Jeff Handy
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I would try using one of your backup copies. Or were you keeping the backup copies on your RAID that went bad? I personally keep my auto backups on my system drive and use time machine to back that up. Note: the project files are quite small, as opposed to the media files on your scratch disk.
HandyGeek
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If you don’t already have a Wacom tablet, that’s what you really need. Just sayin’. 🙂
HandyGeek
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This is a major reason I went with a third-party plug-in for the same effect – it only analyzes the clips based on the in/out points. That’s the way the SmoothCam filter should work. I guess those pesky in/out points are too difficult for Apple’s own effect to account for.
HandyGeek
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Does your RAID show up in Disk Utility? I suspect not, since DW didn’t pick it up. If that’s the case, can you see the eSATA card and/or RAID in System Profiler? If the card is there but not the storage, you may need an updated driver for the card, or a new compatible card. I would also try reseating your eSATA card.
HandyGeek
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You might want to delete your render files. Worst case, export the sequence as XML and import that as a new sequence.
HandyGeek
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I’m sorry to say Blu-ray screwed the pooch. The licensing is ridiculously expensive – untouchable for small businesses for a distribution format. I can’t think of a reason I would distribute on Blu-ray for my shop, personally. I’m sure it’s an important feature. But in the commercial/corporate/industrial realm, it’s not very feasible.
I don’t even have clients asking for DVD anymore. If they want a looping HD video, I hook them up with a hard drive media player for rental or purchase. My current clients want NetFlix or iTunes-type distribution mechanisms. Heck they even want their stuff optimized for YouTube. Who knows what they’ll want next year?
Blu-ray is an nice little add-on, but I would not expect to do real production work with it. If I were in film, it’d be a whole different argument, I’m sure. And if I have a client ask for Blu-ray, I’ll be able to supply it. I just don’t see it happening yet.
HandyGeek
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There must be some big difference between the Caldigit and the others. The Caldigit is only $56. Any insight there?
HandyGeek
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Good question, actually. I have normalized to -10 for years without even thinking about that too much.
HandyGeek
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“4GB of disk space required to install all applications (Final Cut Pro, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, Cinema Tools, Compressor, and Apple Qmaster)”
The rest being content can either replace the old content (Probably the best route since they ditched LiveType for Motion) on your drive or eliminated from the install.
HandyGeek
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Yeah, I would quit Final Cut, take the tape out of the VTR, shut down the VTR, power up the VTR, then start Final Cut. If you have the right Easy Setup selected, you should be good to go. You may not have preview ability if you are trying to capture and preview through the same firewire connection. If your machine has a capture card, you should be able to change the preview settings to match your capture hardware and view through your ntsc monitor.
HandyGeek