I had parents in the business so I grew up around it. Once a grip, always a grip... My dad taught me FCP. Moved to Seattle, and met Sean Fay of Envision Response, and not only got a job as an editor (and eventually post supervisor), but made a great friend! Moved back east to start my own company. | | | | Member Since: January 20th 2004 | | | | |
| | | | | | Mask shape in Photoshop 5by Winston A. Cely 2 months agoOK, this is something that I would normally do in Apple Motion. In fact, other than photo retouching, or video prep work for stills, I rarely ever use Photoshop any more as I find the tools in Motion | Re: Mask shape in Photoshop 5
by Winston A. Cely 3 weeks ago
Thanks for the help! I had finally figured it out. It's funny, but I used to be able to really use Photoshop pretty well. However, since I started doing almost all of my graphics work from within Appl
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| | | | | QR Code on Video: Standard format?by Winston A. Cely 4 weeks agoI'm trying to find the standard practice when adding a QR Code to a piece of broadcast video. I did a coulee quick Google searches, but per my norm, I didn't find much. (As HAL would say, it's most li | | | | |
| | | |  | Isn´t this funny?by Armando Ciurana 3 months agoSome how I fell the people at apple are trying so hard to make FCPX as good as FCP7 was! They are adding some "cool" new features as multi cam, xml export, maybe they are going to add in a near future+1 | Re: Isn´t this funny?
by Armando Ciurana 3 months ago
I apreciate all your answers and honestly I m going to look further into FCPX in order to understand and eventually love the new paradigm. Best Armando Ciurana President Ciurana Dussauge Films Mexico
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| | | |  | Did some more real editing todayby Jeremy Garchow 9 months agoOn a not real job, and I have to say, I like it. I had layers and stacks and SFX. Filters, text and dissolves. Composite modes. It is really nice to make small adjustments to timing on the front of th+2  | Re: Did some more real editing today
by Eric Santiago 9 months ago
No flames just "thumbs up" :) I use Avid MC every day and teach FCP at a local college part-time. This fall I get to teach FCPX and so far its been a blast learning and working with it. Did it convert
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| | | | | The Gradient generator in FCPXby Winston A. Cely 9 months agoI'm trying to adjust the colors in the simple gradient generator, but I can't find any published controls to change the color. Am I missing something, or does this mean I have to use Motion to adjust | Re: The Gradient generator in FCPX
by Winston A. Cely 9 months ago
Thanks Simon! Winston A. Cely Editor Owner Della St. Media, LLC 17" MacBook Pro 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 4 GB RAM Final Cut Studio 3 FCPX Motion 5 Compressor 4 "If you can talk brilliantly enough about a
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| | | |  | FCPX and The Great Misnomerby Gary Huff 9 months agoIn my opinion, a lot of the misunderstandings about FCPX and people's attitudes and beliefs towards it stem from some assumptions that not everyone takes for granted. A) Apple is a great company that +1 | Re: FCPX and The Great Misnomer
by Winston A. Cely 9 months ago
Great points on all counts! My turn! My turn! 1. True, but we're not sure how much the incremental upgrades will be (I get the impression Apple's planning some incremental upgrades sans charging for t
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| | | | | Motion 5 "Codec Not Supported"by Winston A. Cely 9 months agoI'm trying to import an RGB, 8-bit, 72 dpi Photoshop file with an alpha-channel into Motion 5. It's telling me the codec is not supported. What am I doing wrong Winston A. Cely Editor Owner Della St. | | | | |
| | | |  | NAB 2011: Thunderbolt Storage?by Jay Soriano 1 year agoBeen keeping a close eye on NAB 2011 with Matrox and BlackMagic Design first out of the gate with Thunderbolt technology including pricing availability. Haven't heard anything new yet on storage since | Re: NAB 2011: Thunderbolt Storage?
