Video producer & cinematographer
I shoot & edit documentary style corporates, TVCs, & occasional short film. Member Since: July 31st 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Friends:  Philip Hinkle | | | | | | Opening Archived Projectby Elizabeth Cooz 5 days agoIf I have archived a project with all of the files and motion content stored in the library should I be able to open it and see all of my media If opening it from an external drive is there anything I | Re: Opening Archived Project
by Jeff Kirkland 3 days ago
The answer is that usually you re ok and there shouldn t be any re-linking but in reality, you need to test the archive as soon as it s created because, in my experience at least, FCPX is very good at
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| | | |  | Can't export .dv file out of FCPXby Erick Puentes 3 days agoSo I have this .dv file which I imported into FCPX and it seemed to transcode fine and plays correctly within FCPX. Every time I go to export it, whether via master file or out to compressor it fails | Re: Can't export .dv file out of FCPX
by Jeff Kirkland 3 days ago
For what it s worth, and this might be a little vague because it s been a couple of years since I had to deal with it, error code 36 was related to the ._ invisible file associated with the file or di
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| | | |  | Playing hundreds of clips at once in FCPXby Cat Heller 1 week agoHello, I'm trying to make a video where 144 small clips play at once with no special effects or text. I bring each MP4 clip (mostly shot on smartphones) in and resize them to 11% and desaturate them. | | | | |
| | | |  | Updating to High Sierraby Greg Ball 1 week agoI want to purchase a plugin from Pixel films, however the website says I must have High Sierra. I'm currently in between 3 projects and only on 10.12.6. I always thought that you should never update y | Re: Updating to High Sierra
by Jeff Kirkland 1 week ago
If you want to use that plug-in, you don t really have much choice. The only real reason not to update is in case the new OS and your plugins, NLE, etc have incompatibilities but right now FCPX, the p
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| | | |  | DOA Projectby Eric Santiago 3 weeks agoI have a project (Library) that will not export via the Optimized Original option. Its find under Proxy but not the high res version. This is the same project I was having Optical Flow Analysis issues | Re: DOA Project
by Jeff Kirkland 2 weeks ago
Personally, it s rare I d pass the cost of that sort of time on to the client. It s not their fault there was a bug in the software I chose, or I decided on a workflow that didn t go as expected, or I
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| | | |  | MP4, edit, export as MP4?by Brian Thomas 2 weeks agoI've used an Elgato video converter to make an MP4 file from a VHS tape. In FCPX I've trimmed the file and used the Sharpen effect a tiny bit. Now I'd like to 'Share' it and, ideally, get a similar si | Re: MP4, edit, export as MP4?
by Jeff Kirkland 2 weeks ago
You can either choose on of the other lower quality options or, if you have Compressor, you can create a custom preset with whatever settings you want. I personally tend to export a ProRes "Master Fil
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| | | |  | 4K in a 1080p project?by Larry Watts 12 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 12 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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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