macbook Pro, I keep getting error messages when browsing Creative Cow using Safari. Sometimes I can browse as usual with no problems for a wh
Re: Problems using Safari in Leopard
by Ronald Lindeboom 6 years ago
Thanks, Abraham. You da man, man. Ron
ATTO has released Leopard drivers already!
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
Just wanted to pass this along. Obviously, until FCS itself is fully updated as are the AJA drivers, I'll be waiting to update to Leopard. But for those of you who are updating right away and needing
I've had enough of this!
by Chris Babbitt 6 years ago
Ever since FCP 5.0 (I'm currently on 5.1.4), every time I have a long render (2 minutes or longer), the program stops rendering midway through and displays this message, "Specified file is open and in
Re: I've had enough of this!
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
Hi Chris, You need to add any Render Files folder that you will actually be rendering to. So for each different drive or volume that you are rendering to, you should add this folder into the Privacy t
Avid MXF media into FCP
by Scott Shucher 6 years ago
Has anyone had any success converting or using Avid MXF media to QuickTime for use in FCP I need to cleanup and cc an Indy film cut on Avid. I can bring in the sequences with Automatic Duck, but I'm a
Re: Avid MXF media into FCP
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
I'd post this in the Automatic Duck forum and Wes will be able to give you an answer as to whether FCP Pro Import can 'read' the MXF files that the OMF 2.0 is linked to. I haven't tried this as yet. G
Downconvert/Field Issues-Upper vs Lower?
by Kevin Wild 6 years ago
We've been using the following setup: -We shoot using the Canon XL H1 to tape (HDV) using 24F -We capture into FCP using a Convergent Design HD-ConnectLE using 1080i DVCProHD 29.97 -We edit a project
Re: Downconvert/Field Issues-Upper vs Lower?---ANYONE??
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
Hi Kevin, I have seen some ghosting on lower thirds, but it's not really severe on my system, almost unnoticeable, And I still think the Kona 3's downconvert looks cleaner than than the downconvert fr
Anybody find a fix to the Motion3 lighting bug?
by Matt Devino 6 years ago
Hi Everyone, Just wondering if anyone had found a fix to the lighting bug, where once you add enough lights it renders everything at full white I can't even put 2 spotlights into my comp right now...
Re: Anybody find a fix to the Motion3 lighting bug?
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
The rendering slowdown is because FCP is set to render all Motion 'movies' at Best quality by default, regardless of the setting you have specified inside of Motion. To fix this in FCP, open up your s
stairstepping on my Logo
by Nate tull 6 years ago
I have a clients logo and made it in Photoshop CS. Ive got it at 300 dpi 72 dpi I placed it in a widescreen template in PS and when I get it into Motion it looks like dog squeeze on the edges. Whats t
Re: stairstepping on my Logo
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
Switching your Render Quality to Best from Normal will get rid of the aliased edges. This can be found under the "View" menu. Of course the render times go way up, but the tradeoff is that graphics ar
Color can lock up Kona 3 on Export
by walter biscardi 6 years ago
Just an FYI on some crashes I experienced tonight while playing with Color. After rendering out the timeline in Color and doing a "Send to Final Cut Pro," Color launches FCP and opens up a new timelin
Re: Color can lock up Kona 3 on Export
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
I have this issue also every time i send from Color to Final Cut Pro. What works for me is as suggested above to Command-Tab to the Finder, but wait until the Kona 3 switches to the Multi Pattern, or
Be Careful. Mistake in AJA Easy Setups for ProRes NTSC
by Sean ONeil 6 years ago
The Easy Setup for "AJA Kona3: 525 29.97 ProRes 422 (HQ)" is wrong. The Capture Preset and Sequence Preset is set to the non-HQ ProRes. In fact they forgot to even make an HQ ProRes Capture Sequence P
Re: Be Careful. Mistake in AJA Easy Setups for ProRes NTSC
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
AJA is aware of this issue. I notified them about it a few weeks ago. If you email support about it, they'll email you the proper preset file needed. This only affects the 525 29.97 ProRes HQ preset.
DVCproHD pixelation example
by Richard Dee 6 years ago
I just did my own test to see how Color would handle varicam footage, and the results are not pretty. I changed the sequence setting to ProRes HQ before sending to Color, then render in ProRes HQ. I b
Re: DVCproHD pixelation example
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
I saw something very similar to this in the last show I onlined in HD last week. I had to replace the shots with the non color graded shots and tweak them. They were cityscape shots that didn't need a
DVC ProHD Round trips
by Sean Davison 6 years ago
Is any one successfully round tripping interlaced DVCProHD from FCS2 to Color and back. I keep hearing of people who have got this to work but I keep getting these pillar boxes when I come back into F
Re: DVC ProHD Round trips
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
Hi Sean, No, there was no stretching involved. Everything rendered correctly and was properly imported into FCP. The project was edited in an AVID Media Composer and brought into FCP with Automatic Du
'Send to Final Cut Pro' linking to original media
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
I'm having a strange problem this morning. A 22 min show that I color graded is complete and has rendered. So now I click on 'Send to Final Cut Pro' and it opens up the correct project and imports the
Re: 'Send to Final Cut Pro' linking to original media
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
No, I was definitely looking at the 'from Color' sequence. I couldn't get this sorted out on this sequence, so I sent a fresh copy of the sequence from FCP to Color and regraded the show using my stor
Color keeps creating root user directory?
by Carsten Orlt 6 years ago
maybe this is just a fault caused by my installation going strange: Color keeps reverting to the user 'root' and creates the user directory and lib and doc folder even after i change all directory pre
Re: Color keeps creating root user directory?
by Santiago Gutierrez 6 years ago
I've been having this happen also. It seems to lose the preferences that I enter.
Huge compatibility with Tiger
by Robert Leong - HUGE/Ciprico Support 8 years ago
Combination tested in the HUGE lab: G5 2GHz DP, Kona 2, UL4D, HUGE HMV-320S-1200-DM. 10.3.8 (Panther) upgraded to 10.4.1 (Tiger) UL4D driver 3.3.0 Huge firmware ENG15. The HMV was striped in RAID 0 an
Re: Huge compatibility with Tiger
by Santiago Gutierrez 8 years ago
Also, make sure you have upgraded your Decklink drivers to 5.0b4. The behavior that you are describing when you hit the J,K,L keys quickly and it locks up FCP was happening to me as well, under the De


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