Bryce Whiteside
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Thanks Dave for your timely response.
As indicated by your research, there must be an additional component/switch/pointer in FCP to insure the proper display of DVCPRO HD codec footage that QuickTime Pro doesn’t use or have.
Inquiring minds…
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.WMV is a better format than .AVI.
HTH,
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You are going to want Windows Media file. A .WMV which can be produced using Flip4Mac.com Windows Media encoder.
HTH,
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Do you have your Canvas window set to Fit to Window which is the shortcut Shift+Z when you have clicked into your Canvas window.
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A sidebar for a related subject but an answer to your direct question, is Extend Edit. With Extend Edit (shortcut E) you can trim all the tracks in your sequence timeline that you have selected.
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And it can be imported as an .IPR clip into FCP instead of rendering a QuickTime .MOV out of LiveType–great for typo’s and client changes.
Same is true for .MTN Motion projects.
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This is a complete stab in the dark and I am not near my Mac FCP system right now, but FCP is probably more DVCPRO HD codec aware than QuickTime Pro.
Why wouldn’t you want to export from FCP anyway?
Cheers,
Bryce WhitesideDon’t worry Mr. B. I have a cunning plan…
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From DV – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DVCPRO HD, also known as DVCPRO100, uses four parallel codecs and a coded video bitrate of 100 Mbit/s. Despite HD in its name, DVCPROHD downsamples native 720p/1080i signals to a lower resolution. 720p is downsampled from 1280×720 to 960×720, and 1080i is downsampled from 1920×1080 to 1280×1080 for 59.94i and 1440×1080 for 50i. Compression ratio is approximately 7:1. To maintain compatibility with HDSDI, DVCPRO100 equipment internally downsamples video during recording, and subsequently upsamples video during playback. A camcorder using as special variable-framerate (from 4 to 60 frame/s) variant of DVCPRO HD called VariCam is also available. All these variants are backward compatible but not forward compatible.
Check out HD For Indies – SATA RAID HD Capture Tests, FRC & DVCPRO HD codec quirks and scroll down to the bottom to the heading Shooting with Varicam for best results
It’s still downsampled to 960×720.
Inquiring minds…
Bryce WhitesideDon’t worry Mr. B. I have a cunning plan…
PowerBook 1.67 Ghz ATI 9700 128 MB 2 GB
Final Cut Pro HD
DVD Studio Pro 3
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My guess is that you are using a Sony HDR-FX1 or Z1 or one of the other new JVC or Panasonic HDV cameras. The image CCD sensor for the Sony is 960 pixels horizontally but uses pixel shift technology to get 1280.
This could be the source of your confusion.
Prosumer HD Camera Roundup-updated at HD For Indies may give you some more insight. The underlines are links.
Google.com search terms:
hdv 960 720 1280 “Pixel Shift” OR pixelshiftInquiring minds…
Bryce WhitesideDon’t worry Mr. B. I have a cunning plan…
PowerBook 1.67 Ghz ATI 9700 128 MB 2 GB
Final Cut Pro HD
DVD Studio Pro 3
Motion