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Friends:  Abraham Chaffin  Jerry Hofmann  Paul Escandon  Ronald Lindeboom  Walter Soyka | | | | |  | Bold Statement Warning!by craig slattery 1 day agoIam cutting a 1 2hour doco for television. 12 day edit, 18 contributors, actuality, over 700 clips EVERYTHING shot 3 cameras, even the PTCs shot 3 cameras. C300, Canon 5D MKIII, DV25 (stylistic choice | Re: Bold Statement Warning!
by Shane Ross 1 day ago
Bill. We've given up bashing FCX. We know it is very capable now. Besides, we have Adobe to bash now. FCX Who cares. I WANT TO OWN MY SOFTWARE, NOT RENT IT! :) Shane Little Frog Post Read my blog, Lit
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| | | | | Automatic Duck DNXHD36 compatibilityby Adam Wise 2 days agoBefore Automatic Duck went EOL, their fcp to avid converter was able to convert to several DNxHD formats with the exception of 36. Although I'm not sure exactly why, I assume that this was because DNx | Re: Automatic Duck DNXHD36 compatibility
by Shane Ross 2 days ago
Nope...I have the latest Duck and DNx36 isn't an option. If this is something required for your workflow, the ability to transfer an FCP cut to Avid as DNx36...and the free product won't do it, but an
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| | | |  | Export with FCP 7by Antria Nicolaou 3 days agoHey there, I am working on a sequence with Apple ProRes footage and i want to export for the best quality in Apple ProRes HQ with frame sizw HD 1920 X 1080. What is the best way to do it Thnx for you | Re: Export with FCP 7
by Shane Ross 2 days ago
IN order to view ProRes files, you need to have Quicktime 7 installed. Installer available at Apple. Shane Little Frog Post Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def
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| | | |  | Quicktime player v10 vs v7 problemsby Michael Lavis 2 days agoHi I have noticed that when i am exporting my movies from fcp as prores 422 LT 1920x1080 and i play them in quicktime player version 10 between transitions my my shots slightly enlarge and look weird. | Re: Quicktime player v10 vs v7 problems
by Shane Ross 2 days ago
QT 10 is unfinished and buggy. And Apple is moving away from QT and going towards AV Foundaition. But for some reason, are using the buggy, unfinished QT 10 as the default player. Shane Little Frog Po
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| | | |  | Any news on using MC with 4K Blackmagic CC?by pekin azer 3 days agoOk, it's not here yet... But, the 4K files will be with us soon.... Will Avid be ready for RED or BMCC 4K files i still can't export my newly shot ad film at 4K without a 3rd party app. Using 4K files | | | | |
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| | | | | FCP quitting (perian issue)by Rick Neely 4 days agoHey Guys, wanted to see if anyone else had encountered the problem I'm having. CLient sent me some video files- some mp4, some mov, mostly Ogv. I used Bigasoft to convert them to quicktime (H264) and | Re: FCP quitting (perian issue)
by Shane Ross 4 days ago
Rick Neely "I used Bigasoft to convert them to quicktime (H264) and imported into FCP 7." *BUZZZZZZZZZ!!!* H.264 is not an editing codec. FCP doesn't work well with it at all. You must convert to Pro
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| | | | | Workflow with Canon EOS C500by Claudia Wilson 5 days agoHi I m working on the post of a project filmed with the Canon EOS C500 in 1080p, I was told in the beginning that that camera delivers de 1080p clips in Apple Pro Ress, but now I m told from various s | Re: Workflow with Canon EOS C500
by Shane Ross 5 days ago
The Canon C500 doesn't record full res video internally. It relies on external recorders for that. The AJA KiPro 4444 for example, was designed with this explicit purpose. But other recorders work as
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| | | | | Video Output not working in Apple Colorby Michael Lavis 6 days agoHi I am trying to use my external sony monitor to grade a film i have just sent from fcp to color. for some reason the screen wont play the film. I have used this set up before and it has worked fine. | Re: Video Output not working in Apple Color
by Shane Ross 6 days ago
Color, unlike Resolve, doesn't like two Graphics Cards. Graphics card and video card (two entirely different things) are fine. But it chokes on multiple graphic cards. Shane Little Frog Post Read my b
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| | | |  | Video to Sketchby Irfan Baloch 7 days agoHi, Please watch this video and can any one tell me which software he use to convert video to sketch......... Thanks.. http: www.youtube.com watch v=bgXmQXLUljE | Re: Video to Sketch
by Shane Ross 7 days ago
Yeah, they most likely printed a frame and then sketched that. Shane Little Frog Post Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def
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| | | |  | HVX200 formattingby Gerret Warner 1 week agoI set up my HVX200 for 1080i 24fps to match my DSLR, but the resulting clips--ingested to FCP through Log and Transfer--say all clips are 1080p 30. The clips look more like 24 than 30 fps, but I'd lik | Re: HVX200 formatting
