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Free DaVinci Resolve workshop available online
by Mathieu Marano 8 months ago
Hi guys and gals, we recorded the DaVinci Resolve that took place in Montreal last week. We now have half of it online and we plan to make it all available by the end of the week. Here is your chance
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Juan Francisco Calero liked this 8 months ago
Re: Free DaVinci Resolve workshop available online
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 7 months ago
Correct. You can have multiple windows in a single node. But you can't have different corrections inside each window in a single node. As JPo says, my analogy of thinking of a Node as a Secondary Room
Some Resolve Questions
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 2 years ago
Luke, Tough killing those threads in other forums, eh So - I've got a few questions that many Color users will be asking concerning Resolve on Mac: - Will ethernet based control surfaces be supported
Re: Some Resolve Questions
by Steve MacMillan 2 years ago
I was told by one of the Black Magic experts that they would eventually support at least the JL Cooper ethernet panel. I saw the Mac Resolve playback RED at half high and it looked fairly snappy. The
JL Cooper Panels
by Michael Smollin 3 years ago
Hello, I was wondering if anyone has experienced my current problem I recently upgraded to FCS 7. I have the MCS-3000 & MCS-Spectrum panels, they were working with FCS 6, but since my upgrade they are
Re: JL Cooper Panels
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
Michael, Do a complete uninstall, reboot, then reinstall, reboot, then open Color - accept the defaults in Color for the JL Cooper. (or simpler and probably just as effective - trash all your prefs fo
"Baking" the entire sequence - thoughts?
by Chris Taylor 3 years ago
I don't have any more than a few projects under my belt with Color but I've found that exporting each scene with all the motion effects stills etc, reimporting and "add-edit"ing the consolidated clip
Re: "Baking" the entire sequence - thoughts?
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
walter biscardi "The HQ version is designed for formats larger than 1080 as has been discussed at length by Gary Adcock in numerous articles and in the Final Cut Pro forum." Can you provide a few lin
system set up for grading Red camera - progressive
by Nick Franco 3 years ago
Hi Guys just wanted to run this past you. basically we are about to shoot a feature film on Red Camera and we will shoot progressive. we would like to do all the post in house and are looking a ways t
Re: system set up for grading Red camera - progressive
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
Nick Franco "yes we do want to do this in house, but we will be hiring a professional grader. I do grade but i'd like someone who has more experienced and has graded stuff we like. " Here's a crazy i
VR Sleds
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
Hello, Is it possible to buy a set of empty sleds for the VR and just swap out drives as I need I want to use the device to archive Mirror sets and then split them. It's not necessary for me to have t
Re: VR Sleds
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
Jared Picune "We do a lot to ensure the drive modules are qualified. If you don't feel that is an added value you don't have to buy from us." How about selling drives without the sled I'd buy those a
Encore CS4 + 10.5 = Invisible Button Bug FIXED???
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
So, After pulling my hair out thinking I didn't know how to program a BD-r on Encore CS3, it's become clear searching this forum that this invisible button thing is a bug on CS3 and Leopard. Here's th
Re: Encore CS4 + 10.5 = Invisible Button Bug FIXED???
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
Larry Applegate "We have been working on a "Quickfix Encore Menus" feature for our next release of BluStreak Premaster and Burner. Please contact me off-list at email larry at my web site below. (Lea
Encore CS4 - Re-building movies on menu revisions?
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
Hi, Encore CS3 has been driving me nuts that every menu change I make requires a full rebuild of the media assets when I create the .iso. Question: Is there a workflow where I can create builds that d
Is there a solution for invisible highlight button problem?
by Michael Lorushe 3 years ago
The highlight button feature of my burned DVDs won't work on tv dvd players. I searched this forum and other places on the internet for a solution and found many with the same problem. Is there a solu
Re: Is there a solution for invisible highlight button problem?
