[David Eaks]

For Compressor to automatically upload to YouTube, you’ll need to setup a “Job Action”. Is this what you are doing? Although, I’ve had inconsistent results with the job action actually uploading to YouTube, so instead I create the file in Compressor and then upload it to YouTube myself.

What exactly are the inconsistent results you are getting?

[David Eaks]

Plus, if you do it in FCPX, you can start working with the H.264 files right away. When the transcode has finished just keep working, it’s already using the Prores files in the timeline.

FWIW, I definitely notice a difference in performance between Prores and H.264 (on my 2008 Mac Pro and 2010 17″ i7 MBP), especially with Multicam clips. As Bret said, it is to be expected.

[David Eaks]

I agree, Ripple training is great. Also Wohls Mac Pro Video FCPX Tutorials iPad app, even just the free overview and quick start guide is pretty good for starters-

iPad app link,
Course For Final Cut Pro X by Nonlinear Educating Inc.
https://itun.es/us/At6OA.i

[David Eaks]

Larry Jordan recently posted this article- Convert High Definition to Standard Definition Video

Following the article, I just did a short test clip with 1920x1080i from FCPX. Then burned to DVD, tested playback on both a Blu-ray player/HDTV and DVD player/SD CRT TV, I’m quite pleased with the results all around and have some full-length files going now.

Looks like it takes about 2x real time for the downscale, then of course you have to compress mpeg-2 for DVD from the resulting file.

Article’s method in a nutshell-

1) In Compressor, apply the Apple ProRes 422 codec to the HD source. Select the setting.

2) In the Inspector, click the Geometry tab. To convert a 16:9 master file to NTSC 16:9-

Set Crop to Custom and make sure all numeric entries are 0
Set Frame Size to 720 x 480
Set Pixel Aspect to NTSC CCIR 601/DV (16:9)

3) Click Submit

[David Eaks]

No problem, you just need to combine what Patrice said with what you see in the video.

Although you really don’t even need to keep the previous range selected as you set the next one, either hit I/O or click and drag to set a range, apply keyword, select new range, apply keyword, repeat. The keyword collections will have those ranges saved, which appear like individual clips.

Be aware that selecting the event itself will show all original clips, selecting a keyword collection within the event will “filter” to show only those parts of your clips with that keyword. It’s non destructive and very powerful.

[David Eaks]

Here’s a good one from macbreak studio, “Lightning Speed Organization”, they get to the point at 2:30 and show keywording ranges at 7:00 (they favorite the ranges, but you can apply your own keywords just the same)-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilupsw68JPY

Here’s one on batch renaming clips that may be helpful too-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1ql241Qytg

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[David Eaks]

As was mentioned, the monitoring angle is just for choosing which track is visible/audible while you’re working in the angle editor. The angle editor is where you “prepare” your angles. For example, if you need to manually add and sync a new angle to your mulitcam clip, you will be “working in the angle editor”. When starting a multicam edit, I like to make global changes from within the angle editor. Like color correcting each scene and leveling audio. Then when I go back to the timeline to do the angle switching etc, everything looks and sounds good already. You can blade and add effects and adjust audio levels as necessary all in the angle editor, getting your clips to a good starting point. It is especially useful if you have already done sone editing in the timeline, but then realize you want to make a global change to one of the angles.

[David Eaks]

You think this is something Disk Warrior might be able to help with?

Personally, I’m not sure that I’d even consider a spinning disk for my OS drive ever again.

[David Eaks]

Not working for me either. Lets try this one-

https://www.fcproxuniversity.com/FCPro_X_University/Extra_Credit/Entries/2013/4/10_What_Is_Adobe_Afraid_Of.html

[David Eaks]

I’ve been very happy with Western Digital Caviar Blacks as my media drives (mostly software RAID-0). I look for the model number of the drive I want on the WD products list page, then search the web for the best price.