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Smoothcam Problems
Im having an issue with an SD clip that is quite shaky and I can’t seem to get smoothcam to apply to the clip. I have the clip selected in the timeline, I go to Filters and choose Smoothcam and absolutely nothing happens. Would anyone have an idea of what the problem could be or what I am doing wrong?
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8 Replies
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Jeff,
To help you we have to know what version of FCS you are using, as Smoothcam works differently in FCP 6 & FCP 7.
In any case, I’ll assume you are using FCP 6, as it Smoothcam affects the entire clip, not juts the part in your timeline, so it takes quite a while. The solution is to export just the clip(s) you want to affect, bring them back into FCP and put them on the track above your original clips (just in case you want to match frame back to the original), and then apply the Smoothcam filter.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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Thanks for your response David. I’m actually using 7. How does it work differently in 7?
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It is supposed to do only the clip on the timeline, not the whole master clip. I’ve not personally tested it yet however.
How long have you waited after applying the filter? It has to analyze first.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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A good while and there is no status bar nor indicator that it’s doing any analyzing. I’m baffled. I’m following the instructions to do it but it appears there must be something specific preventing it from even starting.
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Where did the media come from and what codec?
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SmoothCam works only on QuickTime files and not avi. What is the format of your clip?
MacPro Dual Quad 2.8 GHz, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, Leopard 10.5.8, QT 7.6.4, FCS3
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I’m trying to use SmoothCam on Avi clips. What is the solution? Should I export these clips as quicktime files, bring this .mov file into the timeline, and apply SmoothCam to that? That seems like the easiest and best answer. But I’m not expert and I wonder if there is an easier way to use SmoothCam on avi clips
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[Noam Osband] “Should I export these clips as quicktime files, bring this .mov file into the timeline, and apply SmoothCam to that?”
Yes. That would be the way to do it. Use Compressor or MPEG Streamclip to convert the AVI.
Jeremy
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