David Smith
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Perhaps a workaround might be to create a batch list in a text editor and import it into Final Cut instead of creating the batch list in Log and Capture. The manual suggests exporting a batch list from Final Cut as text, opening it in a text editor and using it as a template to make sure the new one you create has the proper format and information.
Regards,
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I’m running Kona 3.3 on an LH card and remembered reading about that feature so I went and looked after reading David’s post. It doesn’t seem to be available on the LH card I’m sorry to say. It’s only available for Downconverting from HD to SD. I would love to be proven wrong on this one if anyone has other information!
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That’s very interesting AJ, I need to look at QT pro some more, thanks. I notice that in your still frames, the H.264 frame size has adjusted to what you want, but the DVCPro HD frame stays at it’s “proper” aspect ratio, shrinking your image to fit inside its vertical parameter. Perhaps the problem is that DVCPro HD, being designed for a specific display aspect ratio, is telling QT “hey, you can’t do that, I’ve got to be this aspect ratio” so QT shrinks and pillarboxes the image and retains the proper aspect ratio. H.264, being designed for web based delivary, may allow the frame size to be anything you want. Just a guess.
You may have to accept the FCP render time, shrink and flip the image there and put a slug behind it to keep the entire frame black. Or, if this is for an art instalation, keep the DVCPro file the way it was before you flipped it and then do the same thing with the display as you did with the camera!
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What codec did you edit it in?
What happens if instead of exporting a QT movie and bringing it back in to a 4:3 timeline, you simply past the anamorphic clips into a 4:3 timeline?
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[AJ Epstein] “I would like to rotate the movie 90 degrees so it can play in proper orientation (it was shot with the camera rotated 90 degrees in order to better fit the image into the aspect ratio of HD)”
Could you explain this a little more, I’m confused as to why you flipped things around. I think I understand that you were shooting a tall image so you rotated the camera to fit it in the frame. What is it you’re trying to end up with? A standard HD frame or one flipped 90 degrees?
As for rotating the movies…. why didn’t you do it in FCP where you have much greater control than in Quicktime?
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[sblance] “Do you have any idea how to track this issue”
You can watch CPU activity in real time using the Activity Monitor ap. found in your Applications>Utilities folder. It will show you the active processes and the percent of CPU activity they are using.
I have friends who use Open Office running under X11 and are quite pleased with it….. and it’s free.
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Thanks Jeff.
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Did you by chance hot plug the firewire cable to the deck? I’ve seen that happen when I did. If so, try restarting the computer and make sure the deck is off before plugging in the cable. That cleared up the problem for me.
Regards,
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Seven hours at the 35Mbps setting with two tracks of audio = 107.2GB
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Is there anything in the Read Me files that mentions reverting? If not, I’d contact Sonnet support and ask them.
Regards,
David