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
Jeff Bellune "Unfortunately, the only solution that I know is to either roll back to Tiger or upgrade to CS4. " I've been fighting with Encore for 3 days trying to figure out why my buttons aren't sh
FCP 7 Digital Delivery with Closed Captioning in HD
by Kevin Hamm 3 years ago
Anyone with insight on how to do HD export including the Closed Captioning files to be delivered to stations for broadcast I'm so unimpressed with everything that I've uncovered on Closed Captions in
Re: FCP 7 Digital Delivery with Closed Captioning in HD
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
Patrick Inhofer "Seems to have solved one problem for me. " Actually, zero-based .scc files are only for FCP outputs via Edit To Tape or Print To Video. If you try to use Compressor to integrate the
Indie DI with Color, questions..
by Rick Turners 3 years ago
Anyone here have experience doing a DI with color I'm not too familiar with the process of doing a film out and have a few questions.. Editorial brings in a DPX conform, color grade is done in Color w
Re: Indie DI with Color, questions..
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
Shawn Larkin "So I think it is better to achieve a perfect grade in rec709 space, which will be perfectly replicated on tape masters and DCI projection masters. This way any decent digital projection
Black Magic Designs ULTRA SCOPE
by Nick Hasson 3 years ago
I recently just got a black magic ultra scope and was very surprised to see how great it works. The resolution on screen is far better than the Tektronix WVR7020 scope I used in the past. It will only
Re: Black Magic Designs ULTRA SCOPE
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
walter biscardi "We understand how to use the tool correctly and don't just rely on it to clip everything. " I understand. But it's important that others not quite so schooled reading this understand
Video: Gerry Curtis Colorist Reel 2011
by Gerry Curtis 3 years ago
Gerry Curtis Colorist Reel 2011 Color Correction (also known as Color Grading) is not just about fixing problems but also a way to sweeten the look and enhance and emphasize the mood and emotion of yo
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elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv liked this 3 years ago
@Matt Surf
by Gerry Curtis 2 years ago
Thanks Matt! I work with Apple Color which you have if you have Final Cut 6 or better. Maybe you should do a search on the Cow's Apple Color forum as well as some of the nice online tutorials here on
Video: Color Correction Before/After Reel - Fini.tv, Summer 2009
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
Color Correction Before After Reel - Fini.tv, Summer 2009 The projects and images in this demo reel were all color corrected in Color using a Final Cut Studio workflow. For a Shot Sheet of everything
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Andrew Kimery liked this 2 years ago
Thanks!
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
Thanks Dale, Ron & Tim. It's funny, a few years ago I talked to some people who hire colorists at a few facilities around town. I asked them what a colorist reel should look like. They all answered it
Service: Fini.tv
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 3 years ago
Union New Jersey, United States Color Correction   Post Production Fini.tv Color Correction and Grading     Post Production     Editing I am an accomplished color corrector, e
Compressor PlugIn not Deinterlacing
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 5 years ago
Hi, I finally gave the Compressor Plug-in a spin last night. It doesn't seem to have handled the deinterlacing specified in the WMV preset. Has anyone else run across this I'm wondering if this might
Re: Compressor PlugIn not Deinterlacing
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 5 years ago
Craig Seeman "First I just want to make sure you're using the fixed Compressor Plugin 1.0.0.27 and not the older 1.0.0.25 which had some bugs in it." Just checked... I installed 1.0.0.27 Deinterlacin
Episode Pro
by Jay Lee 5 years ago
Good morinng, We are currently assesing Episode Pro for purchase predominately to facilitate high quality encoding from film source DigiBeta to H264 web client delivery and MPEG2 for DVD. Is there a f
Re: Episode Pro
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 5 years ago
jay lee "Do you achieve better results from scaleing your comp with in AE or simply tweaking output size for this output module render " I set the appropriate comp size and use Layer Transform Fit to
16x9 settings
by Greg Mulvey 5 years ago
I was surprised to see there were no templates for 16x9 settings in Epsisode Pro. This was a nice feature in Cleaner. I know I can make my own custom settings, but I'm wondering if anyone knows if the
