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creating custom transitions

2008-07-21T20:32:02Z

Hey all,

does anyone know how to make your own transitions and then save them as transitions? I couldn't seem to find anything about it in the manual, but I know it's possible. There's an effect I need to replicate over and over in a 90 minute video - I can do it with key frames, but doing key frames on transitions 100 times is going to get OLD really fast.

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Choose Cheese.

2008-07-20T05:54:29Z

http://www.breadbuttercheesevictory.com

nuff said

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so does anyone know...

2008-07-13T19:33:10Z

of a site that teaches different tricks and things you can do on Final Cut Pro

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capture problems with canon XH A1 and FCP hdv setup

2008-07-08T21:55:51Z

So I'm using the HDV 1080 60i easy setup option and trying to capture from my Canon XHA1. The problem is that I get frequent time code breaks even though there are none on the tape. I have the break up clips on rec start/stop option toggled off.

Is there a specific capture setting I need to use for my camera, I can't seem to find any info on this anywhere yet.

thanks in advance.

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FC Express & iMovie 06

2008-07-06T18:03:44Z

Is ther e asecret way that I can import the timeline from iMovie to FC express 4.0

I am told I can but It's not happening

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final cut test

2008-07-04T03:49:06Z

I have a job interview on monday and one thing they are testing me on is final cut. Granted, I do not have to be a professional editor, but I really need to brush up on it, since its been awhile. I have a copy of final cut, an older version from a few years ago, but no mac! :(

Is there anyone from the SF area who would be kind enough to let me play around on final cut for a few hours to brush up? I promise I wont fuck up your computer or do anything stupid. I have a friend helping me out on Sunday, but Id really like to get more hours of brushing up in before monday's interview, I have to get this job!
thanks,
SG

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Make your video flashy like Hollywood?

2008-06-11T06:25:52Z

So, I had this client who asked me to put together montage of photos for their company promo. They wanted it to look like MTV-like flashy stuff with a bunch of graphics. I personally hate shit like that, but I did best I can with low quality materials that they gave me(bad pictures, mpg4 videos, poorly done old promotional DVDs.)

At the end the client didn't like what I did, and took it to someone else who, in his words, "master at After Effect." I know how to use After Effect and from what I understand it isn't like a magic bullet that make everything look fancy. Often times clients who know a little about editing say can you use After Effect to make the video look cool. I feel like that's not always the case, but tell me if I was wrong.

So if anyone here knows any tricks I should know to make the video look like something out of "Hollywood", besides Jump Backs and royalty free graphics, please share them with me. I'm sure other editors here would like to know how others do.

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lost visibility of media in canvas viewer

2008-06-06T06:18:26Z

While editing I spontaneously lost the ability to SEE the media in my canvas window.
The media is still intact and when i double click on it or re-import it into the timeline the media appears but will not show itself when in playback.

what the heck is going on????

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Best method for pan-and-zoom (Ken Burns effect)

2008-06-02T14:13:56Z

I've been able to pan-and-zoom of still images using keyframes in FCP but the result is awkward and I still haven't figured out the "ease in" and "ease out" options (seems like either the beginning or the end of the pan is effected but not the other). Is Apple's Motion a good program for this? If not, do you have a recommendation?

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Preview Disabled

2008-05-27T03:57:10Z

I am maybe missing something obvious here... Never had any problem bringing in any footage with DV, but last night tired to pull in some footage from a Sony V1U and whie I could control the deck, I got no audio or video single coming into final cut. No setting allowed for it. This morning I used a friends cheap sony camera and a definite mini dv tape and was getting the same problem. There is no "preview disabled" in the help files.

It seems to be "unable to locate the external devices Apple Firewire NTSC" - despite being able to control the deck through the fire wire port.

Any thoughts? thanks.

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Digitizing Audio Cassette tapes

2008-05-23T01:24:41Z

I have a project that's going to require me to digitize a bunch of audio cassette tapes. Anyone have any advice on the best way to do this? What file type I should wind up with (I'm assuming AIFF)? Any particular piece of gear?

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on the subject of still images...

2008-05-14T01:33:57Z

I'm dealing with some stills that are getting an awful lot of warbly motion wherever there are patterns. It seems excessive with this latest piece, and I'm not sure if there is some filter I can use or basic trick to clean that up a little. Anyone have any suggestions?

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Exporting a still image

2008-05-13T19:15:14Z

How do I export a still image from FCP that does not have the interlacing lines? Or is that something I have to alter in Photoshop?

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Sneaky Apple.

2008-05-13T14:41:18Z

I'll only leave this up for a short period, but here goes ......

So the other day, a friend's laptop had a charging issue.
He took it into an Apple store and they fixed it really quickly.
He was very happy.
Then he went to open FCP and the serial number was missing.
About a year earlier, he was working for a chap who had just bought 5.0.4
and that person loaned him the disks so he could work from home.
But that didn't help him right now and he was a little freaked out.

Then he called around and someone said "have you tried Serialbox.com"?
So he did and after some poking around and trial and error ...... IT WORKED!

Just sayin'.

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Insight into Upressing

2008-05-09T19:28:48Z

Does anyone have any good insight into up-ressing. I have to convert a 720x480 project to 960x540 - which is a pretty big jump - not to mention a much more rectanglular jump. Once it's converted I need to compress it with Flash - which isn't that big a deal - but just going straight to that frame size in flash makes quite a mess indeed.

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audio rendering mystery

2008-05-04T16:48:32Z

trying to render audio for some clips. Hit command R and and computer begins to render. Goes to 99% rendered than quits. Clips won't render again even though audio is all red.

more info?

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Been staring at FCP all day...

2008-05-02T16:25:30Z

logging shots. Just thought I'd take a break and say, "hey."

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Tips and Tricks for Longer Vids?

