[John Pale]

You’ll want to convert in two stages. Trying to do this in one conversion will often cause problems. Rip the DVD and convert to apple pro res 422 using MPEG Streamclip (free). Keep it PAL for now (25 fps/720×576).

Convert this file to NTSC pro res in Compressor. Turn Frame Controls on. Set resize and rate conversion to Better (or Best).

[John Pale]

If it’s just a section, select the necessary tracks, set and in and out…then at the top of the mix tool, in the hamburger menu, select Adjust Pan/Vols In/Out. You can raise or lower then entire section a desired amount.

[John Pale]

You can’t export OMF from Avid from an HD project.
Use AAF.

You can actually still export OMF, but you have to switch the project temporarily to SD. Why bother. Soundtrack Pro takes both.

(I know everyone says OMF like it’s the gold standard. Avid invented the OMF format and now has superseded it with AAF. They did this about a decade ago, but many still reflexively ask for OMF files, for some reason.)

[John Pale]

Soundtrack Pro can import an AAF or OMF exported from Avid.

[John Pale]

If you have Cinema Tools, then yes. Its the simplest and fastest way, in my opinion.

If you don’t, there is a method using the console in Avid that can work, also.

https://editassistant.tumblr.com/post/16064169825/importing-slow-motion-footage-into-avid-at-the-correct

You need to remove the audio tracks first, if the file has any.

https://www.tumblr.com/editassistant/16064169825/importing-slow-motion-footage-into-avid-at-the

[John Pale]

Try checking to make sure your import settings are converting the sample rate to your project setting (probably 48k).
Many mp3 files are 44.1.

[John Pale]

Are you on CC ?

You’ll have a lot more control by sending to Speedgrade.

[John Pale]

Not familiar with the Bluefish card, but I’d start looking there. Does it have a control panel like the AJA or Blaxkmagic cards do?

[John Pale]

“a-ha! This article says, “Note: Final Cut Pro always displays video in the Production aperture display mode. The default setting for QuickTime movies exported from Final Cut Pro is also the Production aperture display mode.”
Strange that it sets Conform:Production (maintains the full-frame/image) view in FCP and in FCP exports, but the Capture Scratch’s .MOV files from Log/Transfer are Conform:Clean (NOT full-frame/image).”

How are you determining the aperture settings of movies in the Capture Scratch folder? Are you viewing in QuickTime Player 7 or in QuickTime Player X? QuickTime Player X always displays as Clean. It ignores the Production setting. Only QuickTime Player 7 will display it using the Production setting.

“There isn’t a player I use for QT. The player I use is QT.”

QuickTime is a part of the operating system. To view QuickTime movies, you are using a player. You can use QuickTime player 7 (pro), QuickTime Player X probably your system default, when you double click a movie.
There are also third party players.

“[John Pale] “QuickTime Player X has much diminished functionality than QuickTime 7, so much so that Apple continued to recommend installing QT7 to all FCP users.”

B-b-but, why? Why would later version be so less functional than earlier version?”

I think that’s a good question for Tim Cook. A very good question. I assume many asked the same question when FCPX was first released.

[John Pale]

Set your audio output to stereo instead of direct out, unless you are configured to monitor more than 2 channels.