
Video producer & cinematographer
I shoot & edit documentary style corporates, TVCs, & occasional short film. Member Since: July 31st 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Friends:  Philip Hinkle | | | | |  | MacPro + FCPX multimonitor setup adviceby Chemi Ferreiro 4 days agoHi all Trying to get ahead on a proper configuration for a new editing suite at my home studio driven by a 6 core MacPro 2013... GUI: Dell Ultrasharp 27" 4k as main display and Dell Ultrasharp 24" for | | | | |
| | | |  | Sorry to keep bringing this up...by Mark Morache 1 week agoI'm looking for someone who was having trouble with FCPX and High Sierra, wondering if you're still having trouble or if the latest upgrades helped. I'm one of the guys who was having big trouble with | Re: Sorry to keep bringing this up... by Jeff Kirkland 1 week ago I've never had any issues with any OS update since Lion - but I *always* do a clean install. I see it as a chance to do some virtual housekeeping once every year or so. My advice would be to hold off
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| | | |  | Resize browser display in secondary Windowby Mark Smith 2 weeks agoI haven't been able to figure this out: My secondary display has my FCPX browser window. The browser window fills the display and I don't see any option to resize the browser window. I'd like to shrin | | | | |
| | | |  | Can't receive AVCHD files via dropboxby Kenny Holl 4 weeks agoI don't know exactly what the problem is, but I have a buddy shooting some stuff for me onto an SD card. But when he tries to upload his footage to either Dropbox or Google Drive, all I get from him a | | | | |
| | | |  | Multiple Problems with Final Cutby Ryan Neuman 2 months agoI'm a videographer that has been editing professionally for over 2 years now with Final Cut and I feel like I've reached my limit with it. My specs are as follows: - MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid  | Re: Multiple Problems with Final Cut by Jeff Kirkland 3 weeks ago Editready won t let you set in and out points either. The application is really just ClipWrap with more options. ---- Jeff Kirkland Video Producer & Cinematographer Hobart, Tasmania Twitter: @jeffkirk
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| | | |  | Recovering a corrupted GH4 SD cardby Rikki Blow 1 month agoNot strictly FCPX related but couldn't see another suitable forum at Cow, and I'm sure many of you here will have had this prob at some point. You're also such helpful and knowledgeable folk (well, mo | | | | |
| | | |  | 4K in a 1080p project?by Larry Watts 6 months agoI have two questions: 1. I have a 1080 P project with most of the footage shot a 1080 x 1920 but have some interviews I need to intersperse which are 4K. (Both have the same frame rate) The 4K will be | Re: 4K in a 1080p project? by Noah Kadner 6 months ago If you go to Proxy in a 1080p timeline everything should look solid enough for cutting whether it's 1080p or 4K to begin with. I personally wouldn't go messing around with making my own proxies- more
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| | | |  | Vertical Video: Just say No!by Ned Miller 1 year agoADMIN NOTE: This thread began in Creative COW's Business & Marketing forum, but since this topic also cuts across shooting, editing, and distribution, we thought it'd be fun to open the discussion up  | Re: Vertical Video: Just say No! by Jeff Kirkland 1 year ago This article may be of interest. The BBC are now supporting vertical video in their phone app because it provides a better user experience for the 60% of viewers who consume it on a mobile phone. http
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| | | |  | Suddenly being moderatedby Jeff Kirkland 2 years agoHi COW Team, I'm completely baffled as to why my posts are suddenly being moderated. I've been an active poster and, as far as I know, I've done nothing but post helpful advice for Final Cut Pro X use | | | | |
| | | |  | Where's your footage coming from?by Tim Wilson 2 years agoA little bit of general conversation to throw in the mix: Are you shooting it yourself Are clients bringing it to you Are you part of an editorial team on the post side of a production, production com | Re: Where's your footage coming from? by Jeff Kirkland 2 years ago As a solo creative, i shoot most of my own footage but there are projects where I act more as producer director and will send others to do the shooting. I also have several clients that I just edit fo
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| | | |  | can I edit my own posts?by Jeff Kirkland 2 years agoThis is a test post to see if I can edit my own posts.... Jeff Kirkland Video Producer Southern Creative Media Melbourne Australia www.southerncreative.com.au G+: http: gplus.to jeffkirkland Twitter: | | | | |
| | | |  | Roles based mixerby Oliver Peters 2 years agoA lot of us would like to see Apple develop a roles-based mixer as a feature within FCPX. If that doesn't happen, would this be something that could be developed as a plug-in or some sort of applicati | Re: Roles based mixer by Jeff Kirkland 2 years ago I'd argue that 90% of FCPX users don't need more than I described and Apple have a tendency to leave that last 10% to other apps. Jeff Kirkland Video Producer Southern Creative Media Melbourne Austral
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| | | |  | Audio mixer coming?by Loren Risker 2 years agohttps: www.cinema5d.com final-cut-pro-x-roles-audio-mixer-possibly-on-its-way I think I'd prefer easier integration with Logic, but this could be pretty useful for quick projects. ------------- OutOfF | Re: Audio mixer coming? by Jeff Kirkland 2 years ago I'm told that Apple applied for the roles-based audio mixing patent in 2011 and I suspect they were waiting for the patent to be granted before we had any chance of seeing it implemented, so let's hop
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| | | |  | Bug or problem my end?by James Ewart 2 years agoHi when exporting a still image I get the wheel of death if I try and change the name before hitting save. No problems when I don't change the name. Is this a bug  | Re: Bug or problem my end? by Jeff Kirkland 2 years ago Nope. Works like a charm for me. Jeff Kirkland Video Producer Southern Creative Media Melbourne Australia www.southerncreative.com.au G+: http: gplus.to jeffkirkland Twitter: @jeffkirkland
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| | | |  | GH4 footage darker than LCD screenby Andy Jarvis 3 years agoI am new to the GH4 and have just shot a low light music video. The footage looked great when I was shooting but when I put the card into my computer from then on the footage looks much darker - it lo | Re: GH4 footage darker than LCD screen by Jeff Kirkland 3 years ago In terms of grading. the GH4 is a very noisy camera. Set it up wrong or underexpose by more than a stop or two and you've got a real headache. Looking at that particular image I'd probably just use a
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| | | |  | Blemish on imageby Doug Swift 3 years agoI have a spot on the lower left corner of my videos which, at first, I thought was dust or dirt on the lens. But I have cleaned the uv protoector thoroughly, then went on to clean the lens as well, re | Re: Blemish on image by Jeff Kirkland 3 years ago My best guess would be dirt on the sensor. Maybe something that's not going to budge with just blowing on it. I used to see that all the time with my Sony FS100. It seemed to constantly attract dust a
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| | | |  | Intensity Pro Extended Desktop on a Macby Jeff Kirkland 7 years agoJust downloaded the latest drivers on the hopes of using my Intesity Pro to drive the second desktop display for my FCPX workstation but the option isn't available in the Black Magic preferences. Has | | | | |
| | | |  | Intensity Pro No HDMI Outby Jeff Kirkland 9 years agoHi All, Just bought an Intensity Pro and for the life of me I can't get HDMI out to work. I have a Mac Pro, OS X 10.5.7, Final Cut 7. I am testing by using the Black Magic playback software into an LC | Re: Intensity Pro No HDMI Out by Jeff Kirkland 9 years ago Thanks for the reply, If we're talking OS X control panel, then I only get two output choices and both of those include HDMI. It's currently set to HDMI + Y,YB,YR (or similar - not at the computer rig
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