Tips for FCP switchers

[Dexter Andrada]

Hey Peter,

you can create a custom settings. just fiddle with the new sequence options when you start a new project in PPro.

You will see quicktime as playback option, and from there choose the flavor of codec you prefer

Enjoy

[Peter Blumenstock]

Hi Dexter,

I know but I need to go in with a Blackmagic Card (or Kona) and out. So I have to choose a setting that came with that card and Prores isn’t there. It’ll only show up if choose Desktop for my preview. I can modify a setting but then I have only preview of the source footage, not the timeline.
It’s weird because one can also capture via those card’s own IO apps into Prores. My guess is that they had a deal with apple that allows them to do that, in return disable it for any application apart from Final Cut (which now also can’t capture anymore, lol).
Can anyone verify that I cannot capture into Prores from within Premiere on a Mac?

Another issue I am having is that, with a given setting from one of the cards, I get video and audio out to the monitor or tape but during editing I cannot get it to a connected audio interface. I have tried in the settings for audio but to no avail.

Tnx,
Peter

[Clay Coleman]

Yep. I think lots of FCP7 refugees are headed this way. I’ve spent the weekend reviewing basic training over at Lynda.com and am liking everything I’m seeing. Premiere and the production suite is exactly what FCStudio should have become but didn’t. Kind of knew that for awhile now, but was hoping….

Anyway, buying in over the next days as I am setting up an expanded shop with 4 seats. I also teach digital filmmaking on the college level and will be bringing my students over too (approx 30 per semester).

Really looking forward to digging in to a vastly better experience with Adobe, and hope you guys have some patience with us battle-tested but battered users.

Best,
Clay Colemen

[Joseph W. bourke]

I’d also like to extend a welcome to FCP users who are jumping ship to Adobe. I’ve been a Photoshop user since version 3.0, and a Premiere user since CS3. I know what it’s like to be disenfranchised by a software company. Our broadcast facility put its’ money on the Discreet Logic Edit* horse, and, while it was a fine ride for a while (an it paid for itself many times over), the EOL statement was a kick in the guts. For more on that tale, check out my blog at https://www.bourkemedia.com.

You will find that Adobe listens to its’ users, and, while not every product hits it out of the park every time, Adobe does its’ best to do what’s right, and make money at the same time.

Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com

[Stephen Knifton]

Todd … i posted a comment similar to this on another board: why don’t you elbow the marketing and sales guys ???? there are a thousand disgruntled customers at your doorstep, ready to jump from the competition into your arms … how about a little love ? a few bucks off productions suite … SOMETHING .. ??

[Todd Kopriva]

> Todd … i posted a comment similar to this on another board: why don’t you elbow the marketing and sales guys ???? there are a thousand disgruntled customers at your doorstep, ready to jump from the competition into your arms … how about a little love ? a few bucks off productions suite … SOMETHING .. ??

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Technical Support for professional video software
After Effects Help & Support
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[Clay Coleman]

Hi Todd,

my FCS shop is located in Munich, Germany We want to switch to CS5.5 with three seats. Two questions/issues:

1. CS5.5 Production Premium sells for $1,649 on Amazom in the US. That’s about 1,200 Euros. The same product sells for about 2,000 Euros here (excluding VAT). That’s a big difference, especially multiplied by three. We want the US English version as sold in the US. Why is the identical item so much more expensive this side of the Atlantic??

2. The Adobe North America site is offering 50% off to FCS users who want to switch by Sept. 30. No such offer on the Adobe website here. Why not, or will they be making the same offer soon?

Best,
Clay

[Todd Kopriva]

2. The Adobe North America site is offering 50% off to FCS users who want to switch by Sept. 30. No such offer on the Adobe website here. Why not, or will they be making the same offer soon?

It’s a worldwide offer. Just entere the promo code SWITCH in the shopping cart when you order on the online store. If you are having trouble with that, contact Adobe Customer Service in your region:
https://www.adobe.com/support/contact

The same goes for your other pricing question. I am about as far removed from that kind of decision as anyone can get. I just know how to help you use the software. Pricing isn’t something that I know anything about. If you have questions about pricing, talk with Adobe Customer Service.

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Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
Technical Support for professional video software
After Effects Help & Support
Premiere Pro Help & Support
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[Clay Coleman]

Hi again Todd,

thanks for the info. I simply called the German customer service center and was able to get the discount, so ordered 3 seats-worth.

Nobody there understands either why the pricing overall is so different, but promised to relay that thought to the powers that be…

Meantime, thanks for your help. Looking forward to diving in.

Clay

[Doug Osborn]

Need your input as I make the switch from FCP to PP CS5.5. I purchased a new Mac Pro 8-core a month before the release of FCP-X, intending to upgrade to FCP X. The computer was ordered with a Radeon HD 5870 graphics card. I added 24 GB of RAM and 10 TB external hard drives for editing multi-HD formats. Now that I’m switching to PP CS5.5 I’m hearing differing views if the Radeon HD 5870 card will be up to the challenge of straightforward HD editing and extended render times with Colorista II.

1) Should I upgrade to the nVidia Quadro 4000? I can afford to buy it, but could also honestly use this money for some needed audio gear.

2) Can I run both the Radeon HD 5870 and nVidia Quadro 4000 in the same Mac Pro unit? Do they play well together?

3) Or should I just remove the 5870 card and use the Quadro 4000 alone?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

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