Bill Stephan
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1. There is a known issue with older versions of DVDSP flagging layer breaks as seamless (they must be non-seamless breaks). DVDSP 4 does not do this.
2. Are you attempting to master a DVD-9 from a DVD+/-R? Not the wisest course, and very prone to error (both computer and human type)!
3. I would let DVDSP burn the DVD so that the layer break is set correctly. Going to Toast can introduce problems with the placement of the layer break if you are not careful.
Bill Stephan
Senior Editor/DVD Author
USA Studios
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The problem with Varicam is that it records 720/59.94P regardless of the frame rate set in the camera. The (cranked) frame rate exists in only the metadata, and it is up to the edit system to interpret the metadata correctly.
I have tested the Varicam recordings with the DS Nitris, and that system does read the metadata from the Varicam. I do not know if the same is true for Adrenaline, Xpress Pro HD or Symphony Nitris.
Panasonic makes a frame rate converter that lets you make a dub with the frame rate dialed into the Varicam.
Bill Stephan
Senior Editor/DVD Author
USA Studios
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There is a training version on Avid DS Nitris along with some tutorial material for download on Avid’s web site. I don’t know how much training there is on the color correction part of the software, but you might want to check it out.
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Just make sure that you change Avid to 16:9 mode so that Title Tool will make anamorphic titles to match your video.
Bill Stephan
Senior Editor/DVD Author
USA Studios
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Thank you everyone for your thoughts and guidance. We still are getting our feet wet in FCP, so I’ll be back to the FCP settings to experiment.
Bill Stephan
Senior Editor/DVD Author
USA Studios
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Watch the monitor as the computer boots up (before the desktop comes up). You should see the configuration of all your SCSI drives as the SCSI chain initializes. Do you see anything obviously wrong here? You can hit the pause key if necessary to pause the boot process if necessary. Or you can snoop around in the setup utility. As the machine boots, you should see a message indicating what hotkey to press to get to it.
Do you have the correct terminator for LVD SCSI?
Try connecting the SCSI drives one-at-a-time, cold booting the computer each time. You might have one bad drive (or cable) screwing up the whole operation.
Bill Stephan
Senior Editor/DVD Author
USA Studios
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You can’t duplicate SCSI addresses on the same SCSI card, even if they are on different channels.
Bill Stephan
Senior Editor/DVD Author
USA Studios
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Did you create a partition before you tried to format the drive?
Bill Stephan
Senior Editor/DVD Author
USA Studios
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Actually,
1 turns the window with the audio meters on and off. I don’t believe there is any shortcut for setting the mixdown in audio tool in any version of Avid.
Bill Stephan
Senior Editor/DVD Author
USA Studios
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Oh dear! You got yourself in a pickle. As I understand it you turned on progressive scan in the menu and now you can’t turn it off because you can’t even see the menu? I just love technology!
1. Well, does the manual mention anything about a way to reset the machine to the factory default setup? Maybe there’s a small hole in the back panel with a reset button hiding under it.
2. Do you have a friend or neighbor with a progressive scan TV that you could hook your machine to temporarily to change the menu back to interlaced?
3. Is there a progressive/interlaced button hiding on the remote for your machine?
4. How about calling the factory support number or website in the manual. They would certainly know how to solve your problem.
I hope some of this points you in the right direction.
Bill Stephan
Senior Editor/DVD Author
USA Studios
New York City