by Winston A. Cely 11 months ago
So, I'm guessing there's been no new news on any Thunderbolt drive enclosures Specifically something that will allow you to buy a "tray" to put in a new hard drive so your projects can be drive specif
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| | | |  | What to use when we stop using Final Cutby Will Eccleston 1 year agoI learned on AVID Media Composer 6.5.3 in 1997. I am the kind of person who constantly hones his workflow, and my AVID workflow was razor-sharp. To that end, when I was forced to start using Final Cut+1 | | | | |
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| | | | | Color loses my Media from FCPby Walker Foley 2 years agoI'm working with someone else's FCP timeline from some project long ago, and they want some of the images retouched in Color. One of the clips in the timeline is coded in the H.264 codec, and the rest | Re: Color loses my Media from FCP
by Winston A. Cely 2 years ago
I'm running into something similar with my project. I've got both 29.97 and 23.98 footage I'm using. After reading the manual, it tells me that Color does NOT like different frame rates. I think it pr
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| | | | | LHe output HD via Componentby Winston A. Cely 2 years agoSo is it possible to view HD 1080i29.97 via Component on the LHe Specs: FCP 7.0.2 Mac Pro 3 Ghz Dual-Core Xeon 8 GB memory Hard drive setup through eSata Sequence setting 1080i29.97 Apple ProRes 422 ( | Re: LHe output HD via Component
by Winston A. Cely 2 years ago
I just wanted to do a quick followup, just incase someone else runs into this problem.... I finally called AJA on friday, and talked to one of their excellent support reps. He gave me LOTS of informat
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| | | |  | Congratulations Walter!by Don Walker 2 years agoCongratulations Walter Biscardi on the groundbreaking of your new facility.... Crawford Communications Watch Out! Don Walker John 3:16 | Re: Congratulations Walter!
by Winston A. Cely 2 years ago
Congratulations! Very cool. Winston A. Cely Editor Owner Della St. Media, LLC Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 8 GB RAM Final Cut Studio 3 Aja Kona LHe "If you can talk brilliantly enough about a sub
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| | | | | Primatte Keyer Pro Selections offby Winston A. Cely 2 years agoI've got some footage I'm trying to pull a key from and I'm using the newest version of Primatte Keyer Pro in Motion 4. Unfortunately, every time I try to select an area, the selection box is nowhere | Re: Primatte Keyer Pro Selections off
by Winston A. Cely 2 years ago
Thanks for the reply. We a lot of time and patience I was able to pull a good key. I hope this issue does get resolved, because the software is great, and fills the gaps that Motion's built in keys le
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| | | |  | NVidia FX 4800?by Matt Campbell 3 years agoI've recently posted about which graphics card to upgrade to and was about to go with the Radeon 4870, but someone turned my attention to the NVidia 4800. Has anyone tested this card yet Does it and h | Re: NVidia FX 4800?
by Winston A. Cely 2 years ago
Thanks Mark! Yup, all Mac Pro's have the PCIe. What was confusing me on Apple's website were the "Questions & Answers" section. Some people are suggesting that the 4870 will not work in earlier Mac Pr
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| | | | | any news on new macs?by Rainer Wirth 2 years agoI have heard rumors on new mac pros with 6core 12core processors. Anybody heard something I'm thinking of purchasing a new macpro. Wait or purchase a 8 core Rainer | Re: any news on new macs?
by Winston A. Cely 2 years ago
Thankfully, I'm loving and very happy with my current late '08 Mac Pro, but I have been waiting to upgrade the graphics card depending on the release of a new Mac Pro. I can't justify spending $349 fo
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| | | |  | Why Mac Pro?by Drew Jensen 2 years agoHey guys, this is a desperate call to my fellow mac users. At my work, we are contemplating switching to mac for video editing (Mac Pro). The IT guys basically are saying over my dead body, so I need | Re: Why Mac Pro?
