fcp 5.1.1 now available

[Walter Biscardi]

It fixes hardware compatibility issues and “critical bugs” according to the small blurb with it. Hopefully it’s a bit less buggy than what we’re running here now. No deal breakers, but certainly some weirdness that wasn’t there with FCP 5.0.4.

I’ll go ahead and run it in the morning.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com

Director, “The Rough Cut”
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[John Pale]

Late-Breaking News About Final Cut Pro 5.1.1
Final Cut Pro 5.1.1 optimizes application compatibility on specific hardware and fixes
critical bugs.
Real-Time Processing on Intel-Based Macintosh Computers
Final Cut Pro 5.1.1 resolves a real-time processing issue on Intel-based Macintosh
computers.
Intel-Based Macintosh Canvas Display Issue Resolved
Final Cut Pro 5.1.1 resolves an issue with display errors in the Canvas window on Intel-
based Macintosh computers.
Issue with Import Panasonic P2 and 720p/24PN Footage Resolved
Final Cut Pro 5.1.1 resolves an issue in using the Import Panasonic P2 feature with
720p/24PN footage resulting in duplicate frames in rendered sequences.

[Gary Morris mcbeath]

The blurb looks like this may only deal with Intel based problems. Should we try it on a G5, dual 2.7? Walter, which one are you trying it on tomorrow?

Also, do we need to mess with the ProApps Runtime application support, or the Pro Apps updates on the new 5.1? (I’m just setting it up on a wiped clean disk, with 10.4.6, and QT 7.1).

Gary Morris McBeath
SaltAire Cinema Productions

[Dave Jahns]

I just did the entire 5.0 to 5.1.1 crossgrade/update, and it did NOT fix the issue with duplicating frames when using rendered P2 material.

A bit more explanation…

We’re doing a project shot with the Panasonic P2 – 720p-24fps. Whenever the material in the timline needs to be rendered, it does not reference the correct frame, and I wind up with a duplicate frame.

Let’s say I have a 5 second shot, with a subtitle appearing at 2 seconds in. Frames 1-48 are clean, and frame 49 – 120 have a subtitle. When using realtime playback, everything is fine – but when I render the subtitle, frame 48 is duplicated, and all of the subtitled frames are off by one.

Sam thing happens if you color correct, or do anything involving rendering. Anyone else having this issue? Any known workarounds?