[Jayson Rahmlow]

thanks Dave,

I checked out the other thread. So I have to convert all hdv footage before importing it to ae.

🙁

So, if I have final cut studio pro 2. Which format do you recommend I use? (prores?)

also i found the adobe tech note on this

https://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=332583

[Jayson Rahmlow]

thanks Mark, that helped. I forgot you can adjust the aspect ratio in distort.

Still it would be nice to have x, y scale parameters like in avid.

[Jayson Rahmlow]

I’ve tried a couple different settings. Neither let me capture the hdv video stream.

Camera settings

HDV 24p connected via firewire.

FCP settings

1. capture preset – HDV
device control preset – non controllable device

result – I try to open the capture window and FCP says – to capture hdv both presets must be set to HDV. Otherwise to capture other format both presets must not be set to HDV.

2. capture preset – HDV apple intermediate codec
device control preset – non controllable device

result – I try to open the capture the window but FCP says “unable to detect tape”

What set up are you using that’s working for you?

Thanks,
jayson

[Jayson Rahmlow]

Thanks guys. I used 3d pip to rotate the image z -90 and reduce it 50% so the whole frame would fit vertically. then I put a key on top of it (alt drag any key effect atop the 3d pip effect automatically nests it.) Then cropped all the sides to cover up the image that showed through from the video track beneath it.

I’m surprised there isn’t a simple rotate option in image effects somewhere.

[Jayson Rahmlow]

Thanks mike and dan. I found it. You were right it was in the clip menu. I don’t know why my mind couldn’t figure out that “load filler” would load filler in the source monitor. Who knew. So using the bind “menu command to button” option, I bound load filler to q.

I also remembered another problem I had while cutting today.

I shot some video with my xl2 on it’s side. Now I want to rotate the video -90 degrees on the z axis. What’s the best way to do that. I usually us the 3d pip effect but then the background shows up because my clip is smaller than the 16×9 frame. Also, xpress pro doesn’t have 3d warp which is a guess what the pro’s use. But I’ve searched some for an answer and it’s such a basic move, but I can’t find one.

Also, I’ll let you know about the trailer when it’s done. I’ll let the whole world know. right now i’m laying out an animatic of the entire film. So when I start shooting for real, I’ll know exactly what I want.

thanks again,
jayson
http://www.oldchildprojects.com

[Jayson Rahmlow]

Mike, you’re a gentleman and a scholar. I wish I’d asked for help sooner. How many hours of frustration I’ve suffered doing it “my way.” You’re right I came from Premiere Pro and haven’t gotten over the drag and drop system. But with your suggestions, I think I’ll finally have some closure.

I centered my audio, so I don’t need to duplicate the mono punch in anymore which caused the most headache.

I’ve rearranged my keyboard commands around the 3 point system you suggested and it’s much faster although it’ll take some getting used to. I’m going to do my best to stop copying and pasting.

i still couldn’t find out how to bind filler to a key. None of my menu’s have the option of adding filler except “to start.” Am I just not seeing it or is it maybe not an option in xpress pro?

thanks again mike. you’re getting a credit in my movie.

jayson
http://www.oldchildprojects.com

[Jayson Rahmlow]

thanks sdragon. I’ve already started using your first suggestion. It’s much faster. I’d still like to know if there’s a way to copy and paste between tracks though (say from a1 to a2). I record a lot of mono punch in. I have to copy and paste it then move it to a different track to make it “stereo.”

As for your second suggestion, I haven’t yet figured out how to make 30 seconds of black. I tried to load filler into the monitor to make a sub clip but that didn’t work. But I’ll research it and figure it out. My question for you is when you add black the way you do, does it add it to all tracks or just v1 a1 a2. You said you hit shift A to select all tracks so I’m thinking it does but I just want to make sure.

also I took your suggestion and did some reading first in the manual then on the web. And I figured out how to map the more and less detail commands to a button (this zooms in and out of the timeline.) if anyone’s interested.
you go into the command palette, click the radio dial below all the commands that says “map menu to button”, Then click on the button you want to assign the menu command to, then click on a menu and select the command you want, it will be teleported to the button you clicked on.

i found it here

https://www.mediacircus.tv/The_Things_I_Learned.pdf

along with a bunch of other tips that solved 2 of my problems, it’s beautiful.

thanks again sdragon.

jayson
http://www.oldchildprojects.com