2008-05-01T21:04:44Z

So, I thought that Toast had something in it that would just compress your video, even if it was longer than 2hrs onto a regular dvd. Turns out not. So then I thought maybe it was DVD Studio Pro that had this feature. But that just formatted for hours only to fail for too much video. Right now I'm exporting the piece again as an MPEG-2 at the 150min DVD level, which I really hope works (the piece is actually about 152 mins) because it is taking hours to do and I need to get past this first dvd burn and into making crazy mad copies, yo! So I figured while I'm waiting I would throw this one out to the peanut gallery and see if there is anything else I should be doing to get this thing right. So, tips, tricks, your own experiences with this kind of thing?
~S

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I found The Holy Grail.

2008-05-01T19:39:00Z

After spending over an hour on the blower with tech. support, trying to get FCP6 to talk to my Canon HV 20, the chap on the phone says "Is there a 'reset' button on the camera?" I tell him I don't think so ...... but there is! It's under the battery. So I hit it .... and as if by magic, everything worked.

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telecine to disk vs. telecine to digibeta??

2008-04-26T04:31:58Z

hey all, sorry if this is slightly OT, but -- i’m about to edit a 16mm music video on finalcut... for my final dvd and digibeta deliverables, i’m wondering what the smarter choice would be -- telecine uncompressed QT to disk, or telecine to digibeta?

in the end, would a telecine to uncompressed QT somehow yield a noticeably higher image quality than a telecine to digibeta?

and assuming i’m going to pay someone to handle the online -- would i be saving a significant amount of money pulling master footage right off the hard disk during the online edit, avoiding the cost of digitizing from a digibeta deck?

and are there any other advantages to having uncompressed masters on disk? e.g. would it give the online editor more room to maneuver (in terms of color correction and effects) than if he/she had to work off of digibeta masters?

thanks!

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editing on a new iMac?

2008-04-15T01:04:58Z

Hi,
Does anyone out there have any experience/opinion about editing video on a new iMac? I am in the market and need some help!

Here are some of the specs:
Intel 2.4Ghz Duo Core Processor
2GB Ram

I'd be editing mostly dv, maybe some hd...some 2D motion graphics but really nothing crazy ... probably just moves on stills, titles, etc...

Thanks people :)

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Sony HDR-FX1 question.

2008-04-12T02:49:30Z

Anyone know what the best settings are for a 24p "film look"?

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Canon PowerShot TX1? Compatible with FCP?

2008-04-11T21:59:27Z

I was just checking out this new camera, Canon's PowerShot TX1, it records to an SD or SDHC card, using the following file formats:
• JPEG Exif 2.2
• DCF • DPOF
• AVI Motion JPEG WAVE

Would this camera be compatible with FCP?

Also, there is no firewire, (it comes with avi and USB 2.0 connections) but I'm assuming that with a removable SD or SDHC card, I'd simply remove the card and insert it into a card reader, then drag and drop into FCP, yes?

I like the size of this camera, which is why I'm asking. Thanks.

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Video capturing mystery

2008-04-05T23:05:54Z

I have been tearing my hair out for the past couple days. Been trying to capture some video from my last show. Tried batch capture and capture now, but dropped frames and not always in the same place. Restarted FCP, restarted my computer, trashed the preferences...nothing works. Any ideas?

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Audio Difficulties

2008-04-04T01:18:16Z

A couple of tricks to tackle in audio today...

First and foremost, have you ever had an MP3 file that when brought into Final Cut Pro took on an annoying popping sound? I'm trying to figure out what to do about that.

Also, tried using the Voice Over tool in FCP for the first time today, but couldn't get the audio signal to come through. Seemed like it should have gone right through going through either the digitizer or straight into the back of the computer, but it never took. I'm working off a G5 in this office. Tips, anyone?

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VOLUNTEER EDITORS NEEDED for AidStillRequired.org

2008-03-28T02:01:36Z

Greetings,

I'm part of a grassroots organization (www.AidStillRequired.org) based in Santa Monica, CA that is bringing much needed aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Tsunami & the victims of the nightmare in Darfur.

Our first PSA, with Kobe Bryant, is completed and currently running on the opening page of our site. We have others that have been shot but we now need editors to cut them for us. Some of the others include Derek Fisher, Andrew Bynum, Steve Nash, Baron Davis, Tracy McGrady and the list continues to grow.

Please contact me if you would like to offer your talents to this very worthy cause.

Peace & Light, Cheryl Ann
photocatt@gmail.com

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Screen Capture Compatible?

2008-03-16T14:49:02Z

I have the SnapsPro screen capture program installed and it is awful in FCP (6).
Not only does it take hours to render, when it is all done, turns to blurry mush.
Does anyone have a screen capture program you like to use in FCP?
I need it for work and the one purchased for me sucks.

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now accepting short film & video submissions for art & music festival

2008-03-15T22:36:55Z

RDiMT in association with Lightning in a Bottle Art & Music Festival is now accepting original short-form film & video submissions to showcase at our late night projection area this year.

We are putting a call out for engaging, funny, surreal, thought-provoking, avant-garde, ridiculous, sublime material but most importantly works generated by you. Entries should be no longer than 5 minutes, but anything that captures the imagination will be considered for screening, so don’t put away that brilliant 11 minute documentary you made on the man-eating chipmunks of the African Sierra. We want to see it all.

please see the official announcement here:

http://tribes.tribe.net/renegadedriveinmovietheater/thread/d2a72bfe-b2af-488f-9419-d187eeb636fd

for the uninitiated:

Lightning in a Bottle is an interactive art & music festival, currently in its 3rd year at its current location in Santa Barbara, CA. Conceived by The Do Lab, an LA- based event production company that has created interactive environments within larger art & music festivals such as Coachella, Summer Sonic (Japan), & Electric Picnic (Ireland), LIB is an eclectic blend of music, art, performance, workshops and green energy that will take place over 4 days this year at the Live Oaks Campgrounds on May 23 – 26th. Powered almost entirely through solar energy & biodiesel, their mission is to create an event where participants can have amazing and fulfilling experiences whilst remaining fully conscious of the natural environment and minimizing their effect upon it.

