[David Notowitz]

One other option, if it can be done, is to convert the RGB/VGA to USB, but I’ve never used the USB port to capture video. Does that work, and would it work in this situation?
Thanks again everyone! I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

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https://www.NCAVF.com

[David Notowitz]

Friends,
I need help –- a consultation. Who knows FCPX, Premiere, and Avid really well?

I’ve been using FCP since version 1.2… Yep. On FCP I’ve edited docs, CMXLs, corporate promos, educational videos, photo montages, weddings and bar mitzvahs… Output to files or DVD using Compressor & DVD Studio Pro. Sometimes Toast.

I’ve been using Apple’s products since the Apple II+ !

Now we’re at a major transition, trying to determine which system is best for our current needs, which are very specific. I’d love to find a sensible way to use FCPX, but not sure it can do what I need.

Anyone able to talk on the phone for a short while, listen as I describe the unique work we’re doing, and then tell me which NLE would do it for us?

I’m not concerned about the money it will take to purchase the new systems — I already own FCPX and I’ll gladly buy one of the other editing systems — it’s the downtime needed to learn a new system and figure out all the idiosyncrasies that is the issue.

Thanks,
David

NCAVF, The National Center for Audio and Video Forensics
https://www.NCAVF.com

[David Notowitz]

No, the HV30 is not a hard drive based camera. It’s tape based. I want the Mac Mini to capture the live video output.

Notowitz Productions
Inspiring Action™
https://www.Notowitz.com

[David Notowitz]

Bill,
Thank you so much for that thoughtful and interesting response.
I’ve been shooting commercials for local clients since 1992, with hundreds of my commercials airing every week on local cable stations.

I had a creative idea for a client, and I wanted to find out any legal way to make it happen, and you responded with such respect and clarity.
All the best,
David

Notowitz Productions
Inspiring Action™
https://www.Notowitz.com

[David Notowitz]

Thank you so much. I’ll change the compression to Pro-Res but keep the ratio as it currently is.

Anyone else with thoughts?
Have a great day!

Notowitz Productions
Inspiring Action™
https://www.Notowitz.com

[David Notowitz]

… And, to add to Walter’s comments, I’ve found that even when you get an answer from one company, you need to check with them the next time you’re ready to deliver because they keep changing their requirements too!

One week it’s, “Use DG”, and the next it’s, “We have our own internal system — here’s the FTP info”, and the next it’s, “Can you email the file via YouSendIt.com to our in-house guys?”

Have fun!

Notowitz Productions
We capture the memories that make life worth living.
https://www.Notowitz.com

[David Notowitz]

That’s not true. There are specialized programs I think that will do this.

[David Notowitz]

So what’s the current program to help me remove ONLY the shift field filter from all clips in my sequence, but leaving all the other filters intact?
Thanks,
David

[David Notowitz]

Joey,
Here’s a SHORT video sample to what I’m describing:

https://www.notowitz.com/Mpeg2TestHELP.mpg

Thanks,
David

[David Notowitz]

I didn’t find a way to do it in Compressor — it may be there, but I just didn’t see it.

So I tried to compress the DV NTSC footage down to Mpeg-2 using Cleaner 6. The footage comes out fine, except for one strange thing…

In the compressed finished video, the frame shifts up and down on the screen. I would say it’s maybe only one or two pixels, but it’s a rhythmic even, shifting.

Any thoughts?

Notowitz Productions
We capture the memories that make life worth living.
https://www.Notowitz.com