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Ben Lithman
November 2, 2013 at 5:51 pm in reply to: Best Software to transcode footage to Prores 422

I heard it produces inferior quality footage… Not compressor?
Ben Lithman
October 27, 2013 at 6:35 am in reply to: Best external raid/storage option for video editor

I’ve heard that USB 3 cards for the Mac Pro are notoriously unreliable.
Ben Lithman
October 25, 2013 at 7:06 am in reply to: Convert h264 to ??

Ok can I ask why pro res 422 is the way to go? Of I was willing to compromise a LITTLE on the quality side, is there any other format that won’t be so storage hungry?
Ben Lithman
October 24, 2013 at 6:08 pm in reply to: Convert h264 to ??

Ok thanks can anyone hazard a guess at how long it will take to transcode say, 1 hour of footage. On a Mac Pro 4,1 quad core.
Ben Lithman
October 5, 2013 at 12:49 pm in reply to: FCPX Render times

Hi Bill,

Firstly, thank you very much for taking the time to write such a detailed response. It’s very kind of you to go to such trouble.

I must say some of what you said has gone over my head, but I think I got the gist of it.

I guess the summary of what I wanted to know comes from the issue i come across when applying a filter to a sequence and then having to watch the Mac attempt to play the footage back smoothly (and fail). I understand from your post, that spreading the processor is not possible across multiple locally networked machines. So I assume my best chance of aiding this process (without spending too much money) is to do as other posters have suggested, and upgrade my Graphics card.

Thanks,
Ben
Ben Lithman
October 4, 2013 at 5:06 pm in reply to: FCPX Render times

Thanks so much for the advice. I was under the impression that there were only 2-3 graphics cards that are compatible with my mac pro….? Will the YoyoMarv Quadro 4800 work straight out of the box? Should I be using WITH or instead of my current graphics card?
Ben Lithman
October 4, 2013 at 3:31 pm in reply to: FCPX Render times

Sorry my mistake.

I have a MacPro4,1… 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, Single NVIDIA GeForce GT 120. Boot disk is a Crucial M4 SSD.

I’ve never really understood if installing a SECOND NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 would help with this type of problem, or if installing another graphics card would just enable me to plug in more monitors?
Ben Lithman
September 18, 2013 at 2:49 pm in reply to: Interlaced issue?

Thanks Sandeep,
Is a possibly third alternative to just change the project properties to to be 1080p the render the timeline and export?
Do you see any potential problems with this method?
Ben Lithman
September 17, 2013 at 10:17 am in reply to: Interlaced issue?

Hi Sandeep,

Thanks so much for taking the time to get back to me. It’s very much appreciated.

I’m struggling to find the de-interlace options on export. I remember it was there in FCP 7, but can’t see it in X. Sorry to have to ask such a rudimentary question!
Ben Lithman
September 17, 2013 at 9:32 am in reply to: Interlaced issue?

Probably YouTube/Vimeo for delivery. I’m viewing on a computer screen. What’s the best way of de-interlacing my footage? On import/ transcode etc??
Thanks,

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