Jeff Carpenter
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I usually don’t suggest “wipe the hard drive” so soon, but if this is really such a new Mac you probably don’t have much personal data on it, right? I suggest getting your files off of it and starting fresh.
Put the OS X disc that came with the computer in the disc drive and re-start holding the “C” key. Once it boots, find Disc Utility and erase the Hard drive with the Mac Extended format (Journaled).
Then use the CD to re-install OS X and go from there.
If this was a computer you’ve been using for months it might be worth tracking down the problem, but since it’s so new it may be impossible to figure out the one single thing that’s wrong. Most trouble-shooting involves examining recent changes to the system…you can’t do that since you haven’t had it long enough to have a history with it.
I’d just start fresh and see if that works. If it doesn’t then I’d say a hardware problem is likely and you should contact the store you bought it from and get a replacement.
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What format video and how did you get widescreen video? What camera? Is it built in or did you use an anamorphic lens?
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Sure. Export each track that you want as an AIFF and import them into iTunes. Make a playlist of those files in the order you want and then burn an audio CD of that playlist.
Check iTune’s Preferences, it has some options in there related to audio CD burning.
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Check the system preferences and click on “Universal Access.” There’s a setting in there to change the screen B&W for people who have trouble seeing.
How, exactly, dropping the keyboard managed to turn that on I have no idea. But that’s where I’d look first.
If it’s NOT that, it could be something with the monitor cable. Is it VGA? Turn off the computer, unplug the monitor from the computer, then plug it all back in.
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You can also use Quicktime or iTunes to convert it.
But yes, make it match the exact audio settings of your video sequence before you import it. Final Cut CAN use audio that doesn’t match but you’re wasting processor power while you edit since it has to convert it on the fly.
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Sorry, Virtual PC is only useful for things like Word or web browsing. Anything that needs actual computer power is going to grind your computer to a halt.
That’s why everyone was so excited about ‘Parallels’ and ‘Boot Camp’ on the Intel Macs. It’s because before now Virtual PC was all we had and it doesn’t work very well at all for anything that has anything to do with graphics or video.
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I found the multiclip a little confusing when I was first using it. I had a similar experience to yours but it wasn’t because my video was too large…it just took a little messing around to figure out how it all worked. Even using the manual I had to re-do some things a few times to really learn them!
The problem you have is that you don’t know what problems are those kind of problems and what problems are hardware-performance problems.
I suggest converting 3 different 2-minute clips down to DV resolution and starting a DV project and importing them.
Try to learn how it all works in there, where you know performance won’t be an issue. I’m willing to bet you’ll still have some of the same problems but you can mess around with it and learn everything there where you know performance isn’t a problem.
Once you feel better about how it all works, go back to your HD project and try it there. Then you’ll be able to better seperate the “I’m not sure how this works” problems from the “this HD video is too big” problems.
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I haven’t, but I’ve heard lots of good things about it. What programs are you looking to run in Windows? Sometimes that can give a clue as to whether Parallels or Boot Camp is the better choice for you.
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Remember, if you do this you’ll have to get some sort of external drive to be your boot disc or find some way to fit another SATA drive with an internal SATA card inside the computer.
You’ll need a 5th drive to be your OS X disc in this situation.
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How are you viewing the footage? You need to view the footage from the computer on an NTSC monitor. If you can connect that DSR-11 up and judge it on the same monitor you saw it on, so much the better. You can’t trust anything you see in the Quicktime player or on your computer screen.
And the capture setting should be NTSC DV, not DVCPRO, but I doubt that would cause any visual problems. Just a side note.