by Shane Ross 1 week ago
YOu need to shoot 1080i 24pA...that's 24p ADVANCED. Shooting with Advanced Pulldown removal means that when you log and transfer, and have REMOVE PULLDOWN checked in the L&T preferences, it will come
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| | | |  | FCP Pro 7 Academicby Randall Champion 1 week agoI am sure this has been addressed, but I could not find it. What are the differences from the Standard and Academic versions of FCP Pro 7 Not all who wander are lost.... | Re: FCP Pro 7 Academic
by Shane Ross 1 week ago
Don't teach FCP 7. It's 4 years old, and was discontinued two years ago. Teach Adobe Premiere Pro or Avid...FCP-X possibly. FCP 7 is dead. Shane Little Frog Post Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def
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| | | |  | Creative Cloud going forward.by Aindreas Gallagher 2 weeks agoSo this is worth a read. http: timelapse.org 2013 05 adobes-creative-monopoly Its the last four or five paragraphs that really stick out though. It gets pretty unnerving. I've pasted them below, but t | | | | |
| | | | | Adobe's creative monopolyby Richard Cardonna 2 weeks agoIntersting article; richard http: timelapse.org 2013 05 adobes-creative-monopoly Why Adobe Wants You in the Cloud, Today. Adobe s move to a subscription only model for their market dominating Creative | Re: Adobe's creative monopoly
by Shane Ross 2 weeks ago
They DOMINATE huh They are the ONLY game in town No...There's Avid, FCX, Vegas, Edius...many others. After Effects yeah...that's an issue. There is Motion, but that's not quite as powerful. There are
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| | | |  | Petitionby Tom Daigon 2 weeks agoIf you would like to let Adobe know how you feel here is a great opportunity to do it with a bunch of other folks. Here is a petition someone started. http: www.change.org petitions adobe-systems-inco | Re: Petition
by Shane Ross 2 weeks ago
walter biscardi ". How can anyone start a petition against LEGOs ! " Have you ever stepped on a Lego with your bare feet It's painful. But not worth a petition... Shane Little Frog Post Read my blog,
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| | | |  | Why you'll buy Adobe CCby John Kaley 2 weeks agoYou will have to buy Adobe CC whether you want to or not. Have you ever had a client send you a .PSD or .AI file for use in an edit and had to modify it Pay up, sucker! | Re: Why you'll buy Adobe CC
by Shane Ross 2 weeks ago
Well, later versions have newer and better features. But simply opening PSD files...one doesn't need the latest and greatest. Shane Little Frog Post Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def
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| | | |  | Exporting HD project w/o line factoringby David Lewis 2 weeks agoI've just finished a "personal" video project shot on my home HD (AVCHD codec) camera and imported AMA and transcoded to DNxHD 185. Very simple edit, but when I exported it as an H264 MOV I get all th | Re: Exporting HD project w/o line factoring
by Shane Ross 2 weeks ago
David Lewis " It was shot at 1080i 50fps(PAL system), though the fps on the MC 6 project shows it as 25 fps." Just so you know, 1080i50 runs at 25fps. The "i" indicates INTERLACED, which is two field
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| | | | | Avid ISIS 5000 Locked P2 Filesby Gabe Cotto 2 weeks agoHello all. I have an Avid ISIS 5000 connected to to three Mac Pro's running 10.8.2. When I transfer P2 files from a Panasonic HPX250 to the ISIS, I am unable to delete them because the .MXF files are | Re: Avid ISIS 5000 Locked P2 Files
by Shane Ross 2 weeks ago
P2 MXF's have always been locked. The trick to deleting them (on a Mac) is to put them in the trash, and hold down the OPTION key when emptying it. Not sure how to deal with this on an ISIS.... Shane
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| | | |  | Alternative to DVD Studio Pro?by Shane O'Donnell 2 weeks agoHello! Apparently DVD Studio Pro is no longer offered by Apple. If I want to author DVDs with menus after creating a movie on FCPX, what are my alternatives and their Pros & Cons (Note: I am aware tha | | | | |
| | | | | Can create an HD sequence for broadcastby Chris Franklin 3 weeks agoHello, I have a fairly new editing machine and have recently loaded Premiere Pro CS5. I am trying to create as HD sequence that is acceptable to air on Network TV & cable stations. As far as I can tel | Re: Can create an HD sequence for broadcast
by Shane Ross 2 weeks ago
Chris Franklin "the problem is I am limited on my sequence and exporting options." How so DVCPRO HD is anamorphic. 1280x1080 or 960x720. But Adobe Premiere will stretch it out to fill the screen. Whe
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| | | | | IO-HD user needs advice...by Ken Zukin 3 weeks agoI'm using FCP7 -- soon to migrate to Premiere -- editing on 5 yr. old Mac Pro. Everything stable -- waiting to see what Apple releases in terms of Mac Pro -- willing to buy IMac if necessary... Anyway | Re: IO-HD user needs advice...
