Floh Peters
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John, can you zip one of the media files and upload it somewhere, like YouSendIt or an FTP server to have a look at it? Not really sure what is going on here…
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Do you have the codecs installed? You need the DVCPro codecs from FCP. Since you cannot view the files in QT Player, I guess they are missing. Simply copy them over from your FCP startup drive. Btw, you also can install Media100 and FCP on the same startup drive…
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This is related to the multiclip keyboard commands, I guess. Try turning off the numeric keypad control for the multiclip control (in the Multiclip preference) to see if this changes anything.
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David,
did you find the time to upload something? Then we could easily tell if this is a problem with your system or a more general problem with the files, like e.g. with a specific audio format or something else.
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Hi Gerry,
I guess I was not clear enough…
you do not need the Media 100 HD 10.1 anymore, since there is a download for the Media 100 codecs on the Media 100 download page again. There was a time when the codecs only were a part of the HD release, but in the meantime they have been posted as a standalone download…
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[Gerry Condez] “Question: Are you pertaining to HDV being captured to Media100i through firewire with the right codec? “
Actually I was referring to HDV to Media 100 (V13 or Media 100 Suite); anyway, if you have the DV option on your Media 100 i system, and if your HDV player can downconvert to DV over FireWire (many players/cameras can do that), you could acquire from HDV over FireWire/DV into Media 100 i into the Media 100 i codec.
Since you do have an FCP/Kona3 system, you can install the trial version of Media 100 Suite software there and give it a try, using the Kona card and the FireWire inputs. Media 100 and FCP live happily together on the same system.
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[Gerry Condez] “I hope its not too much to ask, but if you can point me to the right direction to what codec as you mentioned “AE render settings are not correct, since files rendered from AE into the Media 100 codec should import very quickly (seconds, not minutes)”, I’ll be truly happy and be able to try additional effects with AE7 on location. Thanks in advance. -Gerry”
There are two different parts: your AE render settings (with the hardware codec or software codec). If they are not set up correctly, the importing of the file rendered from AE into Media 100 will take long. Make sure your composition settings are correct (720*486 or 640*480 for NTSC), and your codec is set correctly in your AE output module as well (to either Media 100 NTSC for 640*480 or to Media 100 NTSC 720 for 720*486 compositions). Then files rendered from AE should import quickly into Media 100 (seconds, not minutes).
The other part is the use of the Media 100 software codec outside Media 100 itself. In Media 100 i, you have to use the hardware codec, which is okay. But for 3rd party apps like QuickTime Player and AE you can use the software codec. I found an old tutorial that I have written some years ago about how to work with the software codec under Media 100 i. Note, that you now again can download the software codec as a standalone download from media100.com, without the need to download the full install of Media 100 HD (as it is named in the instructions).
Here is the old instruction:
HOW TO INSTALL THE SOFTWARE CODEC ON A MEDIA 100 I SYSTEM UNDER OSX (you need an Administrator name and password to perform this action).
1. UNINSTALL OF THE MEDIA 100 i HARDWARE CODECTo remove the Media 100 i hardware codec first quit all running OSX applications.
In the Finder, navigate to the root level of your startup harddisk. There, open the “Library” folder and open the “QuickTime” folder within that “Library” folder.
In the QuickTime folder there should be several items, including one named “Media100 Codec.component”. This file is needed for QuickTime-based Applications to access the hardware codec on the P6000 board. To disable the hardware codec, drag the “Media100 Codec.component” file to the Trash. If you are not logged in as an Administrator the Finder will ask for identification as a Administrator. Enter your Administrator name and password into the dialog box.2. INSTALL THE SOFTWARE CODEC
Download the Media 100 HD V10.1 update from this link:
https://support.media100.com/KBSearch/KBDocument.aspx?id=376 Depending on your Browser settings the downloaded file should unzip automatically. If it does not unzip, double-click the downloaded file in the Finder.
A Disk-Image named Media 100 HD 10.1 will be mounted. An installer named “Media 100 Codecs Install” is located inside this disk image. Run this installer. When asking for authentication, enter your Administrator name and password. Read and accept the License Agreement. In the next window, click “Install” to install the Media 100 i, 844/X and HD software codecs.
Now you are able to use the Software codec inside QuickTime-based applications like AfterEffects and Compressor as you did before with the hardware codec. The codec still be named “Media 100 NTSC, Media 100 NTSC-720, Media 100 PAL and Media 100 PAL-720 as with the hardware codec, and all your AE render presets will be intact. Unlike the Software Transcoder, the software codec will allow to read and write native Media 100 i files with and without Alpha channels exactly the same way the hardware codec does.
You will notice a big performance increment compared to the hardware-based codec, and you will see less conflicts when rendering into Media 100 i codec inside AfterEffects. You even can render in AfterEffects in the Background while continuing to work in Media 100 i in the foreground. -
Send one via Yousendit. I´ve imported several clips with audio into Suite V1, and they all came in fine.
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[Gerry Condez] “Currently I have an AJA Kona 3x, Final Cut Studio 2 that runs on my G5 dual 2.7 and tried that direction with HDV through firewire. But somehow cant get any realtime FX. I can only do so much editing in 3 hours before showing edited MTV style during diner at reception places and that includes motion FX, color FX and letter box mask on the single Media100 graphic layer. Rendering time is very long with HDV plus the layers above included. “
FCP only lets you capture HDV over FireWire into the HDV codec. In Media 100, you can select e.g. Media 100 i codec or ProRes for capturing HDV over FireWire, which would give you more realtime effects. No need to go in over SDI or Component there.
[Gerry Condez] “But I see that there are more plugins out there like Magic Bullet Looks that dont support M100. I might be wrong”
There are definitely more plugins for FCP than for Media100, but the new Media100 systems include Boris RED on the timeline, which gives you a great effects platform right within the application without the need to go to AE. Again, not MBLooks, but a good selection of colorcorrection plugins and some really useful presets.
[Gerry Condez] “. 3 minutes plus of video = 20 mins plus of rendering and another 20+ mins of importing back to M100i on a G4. Only if I have extra hour to spare and AE wont crash. “
If you continue to use the Media 100 i system, there is quite some room for (free) improvements if you have a little bit of time to spare, at least if you are running it under OSX. Two things: the AE render part (slow and crashes) sounds like you do not use the Media 100 software codec for rendering in 3rd-party apps; and the “20+ mins of importing” sounds like your AE render settings are not correct, since files rendered from AE into the Media 100 codec should import very quickly (seconds, not minutes). So if you haven´t used the Software Codec let me know, and I will look for the instructions on how to set it up with Media 100; some time has passed since I dealt with Media 100 i the last time.
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What format are your original movie files? Is there a way for you to post a short example somewhere on a server? Some parts of the audio import have been rewritten for support of 24bit audio clips, so maybe there is some sort of bug there. Much easier to reproduce if we have a clip that shows this problem…