Alex Elkins
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[Trevor Asquerthian] “obvs the info is there”
The info certainly is there. The question is “where?”. I don’t believe there is a simple way to find out within FCP. The best way that I’m aware of, as mentioned, is to compare the waveforms of the original against the one used in the sequence. Or send the clips to Soundtrack, as you’re already doing.
Sorry, but I don’t think there’s a good solution for you and it’s not getting fixed either.
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[Richard Herd] “In your opinion, what computer do developers want to use to create iApps?”
I’m not sure what platforms developers use or want to use as I’m not a software developer, but I’m assuming currently they’re using a mixture of Linux, OSX and Windows. I think I see where your question is leading though, and that is to say that it must make sense to develop iApps on an Apple platform. Personally I doubt Apple really cares where its apps are developed as they’re still raking in free money regardless, thanks to the App Store and iTunes. If Apple decides there’s good money to be made in selling the tools to do it (and they know a lot better than us what makes money) then they’ll build something themselves. It’s what they do!
In terms of actual content creation, as in audio and video media creation, it’s looking to me like these days Apple are quite happy to let people get on with it without them. One way or another, it’s likely that Apple will profit from it at some point if the product is at all successful via iTunes rental/purchases and the soon to appear iTV. On top of that they have FCP-X which slowly but surely will work its way into the edit suites of higher-end video creators in the same way the original FCP did, and Apple then profit again.
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[Trevor Asquerthian] “trying to identify the source audio tracks used”
As in, did the editor use A1, A2 or A3 etc?
I don’t think FCP has any way of doing this other than to compare the waveforms of the original against what you have in your timeline. Very frustrating.
I expect that the info is carried within an XML if you were to export one from your timeline. I just had a look but couldn’t see anything that seemed to clearly identify a source channel, but it must be there in order for FCP to reconnect to the correct files when importing XMLs.
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Are there any landmarks or distinct colours that can be seen from both angles to identify the link. A road sign maybe, or a striking looking building?? Just something that suggests that we’re in the same area. They don’t even have to be seen in the same shot. Just a shot or two of the nearby landmarks to precede each stairway shot, suggesting a connection.
Or perhaps you have a shoot looking down from the stairway which is similar to a shot you have a looking up.
I don’t know exactly what you’re editing but my instinct would be not to try to be too literal. Is it vital that every viewer picks up the link, or can it be subtle enough that some will and some won’t without it actually affecting the narrative?
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Just correcting some odd formatting that occurred when I first posted this…
I have absolutely no idea why people bother writing these speculative articles. Actually I do, it’s so that they get hits on their website. Other than that they serve no purpose. There is no suggestion whatsoever from Apple or Adobe that this would ever happen. In fact it almost certainly wouldn’t, given the two companies’ recent history.
Even if Apple wanted to buy, why on earth would Adobe sell? The two companies have competing products, and frankly Adobe are winning the battle amongst content creators by a long way thanks mainly to Photoshop but also lately to After Effects and Premiere Pro as well.
And supposing Adobe did want to sell, I don’t think Apple would consider buying anyway, regardless of the politics between the two companies. Apple know they don’t need to be the ones providing content creation software anymore – people design things to be consumed on their iProducts. These days when Apple do decide to provide the software platform for creators they build it themselves (see FCP-X).
There was a similar article doing the rounds the other day that speculated that Dell could build a ‘new and improved’ Mac Pro if only Apple would let them. Exciting as that might sound it’s not going to happen and it serves only to confuse the issues surrounding the (probably non-existent) future of the Mac Pro. I suppose it’s a bit late to ask that journalists exercise a little more common sense and responsibility!
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[Michael Phillips] “perhaps someone with AJA hardware will chime in with their experiences”
I have a Kona 3 in my system and I have not experienced sluggishness at all, albeit on fairly simple projects. I’d actually go as far as saying that responsiveness is better than I’m used to in FCP.
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I have absolutely no idea why people bother writing these speculative articles. Actually I do, it's so that they get hits on their website. Other than that they serve no purpose. There is no suggestion whatsoever from Apple or Adobe that this would ever happen. In fact it almost certainly wouldn't, given the two companies' recent history.
Even if Apple wanted to buy, why on earth would Adobe sell? The two companies have competing products, and frankly Adobe are winning the battle amongst content creators by a long way thanks mainly to Photoshop but also lately to After Effects and Premiere Pro as well.
And supposing Adobe did want to sell, I don't think Apple would consider buying anyway, regardless of the politics between the two companies. Apple know they don't need to be the ones providing content creation software anymore - people design things to be consumed on their iProducts. These days when Apple do decide to provide the software platform for creators they build it themselves (see FCP-X).
There was a similar article doing the rounds the other day that speculated that Dell could build a 'new and improved' Mac Pro if only Apple would let them. Exciting as that might sound it's not going to happen and it serves only to confuse the issues surrounding the (probably non-existent) future of the Mac Pro. I suppose it's a bit late to ask that journalists exercise a little more common sense and responsibility!
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I’ve noticed this a lot and it’s absolutely fascinating, and at the same time completely infuriating when you’re trying to find information about a product.
The other one that gets to me are the 20-minute long tutorial videos. It’s as if a lot of us can’t look objectively at our work/software/products and think, “I know this is a good product/service, but how can I convince others?”, yet it’s what we tell our clients to do every day!
Just to add to the list of video companies doing it right, I’d say the promo videos AJA put out are pretty good.
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I haven’t tested extensively yet, but we just bought a dual-hex machine and FCP seems to be running fine.
Like David says though, I wouldn’t bother considering FCP7 as your main editing app. Install it for the odd project that HAS to be FCP7 but otherwise I say if you’re purchasing NOW go for Avid Media Composer. If it can wait for a few months you might want to see how Adobe CS6 turns out. I personally think CS5.5 is a bit ‘all bark, no bite’ so to speak, and don’t recommend it for critical broadcast/feature work. That’s just me though, some people apparently love it (although I don’t know any personally).
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Hi George,
FCP’s Media Manager would be the best tool for the job here. My only question would be to ask why you actually need to reduce the file size – a 2GB file is tiny!! Having a smaller file is not going to make your playback any better, if that’s what your computer is struggling with. You need faster harddrives and a file format that FCP and PowerPCs are comfortable with (such as DVCProHD).
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