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[Walter Soyka] “Yes, my assumption is that rectified waveforms minimize the display of redundant information, effectively doubling your vertical resolution / ability to display dynamic range. So my question of standard waveforms would be, “Why do you need to see the same information twice?””
Because it’s not redundant information. If you look closely at a waveform you’ll see that it’s never perfectly symmetrical. There’s visual information about relative levels that comes across more immediately when you see both sides of the wave. It’s also faster to spot valleys and zero crossings. At least it is for me.
Question – how come you never see rectified waveforms as the default display for DAWs?
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[Charlie Austin] ” That’s why I like ’em in X and keep ’em on in Pr when I use it. My clip/track height is always as small as I can get it and still see waveforms.”
Ha! Well we’re definitely opposites in that regard. The videos I posted above are exaggerated for clarity, but my usual strategy (especially when cutting audio) is to make my audio tracks as large as I can get away with!
Different strokes…
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[Walter Soyka] “So my question is this: what are rectified waveforms better for, and what are standard waveforms better for?”
I’d like to know the answer to this too! As far as I can tell, rectified waveforms offer no benefits whatsoever.
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[Charlie Austin] “But I like them. 🙂 “
Really? Really truly? Do you use them in your DAW? 😉 😉 😉
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[Charlie Austin] “Now you’re grasping at straws. 😉 and uh… nope. Also, you do know it’s the entire (rectified) waveform right? It’s the default view in Pr, so you should. ;-)”
lol, yes Charlie, I know what rectified waveforms are. 😉
They’re the first thing I turn off in Premiere, because they’re lame. Seriously, it doesn’t matter that it’s all the waveform data, it’s still half the visual information at a glance.
As an option, fine. As the only choice? Lame.
Hey, at least I can turn them off. You deserve that option too! 😉
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[Charlie Austin] “Not much really”
lol, you’re working way too hard, Charlie! 😉
BTW, doesn’t it make you kinda sad you can only see half your waveform? ;D
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[Charlie Austin] “The fact remains that I can do all the stuff you just shown as easlly in X using fade handles, which copy and paste just like anything else, or using just the current symmetric dissolves for crossfades. I’m not saying there’s no room for improvement in X’s dissolves, but it’s not the FAIL you think it is. :-)”
LOL, I never said you couldn’t do these things Charlie, just that it’s a total PITA in FCPX. How much fiddling do you wind up doing to get the same effect I get with a single key press? Now imagine doing that hundreds of times an hour. You deserve better tools! 🙂
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[Charlie Austin] “f you mean he’s right in that you can’t put an asymmetric dissolve transition on an audio cut in X, yes. If you think he’s right in saying audio editing is somehow hobbled in FCP X because of that then both he, and you, are wrong.
EDIT: Not to say you can’t have that opinion, just, well… it’s not true. :-)”
It’s pretty hobbled for some very basic things 🙂
I’ll show you what I mean here: https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/335/72034
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[Aindreas Gallagher] “I actually just made this for you both – boom and goodnight.”
+1000
Aindreas, you officially WIN the internet tonight.
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[Shawn Miller] “Right-click on the clip, select “audio channels”, change any channels you don’t want to use to “none”.”
Thanks Shawn, that’s one. 😉
To skim a clip, drag the time indicator with your mouse. To scroll beyond an edit point in the timeline, drag the time indicator with your mouse. Try it, it’s easy!
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