Re: 16x9 settings
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 5 years ago
klouden "Robert is correct, you must save your settngs for them the persist." Okay. Which of you crawled into my machine yesterday and fixed this :-) Seriously, nothing you've guys said is news to me
Mackie MCU inoperative
by Mitch Ives 5 years ago
I was using a Mackie MCU with no problem in FCP 5. Somewhere along the line in the 5.1.2-5.1.4 I started having it go AWOL. Trashing the FCP preferences and then adin it back in under Control Surfaces
Re: Mackie MCU inoperative
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 5 years ago
I have a Tascam FW-1884 using the Mackie control protocol. No problems here. I think I've had to reset the Control Surface dialog box once in the last 6 months. Working in FCP 6 as well, but that's on
Wish List
by Robert Longwell 5 years ago
I thought this would be a good place to complile everyone's wish lists for features, codecs, improvements, etc. What do we want need Robert Longwell
Re: Wish List : Sorenson Settings
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 5 years ago
Craig Seeman "Regarding more robust support for Sorenson, In addition to 2 pass encoding, what are some other things you'd like to see." Hi Craig, It's been so long... perhaps that was what was missi
The role of underscores in naming conventions
by Doug Lyons 5 years ago
I'm curious to know other's understanding of file naming conventions nowdays. Some people (despite almost always working on Macs) insist on using underscores in file names rather than using spaces. Pu
Re: The role of underscores in naming conventions
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 5 years ago
Doug Lyons "The only place where I find it is of consequence is when you're embeding in html pages." If you're working at VFX facility or in a pipeline where shots are moved between facilities, then
Compression Master is now Episode / Episode Pro
by Craig Seeman 6 years ago
Not sure if anyone noticed this or if it made Cow news but Compression Master is now Episode Episode Pro. You can get free upgrade at Popwire website http: www.popwire.com Flip4Mac site has more info
Re: Compression Master is now Episode / Episode Pro
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 6 years ago
Craig Seeman "Not sure if anyone noticed this or if it made Cow news but Compression Master is now Episode Episode Pro." Craig, Have you given it a spin Does this look like a re-branding or are there
Multiclip Editing
by Anthony Wallen 6 years ago
I did a 3 camera shoot and cant seem to figure out the multiclip edit function on FCP. The 3 sources do not have synced timecodes so I need to figure out how to sync the clips together then edit them.
Re: Multiclip Editing
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 6 years ago
Check out Ripple Training. They've got a great downloadable tutorial. That thing had me rocking on Mulitcam in about 30 minutes. - piPatrick Inhofer editor, compositor, nice guy Fini, nyc
Blade cut keyboard command
by Michael Allen 6 years ago
What is the keyboard shortcut to razer blade a clip in the time line Sorry for the simple question. When I hover over the blade it shows a -b but that does not seem to "cut" (split) the highlighted cl
Re: Blade cut keyboard command - Message Thread Hall of Fame
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 6 years ago
Sean ONeil "Ctrl-V (add edit) is the closest thing to it. However, this will razor all of the clips in every video and audio track." Use the timeline's Auto Select feature to direct the ctrl-V comman
Health Insurance
by Greg Ball 6 years ago
Does anyone have a good health insurance source for your small biz I'm an individual owner of my 1 person production company, but I've been on my wife's insurance for a few years (since I left my full
Re: Health Insurance
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 6 years ago
For a one person company, it's tough. As far as insurance goes, you're considered an individual. Group insurance generally does not kick in until you have at least 1, sometimes 2 or more employees on
What does it mean to put an editor "on-hold"?
by Bob Roberts 6 years ago
We potentially have the need to hire an editor, but don't have the specifics of the job yet. He asked that we'd put him "on-hold"...does that mean we have to pay him for that day even if we don't use
Re: What does it mean to put an editor "on-hold"?
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 6 years ago
aaron ekroth "Part 1) how should can one bring up the issue of holding cancellation confirmation charges if the hold stage is skipped altogether If they confirm you it seems like they've confirmed yo
Xsan, mulitple editors, one project, how???
