[Craig Alan]

I agree. I just meant how that article might have come up with its figures. Production is increasing not decreasing. But for relatively modest projects, companies can handle all three stages of production in-house. Maybe when the recession lifts, and the Internet becomes even more flooded with video, companies will be willing to spend more to have their videos stand out from the crowd. That might mean production companies sub-contracting more post work to specialists. Either way, professional editors will be needed. I also have noticed that non-pros just playing with video are more confused now than when it was DV in DV out to DVD. Quality productions, even modest ones, still require time, money, expertise, and talent (at all three stages of production). Some things holding back the non-pros: you can’t zoom a mike, even today’s cameras need good light, mostly you can’t come up with good material by winging it, you can’t correct bad production in post, video takes up huge amounts of storage, editing is time consuming even when you know what you are doing and even when you are using a format which you’ve learned how to use, distribution is more complex than ever.

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; Camcorders: Sony Z7U, Canon HV30/40, Sony vx2000/PD170; FCP certified; write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[Craig Alan]

Video Postproduction Services in 2010 $4,276 MILLION? Hmm. Really?

I think the decline is due to more production studios doing more post in-house.

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; Camcorders: Sony Z7U, Canon HV30/40, Sony vx2000/PD170; FCP certified; write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[Craig Alan]

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

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; Camcorders: Sony Z7U, Canon HV30/40, Sony vx2000/PD170; FCP certified; write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[Craig Alan]

Did perhaps the install of CS5 replace the proper version of QT that FC likes?

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; Camcorders: Sony Z7U, Canon HV30/40, Sony vx2000/PD170; FCP certified; write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[Craig Alan]

NAB 2011 might show products for Thunderbolt. Media drive speed and connectivity I think is the real issue. With Intel and Apple behind, it I think it will happen sooner than later. Connecting a broadcast monitor should figure in your decision. 17″ does give you more real estate even if you use an extra computer monitor. And no matter what happens with thunderbolt, legacy stuff will still need the express slot.

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; Camcorders: Sony Z7U, Canon HV30/40, Sony vx2000/PD170; FCP certified; write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[Craig Alan]

First. Thanks for the link. I really enjoyed the quality and pace of the podcast.

I think: sooner than later, Thunderbolt/light speed products will arrive; Macbook Pros (I get the name now) and Imacs and minis will be paired with broadcast/TV monitors, second and third computer monitors, and high speed external and/or cloud storage and whatever other I/O needs media pros/consumers might have.

It would be great if cutting edge needs were met with modular systems that could grow with end user needs rather than take it or leave it towers.

I think it sucks that Thunderbolt can’t be added to (now) legacy towers as a card.

But the Mac Pro towers are beautifully designed, end user friendly, allow for a lot of internal storage, huge amounts of ram, large power supplies and support for lots of mature technology. On the other hand, Apple has a long history of cutting the cord before end users are ready for the next gen. They plan obsolescence better than anyone. If it were not for the fact that waste is killing us, I would say all power to them.

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; Camcorders: Sony Z7U, Canon HV30/40, Sony vx2000/PD170; FCP certified; write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[Craig Alan]

How about Audio Capture Scratch?

Maybe your exports are going to system drive?

In the finder you can highlight each of your root folders and command i. See how large each one is and find out what is filling up your drive. How do you know its FCP?

Check in disk utility also. Repair permissions. Run disk warrior. “O” left, I can’t imagine anything will work.

If FCP is giving you a false warning, then trash FCP preferences.

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; Camcorders: Sony Z7U, Canon HV30/40, Sony vx2000/PD170; FCP certified; write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[Craig Alan]

Well I’m glad that I didn’t mess up the Ki Pro capture.

Are square pixels correct?

I think my clips and sequence setting match. Here’s the properties:

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[Craig Alan]

Yes its possible that a “spark” could damage either or both ports. But first try to isolate the problem with process of elimination. If the firewire port on either computer is damaged then it shouldn’t work with any device. Plug in any firewire device you have handy and see if it works. If the Mac’s port does not work try to reset the pram. That sometimes does the trick. Also try the reset button on the canon. If the computer’s firewire is working but not the canon’s, and it is out of warranty, then the best thing to do is buy a small canon that plays the same format, in this case standard def wide screen. I’d stay with canon since they can sometimes not play nice with other brands.

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; Camcorders: Sony Z7U, Canon HV30/40, Sony vx2000/PD170; FCP certified; write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[Craig Alan]

Apple pro res 422. HDV footage captured on Ki pro to apple pro res 422 imported to FCP as single clip time line to match clip.

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; Camcorders: Sony Z7U, Canon HV30/40, Sony vx2000/PD170; FCP certified; write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.