Jeremy Doyle
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[Shane Ross] “You now work on the main sequence. All the changes are done there. You aren’t changing the smaller sequence, then copying/pasting the changes to the main sequence. JUST working in the main sequence.”
The workflows are completely different.
With a nested sequence workflow you’re always working in the smaller ones.
The main sequence is purely for output.For a magazine style show with completely different segments between breaks, I find the nested sequence workflow much easier.
For a narrative style show I find working in one main sequence easier.
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[Shane Ross] “Why not? It’s right there. Or do you think it is too hard to find due to the LARGE sequence you have to sort through? Use Markers to indicate the start of the sections…that’ll help.”
Yes markers do help.
[Shane Ross] “Try OPT-V…that will INSERT PASTE…move things down like INSERT EDITING will do. Or, use my favorite tool…TTTT (press T 4 times), and select everything downstream from where you click, then move. VERY easy. Again, my favorite tool.”
Yes you are right. Very easy. Not quite as easy as not having to do anything because your timeline auto updates however.
Like I said, I have used both and will continue to use both based on the project.
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I have done both ways. Nests are really nice because you never have to adjust anything in your main assemble because the timing always auto updates when changes are made in the nest. And I assure you this feature was working in FCP 5 because I didn’t it all the time. It’s also a really simple way of just throwing the broadcast safe filter on as a last catch.
The downside is the renders don’t carry over as Frank is finding out.
[Shane Ross] “Why not try the cut and paste method and see what happens?”
I like the copy and paste method because then I can see everything right there and go to a point quickly. But once I’m in my full timeline, I can’t easily jump back into one of my section timelines. If I extend a section and want to copy and paste that into my full timeline I need to manually move clips down the timeline so I can paste my new section in. No auto updating.
I see this way as much more of a finishing step.
Anyways, what makes editing great is theres so many tools and ways to the final destination. What’s great about the Cow is, I can learn those different ways from the many great people here who share so much wisdom and knowledge.
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If you happen to have adobe premiere installed, that will play them. You could just convert out of there.
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[Padraic Culham] “I wasn’t aware that Avatar was “true” HD. I was under the assumption that it was 2K or 4K. Alas. “
Actually Avatar was shot in HD.
https://gadgets.softpedia.com/news/Avatar-Got-Shot-Using-Sony-HD-Cameras-6850-01.html
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More to the point is, the best quality samples of my work would be on the web, not on a DVD. So I could give you a link which is one click to the HD samples or I can go to the effort of making a DVD and sending it out to you so you can probably put it in a DVD player that has to up convert to a TV with a native HD resolution.
Honestly, other than deliverables, I haven’t worked much with SD since 2005. If I was showcasing my demo reel, why would I want it to be seen in anything less than the best quality?
Now for me, my demo reel would be used for getting a job, not soliciting work, where I could see a DVD being very useful. There is a big difference between the 2.
If I work in media and I’m petitioning for a job from a media company, I would want the best quality samples.
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[Todd Terry] “That, plus I just prefer watching DVDs on a real television set, seen more as they are “meant to be seen,” rather than little embedded videos.”
That begs the question, DVD or Blu-Ray?
I can embed a full 1080p video. I haven’t yet made a blu-ray disc.
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[Zane Barker] “If you are still on a PPC then you gained nothing by getting the 5.1 cross grade.”
Not entirely true. 5.1.4 added quite a bit with HDV and XDCAM compatibility that worked on a PPC before being fully implemented in version 6.
[Zane Barker] “Im betting Steven wants 5.1 because he now has a Intel machine and his old FCP is not intel compatible.”
Although you’re probably correct in this.
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[Zane Barker] “It was NOT free, it was about $200.”
and is was $49 dollars if you were already running studio.
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[Zane Barker] “You should look into purchasing the new FCS, it has MANY improvements that are worth it.”
Unless of course you are still on a PowerPC, in which case you can’t install the new FCS.