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Scopes don’t reflect changes when I apply a color effect…
HI All,
Another new convert from the FCP camp. I’m having some issues with the scopes and was looking for some help…
Here’s my deal.. When dropping a color effect (in my case RGB curves but it seems to happen with all the color effects) onto clip, I can open the effects tab for the clip and make changes to all the curves. The changes can be seen realtime on the Program monitor and also on my FSI 17 inch. No problem there…
Now as soon as I open the scopes in the Program monitor and go to the same RGB curves effects tab and make a change, the scopes show no realtime change. The FSI also shows no realtime change to the video. The only time the color change is seen is when I play the sequence down by hitting the space bar. At that point the FSI shows the changes BUT… the scopes still do not reflect the changes. The kicker is the scopes (in the program monitor) exhibit realtime motion during the playback but their output is dead wrong.
One way to get the scope to properly update is for me to switch (in the Program monitor) back to Composite and then back again to the scopes, If I do that, the scopes have refreshed and now reflect the changes I made in the effects tab. Clearly not the way the software should work.
Now If I switch the Program monitor back to composite and now open the Reference monitor so that I can view the scopes I once again get no realtime scope activity when I make a change in the effects tab. I do have the reference monitor ganged to the Program monitor. Let me also say that I am not looking for realtime playback from the scope. I know about that limitation within PP. I am simply trying to get the scopes to update when I make a change to a clip using a color effect.
Any insight guys ? Do I have something not set properly?
I am running CS 5.5.2 on a 2.66 6 Core Mac Pro with Snow Leopard 10.6.8
Quadro 4000 and 24 gigs of Ram and the Decklink HD Extreme 3d cardThanks for your time
Chris -
5 Replies
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What sequence settings are you using?
TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,Adobe Certified Instructor
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Hi Tim, Thanks for taking the time to respond. I am using the 4×3 29.97 Blackmagic Uncompressed sequence setting.
Any ideas on what might be causing this problem for me ?
Thanks again
Chris -
unfortunately I’m not a Mac user…but I’ve been a PPro user for a little while.
My first troubleshooting step is to always try to duplicate the issue with a PPro native sequence of some kind…you could simply create an uncompressed sequence setting with the same setup specs and copy/paste your media over and try see if the same problem exists.
Often it’s a 3rd party support issue that hasn’t surfaced on a beta test…but testing in a native sequence is the first step. Lots of issues with switchers right now that end up not being items that Adobe can fix…they’re based on some other factor in the user’s system.
TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,Adobe Certified Instructor
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Thanks for the tip Tim, it looks like you are correct. Copy and pasting the media into a new sequence seems to solve my problem. I’m embarrassed I didn’t think of that myself. Anyway…the scopes in the reference monitor now return realtime feedback when it comes to color adjustments. Not only does it work in a new sequence with different settings but it also works in a new sequence with the identical Blackmagic setting I had in my original sequence.
I still have some hair on my head Mr Kolb, thanks to you.
Thanks again
Chris -
Tim Rocks!!!!
🙂
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