http://lightninginabottle.org/2008/

Renegade Drive-In Movie Theatre (RDiMT) is a collective of outdoor-cinemaphiles that hold spontaneous movie screenings in random & covert locations, projecting a chosen film onto raw surfaces in unconventional locations found within the varied urban landscape of Los Angeles. Date & rendezvous point are usually announced 24-72 hours in advance and participants are encouraged to maintain a low profile when arriving at clandestine locations. Chosen films have been projected onto sides of trains, highway underpasses, deserted downtown alleys, abandoned buildings, etc. No (dark) surface goes unconsidered. Due to the barren nature of some of our chosen locations, the audiences must often bring their own seating, and of course whatever refreshments they wish to imbibe or share with others. We have yet to encounter any trouble from John Law, but the possibility is always there and well, adds to the whole experience.

http://tribes.tribe.net/renegadedriveinmovietheater

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how to do change notes (film)? (Help!)

2008-03-12T20:19:22Z

I'm used to doing this on an Avid, where they have an easy app installed - but what is up with FCP?

I'm trying to use Cinema Tools, but that doesn't seem to be working. (I'm on FCP 5.1.4, which has some CT capabilities built-in, or so they claim.)

When I try to export a CT film list for version 1, and then export a CT change list for version 2, FCP / CT doesn't let me select version 1's film list (nor XML, nor EDL) to compare it to (?!)

That is, when I try to use the workflow suggested in the FCP export menu (export a CT film list of version 1, then export a CT change list of version 2) - the FCP/CT change list dialog box then asks me "where is the program file for the previous version of this sequence?" --

but then it grays out the film list of version 1 (?)

So what else could it mean or be looking for when it asks for a 'program file'?

I also tried the online app Editrace, but that wouldn't accept my exports either (?)

Work flow clues?

I would be very grateful...

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FCP on Current

2008-03-08T02:57:58Z

gulp & help,,, so i finished my second piece for current tv and although its popular, i think i blew it in several places... i get all nervous when somethings going to a large default world audience... so give it to me good... what do i need to fix first?

http://current.com/items/88859275_moving_through_organic_perfection

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Gold Stars?

2008-03-05T20:32:08Z

Come on people. Lets give Tribe a little more love ($5). I had to skip through 4 pages of FCP Tribe members before I found someone with a gold star. $5 is worth it for this tribe alone. Well, maybe not, but anyway. Hit that premium button and make baby Jesus happy again.

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A little work

2008-03-04T19:36:11Z

Something I did recently:

<A HREF="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/4c85237dd0" target="_blank"> Click Here</A>

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Flash or QT that expires

2008-02-29T19:36:58Z

I posted this over on the Cow, but got no response. I was wondering if there's a way to make a flash file or a QT expire after a certain period of time, rendering it unplayable.

Anyone have any ideas?

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P2 to viewing copy dvd

2008-02-27T23:34:30Z

Can anyone suggest a quick easy workflow from P2 footage to a simple DVD viewing copy?

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keying in time code (browser, item properties) ...?

2008-02-16T02:00:46Z

We inherited a film show where the original crew neglected to input via flex files, so now we're down to inputting sound roll #'s & sound time codes by hand - if possible!

We found a way to input the sound roll numbers, but we're having trouble getting FCP to let us key in sound time codes...

We're down to entering sound TC into one of the "spare" info columns, in either the browser or in the item properties window.

We're not exactly sure if the sound EDL will catch that ...

Ideas? Suggestions?

Much appreciated.

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Odd Mac Book Pro charging problem.

2008-02-13T07:49:27Z

With the charger connected, the pooter runs fine, but the battery will not charge.
I have two chargers and both have the same problem, so it's the pooter.

The display in the top right window says "Calculating".

Any suggestions?

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Rates?

2008-02-12T21:55:23Z

When was the last time you got a rate increase?
This decade ..... or the last?

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Firewire Weirdness....

2008-02-09T20:11:07Z

....that is a technical term, by the way ;-)

I am having issues with my Lacie Firewire drive. It automatically used to shut itself off when I ejected it or turned the computer off. Now it stays on, all the time, unless I turn it off manually. Has anyone experienced this before?

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tilting video clip

2008-02-08T21:19:42Z

I am trying to position/ angle a video clip so that it fits into a still image. I have been changing the numbers in distort under the Motion tab. But there has to be an easier way. Is there a way to drag the edges or corners to distort the clip?

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FCP Tribe Night Out - TUESDAY NIGHT

2008-02-07T18:38:38Z

Here ~~~> http://www.barbarasatthebrewery.com/MAPS_DIRECTIONS/maps_directions.html

Any time after about 7.30pm.

We'll gather inside, but kinda towards the north end, near the gazebo thing.

.

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I am looking for a really good way to key out Green Screen

2008-02-06T21:11:03Z

I have found a FCP plug in called DVMatte Pro by DVGarage and it does a pretty good job. (by the way anyone have a non demo version of this?) But I know that there must be something better. Anyone have any ideas? The shots that I am working with are of someone getting a tattoo that was shot by painting green where the tattoo is supposed to be and a womans face that I am putting in the spot where the green is/was. I know it would have been a lot easier to do if he had shot the skin without the green but he wants the tattoo gun running over the skin where the tattoo is. I am getting moderate results with DVMatte and an 8-point garbage matte. Really I just need something that mattes better.

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Combining Audio to Mono

2008-02-05T21:21:16Z

Can anyone tell me how I can combine all the audio tracks I have to a MONO STEREO (2spkr)

I have a project an editor left in a mess with audio all over the place and I need to combine them to one single mono stereo.

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"Conforming HDV Video"

2008-02-05T04:33:02Z

I just started a new gig. Kickass system, but whenever I go to render anything a box shows up and says "Conforming HDV Video". What gives?

