Jeff Kirkland
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Possibly whatever you’re using to view the footage outside of FCPX is crushing the blacks and hiding the noise? What does it look like on a broadcast monitor? That’s really the only way to judge it.
As to the key, sounds like you left some holes in the matte. Can’t really say much there without actually seeing a sample of the footage but it will come down to either a problem with the footage or on your side of the equation, just not getting the best out of the keyer filter.
You didn’t mention what camera was used to shoot the footage.
I may be slow but for what it’s worth it took me about six months and many tutorials to master the FCPX keyer (master might be an exaggeration) and get to the point where I’m confident I can pull a good key on just about anything I’m given.
Anyway, happy to advise if I can but we’d probably need to see a sample of the footage and have some idea of the process you went through to finesse the key once you applied the filter.
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I don’t have any aversion to compound clips but I can’t quite see why you’re using them in this case.
My workflow is usually to edit the footage, apply a key to the first clip, then copy and paste the effect onto the rest. Skim through and adjust as needed.
The only time I’d use a compound clip was if I was cropping in and out on the image to hide my edits. In that case, mostly due to laziness, I’d key the clip pre-edit, drop in the background and combine them both into a compound, and edit the compound so that the background ‘zoomed’ in with my cut.
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The one thing you might try is manually messing with the contents of the original media, optimised media and proxy media folders. Using the Finder, put the proxy media in the appropriate folder and the full-res media in the Original Media folder, restart FCPX and see if it makes the connection on it’s own.
I’ve done that in the past with proxies created outside of FCPX although it was a couple of versions ago and the proxies were always ProRes Proxy format. I’d convert them if that’s not how they were sent.
As a last resort, you could send the edit out to something like Resolve, relink the footage there, and bring it back to FCPX.
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Yes, it’s definitely worth checking that your D800 is working properly although I’d be surprised if it was anything hardware related.
HDMI really does suck as a recording interface. I remember a DVD player that played back everything at what sounded like half speed audio – caused by an incompatibility in HDMI implementations between the player and the TV. HDMI is great if it works but it can be a bit hit and miss.
And I know that ATOMOS seem to have done a lot of work getting the Ninja to work properly with the D800. The last two or three firmware updates have had fixes specifically directed at D800 users so it may be that the D800 had a few HDMI quirks of its own that the Hyperdeck isn’t handling just yet.
Not that any of that explains why FCPX isn’t seeing the PsF footage properly. Have Blackmagic’s support guys had any suggestions?
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Interesting. I’m surprised at the contrast difference. Any external recorder can only record what the camera sends it so there shouldn’t be much difference between internal and external recording other than the advantages of recording a higher bitrate.
Do you still get the same contrast shift if you try a different codec on the Hyperdeck? What happens if you go DNxHD or uncompressed?
It’s definitely a weird one. I’ve edited plenty of PsF recorded footage from different devices and I’ve never had to do more than go to the info panel and set Field Dominance Override to ‘Progressive’.
last thought – is it just a difference in how it’s previewing in the viewer window or does it render that way as well?
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Ultimately, I think Apple didn’t want to go into NAB with an NLE that had a major bug that prevented third party plugins working properly. With that fixed and some ‘pro’ level niceties added in they’re all set to push FCPX via their marketing campaign.
Again, I’d expect at least some hinting at the roadmap for the future. Especially if they plan to do anything with collaborative editing and improving the audio workflow – which I would think are probably the two most used reasons for not considering FCPX in a larger facility.
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The PixelConduit plugin has a node for loading a LUT. I don’t know what format it reads though. I used it a while back to make an FCPX filter that applied the Technicolor Cinestyle LUT to my Canon 7D footage.
It’s a free plugin so worth taking a look to see if it will work for you.
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[Chris Kenny] “And of course, there’s a fourth possibility as well. Since Apple controls the App Store, they can change the way it works anytime they want to. If they really want to offer upgrade pricing, they can do it.”
I can’t remember which app it was (it was an IOS app for the iPhone) but a couple of weeks back, I went to install something I hadn’t played with in a while and instead of the usual “Install” button, I got a message that there was a new version and an “Upgrade” button, which I had never seen before. That only seems a step away from a paid update so I’d be fairly certain the mechanism for paid upgrades is in the app stores, just not currently in use.
Even so, other apps have released new versions and had users pay if they want the new features. The version number is part of the app name so there’s nothing stopping Apple from discontinuing FCPX 10.0 and releasing a new app called FCPX 10.1 that everyone needs to pay full price for if they want it.
And I agree with one of the earlier posters, I think if 10.0.8 squashes the last of the major bugs, then I think the next version will be 10.1 as a paid update with new features. With Apple starting a new advertising campaign for FCPX, I’d be surprised if NAB didn’t at least feature a preview of things to come in 10.1.
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I’d agree with zooming to around 150% but ill add that it can depend on how noisy your image is. Scaling your 1080p footage to 720 will do a lot to reduce didgital noise and obviously scaling up, even if you’re just going back to 100% of the original size will make any ‘grain’ more obvious compared to the rest.
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Then you’d fix the clips before you bring them into FCPX and create the multicam, or replace the clips in the angle editor before you start the edit if the project’s already been set up.
The only real issue here is not understanding how the editing package you’ve chosen to use actually works and so have chosen an inappropriate workflow.
Jeff Kirkland | Video Producer | Southern Creative Media | Melbourne Australia
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