[David Cleverly]

I know this is an old post but it became relevant to me today.

I uploaded a TVC (my first in a long time I have to admit) for QC’ing and then realised I hadn’t done any level checks! I went back into FCPX and checked the levels and because I had used a lot of filters to get a specific look, they were all over the place. So I started the task of adjusting. After some two hours I had a corrected file. I rang the distribution company to let them know “I had uploaded the wrong file and I am about to send the correct one” 😉 and they confirmed my file had passed QC and was ready for broadcast.

I am still shaking my head.

Let me say my ad is certainly going to stand out amongst the crowd!!

Cheers.

[David Cleverly]

I had the very same problem suddenly with FCPX 10.0.6. trying to import 1080i P2 files. Same frustrating error message.

It appears my problem was related to changing to importing to a USB drive. Previously I had been importing to a firwire drive that never gave me a problem. As soon as I went to USB, the problem started. Put my events back on a FW drive and the problems stopped. Fingers crossed.

I suspect for me it has something to do with throughput/transfer speeds.

Cheers,

[David Cleverly]

I have been shooting on a Panasonic p2 (HPX502) for three years and am very happy with it, although it is a heavy beast.

For various reasons I am thinking of selling it and going to the JVC 750E. I shoot mainly news (interviews, pickups for other stories and run-and-gun stuff), dance concerts and corporate videos. I love the possibility of shooting on SD cards (P2 is limiting due to cost) and some of the other features.

After doing some research, however, I have almost been scared off by the comments re low light performance, chromatic aberration of the lens, dead pixels and lost files on the SD cards.

Are my concerns valid? It’s hard to leave a reliable camera behind for the “unknown quantity”.

[David Cleverly]

Just confirming:

I have again fixed this problem (which appears to be only with P2 files) by going into the project settings (the spanner/wrench button) and (for HD vision) changing 1440×1080 to 1920×1080 and this is even when the P2HD files are really 1440×1080.

Strange, but true!

[David Cleverly]

Yes I have solved the problem (I use P2 as well, by the way – I forgot to mention this). I think it was a combo of the project and import settings and changing the 1440×1080 to 1920×1080, but I also exported to uncompressed 10-bit video. Everything is ok at the moment after doing all of this, although I am not sure which change did it, exactly.

[David Cleverly]

I have exactly the same problem – FCPX 10.0.3. regardless of the output file format. At one stage I even got static when scrubbing on the time line, corresponding with where the static was in the finished clip. I am working through the problem but I could just about guarantee it is something to do with the project/import settings preparing for the import of your camera clips.

One thing I did do, was change the import/project settings from 1440×1080 to 1920×1080 and that could have helped.

[David Cleverly]

Thanks, Gents…

I purchased DVDSE anyway and, although I don’t envisage me using it that much, it will be a very handy tool to have in the kit. and, let’s face it, I had to have it then as the job had to be completed within that few days. It worked well, although I was flying by the seat of my pants most of the way, so I hope the Master ended up being in the correct format, etc…

Thanks for the opinions…and all the best for 2011.

David