[Dan Monro]

The good news is that they sold it to Avid.

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 6.0.6 Quicktime 7.6.4
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.4

[Dan Monro]

Nice Dave, thanks.

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 6.0.6 Quicktime 7.6.4
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.4

[Dan Monro]

Was just reading about this on the IMUG ( https://media-motion.tv/IMUG-list.html ).

Here’s a link to Darren Marshall’s blog discussing just this:

https://dazpix.co.uk/blog/10sharefiles/

And a clip from one of the posts by Randy Tinfow:

For a long time we were providing a file sharing service for our customers for a monthly fee of up to $50-250/month, depending on bandwidth committed. About a year ago I decided not to invest more time and money to update our mechanism, so I did a pretty thorough job of researching all the various mechanisms so we could painlessly migrate our customers.. What was most important for them was:

-speed
-branding
-granular access
-e-mail integration
-easy administration
-receipts
-desktop integration

By all accounts https://www.sharefile.com was the leader. Most importantly for us, it was way faster than any other service. A couple weeks ago we had to move 2GBs of files in less than half an hour to accommodate some last minute changes for a trade show. We would not have been able to do it without Sharefile, which tested for us at about 2.5x the datarate of YouSendit’s Business Plus paid plan.

Hope this helps (I also hope Randy & Darren don’t mind me quoting them…),
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 6.0.6 Quicktime 7.6.4
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.4

[Dan Monro]

I’ve had jobs fail when using droplets and I have to reset the background process in compressor;

“Compressor / Reset Background Processing”.

After that they work fine. Michael, think that could it be related to Jim’s problem?

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 6.0.6 Quicktime 7.6.4
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.4

[Dan Monro]

make sure you include that last ‘p’ in the link. Its not highlighted as part of a hyperlink. If you cut and paste the entire link it works fine.
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 6.0.6 Quicktime 7.6.4
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.4

[Dan Monro]

Can’t help you with the Black Magic prefs; don’t know Black Magic cards. If you think you’ve got them set correctly and they still don’t work, try trashing the Black Magic prefs.

On the output of the mixer; make sure you’re sending the signal from your mic (ch4, right) to the aux sends. Make sure your levels on the aux sends are up. Make sure your phantom power is on. Make sure your gain for the mic is up. Can you see the mic on your meters? Start at the mic and double check the entire path – from the on switch on the mic to the output of the board. Try switching your black magic cables to the main outs of the board, see if that fixes it. If so, you’re not using your aux sends correctly.

Track it down, buddy. 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 6.0.6 Quicktime 7.6.4
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.4

[Dan Monro]

Can you get the audio in to any other mac app? Like QT or Soundtrack Pro? In other words do you see it at the OS level? If so, you can point to FCP. If not, it may be an incorrect path on the mixer.

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 6.0.6 Quicktime 7.6.4
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.4

[Dan Monro]

Dumb question, but you are sending line 4 to the aux sends, right?

And your input device is set to the black magic in both the mac OS and in the FCP voiceover tool, right?

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 6.0.6 Quicktime 7.6.4
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.4

[Dan Monro]

Try here:

https://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=263545

I found it by searching “avid codecs for macintosh” in google. Google is your friend. You’ll need to install them on your mac; there should be a readme file about how to do that. Make sure the ones you’re installing match the kind of mac you’re using.Once they’re installed, you can batch convert them in compressor, assuming compressor sees the avid codecs. Now you’ll have a set of avid codec quicktimes that should work in media composer.

Shane made a good point; why not edit in FCP? The media is already captured. Nothing against Avid; I still do about 40% of my work in Avid. But if you’ve got FCP, you’ve got a great tool to work with.

Figure out why your computer doesn’t recognize your camera. Sounds like it once did. Have you restarted everything? Tried other firewire devices? Looked up troubleshooting tips on the Canon website? Don’t give up on that issue, because it means you’ll have to rent a camera for every other production you shoot just to capture.

The best tool for a “low tech” production is the web. Find this stuff out. Search these forums. There is a Final Cut basics forum here, too. It covers a lot of stuff that this one doesn’t. There is also a compressor forum, which you might need once you start batch converting.

Don’t be offended if I sound like I’m lecturing. I think its great that you’re here seeking help. But do your research so you can do the job right from the start, and get way ahead.

And on that note: why aren’t you cutting this piece…..?

Best of 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 6.0.6 Quicktime 7.6.4
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.4

[Dan Monro]

Hey Shane,

The Avid codecs show up in compressor for me. I sometimes use compressor to re-compress graphics that get delivered in animation codec, just to speed up avid import times.

But Mandi, I agree with Michael that recapturing might be your safest bet, especially if you’re going to work low-rez and then conform it. There’s really no way to do that with quicktimes in Avid without creating hi-rez files in the first place. If you’re working hi-rez from the beginning, then you could probably get away with batch converting to the avid codec and then importing into Avid.

But are you also trying to bring metadata across? Have you edited anything yet, or would this just be bringing in the footage? Because translating project information is an an entirely different set of issues.

Good Luck,
D

Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.7
GeForce 8600M GT Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 Quicktime 7.6
– OR –
2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.4