Arthur Dent
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When Media 100 separated the subsampler from the edit suite in version 7 and made that window scalable, that scaling was done on the host cpu, and on a slower machine it could drop frames.
With 8.2 i believe they allowed the subsamplers to scale even larger, and WILL drop frames at the largest setting. When this happens, a yellow indicator will be present (in the lower LH portion of the viewer). If you click that indicator the viewer will resize to the point that frames will no longer drop. Often too small to be workable…
I’ve found that I have to find a compromise between an occasional dropped frame in the subsampler and a viewer size that I can deal with.
It’s important to note that only the display in the subsampler is dropping frames, not the actual playback, so you can always trust the output to your client monitor
Hope this helps
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You also need to be at 8.2.3a, as that version M100 updated the exporter to be XML, it wasn’t XML in 8.2.2
~A.D.
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The jittering you’re seeing is probably reversed field dominance.
I belive in version 8.2.3 m100 added a check box for feild dominance on export.
Try exporting a short 10 – 20 second test sequence with the different feild orders selected and see which one looks right in FCP (I can NEVER remember which standard has which feild order).
Though, it may be quicker for you to re-aqcuire the material in FCP… Why are you using that any way?
~A.D.
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**WAIT**, if you go to 10.3.9 DO NOT got to QT 7.
ONLY go to QT 7 if you plan to also move to OS 10.4 with M100 8.2.3a.
QT 7 DID cause issues in media 100 under 8.2.2 and os 10.3.9, often involving un reliable high data rate capture.
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is always my theory.
UNLESS you’re using other apps that are themselves requiring you to upgrade, why change? If the system is working stable today, keep it that way, particularly if you are in the middle of a big project.
My rule is not to upgrade in the middle of a project. I’ll wait till a project is done before making any changes to my system.
my $.02
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Is this the same one you just got done saying was broken in your earlier thread????
~A.D.
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From what I understand from a few conversations with M100 is that they (m100) had to write their own drivers for the OEM AJA hardware, and that therefore m100 does not (read can not) include the AJA software with their product.
m100 remains pretty tight lipped as to whether you can, or cannot run FCP on top of the same hardware. I sincerely doubt we’ll see M100 testing that config at all. And who knows if there is a firm ware difference between the OEM hardware and the FCP stuff. (we won’t know until m100 ships and some one tries it)
I sincerely doubt that M100 does anything to the board to prevent using FCP on the hardware – more it’s a question of whether AJA will allow for this.
On a side note, I’m often baffled by how eager people are to blame m100 for everything that doesn’t go in the direction that they think is right and propper. Let’s not be so reactionary folks. I personally believe that m100 is back on the right path, perhaps still behind the curve on some major features. Sure they’ve made some very bad descision in the past as m100 inc, or Optibase, but they appear to be heading in the right direction again (IMHO).
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There is an un-installer built into the Media 100 installer, use that.
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you cannot use lossless data rates in the exp-chassis… The config DOES require a lossless board for some reason, but you cannot play lossless data rates reliably in an expansion chassis, something to do with through-put.
~AD
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NOTE: any graffiti title you open in version 4 will not go back to the privious… so don’t open an old title unless you plan to commit to the graffiti upgrade.
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Couple of points:
Boris payed how much (?) for the FEC software from Optibase (the former owners of m100). I don’t know how much, but I’m sure it was vastly MORE that $99. Boris also immediately invested engineers in updating the software @ significant salary. (so by your logic, Boris FX should take a loss on this investment in technology)
What would have happened to your projects had boris NOT purchased FEC and Optibase killed the line off? You’d have to completely rebuild ALL of them. How much time would THAT have taken, and then, how much is your time worth? (More than $99)
If a client of yours comes to you and asks you to update a project you created for them 6 months ago or a year ago, do you do that for free? I hope not…
Last point. The version of FEC you had previously would likely NOT have worked with AE 7, and definately didn’t work in Tiger with QT 7.
Yeah it was a bug fix, and OS update, and it simplified the licencing… It’s only $99. Cost of doing business. It was $99 I was happy to spend to not have to recreate years worth of work!
My $.02
~AD