FCPX and analog video.

[Walter Soyka]

[Andy Branner] “Yeah. Certainly something I’d be really worried about with VHS. Wouldn’t want to futz with that pristine quality! 😀 …. And only about 3x the data even at LT. For… VHS”“

Clint said straight off the bat that “the main work will be cleaning up the image and audio.”

I thought it was relevant to offer suggestions on avoiding the introduction of new, undesirable and unnecessary artifacts to the images he’s trying to clean up.

But hey, it’s the debate forum, so hammer away.

Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
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[Gary Huff]

[Andy Branner] “And only about 3x the data even at LT. For… VHS.”

It’s curious statements like this that makes it seem like you don’t know actual workflows.

Still waiting on links from you.

[Clint Wardlow]

[Walter Soyka] “Clint said straight off the bat that “the main work will be cleaning up the image and audio.””

Thanks Walter. I still shoot using VHS and Betacam cameras, but image quality has never been an issue before, because I was going for a look that didn’t rely on clarity.

However, with this old stuff (much shot on tube cameras) I would like to get the best image quality possible. It is more for preservation that what I normally do. So any advice is helpful.

I could outsource this I guess, but I am trying to do this with out breaking the bank.

[Gary Huff]

[Andy Branner] “Nope. None whatsoever. You got me.”

You know, that doesn’t really help make your case that you’re anything more than an “armchair editor”.

And a troll at that.

[Gary Huff]

[Andy Branner] ” I’m not. Like I said, you totally got me. Damn.”

I think there’s quite a bit of truth in your snark. But I don’t think you realize it.

[Clint Wardlow]

Thanks to everybody for all the input. It reinforces what I already knew and was afraid of. Namely, I have a lot more research ahead of me before I undertake this.

[Gary Huff]

[Andy Branner] “Which is why I’m so incredibly good and quick at recognizing… oh never mind.”

Cute, which is why you’re the on who pops on here with an incredibly grating personality that spouts off things they clearly don’t know about, and whose work cannot be seen, and declines to offer any links when asked.

I don’t have to be Aragorn to recognize a troll.

[Tom Sefton]

Perhaps giving andy the benefit of the doubt, I think English isn’t his first language and his sense of humor might be getting lost. I could be wrong though.

[Gary Huff]

[Tom Sefton] “Perhaps giving andy the benefit of the doubt, I think English isn’t his first language and his sense of humor might be getting lost.”

I’m pretty sure he’s aware of what “proctologist” means 😉

[Bret Williams]

How else would you read ” I don’t think they have updated drivers for thunderbolt?”

A driver for thunderbolt would be a thunderbolt driver. I thought it was quite a bizarre statement as well.

Has anyone mentioned that the general consensus is that FCP X looks like crap with SD? I’ve used it for betasp and it seemed fine. Blurry of course by comparison, but everything SD looks blurry on my HD monitor.