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The Mexican American War – Airdate
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It matched very well. And yes, the trailer is a mixture of Varicam and HVX-200. Can you guess which footage is which?
Shane
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[Shane Ross] “Since FCP doesn’t do insert edits well at all, we fixed them in a linear bay by adding a slight verticle blur.”
I’d be interested in hearing your logic on that point…
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.
mitch@insightproductions.comApple Certified Trainer: Final Cut Pro 5
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FCP isn’t 100% accurate when you do an insert or assemble edit to tape. This from practical experience. A couple times when I output a show, first picture didn’t start at 1:00:00:00 like it should, but rather 1:00:00:01, or :02…and once at :00:59:59:23. Luckily for this show…a 90 minute show…it hit the hour mark right on. But, the 1:00 promo didn’t. It hit the 1:00:00:02 mark the first time.
Then I had to fix the credits…add a name. We went to insert ONLY the credit bed at then end of the show. Black before and after picture, so I felt safe. It took 4 attempts to get it to hit the right frame..always one frame off. Either short or long. Now, because of that, I didn’t want to go doing this 20+ times in the middle of a show and risk adding black frames or double frames.
This is a serious issue that Apple needs to address.
Shane
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[Shane Ross] “FCP isn’t 100% accurate when you do an insert or assemble edit to tape. This from practical experience. A couple times when I output a show, first picture didn’t start at 1:00:00:00 like it should, but rather 1:00:00:01, or :02…and once at :00:59:59:23. Luckily for this show…a 90 minute show…it hit the hour mark right on. But, the 1:00 promo didn’t. It hit the 1:00:00:02 mark the first time.”
I know some people think that, but it’s incorrect. It’s pilot error. I can get 100% accuracy every single time doing insert edits, and always have for 4 years now. Same timecode in point 100 out of 100 times. I’ve even done it on a lowly DSR-11. On more sophisticated decks, it’s a given.
Apple doesn’t need to fix anything. You might want to do some research and then calibrate your decks and FCP…
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.
mitch@insightproductions.comApple Certified Trainer: Final Cut Pro 5
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Pilot error eh? Since this issue is one that is known at three post houses that use FCP (one that is designed around FCP from the ground up) I don’t believe this is pilot error. You might be an anomoly, which isn’t surprising. There are things that I can do that 80% of FCP users cannot do. The fact that you get 100% accurate insert edits is great. Just know that it isn’t the norm. It is an issue that every facility that uses FCP knows about.
Shane
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[Shane Ross] “Friday, Sept 29 at 8:00PM ET/PT on The History Channel.”
Nuts! I’m still in Moscow, & my apartment here doesn’t have cable. I’ll just have to catch a re-run.
Congrats!
Arnie
On location in Moscow for Peristroika, a film by Slava Tsukerman
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[Shane Ross] “Pilot error eh? Since this issue is one that is known at three post houses that use FCP (one that is designed around FCP from the ground up) I don’t believe this is pilot error. You might be an anomoly, which isn’t surprising. There are things that I can do that 80% of FCP users cannot do. The fact that you get 100% accurate insert edits is great. Just know that it isn’t the norm. It is an issue that every facility that uses FCP knows about.”
Well, I suppose if they calibrated their decks and made the adjustments in FCP that I do that they would all be able to do it. Nothing supernatural about what I’m doing…
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.
mitch@insightproductions.comApple Certified Trainer: Final Cut Pro 5
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Just viewed “The Mexican American War” on the History Channel. Good job, Shane. A well-told story with nice production values. I’m guessing that the HVX-200 was used in the close-quarter handhelds in the midst of infantry? When will we see your next project?
John D. Frey
25 Year owner/operator of two California-based production studios.Digital West Video Productions of San Luis Obispo and Inland Images of Lake Elsinore
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Thank you.
The HVX was used for a majority of the battle scenes. We use the Varicam for the interviews, b-roll and the main character footage. But while the main character footage was being shot, the 2 HXV cameras were off shooting battles. Either the same battle from different angles, or one shooting a battle while the other shot the guys lugging a 1-ton cannon up a hill (those poor San Patricio actors…I feel for them). I’d say 70% of the recreations were HVX.
Shane
Littlefrog Post
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