Andrew Commiskey
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I have not used iDVD in a while, so I need to run my own test, but this does bring up some interesting questions. The foremost being if check higher quality in the properties file then send it through compressor will it make a difference. Does anyone know conclusively?
Drew
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Just one point, when you check de-interlace in the movie properties window you are not de-interlacing the actual video, you are telling the software player (quicktime) to de-interlace on playback. The quality changes depending on horsepower of machine.
Best,
DrewChaos is the beginning of everything.
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In the words of Tommy Smothers at the 2008 Emmys.
“Just one last thought… There’s one word that exist in every language on the face of the earth,
in every society from the time of man beginning to speak, and the word is Truth. It exist in every language and it means exactly the same thing.
To remind you of what it is
Truth is what you get other people to believe…”
Thank YouSeems appropriate
Drew
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It is not elegant but it is simple, just set it up with your DV deck as master (I am assuming that your switcher is either analog or SDI) and use the firewire out of the deck to go to Final Cut Pro. The deck has to be in record and rolling before you hit capture now. You also have to activate the AV to DV option. This mirrors the signal on tape to match what is captured in FCP. There is no log and capture you only have capture now so you name the clips after you hit esc at the end of the take. This is a down and dirty approach but it works. The settings vary between Decks but I have used it with a Sony DSR-1500, vx2000 and a Panasonic HDX 900. Obviously it is advised to try it out before the shoot.
Drew
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Try recording the firewire signal out of the DV deck. Make sure that the deck is rolling before capture (so the timecodes will match)
DrewChaos is the beginning of everything.
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The best setup involves Final Cut Studio 2. Even then Final Cut Will only use 2 to 4 processors.
DrewChaos is the beginning of everything.
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That is a question for “the writers of Code” I tend to lean more towards “if it works it works” approach
Drew
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The advantage of ProRez 422 is that it can be played back in realtime without rendering. I normally only use the animation codec when I need to transfer an alpha channel (transparency) and you always have to render to play back.
Drew
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I do not have a solid answer but instead of using software update try downloading the Latest OS Combo update, and quicktime. sometimes on older machines the software update is not complete. For this reason I usually download updates instead of using Software update. Also fix your permissions and maybe do a Safe-Boot to clean out old cashes (Start up holding the shift key, then restart).
Hope this helps
DrewChaos is the beginning of everything.
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After doing the upgrade you are thinking about I can honestly say that it is not a good idea. While you may be able to get everything to work it moves incredibly slow (System architecture – bus speed etc.) you will do better with something used like a G5 or something with an intel processor. (an intel imac will blow the doors off)
Been there Done that.
Best,
DrewChaos is the beginning of everything.