Learning to love FCP X

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Paul Dickin] “Hi
Has there been a more recent definition as to what’s coming than this?”

What do you mean?

[Paul Dickin] “That’s why I query whether he meant ‘baseband video out’.”

Last time I checked, my cableTV isn’t delivered over displayport. There is no solid definition, but I think we can connect a few dots, no?

[Don Scioli]

Sorry, I added an extra # , guess I was still frustrated from my latest FCPX encounter…what I meant to say was “piece of s@#t”.

[Paul Dickin]

[Jeremy Garchow] “…my cableTV isn’t delivered over displayport. There is no solid definition, but I think we can connect a few dots, no?”

[Steve Jobs] “…you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”

[Steve Jobs] “I’d like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use… with iCloud… I finally cracked it.”

Hi
Apple knows something about your TV that maybe you haven’t realised yet. No?
That’s where the (so far undiscernable) dots are headed?

Congratualations (also to your good lady) 🙂
My daughter’s similarly expectant. 🙂

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Paul Dickin] “Hi
Apple knows something about your TV that maybe you haven’t realised yet. No?”

That it’s connected to iTunes? Yeah, I’m sure. If iTunes can deliver 1080p ProRes 422 via HDSDI, let’s do it.

[Paul Dickin] “That’s where the (so far undiscernable) dots are headed?”

Maybe. Perhaps it’s something more like this: https://youtu.be/kzDhl21uW2s

[Paul Dickin] “Congratualations (also to your good lady) 🙂
My daughter’s similarly expectant. :-)”

Thanks so much, and congrats back at ya!

Jeremy

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[Kevin Patrick]

Thanks for clarifying.

[Mitch Ives]

[Jeremy Garchow] “This made me laugh. Thank you. There’s a lot of speculation out there, and a lot of fear, and FUD and rightfully so. When I see something that doesn’t add up, I post. Apple simply saying that displayport is going to be good enough doesn’t add up and I’ll tell you my opinion why. Sorry if it comes across as gruff, but I like to connect the dots. There’s enough to be uncertain about, right?

Not at all… I like honest debate. Nobody has all the answers.

[Jeremy Garchow] We don’t have a choice to wait? I’m waiting. I’ve been waiting for something new for a long time. I am still using FCS3 every day.

You are right, nobody knows, but there’s certain things that can be inferred. Displayport as a video distribution device is not one of them in a professional video application.”

Same here… using FCS3 a lot. Like a lot in FCPX, just wish it was farther along in development…

Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.
mitch@insightproductions.com
http://www.insightproductions.com

“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill

[Walter Soyka]

[Bill Davis] “You know, now that I think of it, my Marshall field monitors have edge detection for focus, and color exposure mapping algorithms that are killer useful in field production settings once you learn how to use them correctly — essentially making up for inconsistent pixel displays in their relatively inexpensive LCD screens.”

By the way, Bill, if you really like the false color filter and would like to use it in FCPX, it’s pretty straightforward to replicate as an FCPX effect with Motion.

You need a Levels filter with Black In somewhere below 0 (perhaps -0.1) and a White In equally above 1 (perhaps 1.1). This will scale superblacks and superwhites into a usuable range for the next step.

Next, apply a Gradient Colorize filter. This effect can map from any of the source images channels (we’ll use luminance) to a user-defined gradient.

Create a gradient similar to Marshall’s (they’ve got an image of the false color key here [link]). Remember that the position values of each color on the gradient should be scaled to correspond with the correct luminance values. You could set it up visually if you created a test image with a luminance ramp broken down as you see on the false color key.

Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
Creative Cow Forum Host: Live & Stage Events

[Bill Davis]

[Walter Soyka] “By the way, Bill, if you really like the false color filter and would like to use it in FCPX, it’s pretty straightforward to replicate as an FCPX effect with Motion.”

Walter,

I didn’t see this when you originally posted it. (the penalty of a very active group is that interesting stuff gets pushed down too rapidly many times!)

Anyway, I really appreciate the time you took to tell me about this. I’m archiving your comment to return to when I have more time.

I’m trying my best to find more time to learn Motion as many of my clients seem to want the kind of “kinetic type” projects that it encourages – but as with many things, I’m learning more about my personal limitations than I’d like to confront. (Formal art classes rather than music study might have helped me long ago – but water under the bridge!)

I am enjoying learning the Motion interface. The power of drag and drop “behaviors” is truly enticing. And it’s my first real foray into 3d space. It reminds me of my parallel study of still photography concepts after so many years of video making — I can see that I’ll likely never develop the true deep competence that separates the pro from the amateur — but I’m having fun learning the basics.

Your generous techniques post will help me explore even more.

Thank you for that, sincerely.

“Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions.”-Justice O’Connor

[Walter Soyka]

[Bill Davis] “I really appreciate the time you took to tell me about this. I’m archiving your comment to return to when I have more time.”

You’re welcome!

[Bill Davis] “I’m trying my best to find more time to learn Motion as many of my clients seem to want the kind of “kinetic type” projects that it encourages – but as with many things, I’m learning more about my personal limitations than I’d like to confront. (Formal art classes rather than music study might have helped me long ago – but water under the bridge!) I am enjoying learning the Motion interface. The power of drag and drop “behaviors” is truly enticing. And it’s my first real foray into 3d space. It reminds me of my parallel study of still photography concepts after so many years of video making — I can see that I’ll likely never develop the true deep competence that separates the pro from the amateur — but I’m having fun learning the basics.”

Be careful — it’s easy to get sucked in. I used to be a creative editor, then I started dabbling in graphics… now I primarily design, animate, and finish. I suspect that this difference in perspective accounts for some of our differences in opinion on FCPX and the industry.

Maybe if motion design really catches your fancy, I’ll see you on the After Effects forum sometime.

Cheers,

Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
Creative Cow Forum Host: Live & Stage Events