Ian Wilson
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I hope nobody minds me slightly highjacking this thread, but I have a related question …
I have a clip containing a pan from left to right; the shot was locked down on my tripod and there is hardly any vertical movement at all. However, the speed of the pan varies slightly throughout the shot. Is it possible to stabilize the speed of the pan? I don’t mind getting my hands dirty using keyframes, but I was hoping there might be an automated way of doing this.
Any thoughts?
Ian
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I keep reading that you should get out of HDV workflow as soon as possible and into 8-bit uncompressed or DVCPRO HD. Is this correct? And, if so, what are the advantages?
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It was just an experiment. I assumed it might lead to an improvement in quality. I’m quite happy with HDV, so I think I’ll stick to that for now. Many thanks for the prompt replies.
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Not sure if this is the same in FCP 5, but I’ve got FCP 5.1 and I can choose whether I capture individual clips or one complete clip from my Sony HC1. The switch is under Log & Capture … Clip Settings. Just uncheck Create new clip on Start/Stop. Hope this helps.
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Compressing the output in the Pioneer DVR 530 is done in real time, so a 1hr video takes 1hr to compress. When you put the finalised DVD in your Mac and use MPEG Streamclip, it usually takes only a few minutes to demux the VOBs into separate streams. From there you can build your final DVD in DVD SP. In terms of timesaving, this method saves a huge amount of time, compared to using Compressor on the Mac, and the quality is very good.
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I too have this problem from time to time, so here’s my work-round. Play out the video in FCP through firewire to my Pioneer HD recorder and record onto a RW DVD disc. After finalising in the Pioneer, put the disc in my 1.5Ghz PowerBook and use MPEG Streamclip to demux the VOBs into video and audio streams. Insert into DVD Studio Pro and create the final DVD. The initial compression on the Pioneer is in real time and the quality is very good for my needs.
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Many thanks for replying Shane. I managed to solve the problem by creating a custom AIC sequence with 1440×1080 as the size rather than 1920×1080, and making the clip anamorphic. The new setting now outputs fine at 1920×1080 and all the renders are working OK. I use my 26in HD TV as a second display driven by my DVI port on the Powerbook and I get a fantastic display through Digital Cinema Desktop Preview. Once again many thanks … I think I’ve cracked it now.
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Like Marco, I’m also a complete beginner to audio sweetening. I appreciate the help that people are trying to give here, but I don’t think it’s enough to say “compress a little, or a lot …” What Marco and I need to know is how to use the compressors. What do the various setting do … how will making one change affect the over all sound …? Perhaps someone could enlighten us?
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Hi Kevin: Yes I do have a PCMCIA firewire bus and it makes no difference. However, I downloaded CatDV’s Live Capture app last night and used that to capture perfect sound. Something’s wrong here with the way FCP is capturing DV audio. I’ve looked at my capture present and changed the audio input to line-in at 44.1Khz with gain set at 100, then connect up my VX2000 analogue outputs to the line-in on my PowerBook. The captured file is perfect and even seems to play OK in the timeline which is set to 48Khz. I just can’t figure this out at all.
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Hi Kevin. Thanks for replying; unfortunately I can rule out everything you brought up. I never shoot at 32Khz and I always monitor my sound through a PAL monitor driven by Firewire output. The curious aspect that puzzles me is the sound is fine when captured, as I said, to QT7 directly, but is corrupt when I use FCP, iMovie or CatDV.