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Dale Thompson
August 14, 2010 at 2:55 am in reply to: What to export Canon T2i footage in FCP for vimeo?

Thanks Phil, will check it out too, I never thought to look there before.
Dale Thompson
August 14, 2010 at 1:57 am in reply to: What to export Canon T2i footage in FCP for vimeo?

Michael and Rafael:

Thanks for this, much appreciated! I have it in Compressor now and will upload to Vimeo later on. So much to learn with FCP, will I ever figure this all out?

-Dale
Dale Thompson
August 14, 2010 at 1:50 am in reply to: What to export Canon T2i footage in FCP for vimeo?

My mistake, this should be done via Quicktime Conversion, correct? I’m still a newbie in FCP.
Dale Thompson
August 14, 2010 at 1:48 am in reply to: What to export Canon T2i footage in FCP for vimeo?

Rafael:

Hey, thanks for this. Sorry, should I do this through FCP using Quicktime Conversion or do it via Compressor?

Cheers,
Dale
Dale Thompson
July 23, 2010 at 6:14 pm in reply to: My exported file from Compressor looks too wide

thanks Chris I’ll give it a shot
Dale Thompson
June 9, 2009 at 2:03 am in reply to: Best training videos or books to learn FCP?

Tom:

Hey, thanks for this, much appreciated! I will check them out for sure 🙂

-Dale
Dale Thompson
June 8, 2009 at 5:47 pm in reply to: Monitor Calibration

Mikki:

Send me your email address and I will send you some material for calibrating your own monitors. I’ve heard that studios get professionals to calibrate their screens once every month or so (maybe that’s overkill too) and if you can afford it, it’s the best way to get it as close to perfect as possible. Usually, it’s like $100 for this service but I’ll show you how to do it for free for now.
Dale Thompson
June 8, 2009 at 5:43 pm in reply to: fcp users: 2006 2.66 mac pro or 2008 3.08 24″ imac?

Rob:

I have a imac 3.06 with the 24″ screen and 4GB of RAM. I love my computer but I also have to agree with everyone who recommended the mac pro too.

Simply put, the imac is what it is, you are working with less processors, limited in the RAM and even things like less firewire ports add up too (in favour of the mac pro). The 24″ screen is glossy and nice looking on the imac but after reading up on lots of material regarding calibration of monitors, it’s probably not the best screen in terms of editing color on. I do have a very keen eye for color, so it doesn’t really bother me but I know what people are refering to when it comes to the glossy screen… it throws you off slightly when you grade color, especially if it hasn’t been calibrated properly or you are working in a room with crappy lighting.

Go with the mac pro (as if you needed any more encouragement haha). Get a nice monitor and you’ll be thrilled with this for sure.

The only reason I never got the mac pro is due to $$$, that’s it. I got a great deal on the mac pro but it feels as though I’m driving a automatic car when I really wanna drive a manual lol. A nice mac pro is my present once I finish my first documentary, I’ve already decided this 🙂