[Frank Manno]

Yeah PAL is upper.

But still I’m not sure if I need to create the Mpeg for DVD in Progressive or Upper (interlaced) mode.

Footage is 25p, My editing timeline is also 25p. So now that I need to make am Mpeg for DVD are you saying I should make it Upper field first? (interlaced?) Or leave it progressive?

-Frank

[Frank Manno]

Sparse Bundles seem to have a slower read/write speed than normal. I don’t use them anymore for that reason..

I’m also worried they can become corrupt. I know this has nothing to do with your post.. Just through I’d mention it 🙂

-Frankie

[Frank Manno]

Hi Brett thanks for the response..

I see what you mean about always having to go back to the project file. Could be a pain highlihgting a bunch of clips, copy / past etc.

Lets say I make all these mini stories compound clips but then once in my main timeline I had to do a lot of ‘intercutting’ between these compound clips and shuffle shots around between them. Would that be easy to do?

If I don’t make compound clips and just copy / past mini stories onto my main final timeline, I could easily intercut between them by just shuffling the clps around from one mini story to another..

How difficult would it be to have a few compound clips on my final timelinee and then swap/ shuffle some shots from one compound clp to another? Is there an easy workflow for this?

I mean it woul dbe easy enough to shuffle clips around within the same compound clip but whan about between multiple compound clips?

-Frankie

[Frank Manno]

I thought so, thanks..

So I’m guessing that the way final cut works is that once it’s loading it detects all mounted drives to see if there are any event and project folders in the roots and lists them in the event library, right??

-Frank

[Frank Manno]

>> So you’re going to create proxys locally, while the originals are >> on the network? Why not have FCP go ahead and copy the files >>instead? Probably about the same size, but original quality.

I guess you’re right really..

I haven’t edited native 5D Mk II files before and was just guessing that they may be sluggish to work with on my iMac?

I know that 5D Mk 3 files which I have been working with recently are smaller and due to IPB a little easier to work with.

Hence me thinking that I should use proxies for Mk II files.. Just to make my editing navigation a little more fluent.. Or am I wasting my time?

-Frank

[Frank Manno]

I just worked it out — OPTION-DRAG

[Frank Manno]

Thanks everyone !

[Frank Manno]

[Jeff Kirkland] “Ummmm… I’m going to have to ask, what’s the issue that you can’t use one of the three replace options? Just trying to imagine what you need to accomplish that those commands can’t…”

I want to replace video only to a main storyline clip. When I use any of the replace options, it will include audio as well in the replacement even if I have ‘video only’ selected.

So I’m trying to find the easiest workaround, basically.

-Frankie

[Frank Manno]

Ok now I get it.

John just for educational purposes and not that I need to do this.. What is meant by option 2 below..i.e., What is ‘MPEG-4 Video’ in the below context?

And lets say I wanted to use option 2 below, where in vegas is the option to render for ‘MPEG-4 Video’?

-Frank

iPad & Apple TV can play the following video formats:

•H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

•MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

•Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

[Frank Manno]

Also, regarding below..

If I was to use the Sony one with the proper parameters for iPod type renders by matching the mainconcept settings for iPod, again it would yield the same result am I right??

[Frank Manno] “They recommend MainConcept AVC for Apple iPod type of renders.”