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HVX200 - FCP question

2008-01-31T04:00:13Z

Does anyone know for sure if the HVX-200 will output HD via the firewire port if there is no P2 card installed?
Wondering if I can shoot straight to FCP.

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FCP Asst. Editor wanted / Sonoma CA

2008-01-25T02:37:32Z

We're looking for a Production assistant / Asst. Editor for a start up company in Sonoma, day rate isnt great but it is steady and m-f 9-5.

If anyone in the area is interested send me a note with experience listed.

Cheers, Gothalot

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Quicktime 7.4 - DO NOT UPGRADE

2008-01-24T21:42:40Z

For those you who have not upgraded to QT 7.4, which is the newest update - don't. It apparently disables After Effects and now there's some chatter that it's playing havoc with FCP as well. But hey, you rent "Pirates of the Caribbean."
Read:

http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/01/23/038241.shtml

and

http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/2/925464

and

http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/8/972099

and

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6391144

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My MacBook pro screen got a scratch... Help?

2008-01-23T17:27:21Z

So this isn't FCP related, but I know there are a lot of wonderful nerds and geeks on this tribe who might know an answer or two.
By a freak accident, involving six or seven beer drinking friends, a bottle cap had to fly across the room and hit my laptop screen. Yes, one in a million chance... Some of you might think how stupid of me, but I'm sure any beer drinking fools here can sympathize with this situation. Right?
So is there any way to get rid of the scratch? I know it's not exactly made of plastic, so I shouldn't be using plastic polishing products. If anyone knows some kind of a witch craft or a sorcerous magic to fix this problem, please let me know.

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ProTools advice needed.

2008-01-21T18:10:11Z

Anyone wanna give my friend Janine a few mins phone tutorial on ProTools?
She already knows how to use it, but needs a few questions answered.

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Powerpoint

2008-01-20T20:00:28Z

Anyone have any words of wisdom for me on getting a movie clip to look right in powerpoint?

Apparently Quicktime isn't supported by Windows.
AVI files turn into choppy pixels.
I can't find anything on WMV files.
MPEG-1 looks the best, but I can't get sound in.
Working on trying MPEG-2 now, but I've read more votes against than for that particular file type.
There has to be a way to make this better.
Suggestions? Anyone?

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JVC GZ-HD7U ???

2008-01-14T22:56:00Z

Anyone used one of these cameras?

It records to a hard drive, then you import the files and are "supposed" to be able to work with them. I installed the stuff that came on the JVC disk that came with the camera, but to no avail. Any thoughts?

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DVD Extractions

2008-01-13T08:55:34Z

Ok, so I know I've posted on this one before, but it just never works, and it's positively maddening. I have footage on DVD and I need it digitized into FCP. FCP won't recognize my dvd player and capture footage that way. And while everyone swears by Mac The Ripper, I have never found it to do anything but make me wait a bunch of time for exactly the files I started with off the dvd itself. So the question still stands, how does one get all these damned VOB files out of the Video TS folder and into actual quicktime files that can be used in FCP? Please can't someone help me?
~S

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New "Pocket Professional" camera from RED

2008-01-10T02:40:25Z

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/02/red-to-unveil-the-scarlet-pocket-professional-camera-at-nab/

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Capturing Error

2008-01-10T02:25:00Z

OK - so I have a capturing problem, and wanted to see if you had any ideas!

1. I have 2 miniDV tapes that I am trying to capture. I know the video itself is fine - but the audio is super messed up - cuts in and out, scratches, hisses, screetches, etc.

2. I don't care about the audio portion of my tapes, because I am using alternate audio. All I want is the visuals.

3. I can't capture those 2 tapes in FCP. I get tape error messages (not timecode errors) that the source tape is bad. Whether I am using CAPTURE CLIP, BATCH CAPTURE, or even CAPTURE NOW, all I get is 3 seconds & then the error message. I can play it OK, to set in and out markers, etc., but when I try and actually capture, that's when the errors show up.

4. I used 3 different cameras to try and capture to no avail - all three get the same error message.

5. I know it's probably because of the corrupt audio track on the tapes, correct?

SO -

1. Can I capture in FPC without the audio track? I already unchecked the audio capture under Settings in the Log and capture utility, but that didn't seem to work, so I didn't know if there was an alternate method.

2. Is it possible to dupe the tapes, so I am using a new tape? Or will the problem just transfer over to the new tape?

Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated! Thank you!

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Stills from Video

2008-01-09T20:10:31Z

I am having issues capturing stills off of FCP 6. It has never been a problem before but suddenly now the screen goes white. It captures that way as well. What a waste! Any idea what happened, anyone?

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Youtube compression mystery?

2008-01-08T01:58:32Z

So I noticed when you look at the "embed" video html code, it start with <object width="425" height="355">, which means that's the dimension of the video after you upload to the site. So why do they tell you on the help page to compress to the size of 320x240? Is this mean Youtube is decreasing the resolution?

I've compressed the video with 425x355, but then the result came up stretched image since this dimension is not exactly 4:3. So I did 473x355. Then I uploaded the video, and it seems to work better.

Do anyone here experimented with this? Or know more about this mystery as to why Youtube do this?

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capturing footage from dvd

2008-01-07T18:10:06Z

Hey, I saw the previous posts about capturing by hitting "capture now" while playing the dvd through camera.... but I don't think I have a way to hook my dvd player up to my little canon power shot.... I do have a new macbook pro and new FCP, and some great footage of me singing for PCTV they are letting me edit further and post online, however, I can't figure out how to do it, I marked the clip I wanted in iDVD and tried playing it on the computer and hitting capture now, but it's like the 2 apps don't even see each other. Any suggestions, I am just a chubby little jazz singer in Pittsburgh trying to put some fun footage out there in the world.

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Work !!!

2008-01-04T00:34:11Z

Please tribe we with a link to some of your work I can see on-line.

Do it today.

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New Years Cheers

2008-01-01T20:05:39Z

Hey Final Cut Pros!

I wanted to duck in here for a moment and say Happy new year to the active folks in the tribe. Yeah I know, there's Sweeney being all warm and fuzzy, but we're all on the same quest, so I wish you all continued success, learning, and luck with your 2008 digital goals.

A special thanks to Alan for all your help with all of our sophomoric FCP questions, who I nominate for president in 2008.....ok, maybe new moderator?

Anyway, we are living in an exciting time for film/video. Cheers to ya'll!

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Seeking FCP Sizzle Editor

2007-12-28T20:17:21Z

My company is looking for a Sizzle spot editor. The spots are mostly for larger corporations for their convention or special shows. They last any where from 3 to 90 minutes. Many of our spots play on multiple screens simultaneously in synch. Good flow timing and an understanding of what brands respond to is helpful. Please email me any links of previous work that can be shown to the clients which represent this type of editing. Let me know if any graphics are done by you or if they were third party. We have a graphics department who can handle all the graphics needs, but it is always good to know when evaluating material. Just email me here on tribe and I'll take a look at stuff. The first job of the new year actually starts on the 29th of December (so before the new year), but we have many during the year.... would love to find some new blood right away though.

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VHS to DVD conversion...

2007-12-28T05:57:22Z

Is there an easy way to convert protected VHS tapes to DVD? Random question, but just thought I'd ask...

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Pan-demic! ...or Why Does FCP set pan to -1 in sound levels?

2007-12-21T23:24:14Z

Happy holidays, comrades!

Does anyone out there in cyber land know why FCP sets all incoming sound levels to Pan at -1? I have to adjust every track because of that to balance out the sound, or I am not supposed to?

Do tell please? (I am praying to the "Alan" God in hopes he might place an answer in my stocking :-)

Best wishes, and again , happy Solstice/Christmas/Kwanza/Hanukkah/atheistic non-denominational winter season...or whatever :-)

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trouble opening fcp...

2007-12-21T02:46:10Z

fcp will will start to open, then just disappear. Is there a simple trick to fix this?

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Enter the Breakout ShortFilm competition!

2007-12-18T17:14:50Z

Hi Filmmakers/Directors,

We would like to invite you to our short film competition for an opportunity to become the next breakout filmmaker who wins an all expense paid trip to London for a one week internship with David Parfitt (Shakespeare in Love).

We hope to see your video entry soon! To enter visit http://shortfilm.projectbreakout.com

Best Regards,

The Project Breakout Team

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Is anyone using a Canon HV20 to edit in FCP?

2007-12-18T03:35:13Z

I bought an HV20 over the summer and have since been using it to film a project that I am now ready to edit. I got a MacBook Pro and I am trying to import HD into FCP. But, I am having so much trouble getting the HV20 to communicate with FCP. Should I just trade in my mac for an easier workflow in Premiere/DivX on a P.C.? Would anyone be so kind as to walk me though the process? (if you're in l.a., even better! i would love to buy u dinner if i could just watch you import some footage.)

Thanks,
Shannon :)

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color key filter

2007-12-14T08:03:29Z

Tribesperson ... It looks like it would be that easy ... How to apply COLOR KEY FILTER

In Flash, I blued - out behind the foreground figures.
I imported the QT mov to F C Pro and moved the clip to the timeline,
I read directions in a site given me by a lab guy. I took these steps given by the site guy:

double clicked on TL Vid to be filtered ...

got to the correct filter tab and the color key control panel ...

changed key color with eye dropper, click/selected the fill color (blue) on my vid in other view port ...

moved all sliders on panel ...

rendered.

I re-read guy's directions ... It seemed so easy, but, maybe too easy.

I found no explicit mention of another STEP TO APPLY KEY FILTER.

What IS it? What'd I miss?

I only came up with the option - to render, for the next step in applying the Key Filter.

no change is visible in the (final) view port.

Even if it's 'option - destroy the time space continuum' ...
or, if my own existence outside of such, is my real problem, please tell me anyway ... I gotta' know.
I can nearly chew on a tempting piece of which animation project I bit off a bit too much, such a long time ago.

Thanks, untill I hear from y'all, I remain ...
entroffic

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compressor to iDVD issues

2007-12-13T21:29:39Z

I just compressed an fcp project with compressor and I'm not able to get it into my iDVD project. I'd imagine there is an easy solution, but I can't figure it out... Help?

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Moving Audio Clips to New Tracks

2007-12-13T18:14:07Z

Is there a single command - or keystroke option or something - that allows you to move audio (or video) clips to different tracks without having to select and drag them? In other words, to move a clip from track A5 to A1? I have an edit where we wound up with audio from all over the place and I'm just trying to consolidate things.

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weird 'export quicktime movie' issue:

2007-12-13T14:33:58Z

Suddenly, today, my fcp is only allowing me to export audio to quicktime movie:

under the 'include' pull-down my options are onlye "left.. right.. and center" the include "audio and video" possibility is not there.

Any ideas?

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Production Insurance

2007-12-12T17:58:12Z

I need to buy some production insurance and I'm hoping I don't have to spend an arm and a leg on it. Does anyone have any tips on who to call?

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G5 Dual Powering down at the wrong times.

2007-12-11T16:30:55Z

K so my Air cooled G5 dual 2 gig is shutting off in the middle of work.. really blows ass :-( . Actually its doing it especially when Im in photoshop.. go figure.

I suspect its the power unit. I checked recalls and my serial number wasnt listed for apple to fix free.

Anyone else have Dual G5's (the air cooled not water cooled generation) that are just shutting down inadvertently. How and what was the fix? If its a replacement of the power unit, what was the aprox cost?

Thanks guys.

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Format conversion thoughts

2007-12-04T05:44:36Z

I thought I would post this here to see if I'm out of line with my thinking.

I got handed a DVD of some footage that needs to be saved - which was originally shot on DVD.

They want me to edit it and put it back onto DVD.

