Heidi Schrodinger
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Arrrrgh…. I’m trying to do the same thing- I was impressed to find the answer so quickly, HOWEVER its not quite right for me….
Under the “Modify” list on the menu bar I have no listing for Alpha type…. let alone making Alpha “straight”…
I am on FCPX.
I am clicking on the imported png still file which I have dumped on the timeline.
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Hi Al,
I still looking and thinkng about this damn buying a camera business!!! I went to ‘play’ with an xf 100 today and liked it a whole lot more than expected- being a rather petite woman I think the size factor really plays an important part- so easy to hold! I did NOT like the view finder however… But could get over that!
And then found at the major brand camera shop next door an ex demo remarketed xf 105 for quite a bit cheaper than the xf 100. ( they said it was an ex demo for /at canon itself ) In fact with a quality 64 gb memory card and two years extra warranty it is still $300 cheaper than the xf 100. The seller says that Canon are discontinuing the xf 105… Does anyone know if that is true, as I find no sign of it online?
Also, do I need to fill both memory card slots for any reason if I can’t afford another card at present?
So….. I am sleeping on the decision and will probably buy it in the morning. Then test an edit with my computer set up and fcpx. If anything got wrong I still have the 14 day return.
Thanks for any further advice,
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Thanks Al… That is the honest review I’ve been looking for! Interesting to hear also that you aren’t keen on the look of the video on the 7D… I wonder if that is why there are so many available second hand??
My father has a fancypants Nikon dslr that I can borrow for close ups, so the xf 105 is looking like a good option. One of my biggest issues with video cameras is that you can’t get focus on close objects. I tend to view the world in macro.
I’m used to using sony… Having bought the vx1000 many years ago when it first came out to shoot a ( bloody awful) low budget feature when I lived in NYC. The pd 150 I have used in the past 10 or so years is very similar. Wondering if the canon xf105 is particularly different, being a Canon, when it comes to learning to use it properly.
Will have to check with the specs on my computer, but yes I am just running fcpx on a MacBook Pro with maximum added ram and a bunch of external drives. It has worked for recent docos ( shot on the old PD 150 I can loan ) very well, but that camera’s technology is now ancient. However, a new computer is not an Option.. Or something I even thought about!!! That’s a bit of a bummer really. Thanks for bringing my attention to it.
Great advice and subjective info… Much appreciated!
Heidi
PS- I just checked out the infra red vimeo clip…. nice! Haven’t seen this function of the camera before. How much contrast work did you need to do in post? -
Good point about choosing something that is going to last! Because yes this will have to last me at least 5 years. Thanks!
‘Getting back into making after a long time off’
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Yes indeed, compressor is the most confusing piece of cr*p, I mean software, I have ever had to use.
What I am hoping to do is allow the film to show well on a bigger screen. Have also heard of exporting as 720p to do this?
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or, forgive me my complete ignorance- is it already on Pro Res if edited as such originally?
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ThanksShane… this explains it well… I thought it the other way- that action outside would not be seen! Thanks so much,
Heidi‘Getting back into making after a long time off’
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ooh, thanks for that… will be used in the future no doubt. I was so surprised at this failure by FCPX….really unprofessional. no that I am a professional 😉
as for my other question, I realise now I have misunderstood what action safe actually means. So I had to resize a bunch of images..but no worries, it’s done now, film looks great ( and sounds crappy )‘Getting back into making after a long time off’
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Thanks Aeolan, this is really useful info. I haven’t got Illustrator on this mac but I think I have an old version on an ancient mac somewhere I could crank up just for the stills . I remember coming across vector use with titles years ago, and had forgotten about them.
Your description of pixels/resolution has settled into my head more clearly now.
One thing I don’t understand about resizing a still in photoshop, say the original is approx 3000 x 2000 at 300 dpi and I want it ( for PAL ) at Pal resolution 720×534, or a bit bigger in case I zoom in a bit. If I cut the dpi to 72 it makes the pixel ratio too low for PAL, so instead I just resize the pixel ratio to say 1200 x 800 and the dpi stays at 300.
Is this ok? Is it just a matter of having too large a file in the project/storyline and more for the computer to deal with?
Cheers,
Heidi‘Getting back into making after a long time off’
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Thanks kylee,
I worked it out… it is copy and paste thing.. seems so clunky for FCP to do this though!‘Getting back into making after a long time off’