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[Danrnw] “The Media Composer
costs much more upfront but it is rock solid and you get
your work done and out the door much faster.”

Deja Vu!

I remember the same things being said about ON-LINE 1″ VPR and BetaCam edit suites vs. the (then) new Avid MC systems.

Only THEN it was, “It may cost us nearly a MILLION DOLLARS to build an on-line suite, but that cheap ($80,000) Avid keeps crashing and we need to get the work done!”

Budgets, gear (and Perspectives) sure change as time goes by.

😉

(Happy with FCP now, and know it will only get better and cheaper.)

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You have two posts where you say the TIFFs are “big”.

Exactly what does “big” mean?

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You cannot judge the quality of any image in the Canvas on the computer.
You must use an external video monitor and RENDER all effects and stills to view the full quality.

Any graphics imported are much better quality if they are not too small or too LARGE in relation to the size they actually used.

An imported TIFF (or PiCT, etc.) that has too MUCH resolution will look “buzzy” or “dirty” because of the relatively low resolution of NTSC/PAL video.

You should make the size of any image as close to the “final” size you will use in FCP.
Even if you NEED a larger image size (you plan to “zoom in” at some point) you can apply a small amount (between 0.25 to 2.5 percent) of Gaussian Blur to any graphic that is too “crisp” to reduce the visual “buzz”.

But again, you must view on the external monitor (should be used at all times during the edit to judge quality) and rendered to make sure all is well.

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You did not provide enough information so I just have to guess.

If you are capturing DV, you should not be attempting to capture audio to a separate file from video.

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[Jacobo Vizcarra] “CONFERENCE TABLE MIC”

There are always problems with using any single-point PZM mic.
Foremost is that EVERYONE will sound “off-mic” at all times.
Plus, you can enjoy the extra accompaniment of Furnace/AC blower noise, room reverb, pencil-scratching and table-thumping.
Softer-spoken participants can virtually disappear in the background muck.
Not to mention, when someone sneezes or coughs when another is speaking, its like a bomb exploding.

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The first thing to always try is to Quit FCP, Restart the Mac, Open your FCP project and try again.

Next:
THE FOLLOWING COMES FROM THE KEN STONE WEBSITE:
“Over 5,000 years ago Confucius wrote: ‘If you are toiling away, you have changed nothing and FCP heads South on you, [starts behaving in strange ways] then it is time to trash your FCP Preferences.’ ”

Click the following link for instructions.

https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/trashing_fcp_prefs.html

A great way to do this is to use “FCP Rescue” a free Apple Script that will Trash the Preferences for you (and restore nearly all of your user settings afterward).
There are versions for FCPro & FCExpress.

Download these free Apple Scripts at

https://fcprescue.andersholck.com/

This is one FCP tip that has helped in hundreds of “odd” problems..

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[socktan97] “How do I capture analog from the deck.”

Can you ask that question in a different way?
I have no idea what you have NOW vs. what you want to do DIFFERENTLY?

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[ammioz] “I know that there is audio there because I can hear it through the little camaera’s speaker and I can see the audio meters.”

That is exactly what is supposed to be happening.

The audio is, by default, intentionally MUTED to the Mac’s speaker output during Log and Capture.

So you should normally monitor the audio directly from the camcorder or deck you are using to capture. (It is the preferred method.)

CAUTION:
Many people have reported that noise or “pops” appear in the captured clips if the Mac’s internal audio is left on WHILE capturing… so may want to choose “Off During Capture.”

However, there is a way you can turn ON the Mac’s speaker if you really WANT to:
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In FCP4x and earlier:

Final Cut Pro (menu) > Audio/Video Settings… > Capture Presets (tab)

“Duplicate” the Capture Preset you are now using, when the window opens rename it (I added “MacAudioOn” to the file name).

Click open the “Advanced” button in the Audio section and turn speakers to “ON during Capture.”
The Mac speakers/audio-out will now play Audio during the preview in the Log and Capture window.
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In FCP5x and later:

In the Record Tool:
Clip Settings, near audio buttons, choose: Preview: “ON”
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Try looking here:

https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301852

Worth a shot.

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I’ve never ever had this happen or even heard of it before.

THE FOLLOWING COMES FROM THE KEN STONE WEBSITE:
“Over 5,000 years ago Confucius wrote: ‘If you are toiling away, you have changed nothing and FCP heads South on you, [starts behaving in strange ways] then it is time to trash your FCP Preferences.’ ”

Click the following link for instructions.

https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/trashing_fcp_prefs.html

A great way to do this is to use “FCP Rescue” a free Apple Script that will Trash the Preferences for you (and restore nearly all of your user settings afterward).
There are versions for FCPro & FCExpress.

Download these free Apple Scripts at

https://fcprescue.andersholck.com/

This is one FCP tip that has helped in hundreds of “odd” problems..