I'm running MPEG Streamclip at the moment, converting the DVD to uncompressed 8 bit 4:2:2 to minimize any possible additional damage to the file by converting it to say, DV or very high quality H264 (or whatever).

I haven't taken the time to run any tests to see if this is a bad idea or not and was wondering if anyone had done this testing to see if DV-->DVD-->DV makes any additional changes to the quality of the footage when compared with dv--> DVD --> Uncompressed.

Am I off my rocker? I suppose I'll have to run some tests to see.

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importing mpegs

2007-12-03T19:50:52Z

Whenever I import a movie recorded on my sony cybershot digital camers into FCP, the audio doesn't make it. The video imports fine, needs rendering, but the audio never makes it. The audio plays if I watch the clip with Quicktime, but no go in FCP. Any thoughts?

Sony cyber shot dsc-p200.

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LAFCPUG - Tonight

2007-12-03T10:19:46Z

lafcpug news/ November 27, 2007
=====================

CONTENTS:
____________________________________________________

1. Next lafcpug Meeting
2. What¹s new on the web site?
3. Articles and Things you Need to Read and Do
4. 7th Annual Macworld FCPUG SuperMeet (Tickets now on sale)
5. lafcpug Welcomes GMAX Storage Solutions as Newest Sponsor
6. lafcpug ³Toys Night,² Dec. 12
7. Really Good Deals
8. Sponsor lafcpug
9. Tip/Trick O' the Week
____________________________________________________

***1. NEXT LAFCPUG MEETING
Next lafcpug meeting will be Wednesday, November 28, 2007 beginning at
6:45PM - till we drop at the Gallery Theatre in E. Hollywood. And it¹s sold
out!. Told you.

Agenda is set and here it is: (subject to change)

More details on the agenda and directions to the Gallery Theatre can be
found here:

<http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html>

6:40- 7:05PM - Stump the Gurus
Join FCP Gurus Andrew Balis, Philip Hodgetts and Larry Jordan as they will
attempt to answer all of your questions and solve all of your problems
concerning FCP.

7:10PM - 7:30PM - 'High End Plug-ins for High End footage" - Todd Prives
Genarts Sapphire Plug-ins 2.0 plug-ins for FCP have just been released and
include several brand new plug-ins including "Film Damage, Light3D,
BleachBypass, LensFlare, RackDefocus and many many more. Todd Prives from
Genarts will show and tell.

7:35PM - 8:00PM - 'FCP Workflow with the RED Digital Cinema Camera - Curtis
Harris
Curtis Harris from ProMax will show you most everything you need to know
about Red/FCP workflow including Color, RedCine, 2K vs 4K workflow,
Cineform, and more. Also a special "rant" about backup and data management.

8:05PM - 8:30PM - 'Red and Visual Effects' - Nick Jushchyshyn
Alex Lindsay was supposed to present but was sidetracked by a new addition
to the family and thought it best to stay home and get acquainted. Instead
Nick Jushchyshyn, Technical Division Leader for the PixelCorps post
production teams and currently working in the features division at Digital
Domain will fill in. Nick will be showing Red Camera footage as it relates
to Visual Effects.

8:30PM - 8:55PM - Break

8:55PM - 9:55PM - "Everything you need to know about the Red Digital Cinema
Camera" - Evin Grant, Brook Willard and Blair Paulsen
Evin Grant, Brook Willard and Blair Paulsen, who call themselves "Red
Ninjas" will show footage from their many productions using the camera as
well as discuss the latest updates and all you should know about using the
camera in your next movie. Plenty of time for Q and A.
Ted Schilowitz, now "Leader of the Rebellion" for Red will also be on hand
to answer any and all questions.

10:00PM - World Famous Raffle
FireMAX 250GB Single Drive FireWire/USB External - ProMax
SteadyTracker Ultralite - ProMax
Magic Bullet Looks - Red Giant
Sapphire Plugins 2.0 plug-in collection for FCP (winner's choice of box set)
- Genarts
ShuttlePRO V.2 - Countour Design
Copy of Boris Grafitti or Boris FX - Boris
2 Free HD Clips - gotFootageHD
2 copies of Digital Effects 1,2,3 Plug-ins - Digital Thought Software
copy of After Effects Apprentice - Chris and Trish Meyers
Copy "Digital Color Correction"- Call Box
Copy of Panasonic P2 Workflow with Final Cut Pro and the HVX200 - Call Box
2 copies CHV FxPlug Bundle 04-2007 - CHV Electronics
Copy of VeeScope Live - VeeScope Live
$100.00 off or towards any Digital Heaven products - Digital Heaven
100 credits for the royalty free stock video clips of your choice -
Revolution Stock Media
Copy of DVDxDVPro - DVDxDV
50% off Training class at Moviola - Moviola
FCP Keyboard KeyGuide - Neotron Design
Plug-in package of your choice - Lyric Media
Ken Stone dot net T-shirt - Ken Stone

NOTE: No, we do not have a 4K projector. First come, best seat. Doors open
6:00PM, but get there early.

A $5.00 donation will be respectfully requested at the door.

This meeting is sponsored by the good folks at ProMax and we are grateful.

<http://www.promax.com/>

Digital projection made possible through the generous sponsorship of Apple
Inc. and the Pixel Corps with additional support from Adobe Systems, AJA,
ProMax Systems, BIAS, Inc, DigitalFilm Tree, and Gefen Inc.

lafcpug meetings are presented in association with the
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, a facility of the City of Los Angeles
Department of Cultural Affairs.

****************************************************************************
********************************************************************

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Sony XDcam vs Panasonic HVX200

2007-12-01T02:55:56Z

I'm bidding a project - and I'm trying to decide between these two. Any pluses or minuses? Anyone used XDCam? It looks cool.

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Looking to meet freelance FCP editors in NYC

2007-11-29T19:54:53Z

hello.

just moved into the bronx. Starting to harness freelance gigs. Wanting to meet people around the area for networking, shared business, and other crap. All experience levels - beginners to experts.

