Douglas Bischoff
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Don’t know if this is still relevant, but I found this thread searching for a solution to my problem.
In my case, I’d imported a project from a client into Resolve 12.3.1. The footage all came in fine and it would open and play… but I couldn’t access the Project Settings: Resolve would crash immediately.
The solution, which may help in some of these other cases, was to create a new project and make all the basic project settings match what I needed. Then load the project that was crashing, go back to the project manager and right click the “temporary” project and select “Load configuration into current project.”
Presto! Whatever setting in the imported project was causing Resolve to crash is overwritten by the new settings, and I can now go in and edit the settings without a crash.
Hope this helps someone!
Douglas Bischoff
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Hi again Duane!
If you are cool with the post-production side of doing a separate audio workflow then yes: the 661 is probably the best thing in its price range. I would point out that the MixPreD can output unbalanced stereo to a DSLR (and, I believe, the GH2 though I personally have not done it with that model) at line level which helps overcome the sound issues that DSLRs/cameras have.
I haven’t used the Fostex: it does look pretty good, though! If you are going to sync audio in post, then that may be the way to go (though it’s more expensive than the PMD-661, it also has more channels).
Douglas Bischoff
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Hi, Duane!
It’s important to understand that the MixPreD and the PMD-661 are primarily made for different purposes. The MixPreD is a mixer, and the 661 is a recorder. While you can mix on the 661 and send a signal out of it, that’s not what it’s made for and it is not as good at it as the MixPreD.
I’ve owned and used both of these pieces of gear, and both are very good at what they do. My opinion is that the MixPreD is probably your better bet, and here’s why:
- The MixPreD is built like a tank and will last for years. The 661, while built well, is not quite as rugged, and the connectors for output are not nearly as robust as the MixPreD’s.
- The MixPreD has analog out (balance and unbalanced, great for DSLRs or xlr-equipped camcorders) AND AES/EBU digital out (great for digital recorders and cameras like the RED) which gives you lots more output flexibility
- I believe Sounddevices’ preamps are cleaner than Marantz’s, though both are quite good.
Hope that helps!
Douglas Bischoff
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I’ll echo Peter but add that there are new, very particular guidelines for broadcast, especially for commercial spots (the new US standards imposed by the “CALM Act”). A good metering plugin (I use iZotope’s Ozone 5 Advanced) is essential, and having a properly calibrated listening environment is likewise vital.
There’s a great article on that here:
https://www.tvtechnology.com/article/lkfs-amp-the-calm-act/208806What you’re really looking to do is to make sure you’re compliant with any target “maximums” (before CALM we used to brickwall limit everything to -12 on a digital meter to avoid overloading the Beta decks) then compress to be consistent with the target audience.
Hope that helps!
Douglas Bischoff
http://www.ceridwenproductions.com
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