Adrian Makai
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Just posted the original screen grab in the thread for your ref.
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And as another test, I opened the original media clip (the first transcode from AVCHD to ProRes422 HQ) and it plays fine in Quicktime Player. Screen grab below:
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After editing the final cut, the entire movie was exported to TIFF sequences (I know another step!) so that we could move it to Windows for VFX work in Combustion.
Work was done in 16-bit in Combustion and then exported to 10-bit MOV animation for re-import back into FCP on Mac.
After all the above steps, the footage looks great playing in FCP. It’s only when I try to export again that I get the color smears on that one scene.
Oh – and just to test, I went back to the very earliest cut of the movie, before any work had been done (other than the original transcode to ProRes422 HQ), and tried exporting that particular scene to a self-contained movie. Same problem, whether I do self-contained or send to Compressor. The H.264 looks fine. The unocomp and PR looks like the above pic.
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We’ve already experienced some headaches and limitations with MacDrive. My VFX guy is currently on Windows and it’s been impossible for him to play any of my Mac-originated QT files on Windows due to certain limitations with MacDrive.
I still like the idea of moving to Windows, though, both for cost savings and the fact that I no longer trust Apple for pro stuff. I’m just worried about the above-mentioned types of problems when dealing with other people in the chain who are still on Macs.
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I believe the assistant editor logged and transferred the AVCHD right to ProRes 422HQ
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Thanks for the input David.
As far as Avid goes – do you recommend going Avid on the Mac platform or making the jump to Windows platform?
A lot of people, me included, think that Apple might exit the pro space hardware-wise as well in the coming months or years. My only worry in moving to Windows is – how well would worflow integrate with post sound, which is largely ProTools on Mac?
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Okay, here is a screen grab with cropping to highlight the problem areas. Note the purple splotches on frame left (car windshield) and on actresse’s right arm and chest. The two actors in back seat also have the color smear, as does a thin band on hood of car.
In my timeline, these color splotches are not there. Those areas simply look a bit hot but otherwise normal. And if I send to H.264, those areas also look normal. They only look like in this pic if I send to uncompressed or ProRes 422HQ.
In terms of editing, what workflow do you recommend?
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Is there a consensus building yet as to which is the better migration from FCP for feature editors – Avid or Adobe?
I imagine Adobe would be easier to learn, as it is very similar to FCP, plus the suite comes with Photoshop and After Effects.
But is Adobe used for any studio feature films? Or is Avid the defacto standard by far?
I have to make a decision soon on which system to invest in.
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Yes, as mentioned in my bullet points:
– My FCP 7.03 sequence set to Render ALL YUV in high precision YUV
I’m really scratching my head on this issue!
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Thanks guys!