[Dan Monro]

Is the render path in color going to someplace FCP can’t read?

As far as I know they should just be there. Are you saving your color project before going back to FCP?

You may need to wait for somebody who knows what they’re talking about to weigh in.

Sorry,
D

Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacBook Pro 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 4 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.6
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7.0.2 Quicktime 7.6.6

[Dan Monro]

You are looking at the sequences thats got (from color) added to the name, right?

Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacBook Pro 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 4 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.6
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7.0.2 Quicktime 7.6.6

[Dan Monro]

So, sure.

A tablet is no different than a mouse. Or a trackball. Its a matter of speed, I think. I use the pen in my right hand (with the click and double click assigned to the buttons) and the keyboard (in) my left – with my left? You get the idea. It only speeds things up if your brain works faster with it – mine does, because my hand (pen) follows my eye more intuitively than my mouse. Its not a LOT faster, just more comfortable. In fact, I miss my Kensington trackball, which weighed in at 7 pounds. Talk about speed…

It comes down to what’s comfortable. The bottom line is that you need to be able to edit/design/compose with both hands. That’s what makes you fast. What you hold in those hands is entirely a matter of personal preference….

See what works.

Cheers,
D

Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacBook Pro 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 4 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.6
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7.0.2 Quicktime 7.6.6

[Dan Monro]

Zack, dumb question, but you did empty the trash, right?

What happens if you do a get info on individual folders on the drive? Can you find one that’s suspiciously large?

Also, can you run Disk Warrior or some such on the external?

Sorry I can’t be of more help; good luck.
D

Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacBook Pro 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 4 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.6
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7.0.2 Quicktime 7.6.6

[Dan Monro]

“What happens to people who want to edit divx videos in Mac?”

I would convert them into ProRes first…

Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
GeForce 8600M GT Final Cut Pro 7.0 Quicktime 7.6.6
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7.0.2 Quicktime 7.6.6

[Dan Monro]

Hey David, do they have to remain .avi? I would suggest converting them all to say ProRes 422 in compressor before you edit them. I’m not familiar with Divx 5, but I try to convert everything that’s not an edit codec to begin with before hand to save myself rendering time. Once you’ve got it edited, you can always convert back. But look into Michael’s suggestion, too. Doesn’t Windows make some kind of .avi editor?

Good luck,
D

Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
GeForce 8600M GT Final Cut Pro 7.0 Quicktime 7.6.6
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7.0.2 Quicktime 7.6.6

[Dan Monro]

Paul’s instructions are perfect if you need to change the droplet. If you can use it as is, you can do that without re-importing them into compressor. As long as its the same version, you should be able to copy the droplet from the client’s machine to yours. You can put them in your documents folder, or any other folder you choose. Then for convenience, make an alias for your desktop. The you can drop a file directly onto the alias and it will run the droplet (take a step further and turn off the confirmation dialog.)

Cheers,
D

Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
GeForce 8600M GT Final Cut Pro 7.0 Quicktime 7.6.6
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7.0.2 Quicktime 7.6.6

[Dan Monro]

Turn on “auto launch batch monitor” in your compressor preferences. That should do it…

Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
GeForce 8600M GT Final Cut Pro 7.0 Quicktime 7.6.6
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7.0.2 Quicktime 7.6.6

[Dan Monro]

Noticed a synch issue with the output, and realized my Kona was set to “free run”. Changed it to Ref in (525i29.97) to fix the synch issue, and now the “writing to tape” dialog took about a minute.

Could it be an issue with synch?

Thanks,
D

Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
GeForce 8600M GT Final Cut Pro 7.0 Quicktime 7.6.6
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7.0.2 Quicktime 7.6.6

[Dan Monro]

Thanks Greg. Jack Tunnicliffe told me the same thing over on the IMUG. I had no idea it was that simple. A RTFM moment perhaps, but I’ll pass it along to my co-workers. I’m looking forward to a little more hands on with it.

Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
GeForce 8600M GT Final Cut Pro 7.0 Quicktime 7.6.6
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.4
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7.0.2 Quicktime 7.6.6