Andy Mees
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Hi Alejandro
Can we assume the captured clips have timecode and reel no’s that match the log notes? If so then you might be able to wrangle these notes into an FCP Batch List via a suitably formatted Excel spreadsheet … and if you can manage that, then you might be able to use Bouke Vahl’s “FcpReconnect” …. to connect the existing clips to this logging data.
https://www.videotoolshed.com/product/41/fcpreconnect
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Try exporting the unresponsive logged clips as a batch list and then reimport that batch list … see if that acts more as expected. It seems unlikely but stranger things have happened and this workaround has been effective in breaking other preset associations in the past so its possibly worth a go.
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Hi Asadul
You’ve found a good thread here and the answer to the question you are asking is already fully detailed if you just read back through the earlier posts.
That said, to cut a long story short(er) … SD is 4:3, HD is 16:9. What you are seeing is exactly correct for the manner in which the MXO2 works ie your SD 4:3 source is blown up as far as it can go whilst fully retaining the original source image / aspect within the HD frame… in other words, yes, you get a pillar box.
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Daniel
Ok, I think we need to take a few steps back on this one, and you need to be a bit more clear about what it is you are realy trying to do here.
Just above you state: “Using iSkysoft, I chose “HD QuickTime Movie”
But in your first post you state: “I converted the files using iSkysoft into dv files”
So I guess what we’d need to know for a start is whether you are really trying to convert your files to an “HD Quicktime Movie” or to “dv” or to what? What camera is this footage coming from, and what is your intended delivery format? And what format did you convert it to? Select a converted clip in FCP and press Cmd-9 to display the clip’s format properties … jot them down and then post back with that list.You note that when you drag your converted clips into the sequence that they need rendering, which tells us your sequence settings do not match the clip format … But at this stage we still don’t know either your clip format or your sequence settings? So what are those sequence settings then? With your timeline window active in FCP, press Cmd-zero to display the sequence settings… again, jot them down and then post back with that list.
Regarding iSkysoft, Movieconverter and Moyea … there really are hundreds of run of the mill “convert your movie to watch on an iPod” type of apps out there that have sprung up over the last few years, but I specifically recommend MPEG Streamclip because it is in a different class altogether, a (free) tool designed specifically for video proefessionals. If you want to download and use MPEG Streamclip you will find many folks here who are familiar with it and can help you use it properly if needs be. If you want to use iSkysoft et al, not so much.
Post back with those details
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There are hundreds of converter apps out there Daniel, but MPEG Streamclip is usually preferred around these parts. Be sure that you Export to Quicktime (not to “DV”) and set the Compressor to “Apple DV” (PAL or NTSC as appropriate for your source/region) and set Audio /Sound to Uncompressed Stereo 48kHz.
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That’s an odd one. Does it appear to be a UI glitch or do you actually seem to get less than full quality playback?
Do you have the Video Scopes window displayed? If so, do you have Video Scopes Playback enabled under the RT menu? If so, try disabling it (or close the scopes window).
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Hey Jonathan
As Michael noted, drop the Anamorphic 16:9 edit into a standard (not anamorphic) DV NTSC sequence … it will letterbox it automatically and you can output/export as needed.
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[Michael Gissing] “You don’t have to look, just work out how many frames you want the still image to be in the preferences before you drag to the timeline. If you do it after the images are in the timeline it is a pain”
Jordan, to be clear here.
As David has pointed out, the timing is defined in frames per second, not a fraction of a second (for example, in NTSC land, 0.08 of a second is about 4 frames)
Michael is guiding you correctly too, but note that you need to set the User Preferences window > Editing tab > Still/Freeze Duration before you import the stills into your project. The default duration as defined is only applied during import/creation of the still/freeze frame. Once they are in the project then no amount of changing that setting will affect their duration when dragging to the timeline. Best bet for now may be to set your required default Still/Freeze Duration as described and as needed, then delete those stills from the project and reimport them / drag them back in.
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After you switch the Easy Setup to HDV, try selecting View menu > External Video > Refresh A/V Devices, or unplug and then replug the FW cable from your HDV deck into your Mac.
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An H264 accelerator is a great way to create high quality compressed exports in super quick time … Matrox CompressHD (or a MAX equipped MXO2) is great, but given your requirements the much cheaper Elgato Turbo 264 HD may be even more suitable.