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 6 years ago
Hi Xsan-ers, I recently put up an article about Avid vs Xsan and in it I took on the issue of Unity vs Xsan. I've heard from several Unity-turned-Xsan users who can't figure out how to get project man
Re: Xsan, mulitple editors, one project, how???
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 6 years ago
Francois, Thanks for adding to the discussion. I'm sure in the future many others will find these workflow examples very enlightening. - piPatrick Inhofer editor, compositor, nice guy Fini, nyc
Customer satisfaction questionnaires
by Stuart Reid 6 years ago
I am designing a customer satisfaction questionnaire for my video production company. I plan to e-mail it as a Word document to customers when a job is complete, to ask them for feedback. Does anyone
Re: Customer satisfaction questionnaires
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 6 years ago
Stuart Reid "I do already seek feedback either face-to-face or over the phone. I had two thoughts in my mind when I considered supplementing this feedback with a form to be e-mailed back - one is tha
SONY PVM-1354Q CRT NTSC Monitor Vs. Sony LMD1420 Luma LCD Monitor
by Michael Pierre 6 years ago
I'm about to purchase my first "real" NTSC monitor and need some advice on which way to go. Currently I'm looking at two different models. 1. SONY PVM-1354Q CRT (Just Professionally Calibrated) $1200
Re: SONY PVM-1354Q CRT NTSC Monitor Vs. Sony LMD1420 Luma LCD Monitor
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 6 years ago
Jeremy and I may not agree to disagree on other things... But on this I'm with him - save your money. The component inputs are plenty good. - piPatrick Inhofer editor, compositor, nice guy Fini, nyc
Article: Avid versus Final Cut Pro: One Editor's Perspective: 2006
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 6 years ago
Apple Final Cut Pro Avid versus Final Cut Pro: One Editor's Perspective: 2006 Longtime professional editor, Patrick Inhofer -- whose work has included many stints on systems like Smoke, Avid and newe
How good are my DVD Rs? Or Error and Jitter Testing software solutions...
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 6 years ago
Another year and another step up in the amount of DVD masters we're creating. And since I'm getting tired of blindly and haphazardly testing different drive media combinations, I'm wondering if there'
Re: Plextor and BenQ drives can measure errors
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 6 years ago
Hi John, I discovered the Plextools software late last week. Seems to be what I'm looking for and I've started testing out media. I also found a site that's dedicated to this issue: www.cdfreaks.com A
Multiple Bitrate Streaming Video?
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 7 years ago
I'm working with a client on packaging internet streams of some of their content on a monthly basis. Our objective is to streamline the operation as much as possible. We need to provide Hi and Low spe
Re: Multiple Bitrate Streaming Video?
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 7 years ago
Ben, Thanks for your response. Ben Waggoner "The QuickTime implementation isn't as good and isn't widely supported in modern authoring tools, alas." When you say the QT implementation isn't as good, d
New lower pricing for DeckLink HD cards - 4:4:4 for only $1495 !
by Luke Maslen 7 years ago
Hi, Blackmagic Design has introduced new lower pricing for DeckLink HD series cards at IBC 2005 in Amsterdam. New prices are: DeckLink HD Plus - now US$695 DeckLink HD Pro 4:2:2 - Now US$995 DeckLink
Re: You guys are off topic to my question. BM please answer!
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 7 years ago
mkramden "Is Luke or anyone from BM going to respond to my question about how this price drop was do to a "$1000 lower price part" and not in response to AJA's announcement So most of you that have r
Article: Avid versus Final Cut Pro: One Editor's Perspective
by elists@fini.tv elists@fini.tv 10 years ago
Apple Final Cut Pro Avid versus Final Cut Pro: One Editor's Perspective Longtime professional editor, Patrick Inhofer -- whose work has included many stints on systems like Smoke, Avid and newer tool
Re: Avid versus Final Cut Pro: One Editor's Perspective
by Brian Berneker 2 years ago
Hi Patrick, I found your article interesting and insightful. Sadly, I've never even SEEN Avid hands-on, so my frame of reference is very limited in that regard, so it can be difficult to trust a softw


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