Jase
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Is the aspect ratio in the distort menu of the motion settings -33%? (16:9 in a 4:3 sequence)
You can copy the settings then paste them to the appropriate clips:
Ctrl click on clip, copy, then select 16:9 clips, ‘paste attributes’ – choose ‘distort’or you could create a matte, as you may have letterboxed footage already – place slug on V2, add 4 point garbage matte, change all to 220 or -220 or so, then invert.
J
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Sometimes FCP when importing doesn’t recognise 16:9 or when digitised had the wrong settings.
Check in the bin a column called anamorphic with a check box – see if it is interpreted correctly.
then 16:9 clips should come in letterboxed to a 4:3 sequence.
scale 133% to fill 4:3 frame. can look a bit soft depending on the source of the video.
J
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could try MP4, found them smaller than sorenson (though not the pro squeeze version) for emailing tvc’s.
J
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Sorry stand corrected. Thought the output was constrained to the physical audio output of the card.
Though why not use OMF like everyone else? Pro Tools, Nuendo, Cubase, Logic, Digital Performer all accept OMF.
Can see it being real handy for programs don’t use OMF though, but they wouldn’t have 5.1 capability.
J
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Synch audio to a different video source by selecting both clips > modify > mark in sync. and also apple L for link. ( >modify > link)
J
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[tabanli2-gmail] ”
How can I export different audio tracks to different AIFF files all at once.”only via OMF what audio prog are you using?
[tabanli2-gmail] “Is there an option that sets up the timeline so that tracks a1-a2-a3 goes to one AIFF A4-A5-A6 goes to the second etc.”
only via muting on the tracks. Just turn off the green audio icon. (and assume pan these)
[tabanli2-gmail] “How can you produce a surround sound with FCP”
rumoured to be in final cut 6.
[tabanli2-gmail] “But I don’t want to export the timeline 5 times with different tracks checked.”
OMF is the only way…..
J
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[lasvideo] “1. When building complicated layering of text and video do most folks:
a. Make mutiple video & layers (similar to the Media Composer environment)”Yes. layer away.
[lasvideo] “b. Do layering in a nest when multiple elements need to be associated together (similar to
Avid DS or Smoke)”Yes. select layers and push option c to nest. Apple click to open the nested sequence. Find it a lot more logical than Avid myself.
[lasvideo] “c. Use AE for any layering situation that demands a high degree of complexity”
Yes. It is an editing program – so is limited with compositing features. Might want to buy automatic duck if exporting lots to AE. Or convince apple they should include it in FCP 6.
[lasvideo] “2. Due to storage issues, we employ the “offline” (lo res) and “online” (hi res) approach to
project creation. Keeping in mind we tend to do high end complex compositing of video and text…
is this stuff others have done with reliability and succes? (this relates to media management)”Media Management is not as straight forward as AVID, and takes a little while to sort out with a given workflow. The drives are cheaper than Avid tho, so we save drum hours on decks (and time) by diging hi rez.
[lasvideo] “3. Can FCP handle multiple resolutions on the same time line?”
No Problem. Scale/de-interlace with various formats/codecs to various formats/codecs is a breeze (also imports VOB file from DVD if you in a hurry – instead of ripping to a codec) If you want to get really time savy, you can render those clips to the appropriate resolution in the background in compressor(which links up to a render farm via Qmaster) to save you rendering in FCP. Very handy.
Best thing about FCP is that is very fast for an AVID editor to get up to speed on. A very logical edit system unlike I first found with AVID.
Hope this helps,
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Sorry Peter got my Q’s mixed up – what is GPU – a PCI card thing? that’s how the 844/x can get 4 (with alphas/mattes) layers at once.
Jase
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[Peter Wiggins] “The only way to speed up render times is a faster CPU”
bout time they came up with some accelerator cards ala blue ice for AE back in the days.
or at least some network smart background renderer like nucleo for AE.
and to think the media 100 844x died – 4 layers 10 bit uncompressed with 80 pixels blurs made onlines a breeze….
now if FCP could come up with something like that, it would REALLY contend with Avid.
j