by Winston A. Cely 2 years ago
That's classic Mark! Winston A. Cely Editor Owner Della St. Media, LLC Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 4 GB RAM Final Cut Studio 5.1.4 Aja Kona LHe "If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subjec
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| | | |  | 10.6.x Supportby Brian DeViteri 3 years agoI'm holding off until 10.6.1 or better before I install my upgrade, but when does CalDigit plan updates and support for the 10.6.x operating syste, Currently have a MacPro with an HDPro array. | | | | |
| | | | | OT: Alternative to Photoshopby Winston A. Cely 3 years agoThis is a bit off topic, but I was wondering if anyone here uses an alternative to Photoshop in conjunction with their Final Cut work I got CS3 when a got my system because it was the standard externa | Re: OT: Alternative to Photoshop
by Winston A. Cely 3 years ago
I'll look into both of those. I totally agree that when it comes to true photo retouching, and most of the higher end functions, nothing compares to Photoshop. For me personally, I feel as though I'm
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| | | |  | light source facing cameraby Ariane Fisher 3 years agoIs there a way in Motion 3 to have a light source face the camera As a workaround, I was able to add a glow to a circle so that it looks like a light source, but of course, couldn't get any light rays | Re: light source facing camera
by Winston A. Cely 3 years ago
What about using the lens flare filter I don't really like the one that's built into Motion because it only resembles what a flare might look like if directly facing into the camera. If the pic you po
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| | | | | Cuts off edge of my "A"'s in textby Winston A. Cely 3 years agoI'm using the font Frutiger and the capital letter "A" in some text within Motion 3. Motion is cutting off the right side edge of the letter "A" for some reason, and it's not happening with my other f | Re: Cuts off edge of my "A"'s in text
by Noah Kadner 3 years ago
Try decreasing the font size a few points, then increase the size of the layer to compensate. Noah Check out my book: RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera!. Unlock the secrets of
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| | | | | Motion Tracking, Jumps like crazyby Winston A. Cely 3 years agoSO I must misunderstand how to use the motion tracking behavior in Motion. What I have is an image of a box that I need to track over an older box. I've got my base video layer that is 10-bit uncompre | Re: Motion Tracking, Jumps like crazy
by Winston A. Cely 3 years ago
Thanks Stephen! That's giving me 100 times better results. I still need to some minor tweaking, but you saved me from throwing out my computer! Winston A. Cely Editor Owner Della St. Media, LLC Mac Pr
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| | | | | DSR-200, TC to tapeby Winston A. Cely 3 years agoI've got a DSR-200 and I want to use it for depositions which means I need to be able to date and time stamp the footage as it's recorded to tape. I've looked up and down on the User Manual and can't | Re: DSR-200, TC to tape
by Winston A. Cely 3 years ago
I tried that and it won't burn the TC, date and time to the tape. I'll try again though. Thanks! Winston A. Cely Editor Owner Della St. Media, LLC Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 4 GB RAM Final Cut
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| | | |  | So there's this rumor...by Craig Seeman 3 years agoSevenmac has now received from an anonymous information source a report that the March 24th event should revolve exclusively around software. More precisely, Apple's video Pro Apps should receive upda | Re: So there's this rumor...
by Devin Crane 3 years ago
Personally I could care less about Blu-Ray right now, what i do care about is rendering a 1 hour timeline in less than 3-4 hours utilizing more than 1 1 2 processors to do it. Especially when I pay a
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| | | |  | blu ray burnerby James Carroccio 3 years agohey guys, i shoot and edit hd content using my panasonic ag-hvx200 via final cut. i have yet to burn an actual blu ray. i always down convert my content to sd (do not have a blu ray burner or hd telev | Re: blu ray burner
by Winston A. Cely 3 years ago
Thanks for the tips Denny, and though I have an Intel MacPro so I could install Windows on it, I'd prefer to stay within the Mac environment. However, I am thinking that if I can produce enough income
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| | | | | Toast 10 Pro & DVDSPby Winston A. Cely 3 years agoHas anyone used the newest version of Toast I haven't used Toast since it was version 6.x and I was wondering if anyone has used it in conjunction with DVDSP Or, is that even really necessary I am thi | Re: Toast 10 Pro & DVDSP
by Winston A. Cely 3 years ago
Cool. Thanks for you help!Winston A. Cely Editor Owner Della St. Media, LLC Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 4 GB RAM Final Cut Studio 5.1.4 Aja Kona LHe "If you can talk brilliantly enough about a s
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| | | |  | new MAC Pro and monitorsby Bob Zelin 3 years agoHi - do you see that all the new MAC Pro's use the new LED monitors, and if you want to run 2 24" monitors, you need an additional graphics card bob Zelin | Re: new MAC Pro and monitors
by Jeremy Garchow 3 years ago
Bob Zelin "I don't fully understand this, but if I just read it simply - if you want to use your 2 HP or Dell (or even Apple Cinema displays), you can't do it without adaptors, and an additional grap
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