Jeff Brown
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Hmmm — getting the “big grey X flag” in Combustion?
I’ve found in C* 4, with the recent BM codecs, there are 2 codecs which work in Combustion. One is 8bit Yuv, and the other isn’t.
Seriously, I can’t remember from my testing, but I think it’s 10bit RGB (4:4:4). You can do a quick transcode from the uncompressed QT with QTPro, with almost zero change in the image.The best thing to do would be to try transcoding to each of the available QT codecs in QTPro and see which ones work for you.
Now, if you can find a way to write a DeckLink AVI file *out* of Combustion, let me know!!
-Jeff
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Perhaps a high-def Windows Media 9 file: JVC makes an inexpensive (US$300) DVD player which supposedly will display HD from such a file via a standard DVD-ROM.
sorry I don’t have more details,
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Bonjour Fabien,
The reel is most impressive. Most of what I do is technical/engineering animation, so I enjoyed the 3D and character work very much. I am glad I don’t have to compete with you!-jeff
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I can’t address Macintosh performance issues, but on WinXP, the best thing is as much memory as possible (up to the system limit). I use Combustion, which can take advantage of XP’s ability to address 3 GB of RAM for an application (boot.ini modification is required– search Microsoft for “3 GB switch”), so 4 GB of RAM is the practical limit at the moment for 32-bit apps; about 3 GB can be used by Combustion, with the system using much of the remaining 1 GB.
Disk-related performance gains can be seen by having footage on the fastest media, such as a RAID 0 stripe set connected locally. This will let the software load files faster, and with complex comps, even a little bit of improvement can add up to more efficient workflow. _DO_ backup your data to a safer storage area, however!
Hope it helps,
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AE (like Combustion) plays back from RAM, not from disk. So, no, it is doubtful you can get RT playback without caching or rendering first.
-jeff
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Or, perhaps, run the audio into the LCD with video, and see if things sync then. That would indicate there is an internal audio delay built into the Wesths. monitor.
-jeff
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I believe CC info is encoded, like VITC, in the Vertical Blanking, so if you can capture with the necessary lines intact, and maintain them, you should be OK.
But please don’t take my word for it: TEST!Best of luck,
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I’d replace the cables first. Start with the easiest, and see if that solves it. Even good cables go bad…
-jeff
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Phase is not adjustable when using a component signal for any monitor that I know of. In a sense, there is no “phase” in a component signal the way there is in Y/C or composite.
-jeff
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Are you referring to the 9-pin RS422 cable? If it is well made, you should be able to go at least 20 feet, probably much more. The cable that came with my BetaSP deck was that long. Though it was an official “Sony cable”, so it probably cost $150…
-jeff