David Powell
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damn. I had just gotten really excited. Magic bullets insists its not on their end.
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I’ve had the same problem transcoding h.264 and avchd material. I had to stop using Avid 6.5.2 altogether for my at home freelance work. I’ve never found a solution. If you figure something out, please post a follow up.
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Yes. I am on 6.5.2
I found this thread on online https://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/Avid-L2/message/106947
And it turns out the same thing is happening on Windows 7 with AVCHD footage which I often use.
So far the only solution was to stay up all night, wait for the errors and select another 5 clips to transcode. Very discouraging and not an option for me.
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A it stands, I cannot use AMA transcode function with dslr clips. MC will only allow 1-5 clips to transcode at a time without an error. So I have no offline online capabilities. I can only go through mpeg streamclip which adds more time and complication. I mentioned parallel for transcoding since you suggested this being a Mac OS problem. I have uninstalled and reinstalled media composer with no luck. I’ve switched to cutting all my projects outside of media composer but want to figure a way to use it again.
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Pat I mentioned this in another post, but what do you think of installing MC on a Mac with Windows 7 via parallel for transcoding purposes?
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Hey Michael the only reason I’d do it, is because MC is completely unusable for me at this point with dslr footage. I get an error every time I try to transcode a bin full of clips. I was hoping maybe this was a mac issue.
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Since both you and Brett misunderstood what I wrote, I’m going to take responsibility for my mis-communication. I was NOT calling the multi-cam implementation idiotic. I was calling the naming convention of the term “Event” idiotic. Specifically because everything I cut on X is an “Event” in the sense of “live multi-cam event” its particularly annoying to me that any time I have a question on a forum, I have to specify that the “event” I’m referring to isn’t Apple’s (here where I inserted “idiotic”) event, rather the type of project (again possible confusion here) that I am editing.
If Apple had renamed tracks to “features” I would be annoyed that everytime I said “I’m working on a feature”, I’d have to specify a feature length film vs a “track”. Get it?
In the future, I will not let my frustration with a feature, naming convention or lack of feature bleed through my writing on this particular forum. And I’m going to edit my original post so that mis-communication on the topic doesn’t continue.
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When you say “check where I’m at in the clip skimming” do you mean simply be aware what I’m looking for in the angle editor and go looking for it? Thats pretty much what I’m doing now. While I’m on the topic, I’ve noticed that when I do an “open in event” command with a multi-clip, I’m not able to play it on the source side. It’s just stuck. This is with proxy view. Is that just the way it is or do I need more power or storage speed? I’m unable to play as to make a new i/o point in the event browser to overwrite.
But getting to the source clip to stabalize/add effect(like optical flow) is where it’s inefficient. I’ve noticed that there are several instances where the timeline indicator will just jump to any random spot in the sequence when making certain trim moves. But this is the most cumbersome of those instances.
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Multicam is great. I was referring to the usage of “Event”. When I am cutting an actual “Event” I have to specify that I’m not referring to Apples terminology, and it’s annoying. FCP’s mulitcam is pretty cool w/the exception of the lack of matchframe and the problem I originally listed. I don’t like to presume that there is not a solution to my problem that I am ignorant of, so I posted the question. My guess is there isn’t a solution though. Its just one of those quirks I have to deal with.
I wouldn’t go as far as calling it “industry leading”. It is the best option if you’re cutting a multi-cam dlsr shoot though, and the only option if you’re mixing framerates. I’m not a fan of its syncing capabilities though. I am completely dependent on PE 3 for what I’m doing. But I really wasn’t trying to critique the software. I just wanted to know if there was a way to land timeline indicator where the actual shot is in the angle editor.
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You know whats funny Bill, I was considering sending you an email to purchase your book since all the work I do on X are multi-cam cam events. But I don’t want to send money to anyone who acts like such a deuche. Seriously dude, did you design and/or come up with the renaming conventions for FCPX? are you sleeping with Randy Ubilos?
If not, then I don’t understand your cult-like defense of FCPX and why you take its criticisms personally. I’ve seen people less agitated when their own mother was insulted. I don’t like the fact that I have to clarify that I’m cutting an actual event as to not confuse potential readers on terminology every time I ask a question. I find it annoying and if I’m frustrated and want to take a small shot at whoever came up with idea, then I will do so.
If I promise to name my first child Steve Jobs, and donate him as a slave at Foxconn would that make penance and merit your forgiveness and willingness to help?
Btw, Bill should FCPX ever go under and you need an Avid tip, I’ll be the first to help you out. I’m not petty 10 year old behind a keyboard. Just a fellow Editor trying to contribute to the community.