First round of beers on me ;)

marco...

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Old Black & White Effect?

2007-11-27T23:21:35Z

How would you make a 2 minute film appear to look like a 1950's educational film in FCP (meaning changing the color from black to white and adding some scratch marks and film imperfections)?

thanks in advance.

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FLV to anything FCP

2007-11-26T23:10:32Z

Anyone know of a good/ free converter to get FLV into anything FCP can handle?

posted in Final Cut Pro - 4 replies

best way to deal with transferred super 8...

2007-11-26T02:26:29Z

this may be a little random, but i'm trying to edit some transferred super 8 film into my sequence. the film was initially a little underexposed and then has suffered a bit from the transfer. anybody have any ideas about how to lighten up the image without losing more quality? i tried to lighten a little using the brighten and contrast (i think that's the name) filter. it did help to lighten the image, but it also served to make it much grainier...
i don't have enough time to shoot and process more super 8, so if anyone has any suggestions i'd appreciate it. thanks...

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Red

2007-11-23T05:58:05Z

Anyone have any experience with this camera? There was a bunch of talk about it a while ago, but I haven't heard anything.

posted in Final Cut Pro - 5 replies

Green screen?

2007-11-21T15:57:05Z

I recently shot some stuff with a green screen background.
It was well lit, as were the subjects, but it looks like crap.

Any suggestions as to what the settings should be?
Any tricks, 'cos right now, it's unusable. Eeeek.

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HDV hurt

2007-11-17T06:34:07Z

So I thought I'd try this here. I think I may have found a possible solution for this, but it never hurts to ask.

I have 8 tapes - all HDV 720 (some are are 24p some are 30p)

I can capture 6 tapes - no problem.

2 of the tapes refuse to be captured. I get timecode break warnings all over the place and what should be 4 or 5 clips gets broken up in 80 clips. Apparently this is a known and common problem with HDV, but there's no easy solution.

Anyone have any ideas?

I'm working with FCP 6.0.2 and was capturing over a JVC BR-HD50 (I could be wrong about that as I'm tpying those #s from memory - but it's the JVC deck not the camera) via firewire.

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HDV questions

2007-11-14T17:26:20Z

I have a project in HDV. I just got the tapes today and discovered that some were shot 24p and some in 30p (I'm still waiting to find out if there's a rhyme or reason for it.) I already know this is going to be a bit of pain the ass to work with, but does anyone have any ideas for or knowledge of this?

I need to capture it over firewire - which isn't the preferred method, but this job ain't paying me anywhere near enough to go buy a Kona.

Do I have to edit this in Native HDV or should I run it through Apple Intermediate Codec?

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Captured Audio and Video out of sync.

2007-11-06T07:18:23Z

Im having a consistant problem of my audio and video being out of sync at variable ammounts (sometimes 4 or 6 frames, sometimes up to 1min 26frames.)

I capture via dv-firewire400 from a panasonic DV deck. The firewire goes directly into the computer and is captured to an externally connected g-tech drive(firewire400).

capture procedure. I capture entire tapes by opening log and capture, labelling as needed and then hitting capture "now", I then press pla on the Deck.. in a few moments the deck to fcp relationship establishs and the capture begins.

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USB 2 vs. Firewire

2007-11-04T05:08:34Z

Hello peeps :-)

I am a little unclear on this, can you help?

With the onset of loads of high speed USB 2 drives at great prices, what is the difference between USB 2 and firewire?
Should I now invest in a 500gb USB 2 drive, since they seem to be more affordable that firewire?
What would you suggest?

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DVD Duplication?

2007-11-03T00:46:56Z

Wondering where to go to get say, 100 copies of a DVD made. Many places don't have rates for less than 1,000. I do not want to do them on my own, and printing them one at a time on my inkjet? Forget it . I'm willing to send to LA if necessary. I'm in the SF area now.

TIA

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2 new vids

2007-10-29T16:50:15Z

http://www.andrewwass.com/videoclips/jwacd.mov

http://www.andrewwass.com/videoclips/doorspaceduet.mov

any feedback is appreciated

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ease in ease out

2007-10-27T17:23:18Z

This is in regard to pan around inside a still image. I'd like the pan to start slow, move faster, then slow down at the end.

When I select "ease in/out" (right click) in the canvas motion path (wireframe) window, the program does a good job slowing at the end but accelerates the beginning way too fast. How do you get it to "ease in" then "ease out" at the end of the pan?

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Offline editing in FCP

2007-10-27T15:07:11Z

Howdie. Gonna be doing this for the first time here, and Im wondering if people have experience and knowledge of good settings to use, and then how this translates back when I pass the FCP doc back to the online editers.

1. Do you folks load the footage at a reduced quality?

2. Have it loaded as full quality at HQ and then have a someone compress it down to smaller file sizes and pass it to me via ftp.

- because all of this final product will be output for web, I am also wondering if I should just go ahead and reduce it to the 15fps I export as..

3. Suggestions?

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I need some help winning this Movie Contest! 3 minutes of FAME!

2007-10-25T20:24:02Z

Hello you guys!

I have been promoting our film madly - I've created
fliers to post, little 'cards' to hand out to people,
and I've sent out batches of emails in groups (I still
have lots more to send out!).

The only way we are going to win is if we ALL promote
like MAD! Below I have copied the email I sent out to
the Whaddya group - use it or change it to suit your
needs. I've attached the flier and 'cards' - you can
change them or use them as is. Please tell EVERYONE
YOU KNOW! Make sure they rate it!!! There are many
problems with the mac site - the main ones that affect
us are
1. You can't search by our movie name - it doesn't
work.
2. Using the email to a friend function on our page
sends a link that doesn't work (or it didn't last time
I checked).
3. The only thing that seems to work is searching by
our team name -
whaddyagonnadoaboutit

Thanks!

