Don Greening
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The current version of FCP is 6.0.3. I’m still using the same versions of FCP and QT as yourself and as far as I can tell the latest version of FCP won’t appear in your software update until you update either the Pro Apps update first or Quicktime first. I can’t remember which one it is.
Normally, FCP tells you it can’t open a project because your version isn’t as current as the version that created the project in the first place, rather than it being an issue with QT not being current.
If you don’t want to upgrade everything right now you can ask the person who created the project to generate an XML file of that project for you. Using XML you can open the newer version of the project in your earlier FCP 6.0.2 version.
Hope that helps.
– Don
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[Chris Babbitt] “I’ve working with 1080/60i footage in a DV-NTSC sequence with field order set to “none.””
EX interlaced footage is upper field first. DV NTSC is lower field first. Make sure your DV NTSC timeline is set to lower field first then drag your EX footage into it. Highlight the clip, right or control-click and choose Media Manager from the pop-up menu. Under Media choose “Recompress”. Use the DV NTSC Anamporphic setting. Uncheck everything else in the Media Manager window. Base media file names on: existing file names and choose where to save the file.
When Media Manager is done delete the EX clip from the timeline, navigate to your new file and import. In the browser window make sure the clip properties says “lower field first” for the new clip. If it doesn’t then right/control-click in the field order box and change it. Drag your new clip into the sequence and apply your slow-mo stuff.
– Don
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It’s normal. The EX is even hollow in the middle to allow for heat dissipation.
– Don
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From the Canon USA website:
24p Cinema Mode enables all aspiring moviemakers to achieve a professional “film-look.” You can change the camcorder’s frame capture rate to 24p (recorded at 60i), which provides the appearance of the same frame rate as movie film. In addition, you can use the VIXIA HF10’s CINEMA setting, which changes the color and tonal characteristics, evoking the look and feel of a movie shown in a theater. For added flexibility, these settings can be used together or independently.
– Don
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[richard ladkani] ” If it’s left ON it can cause some strange aftermove once you have come to a full stop.”
This is because the OIS on just about all cameras will try to correct the end of a pan or tilt because of the movement. This is normal. When shooting with a tripod deactivate the camera’s OIS function. Shooting with OIS turned off will also save battery power.
– Don
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[Chris Babbitt] “So, if I’m shooting at 30p with the shutter speed turned off, the camera sets the shutter speed to 1/30, but it should be 1/60.”
Hi Chris.
However it works, don’t leave anything to chance. I always check to make sure the shutter speed is what I want before I ever press the record button. For a test, try a pan at 1/60th and then another one at 1/30th. You’ll see a big difference in motion stutter and blur. Yes, you’ll need more light at 1/60th than at 1/30th shutter speed. You’ll also be able to see that difference each time you switch back and forth between the 2 settings. I don’t know if 1/60th takes twice as much light as 1/30th does but you’ve got the right idea.
Keep in mind that even with a shutter speed of 1/60th shutter and shooting 30p with the EX it still has a brighter picture than a PD170 shooting 1/60th shutter shooting 60i. which is really quite amazing when you think about it, because it takes more light to shoot progressive than it does to shoot interlaced.
– Don
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If you’ll notice the “disclaimer” at the bottom of the B&H picture that says: “Actual appearance may vary.”
No kiddin’.
– Don
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[Chris Babbitt] “So, is this what it’s supposed to be set at, or should it be 60 fps for shooting in 30p?”
The minimum setting for shooting 30p or 60i is 1/60th of a second. Shooting 25p or 50i should have a minimum shutter speed of 1/50th of a sec.
– Don
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Also have a look to see if you’ve got a clip that spans another card. If so you need to have both BPAV folders present in the Transfer Tool window. The app will then see the completed clip and will allow you to import the whole thing as one file. Just look for the same clip number on one or more cards. That’s your clue.
– Don
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[Chris Babbitt] “Then just sync to the flash-frame in your editor while enjoying the gorgeous rolling shutter effect.”
Yeah, it’s quite strange to see that. BTW, As Chris has stated, the flash sync is the best way to do it, as a still camera flash lasts exactly one frame. Or you can use an audio sync at the beginning of each interview, like the banging together of a clapboard. Just like the old days.
Just don’t start and stop the cameras afterwards during the interview, unless they both stop.
– Don