Jeff Carpenter
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>> I know for a fact I haven’t created 24GB’s worth of files in the last two weeks.
Yes, but you’ve probably changed something on 24 GB’s worth of files. Once something is changed it re-adds that file to the backup, while keeping the original file.
No matter how big your Time Machine drive is, it will always become full eventually. That’s how it works. The only difference is, the larger it is, the further back in time you can go.
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Time Machine backs up everything it can find that’s connected locally. So, for example, I have 3 drives inside my Mac Pro. Time Machine tries to back them all up. I tell it to ignore one of them since I only use it for video that I keep on tape and could re-capture if I need to.
You can only have 1 Time Machine drive, but that one drive can back up multiple other drives. (I wish I could assign a diffferent firewire drive to back up each internal drive, but alas, that’s not possible.)
As for whether it interfears with the computer or not, I couldn’t say. I haven’t had any problems yet (I use Final Cut and DVD Studio Pro a lot) so I’d think it’s fine. But I couldn’t say for sure.
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I’m not sure what’s wrong with your system. (I just tried it on a Leopard system and a Tiger system and got the same results in each.)
What happens when you do that? It opens individual get-info windows for each item? But it doesn’t do that when you do the same thing in non-trash folders?
I get the same behavior in the trash as I do in any other folder so I’m not sure what to tell you. It could be some 3rd-party software or drivers, but I couldn’t begin to guess what might have messed that up.
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Same as in any other folder.
Select all the files (Command-A) and then hit Command-Option-i to give a “get info” window on the multiple files.
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Ok, I put up a side-by-side Quicktime file showing normal 29.97 DV next to 24p HDV. Ignore the resolution difference and just look at the motion. The 24p files are a little softer and not as crisp in the motion of the dancers.
It’s not as obvious on a web site, it’s much more noticeable on DVD. But you can still see the difference.
https://www.redfeathervideo.com/24
Also look here for wedding samples shot in 24p:
https://www.redfeathervideo.com/weddings/samples.html
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Create a new mailbox, but set it as one that’s on the Mac. This is essentially a folder on your computer, although it shows up in mail as a Mailbox.
Any mail you want to keep, put it in there and everything will be saved on your hard drive. Anything you don’t want to keep, just delete.
This allows you to free up space on your mail server without losing the messages or attachments. It also protects your files if something happens to the mail server or you can’t connect to the internet for some reason.
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>>What’s the reasoning for going with 30p vs. 24p?<< 24p is just a different look. I do it on all my weddings now, but I don't suggest it for everyone. It's harder to make it look good and there are more rules of 'things to avoid' when shooting. Add to that, some brides just don't prefer the look. I offer it for those that do, but there needs to be people out there to sell to the ones that don't. I like 24p but I've never been one to argue that it's better for everything or everyone. But when you can get 24p right, it looks really fantastic. It's not so much a technical reason, but just the fact that people are used to seeing 24 fps in Hollywood movies. It's familiar and just feels right. It has to be done well, though, for this feeling to take hold. As for another example, I shoot a Nutcracker ballet performance every year. I've been shooting with PD-170s at 60i. This year I shot on 24p HD and the difference was fantastic. And I'm not talking about the resolution. It was the frame rate that made the difference. I was a little worried about the motion blur of the dancers so I shot a dress rehersal and showed the footage to the studio heads before the real shoot. They liked it so we went ahead and did it. I'm glad we did, I was very happy with the results. I'll see if I can put up a quicktime sample of the last 2 shows later tonight. Comparing them really shows the difference between the 2 looks, since it's the same show with the same sets and the same lighting. I'll post back once that's up.
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Are these 720×480 files DV? It uses rectangular pixels. When going ot the web (square pixels) you should convert it to 640×480. That will look the same as 720×480 does on a TV.
In other words, 640×480 is full size. Thus, some other good sizes to use are 320×240 or 480×360.
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I use anywhere between 6.0 and 7.2, depending on the size of the file.
If 6.0 still won’t fit on the disk, I’ll go to a VBR, but if it fits using that range I just stick with CBR.
Remember to compress the audio to Dolby II files. If you’re leaving it as PCM files it wastes a lot of space on audio.
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I’m using the most recent Final Cut with the 24pA mode and everything works for me. Feel free to contact me with any questions after you upgrade, but yes, it works great for me.
I capture using the Apple Intermediate Codec. (Easy Setup-> 1080i, 29.97, and it still knows and removes the frames.) Capturing to AIC works live over firewire. So I don’t log and capture, I just tell the tape to go and it plays over firewire in real-time, and I’m left with 23.98 fps clips, one for each camera start/stop.
The files are bigger than HDV files, but it’s worth it. Hard drives are pretty cheap and it cuts down on rendering times and I get more real-time effects. Larger files, but easier to use. You can also use ProRes for this purpose, but I’m more familiar with AIC.
One downside: No timecode is copied from the tape. I don’t know if re-capturing and re-linking is possible. It MIGHT be, because each clip starts at the camera start, but I’d do some testing. If you can’t make it work it might make sense to back-up all media that’s been captured onto firewire drives for safety.
The solution to that is to use HDV capture, but like I said, it takes much longer to render.
I use a Blackmagic Intensity Pro card to monitor the footage live on an external monitor.