by Shane Ross 3 weeks ago
I can think of one. AJA IoXT that connects via Thunderbolt to new iMac or to new MacBook Pro. Then $295 to get the BlackMagic Design MiniConverter that takes Analog and makes it SDI. Or save money and
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| | | | | IO XT noisyby Anhtu Vu 4 weeks agoI'm on my third IO XT replacement...still the same problem, these things are annoyingly noisy. Is this normal | Re: IO XT noisy
by Shane Ross 3 weeks ago
I notice the fans...but I don't think it's LOUD. But then again, you are concentrating on audio, so it is more present in your mind. Put it under and behind the desk Shane Little Frog Post Read my blo
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| | | |  | Questions about the editing industryby Ian Fitch 4 weeks agoAlthough this isn't the only and sole reason I've joined this forum, I'm doing a statistical research for math class. Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability: 1. What is your | Re: Questions about the editing industry
by Shane Ross 3 weeks ago
Ian Fitch "1. What is your favorite NLE, and why " FCP 7. Because it was so versatile. But now that it is gone, I'm back to Avid...but really like where Adobe is going with Premiere Pro Next. Current
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| | | |  | Editing "rules"by Christopher Travis 4 weeks agoHello all, What do people think about cutting straight from one talking head to another in an interview-led narrative i.e. no cutaways in between just comment A - cut- comment B. I just got told by my | Re: Editing "rules"
by Shane Ross 4 weeks ago
There are no rules concerning that. Except the rules dictated by the producer. I intercut interviewees many times...unless the producer says "I don't want to see that." Then I don't. There is no hard
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| | | |  | Dove "Real Beauty"by Todd Terry 1 month agoMost of you might have seen this campaign since it's been getting a lot of buzz over the past few days, but if not.... I think it's just beautiful, and one of the best pieces of (subtle) advertising w | | | | |
| | | | | Fair use laws when using commercial video?by stan welks 1 month agoCan someone please provide some clarity regarding Fair Use laws with regard to ripping short clips from DVDs to be used in documentaries, movie reviews on blogs, etc. 1. Is there a length that you sho | | | | |
| | | | | Best way to clone P2 cards to disk?by Drew Smith 1 month agoHi there, I'll be starting a shoot using a HPX2000 camera and P2 cards, I've never shot with P2 cards before and am wondering what the best method to backup offload everything on the fly in the field | | | | |
| | | | | Tutorial: Tapeless Workflow with Final Cut Pro 7by Shane Ross 3 years ago Apple Final Cut Pro Tapeless Workflow with Final Cut Pro 7 This tutorial gives an overview of the tapeless ingest workflow using Log and Transfer in Final Cut Pro 7. It encompasses a handful of the s+18 | @Troy Nie
by Shane Ross 1 month ago
Well, with 720p and 1080...I'd just mix. Convert everything to ProRes, but you don't need to resize 720p to 1080p outside of FCP. Shane Little Frog Post Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def
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| | | | | I can't burn my project onto a disc. Why?by and grill 1 month agoI used the DVD feature on final cut pro to burn my disc, I didn't use a compressor or anything. The disk burns, but when I try to play the video from the disc, a folder pops up that just has the files | | | | |
| | | |  | Making the switch to Premier from FCP.by Steven Cohen 1 month agoI had this placed in the Adobe Premier Beginner forum, but didn't get much response so I'm going to try the Big Boys forum. I'm looking at advising my company to switch from Apple FCP 6 to Adobe Premi | | | | |
| | | |  | Canon XF305 and Ppro Workflow questionby Alex Rod 1 month agoHi - I am trying to import footage from my canon XF305 camera into premiere. Can anyone help me with this I can't import it. In Final Cut I just open the Log and transfer window and import the files. | Re: Canon XF305 and Ppro Workflow question
by Shane Ross 1 month ago
Either that way...via Media Browser, as mentioned. OR...you can use Adobe Prelude that comes with Adobe CS6 to convert the files to QT media. That app is basically Log and Transfer for the Adobe world
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| | | |  | Kona 3 Support Gone?by Greg Jones 1 month agoI just noticed on the Aja website that the Kona 3 has been moved to the Legacy section under Support. I certainly hope they will be offering drivers in the future for CS7 for the Kona3 or offer some s | Re: Kona 3 Support Gone?
by Shane Ross 1 month ago
The Kona 3 is really really old. 6+ years old. Support can only last for so long. I say this as a Kona 3 owner. I don't expect full software updates for old products to continue forever. The Kona 3 ha
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