Don Greening
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Read all about it here:
https://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/You should also begin a regular maintenance schedule with a program such as this:
https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11582/onyx
Learn how cleaning utility programs work and customize the one you choose to do certain tasks automatically. Programs like Preference Manager and Onyx should be in every person’s Mac tool kit, especially when using FC Studio.
– Don
Don Greening
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He had auto save turned off.
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Your version of FCP, like all current versions can only use a fraction of the RAM you already have. The problem might not be FCP related. When’s the last time you ran a general OS systems cleanup? Have you tried trashing the FCP preference files? AN OS full of bloated cache files etc. can certainly slow down the fastest machine.
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Is it too late to ask if you quit FCP without saving after you discovered your mistake? That would nullify all changes to your project since the last save. Do you have Time Machine? Is it active?
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Very often the reason FCP crashes when trying to access a file, whether it be a piece of video or what have you, the file is usually corrupt. You might try looking in that direction. If you start a new project and import that offending piece of media does it make FCP crash?
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Don Greening
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In 60 Hz countries shutter speeds are increased in multiples of that number so you don’t have to worry about rolling picture and flickering in artificial lighting. The fact that you’re talking about green screen work sends up a red flag for me: it’s all artificial lighting.
You’re trying to find a happy medium between shooting within NTSC standards for good quality but also to get closer to your aesthetic vision. Combining the two is never ever a bad thing. All of us want to push the envelope and that’s what makes you an artist. Green screen work is all about pulling good keys and that means well defined edges with good contrast and minimal green spill from the lit background. To proceed you need to test, test, test. If it works to your satisfaction nobody’s going to tell you what you’re doing is wrong. But make damn sure you’re right before shooting for real.
– Don
Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
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[Andy Morin] “What exactly is a pad.”
Hi Andy,
A pad is a term used to describe anything that will act as a step-up or step-down transformer for an audio signal. If the audio is too loud you need to reduce the volume before it gets recorded. If the audio is too soft then do the reverse. EX cameras have a trim control (pad) for each audio channel that you can adjust separately. Go to: Menu > Gain Setup > Audio Input > Trim Ch 1, etc. Higher negative numbers increase the signal strength. The EX cameras default to -41dBU.
Make sure both audio channel switches are set to External and the Gain is set to Manual. These are the switches on the camera body.
– Don
Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
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[Jason Brown] “LOVING IT! Your passion is contagious! :)”
I’ve never seen anyone talk so fast 🙂 Great tutorial, Bryson
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Don Greening
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The link below might help:
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/142/873993
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Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
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Good post, Bob. I think the most important on-camera filters these days are still the circular pol. filter and the grads. I think the biggest use for the polarizer is, of course, to reject reflections from glass and water, the side benefit of a bit more saturation. The grads are indispensable for shots where a percentage of the frame is the sky. You can’t duplicate the first filter in post. Or fix in post the result of not using them.
– Don
Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com