Jeff York
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COW Coins
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It will be whatever you specify it to be at export time which includes XDCAM if you wish.
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Just ran up against this myself. Forced to both shoot and deliver in XDCAM (EX 1080i60). Started to build a simple :30 promo and every render had to do a conform.
To fix it, I went into Sequence -> Settings -> Render Control -> and then change the codec from the default (‘same as sequence codec’) to ‘Apple ProRes 422 [HDV, XDCAM HD/EX only]’.
Hope that helps someone!
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To echo what David said, you’re going to want to get your footage into the appropriate ProRes codec for editing.
Before loading anything into Final Cut, take all of your digitized files, drag them into Compressor, attach the appropriate setting and destination, and “submit” the job.
Going the AJA route is great because you can do things in realtime instead of having to wait for Compressor to do its job, but the end quality result should be the same. Your footage has already been kissed by the HDV codec. It’s not going to get worse.
In my travels, I’m always surprised to hear people who haven’t embraced Compressor as a core part of their workflow. It’s the right tool for many jobs. Especially cool with Compressor 3.5 is how easy making droplets for your desktop are. How many times does a client send you audio in MP3 format? I have an MP3 to AIFF droplet on my desktop. Poof, in seconds I have a useable file.
You know everything you had wished Quicktime Pro did? Compressor does it…and more.
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Being a former Windows guy myself, let me say welcome to the Mac clan. It took me about a week of completely immersing myself into the OS before I could rate myself a power user. Everything had a fast ramp up and I was completely void of any desire to go back into the Windows environment within a month.
Just to let you know that I’m running on the same iMac hardware that I purchased FCS1/Tiger on. Today I’m fully loaded with FCS3 (FCP 7.0.1)/Snow Leopard (10.6.1) and editing everything from DVCPro50 to all the flavors of ProRes, AVC-Intra, and dealing with a P2 workflow seamlessly.
Today’s Mac Pro will get you speed, but not more utility. I’m just now starting to feel the pinch of speed restraints, but still I’m quite productive even while running other things in the background like Photoshop CS3.
Whatever you do, make sure that you get yourself a minimum of 4G of RAM. This is where I’m most limited since my iMac can only hold a max of 3G.
All your hardware answers are dependent on how much coin you can toss into the venture. If you’re looking for an entry machine, I suggest going the iMac route which has the monitor built in. If you have the cash and you know you’re in for the long haul, any of the Mac Pros will work.
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Just read the thread from yesterday in which someone suggest cloning. Haven’t done that before, but I guess that might be my best solution. If anyone has another suggestion, I’m all ears!!!!
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David,
I’m sorry for the tardiness of my response.
I was simply responding to Bob Zelin’s out-of-bounds comment he made to a fellow board user. I thought that your warning that we would snicker and roll on the floor laughing was very apropos. Should people not heed that warning, they should be snickered at, laughed at, and have fail blogs dedicated to them. I only took exception to Bob Zelin’s over the top reply.
Jeff
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Wow! Oh so harsh! This is beyond the snickering and rolling on the floor laughing that was promised the “less than smart.” This is a total FU to the face.
I need to find a jacket. It’s getting pretty cold in here.
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Could you give us a little more info? I have NOT been successful with using Handbrake in ripping DVD material for use in FCP. My copy of Handbrake only seems to give me MP4, AVI, MKV, and OGM as output options. I do like that it reminds me to put the cocktail down when it’s time to get back to work.
MPEG Streamclip seems to be the best option for ripping directly into editable MOV.
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I agree. It’s just one of those things. Hardly even worth the call to Apple.