Whaddya Gonna Do About It? team entered the
Insomnia Film Festival
Turn 24 hours into a
3-minute masterpiece

The list of elements were given out at 9am EST on
October 13th, we shot at 3 locations, our visual
effects master Andrew Coggeshall was importing and
working while we set up for the next shots. I was
importing footage into Final Cut by 6pm. By 2am I had
picture-lock and I handed off to John Madden for
scoring. Dana Jae proved to be the marathan champion
by mixing and compressing at the wee hours of the
morning to get it uploaded by 9am EST on October 14th.

It was a fantastic learning experience - and we ended
up with a pretty cool little movie. AND WE NEED YOUR
HELP TO WIN!!! There were 3000 entries this year, so
competition will be tough. You can help by watching
and rating movies - the 25 entries with the highest
rating on November 9 at 12:00 a.m. EST will be
screened by industry professionals, including Barry
Sonnenfeld, James Mangold, and Nora Ephron. The
biggest hit with either the public or the pros, each
member of the team will receive a MacBook Pro with
Final Cut Studio 2, Logic Studio, and Shake! THIS
PRIZE WILL HELP US MAKE MORE MOVIES!

So... I encourage you to check it out! Please tell
all of your friends & family, too! You have to create
a Mac ID - if you have ever ordered from Mac or
iTunes, you already have one. You will also need
Quicktime Player - available for free download at Mac.

Whaddya Gonna Do About It? Productions presents...
8 3/4
Please watch and rate it by going to
http://edcommunity. apple.com/ insomnia_ fall07/
in the search field enter our team name:
whaddyagonnadoaboutit
8 and 3/4 will come up, click to watch

I would love to hear your comments! Thanks!

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DAT

2007-10-24T22:48:20Z

So, anyone have any words of wisdom regarding getting a DAT tape unstuck from a stubborn machiene? It went in fine. Fast forwarded, played, rewound. I go to take it back out and all it will do now is show me the word "CAUTION." It's a Sony deck. Hell, I'd call Sony if I could just find a number I thought might lead me in the right direction. I've tried turning the whole thing off, and even unplugging it, but the instant you get it back on, the word "CAUTION" comes right back up again, and it won't release the tape. Your thoughts? Anyone?

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Getting Paid?

2007-10-18T14:29:29Z

I'm about to accept my first paid freelance gig. How do you normally require payment to be made? I'm a little concerned that if I wait to get paid until after turning in the finished work, that I might get stiffed.

What is the industry "standard" here? How do you deal with collecting $ ?

Thanks!

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Question on out point

2007-10-15T21:20:48Z

Hey, this is driving me crazy!! I was setting in and out points on the timeline, using "i" & "o" on the keyboard. Well I must have gotten sloppy fingers & typed some weird key command, because all of a sudden, my out points started being not exactly where I wanted them, but 2 frames past. So instead of setting an out point at 5 seconds, it would be at 5 seconds & 2 frames. The in and out points are working fine in the viewer when I am marking clips, however.

Any help? I tried all the resources I could to find the answer to no avail.

Thanks! Hedy

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Avid?

2007-10-11T02:41:01Z

Anyone want an Avid job?

I know. I know. But it's paid work.

Need to be in LA.
Start yesterday.
Nice people.
Live concert.

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title safe/picture safe...

2007-10-06T15:03:04Z

howdie Ive been editing primarily for the web for the past while, and dont have much experience with title safe and picture safe boundries. Ive found that most DVD players to most TV screens loose area outside picture safe, but I havent yet seen a contemporary TV setup that looses the area between title and picture safe.

I am editing exclussiively for DVD now.. any words?

posted in Final Cut Pro - 7 replies

Audio won't render

2007-10-03T08:00:23Z

Does anyone have a solution to get the red bar to disappear? I've selected all the audio tracks and picked "render both" from the pull down menu. The red bar stays and the beeps persist. Any help greatly appreciated. I'm using FCP 5.

posted in Final Cut Pro - 4 replies

some recent work

2007-10-02T23:46:19Z

Hey all,

Here's a little video I did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOiM8wAXY48

posted in Final Cut Pro - 2 replies

clickable hotlinks to URLs created in DVDs?

2007-09-29T17:35:45Z

A while a go, someone was suggesting that one could create click-able URL hotlinks in your authored DVD .. has anyone else heard of this? knows how to do it? DVD studio pro?

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Stills in FCP

2007-09-21T09:31:44Z

The project I am now working on involves a lot of jpgs. Some of the jpgs I am working with were rotated 90 deg. in Preview. I then saved the jpgs after rotating and tweaking the colors. But when I import the jpgs to FCP, the rotation is gone. But when I look at the photo in Preview the photo is rotated. For some reason the rotation gets lost upon importation. Doesn't make sense. I could rotate the jpgs in FCP, but that would be a hassle as I am trying to streamline the process cuz I am dealing with many jpgs. Does anyone know why the rotation gets lost?

posted in Final Cut Pro - 6 replies

LAFCPUG

2007-09-19T18:13:50Z

http://www.lafcpug.org/

Meeting tonight.
You should be there.
No, seriously ... you should.

posted in Final Cut Pro - 9 replies

a question about rates....

2007-09-19T06:26:47Z

ok, so I'm putting together a bid for a client- 13 tapes of conference videos. (fun, right?) and I'm wondering, since I've never had such a volume request for straight tape import before, how do you all handle this in terms of rates? I usually don't charge my clients per tape, as the edit ends up being what they're paying me for, but in this case I am acting as more of a compiler than an editor and therefore I will probably spend more time on the actual import than on the edits. So I'm thinking that $30/tape seems fair, with the first one at no charge. This takes into account the time I have to put in, the fact that my deck and my computer are being tied up for 13+ hours and the drive space needed to store all these tapes. Does that sound fair to you guys?

Thanks for any help... cut on. And don't forget to pray to the FCP gods. =)

posted in Final Cut Pro - 11 replies