[Eric Klassen]

I got into the film/media business by way of talent and saw a lot of editors using Avid along the way. I switched to behind the lens about five years ago and started with Premier and then six months later bought my Apple and started to learn FCP. It was no big deal. However, I’ve always wondered what I’m missing having never used an Avid and how much weight the debates have regarding which one is better. Is there really a difference if you are “feeling it” in either program?

I did have a frustrating experience using FCP’s markers and timecode. I needed to create a take-by-take screening dvd that brought markers into DVDSP as well as the same marker info into Excel for batch lists. I had to re-enter all the 100’s of marker info twice to make this work. Having the deadline I did, it was like pulling teeth. I was told at the time I could have done it easier with Avid. Other than that, I’ve been completely happy with FCP, especially the speed of moving in and out of LiveType, Soundtrack, and DVDSP.

Eric

[Eric Klassen]

David,

I’ve noticed when ever I create text and/or graphic clips using LiveType, I don’t get this problem. Is that because LiveType is working in the 8 bit or DV50 compressions?

Thanks,
Eric

[Eric Klassen]

David,

You’re right, I’m adding it to a DV timeline. I’ll try those settings.

Thanks,
Eric

[Eric Klassen]

Dave,

Rendering with no fields = no interlaced…got it.

Thanks for the help. I’m going to start from the beginning and see if I can find the breakdown of this thing.

Eric

[Eric Klassen]

The monitor view:
I had to burn to a dvd since I don’t have a broadcast monitor yet (I’ve gotten the lecture many times). The glowing wires and the lower text look good, but the logo itself looks more “combed” than the rest, especially viewing it in slow motion. It seems there is a very slight comb in the curves of the logo when played at regular speed, but it’s almost unnoticeable. That doesn’t make sense to me since it’s all the same once rendered from AE.

I checked my field render setting in AE and it’s off. I assume this is default since I’ve never touch it. The logo did not go through LiveType, but directly from Illustrator to AE.

I’ve noticed that my AE comp setting preset is NTSC. I looked for a setting to make this progressive rather than interlaced, but I couldn’t find anything. The full res quicktime file I get from AE to bring into FCP looks clean on my computer monitor. I’m really confused.

Any other thoughts are greatly appreciated,
Eric

[Eric Klassen]

David,

I’ll look into the fields. I’m not sure what the settings were in After Effects other than default. Any place I can go to get a tutorial on crushing the blacks?

Thanks,
Eric