[Anthony Faulkner]

My graphics card is a radeon HD 2600XT.

I color correct using magic bullet looks. But only at the very end, and then i leave the computer to crunch while i go home.

would a different graphics card speed up my rendering and give me more options in work flow?
if you ahve any links im interested top see whats out there.

Im sure you can tell Im self trained, and there are big holes in my knowledge (fortunately not my creativity!) so any help I get I am very grateful for!

[Anthony Faulkner]

No, i have not bought any particular capture card. What kind of time reductions and advantages might i get by getting one. On my long list of things to I’d like to buy it just hasn’t seemed necessary until now.

I am aware I am going to have to render, but until I am at a polishing stage are there any way to reduce the times involved? So I don’t have to loiter at the coffee machine for 3 hours of every day…. 🙂

thanks for your advice and input i really appreciate it.

[Anthony Faulkner]

Thanks guys,

so I have a new 5.20min sequence(1920×1080). now set to pro res (QT settings and render settings.) I made a copy of the timeline and placed it in an XD cam sequence of the same size.

the footage has nothing but color smoother, chroma keyer and 8pt garbage matte.

BOTH are telling me the entire render for playback will be 27/28 minutes.

Im not sure by what you mean by capture as prores422. I use sony’s XDcam transfer tool and it doesnt seem to have any options for changing codecs.

Thanks again for any help.

[Anthony Faulkner]

within FCP. I am not trying to output it, i am mid edit.

[Anthony Faulkner]

Im rendering for playback.
its an 8 core mac.

its a 1920×1080 XD cam sequence.

Thanks for any help

[Anthony Faulkner]

once imported into FCP the file has no alpha channel. I’m not sure where to find that bit rate data for the photo?

The files are all saved on a mac using apple RGB color profile? When i save the same file as a psd file and use that the alpha channel is there.
it is only the tiff that seems to randomly drop it…

anyway thanks for your suggestion.

[Anthony Faulkner]

I know you have already shot but…

Messing with the frame rate and focussing on fixed subjects can add a good contrast to the movement within the frame, allowing still subjects to be surrounded by fake business. Particularly if you can shoot at dusk and can use city lights to your advantage.

[Anthony Faulkner]

That is excellent!!!

Thank you very much, The + was what was getting me!!

I really appreciate your response

[Anthony Faulkner]

Im sorry Im not understanding, How do i render with the alpha channel so i can take it into motion?

I can’t seem to find options for that anywhere in FCP.

I have 6.06 and motion 3

thanks for any advice

[Anthony Faulkner]

sounds great, im looking forward to seeing it.