Bob Flood
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James
I knew something was missing when i got my system! where is the punchtape reader-writer/teletype console? or for that matter the 8″ floppy drive?
Actually, EDL’s wouldnt be a problem if all the systems actually were able to read and write them all the same!
(One of the last great linear edit systems, the Axial, had support for multiple tape sources, multiple switcher moves, video tracks, etc. but no one was making edl’s that would take advantage of that, or could be read by the axial.)
FCP’s EDL handling IS pathetic!. I tried to Import an edl with nothing more complicated than dissolves, and none of the dissolves would import! i tried pre-read style, b roll style, all the variations, and it only came in as cuts! Obviously the reason they put it in at all (avid left the EDL part to a third party converter) was so that could say IMPORT EXPORT EDL in the hype!
my vent…carry on….go about your business 🙂
“I like video because its so fast!”
Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc. -
Aaron
buy what you need today, today.
you will get something that works, and is more than adequate for the tasks at hand
(even if apple ships new designed boxes tomorrow, what makes you think the software will be ready? especially FCP?)
in some ways, my father’s great adage makes sense here:
“Take pie while its passing!”
“I like video because its so fast!”
Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc. -
Hi Nicole
time for my usual “history of video” thing 🙂
an EDL was designed to allow a linear tape editing system (controller, switcher, 2 or 3 vtr’s) to recreate the edits you made from video tape based sources.
as such, anything without timecode is just going to confuse things, since the edl does not know from picts, tiffs, tgas, quicktimes, aiffs, renders, etc (anything other than tape was designated AUX)
My suggestion would be to seperate the Non timecode clips (movies, stills etc, ) from the timecode clips so that all your tc sources are on video track one, and your non tc sources are on video track 2. then export an EDL based on video track 1, and generate a seperate edl based on track 2. this way you will have a clean list of your tape sources, and a second list of the Non tape sources
(if you used tape sources to make Non tape sources, like captures exported to AE or something) you may want to put the tape sources back into Track 1.
Also, if you are getting an error message regarding a key, that probably means you have a graphic on V2 over an image on V1, and final cuts EDL generator cant deal with it, so go through your timeline and make sure all your “keys” are gone.
also try turning on or turning off waht appears in your “notes” such as clip names, source names etc.
FWIW, Usually FCP will report these errors, but continue to genrate as best a list as it can
I know this is a long explanation, but its important to know the limitations.
hope this helps
“I like video because its so fast!”
Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc. -
Brad
FWIW, sony has added data capabilitys to the HD XDcam recorder, so in addition to writing video, it will also right data to the XD cam discs, although not on the same disc. Its got a ethernet port (i think its gig e)
not sure if its shipping
I have D1 deck (dvr1000) I know they had a Data version of that format, but the tapes are like 300 apeice!
bee eph
“I like video because its so fast!”
Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc. -
Chris
thanx
no it works perfectly fine on a G5.
then it must be OUR G5.
Unfort. the camera is gone now (loaner) so we will have to wait till another day
thanx for your help!
“I like video because its so fast!”
Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc. -
Thanx Stephan
im like DUH!
“I like video because its so fast!”
Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc. -
christopher
If you want to add or change the existing TC track, there is a free standalone app called “sebskys tools” the website is gone, but maybe someone here can email you a copy
“I like video because its so fast!”
Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc. -
Mike
just happen to glance at your post AND glance at some e-newsletter i got and made this connection:
There seems to be an issue with trying to get HD material out of the external monitor port on the MBP’s
it has to do with DRM (of course)
apple just released a patch to address it! try software update, or go to the QT site to get more info!
hope this helps
“I like video because its so fast!”
Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc. -
mike
glad i could help
who’s FrameCycler is it? can you get some kinda tech support?
good luck!
“I like video because its so fast!”
Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc. -
Mike
It looks like the Frame Cycler is converting the 1:00:00:00 start tc of your edl to the 90000 frame count.
I think there is a preference in FCP to change the Record Start of the EDL, which in your example is 1:00:00:00. Or you may have to change the start tc of the timeline to effect the start TC of your edl.
If your EDL starts with 0 ie 00:00:00:00, then the FC timeline should also start at zero
as far as the other issue, you should really talk to the frame cycler people, or look around for a frame cycler forum, as it sounds like its more of device issue rather than FCP.
hope this helps
“I like video because its so fast!”
Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc.