[Alexander Wolf]

Thanks- it worked!

[Alexander Wolf]

Add a Bevel filter to the scaled down clip- that cures the jaggies problem because the Bevel filter takes care of the edges.

[Alexander Wolf]

Thanks, Jerry, that did the trick!

[Alexander Wolf]

Thanks, Don. I didn’t get it to work so I finally deleted mask, DZ and filter, added the websites and went 2D.
Just what I wanted (maybe a little flatter)!

Thanks,

Alex

[Alexander Wolf]

[Rafael Amador] “- Drop a clip to a sequence and conform to EX.”

You mean to say that -when FCP asks to change sequence settings to match clip settings- click ‘yes’?

I ask this because I usually already have selected the Easy Setup for EX. Just want to make sure you don’t mean anything else by ‘conform to EX’.

[Alexander Wolf]

I’m very slow to jump on the ProRes wagon but I’d like to start using ProRes. I’ve been searching the forums and here’s a lot of info and advice but some of it is older than a year so I’m unsure if insights have changed or developments have altered the workflow.
So my question is: is there some sort of guide on how to work with ProRes ie order of actions, settings etc?
I have my browser full of EX-clips and want to work in the ProRes codec: what now?

[Alexander Wolf]

Thanks, David.

I’m still curious about one thing, though, because you brought it up.

David Roth Weiss: “There are no inherent issues with editing EX footage with a firewire 800 setup, it’s just pure numbers and all about throughput, which is a factor limited by the capabilities of firewire and the number of drives you can stripe together.”

How does this apply to my situation? Is there a handicap or anything I cannot do -keeping in mind that I deliver mostly SD and H.264 for the web- because I use FW 800 as opposed to eSata?

[Alexander Wolf]

David Roth Weiss: Tell me what you’ve got precisely so I can scope it out in order to help you.

LaCie Biggest Quadra, 4×500 GB.

[Alexander Wolf]

David Roth Weiss: “There are no inherent issues with editing EX footage with a firewire 800 setup, it’s just pure numbers and all about throughput, which is a factor limited by the capabilities of firewire and the number of drives you can stripe together.”

So… how does this translate into real life? I have a RAID 5 system of 4 drives that I want to connect to my iMac via FW 800 to edit ProRes. Can I expect problems with this setup? If so, what kind of problems?

David Roth Weiss: “The weak link with iMacs is that they have no expansion slots, so they are limited to a single firewire bus, with no provision for adding an additional firewire card, SATA controller card, etc.”

I understand that. But considering I deliver almost exclusively SD and/or for the web, I don’t need that extra slot. That’s exactly why I’m looking into the iMac.

[Alexander Wolf]

[Alexander Wolf] “Do you also think it is the best value for the money if you shoot and edit XDCAM EX and deliver almost exclusively SD and h.264? ”

The MacPro is definitely a better value as it opens up so many more options. for any editing workflow. Video IN/OUT cards like the AJA or Black magic that let you properly monitor and color grade footage. Not to mention the advanced storage options that can be used with a MacPro.

I have a Matrox MXO that I can presumably hook up via minidisplay-port to DVI adapter.

[Alexander Wolf] “And is a RAID 5 system connected thru FW 800 fast enough for EX material?”

Your going to loose the speed advantages of a that type of raid when you go and connect it via FW800. It’s kinda like a 5 lane highway vs a 2 lane road.

Working with ProRes, FW800 is fine, I understand. I’ll keep the security of RAID 5. In what sense will the speed loss manifest itself?