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seriously.. what is wrong with fcp
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[JeremyG] “You should convert your CD audio to 48k/16 bit.”
and keep it an aiff. I forgot that part.
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Leave it as aif.
Dave
Dave Hardy
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thanks a lot… yeah just converted sample rate (and program added file extentions)… time to recconect (smile on face while thinking he could have changed sample rate inside avid)… i cant help it hahaha
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Well, FCP can normally play it back on the fly, & will render it to 48k automatically after a specified idle time in timeline. However as you are are already having playback issues, ever more of an incentive to do a convert to 48k prior to importing.
Dave Hardy
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[cls105] “umm is it better to encode audio as aac, or mp3, or leave it as aif.. thanks again :)”
I use Quicktime Pro to convert all my audio to 48khz aif before bringing it into FCP. All your audio should be converted to 48 from 44 before it gets to FCP. You can also use iTunes for this.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
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I’m an old time automatic driver. Been driving an automatic for years now. But now I need to drive a stick. Instead of hiring someone who knows how to drive stick shifts to spend a few hours with me showing me how it work, I just jumped in myself cuz I know how to drive a car. Man, what’s wrong with these stick shift cars??? They don’t drive the way I’m used to driving it….
Chi-Ho Lee
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[Chi-Ho Lee] “I’m an old time automatic driver. Been driving an automatic for years now. But now I need to drive a stick. Instead of hiring someone who knows how to drive stick shifts to spend a few hours with me showing me how it work, I just jumped in myself cuz I know how to drive a car. Man, what’s wrong with these stick shift cars??? They don’t drive the way I’m used to driving it….”
🙂 That made reading through the last few posts all worth it!
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Just curious What is the format of an aif file on a CD? I imported 8 cds from a music library onto my drives. They are aifs but are they 48K 126bit right off the the cd or should convert all of them?
bob
Bob Vick sr promo guy @ ch3 & CW wwmt tv, kalamazoo, mi
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The temptation to point out that your analogy makes Avid the simpler, easier system to use is… just… too… strong…
But, actually I agree 100% with your analogy, in all manners. Even my facetious response. I think Avid’s a lot easier to get to grips with, just jump in, and edit – whereas FCP can let you do a LOT more and be a LOT more versatile than a basic Avid Media Composer of Xpress DV.
And, to the sentiment that people who struggle to use it should get some kinda training, you’re 100% right there. (Although, no training in the world will get around the lost/changed renders, the ‘cannot edit to tape as your sequence is only 1 frame’ errors, and a few of the other glitches that FCP has.
Thinking abou Walter’s post a few posts back, I think the reason most Avid to FCP migrations have is simply that it’s obvious that at a ground level, Final Cut is going to take over. Due to what it’s capable of doing, and for the money you have to spend, as long as you have the time to work around any glitches, it makes complete sense to use it.
I still consider myself an Avid dinosaur, but I recognised the shift in the industry, that for the majority of everyday work, I’ll probably end up using Final Cut Pro, as I’ll either have to edit myself at home, or at a feldgling company who has adopted FCP based on monetary considerations – so I’ve adapted.
However, all the high end stuff I do, I still do on Avids (DS, Symphony Nitris etc) because they’re a lot more reliable, and give me quicker results – so I see my plunge into FCP as a broadening of my skillbase, rahter than a change of allegiance. Sure, I’ve bumped and moaned on here about some of the failings I see in Final Cut, and Walter’s been very patient in some of his replies to my questions about the glitches – but it concerns me that this has become an ‘either/or’ kind of discussion – where you’re either Avid or FCP.
As a DJ, I’ve gone through the exact same thing when shifting from a vinyl DJ to primarily CD. I’d still rather use vinyl, but the functioanlity and the availability of CD is just way too attractive to not use. So, much like the Avid and FCP thing, I now have 2 turntables, and 2 CD decks sitting at home, which I use, and love just as much.
There. Lunch has now finished, back to work. Thanks for your time.
Oh, and great post. (The stick vs Auto thing).
John
John Steventon – Author of DJing for Dummies
Success is merely a failiure to imagine more…
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[John Steventon] “The temptation to point out that your analogy makes Avid the simpler, easier system to use is… just… too… strong…”
On the surface, yes, my post does seem that way but I was more referring to whatever system you’ve spent years on to be the Automatic.
If you’ve spent years on a abacus, you’ll feel it’s the simplest thing in the world to use.
I started on an Avid for 3 years, then FCP for 6, and now back to Avid for my current job. It’s a bit rough and tough and I’m not in love with the Avid but I don’t give the attitude of “What’s wrong with Avid?!?” like the original poster. It’s like going to someone’s house and point out all the bad things about their house and then complain that people are sooooo sensitive about receiving critiques. He’s not criticizing, he’s whining and pi$$ing on your front door.
I think the responses he got were way more generous than he should’ve with his initial tone. There’s no obligation to help anyone here. We do it for free and on our own busy schedules. Be nice, be courteous, be grateful. And keep his snide attitude to himself.
CHL
Chi-Ho Lee
Film & Video Editor
Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Trainer
http://www.chiholee.com
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