[Joe Zabrosky]

Thanks for your input.

I’ll try FC backup. Opacity and other settings were normal, thus nothing changed there.

At this point i haven’t got it solved. I cranked up my iMac and was able to export transparent bg from there with no problem.

FCpx didn’t crash it was one of the external HDs that became disconnected during the power outage. Your right it had to be because of that as it was clearly the only thing that changed.

Thanks, joseph

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[Joe Zabrosky]

Hi Jeremy,

Sorry about that. Yes they typically do play in finder. I was able to get it to work by creating a new project and relaying all the dialogue back in and tweaking it.

Still interested in your answer cause it’s a royal waste of time to have to do the work all over again.

Thanks, joe

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[Joe Zabrosky]

Wow… Thanks Shane. That’s some good info to have. Appreciate it.

It’s amazing. I literally started as an actor and through the years have moved through all the aspects of production and then made my movie. Thinking I was done, until I ran into distribution. A whole separate world. It just keeps getting deeper and deeper.

Some more questions if you don’t mind.

1. BARS – SLATE – PROGRAM (IS PROGRAM BLACK SCREEN WITH TITLE?)

2. When you said – “Head of the cut before the text, to the tail of the last clip after text goes away. So they can plug things and put different languages there.”

For example, if a clip with text in it starts at 10 secs in and the text appears in that clip at 15 secs and the text disappears at 20 secs but the clip ends at 30 secs I supply the entire 20 sec clip?

3. It’s feasible to slate each clip with timecode, thus – slate – clip – slate – clip, etc.?

4. If the bars, black, slate, countdown on average are 90 secs or so, why do the say the first frame begins at 1:00:00:00? Wouldn’t the first frame in this example begin at 00:01:30:00?

5. I have news footage in my movie from an entity that is not going to give me the original footage without text even though they signed a release allowing me to use the footage. It would appear I’d have to create new graphics for that footage so they can put their text in it?

Thanks for your help! joe

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[Joe Zabrosky]

Thanks Ricky!

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[Joe Zabrosky]

Thanks Mark – I should have known that. Thanks again!

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[Joe Zabrosky]

I think your both right on that. The audio guy suggested it, but it lends to sound not being tight so i’m bringing the ambient down, panning it to center, panning boom mic to center and bringing volume up. It makes a big difference. Thanks

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[Joe Zabrosky]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m suppose to know how to do that but forgot. Thanks again!

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[Joe Zabrosky]

Thanks for both of your responses. So, if it sounds more clearly with the ambient track OFF are you suggesting to use only one track for dialogue or would it be wise to fill that vacant track with something that would bring more clarity and dynamic to the mix? Thanks, joe

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[Joe Zabrosky]

Thank you Craig for taking the time to respond. Appreciate it.

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[Joe Zabrosky]

Thanks Bill – appreciate your input

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