Brian Deviteri
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what is the originating source of the MPEG-4 footage? DSLR? Flip camera? DVD rips? iTunes downloads?
what errors are you getting with MPEGStreamClip? the software is quite powerful and there’s lots of technical settings that can cause playback issues if they are not chosen properly.
have you installed the LATEST version of VLC?
out of curiosity, can HandBrake convert the file to something usable? don’t think you can go to ProRes, but maybe there’s something that would work?
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You may want to look at FCPReconnect to see if it can help you out. Other forum members have had a lot of success with it and DSLR footage reconnecting with similar issues. Personally have not used it, so I cannot speak with first hand knowledge.
https://www.videotoolshed.com/product/41/fcpreconnect/3
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If Quicktime can play the clips fine, then you can just use Quicktime (Pro) FILE > EXPORT capabilities to convert the files to Apple ProRes422 or whatever other codec works best for your workflow.
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well, apparently the Sony M35U is the only one that will work…
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here’s a new press release I read this AM:
EOS MOVIE plug-in for Final Cut Pro
London, 8th February Month 2010 – Canon today announces the development of a plug-in that will enable quicker and easier editing of EOS MOVIE footage in Final Cut Pro. A free Beta release of the plug-in will be available to download for testing and evaluation in March 2010.
‘EOS MOVIE Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro’ is being developed to provide an even smoother workflow for EOS MOVIE users who edit using Apple’s Final Cut Pro software suite. The plug-in will enable the ‘log and transfer’ of video footage from Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 7D and EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR cameras – all of which offer full 1080p HD video recording.
The plug-in will convert EOS MOVIE footage to Apple’s high quality ProRes 422 codec at approximately twice the speed of Apple’s standard conversion. Additionally, users will also be able to add timecode, reel names and metadata to footage quickly and easily – further enhancing the experience of EOS MOVIE users when editing their footage.
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I would suggest the CalDigit products over any standard internal RAID configuration – they have been much more stable in my experience. I have several CalDigit HDPro’s at 6TB configured as RAID-5. Quick data rates in and out, great product.
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As long as you’re not scaling drastically, you should be fine. Make sure any text is scaled properly and maintain sharp, vector-like properties (when desired).
Are you planning on submitting to DG in SD or HD? What format? What format are you shooting? What FPS?
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Needed the JPEG for the client – they wanted to see it “full resolution” to check the banner closely…
I know it’s not a CMYK/RGB issue, it’s a large size issue… tried both color spaces, tried different DPIs as well, but nothing worked. I think it has something to do with the fact the document itself is larger than 200 inches wide, but not 100% positive.
As for archives, I ALWAYS keep the original project file and often also save in other formats as well, just in case (EPS, PDF, etc). I try to keep a rastered version of everything with my archive in case it needs to be handed off to someone else in the future – then there’s a tangible reference to how everything was set. Had problems with layer mismatching on occasion between different versions (CS and CS3) and those JPEG references have been life savers… and they’re easy to send off to people when they need an image of the project.
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Curiously, when you look at the muted options on the HD1400 deck, HDV is listed there. It is on the right hand side, across from DVCAM and underneath 720p.
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No dice with VLC player either. I will try a few more settings. DG has said they are looking into ways to use Episode Pro.