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Working in LiveType while also Editing to tape
I know that it is possible to go into livetype projects while also editing to tape (running off a 30min or plus show)but is the system design to handle such a big task(edit to tape)while also holding capabilites to create and render things in livetype at the same time.
Would you suggest doing such things as these?
Would it better to only creat things in livetype while also editing to tape and not render them?
Or would you suggest neither? If I am editing to tape I should do that only because it could be later on such a strain on the system.
Basically I’m try to kill two birds with one stone.
Thank you
God is Good
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Are you trying to write to the same disc your reading from to do the FCP output? If so, that might not be the best idea. It makes sense to render to your system disc and copy it over later. Besides, it’s a good idea to keep your project files on a seperate disc anyway.
Also, I have better luck with compositing in FCP if I just bring the livetype project into FCP and render it w/ everything else. It can be a hassle when you constantly have to reconnect the media, but it renders everything at the same time (no double-step renders)- a bit slower but handy from a workflow standpoint.
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[Latrice] “I know that it is possible to go into livetype projects while also editing to tape (running off a 30min or plus show)but is the system design to handle such a big task(edit to tape)while also holding capabilites to create and render things in livetype at the same time. “
I wouldn’t chance it at this stage of hardware and software.
You’ll probably cause the EtT to drop frames and stop.
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Just try it and see. I don’t think you can “break” anything, but you might have to re-edit to tape if you drop frames.
This is one of the things I love the most about the Mac: multi-tasking! I sometimes push it a bit… Once I was rendering out a huge composite in Combustion, a sequence in Final Cut, and I booted up and played my “Soldier of Fortune” game at the same time. The game was a bit laggy, and Combustion render time went up to like 60 seconds per frame, but it all worked.
I will say this, though… I believe that when I use “Edit to tape” my mouse cursor dissapears altogether, which leads me to believe that the multi-tasking while laying off your video might not be the best idea.
You can always try though!-Todd Beabout
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I never do it – but I’m conservative in this respect.
1) Days or weeks of work are printed to a final mastertape: I sit and watch.
2) It’s your responsibility as an editor to deliver a clean master: I sit and watch.
3) I do not trust FinalCutPro at all when it is editing to tape.
Just my opinion.Greetings
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[Uwe Klimmeck] “1) Days or weeks of work are printed to a final mastertape: I sit and watch.
2) It’s your responsibility as an editor to deliver a clean master: I sit and watch.
3) I do not trust FinalCutPro at all when it is editing to tape. “I agree, but its not that I don’t trust FCP… I don’t really trust ANYTHING (including ME) unless I sit and watch carefully.
Many times I have caught little mistakes that should be fixed as I “dub-out.”
Typo’s on CGs are a good thing to check one last time (especially if you have been working alone).Missed or poorly-timed (within the “flow”) transitions, or bad audio mixes… just any little item that might be improved… its a good “final inspection” stage.
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You put games on your editing rig? My how times have changed.
These boys iz kuh-RAY-zee!
BTW, I’m with Uwe and Matte. Don’t trust myself, my machine, etc. etc.
Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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Heh… Uh, hope my boss isn’t reading this… 😉
I do have a game or 2 installed on my Mac (not installed on my system drive), but that is really only after years of running FCP on my personal laptop while running my own business. I was so impressed at the multi-tasking of the Mac platform that I started pushing it a bit just to see what she could do. I found that running FCP3, After Effects 5.5, and Photoshop 7 all at the same time worked out just fine, so long as I didn’t have too much going in any one of them at the same time. Now, in PS I might have had a logo open that I was tweaking, and AE might have up a simple text animation I was working on. FCP3 was just using DV footage at the time also, and it really did all work at the same time.
Obviously if I am working on a time-sensitive, really important project I would not try to push it too much. It’s in the “slower” times that I have tried my crazy multi-tasking feats.I do remember back when I was first using NLE’s and it was a huge taboo to even have the internet connected. Times have changed…
-Todd Beabout
Vazda Studios
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