[Dorit Grunberger]

Thanks for your time. Of course FCP can’t tell difference between movement or not. I have clips that were brought in from 24pa (AG-DVX100)and edited at 24 fps. I never actually captured with the pull-down preference until this time. So far I don’t even have ANY effects or transitions. I just brought in 2 clips and put them on 2 separate tracks. I find that each time I make an incremental change (take out 3-4 frames), i have to re-render, otherwise I can’t see a preview.
Should I put the clips on the same track? Are there any other settings(rendering or other)that might be changed to make things go faster?

[Dorit Grunberger]

i’ll put my order in right away 😉

[Dorit Grunberger]

Got it! Thanks. Now of course, new questions got generated:

If I change the preset to FCP instead of audio/video, what does that do for me?

If I finish editing and am ready to export to compressor – DVDSP, what export sub-settings (assuming 90 minutes best quality NTSC setting) should I use if any?

[Dorit Grunberger]

Thanks so much. One follow-up question: If I drop the clip into a sequence that hasn’t been modified to 23.98 (where do I change that preset BTW?), in other words, i just open a sequence with whtever default setting (I’m assuming 29.98?) how will it be different? Can it lead to errors?

[Dorit Grunberger]

Many thanks to both of you. It is now very clear to me. I will follow up with my Apple “creative” who is very responsive and I’ll urge him to let the powers that be know about it too. So as far as you know even in the latest FCP version just coimng out, there’s still no warning?
Could you baby-step me through the correct process i.e. : how EXACTLY to set the capture correctly and how to then open a sequence in 23.98? If I get that far successfully, do I then just export through compressor with no further modifications and into DVDSP? I ask this because I just started to experiment with using AC3 instead of AIFF soundtrack conversion/compression and am having issues there too. Ahhh, this is not an easy process… The error I’m getting there is:

Build cancelled
Formatting finished.
Building was not successful. See log.
Formatting finished.
The formatting job was canceled by the user.
Starting DVD Build UNTITLED_DISC…
Compiler Initializing…
Precompiling Project UNTITLED_DISC
Language codes for ‘English’ and ‘English-2’ must differ

Build cancelled
Formatting finished.
Building was not successful. See log.

Many thanks again. I’ve learned more in my 3 weeks of Creative Cow interactions than in the whole past year on my own!

[Dorit Grunberger]

hi again

the only questions I have at the moment, if you can explain what the difference between 60i and 30p is and is there a preset for those modes in the DVX100a and when would you use which mode? I like shooting in 24pa. Is there a particular shutter speed range or iris setting that enhances the visual results?

[Dorit Grunberger]

I’m also typing in the dark here…sorry for the spelling

One last question. Where can I check where my bitrate is? In other words, is there a default setting I’m totally unaware of that might have been preset too high?

[Dorit Grunberger]

thanks Eric, I will let you a;; know, but it will take a while. I’m a bit of a weekend wqrrior right now, and this weekend is alreay filled to the gills

[Dorit Grunberger]

thanks Eric

I’m not aware of AC3, so it is AIFF that I use. The only other option I see is dolby. I’ll take a look see at what the default bit rate is. Sometimes I compress over an hour of material, but these glitches occur even in shorter pieces,
So how do I do the sould in AC3 and does it compromise the sound quality?

[Dorit Grunberger]

thanks!
I’m wondering if you know the camera well, would you be willing to answer 2-3 important questions for me, since I have a shoot this weekend and I’d like it to go as flawlessly as possible?
If you are willing, may I call you?