John Steventon
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Just out of interest, what if you export the file de-interlaced?
If it’s for streaming, and to be viewed on a computer monitor, surely it doesn’t need to be interlaced?
Either change it at export, or at encode – and see what happens. I guess a work around would be to export a QT reference to your desktop, re-import to Avid (the same as Grinner’s mixdown really) and just add a duplicate field motion effect to it to do a dodgy de-interlace, and see if that helps.
As it’s now a few days after your post, and you were at a tight deadline, I’m assuming this is too late – but I thought I’d pitch in my thoughts.
John Steventon – Author of DJing for Dummies and freelance Avid and Final Cut Pro editor. Remember – Music is the Answer.
Success is merely a failiure to imagine more…
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Just a quick thought on this, in case you bypassed it in a rush.
Though you’re setting a small in and out – you HAVE set the export settings to ‘Use Marks’ haven’t you? If you’ve not, it’ll export more than you expect.
Like I said, it’s unlikely you’ve not checked this, but best to cover all bases.
However, even if it was 8 tracks, filled with audio for 35 minutes, you wouldn’t hit the 2Gb limit (it my addition is right).
I hope this is too late, and you’ve already sorted the problem.
(Oh, second option – how about consolidating the audio to another drive, and exporting only a linked OMF file (rather than an embedded one)?
John Steventon – Author of DJing for Dummies and freelance Avid and Final Cut Pro editor. Remember – Music is the Answer.
Success is merely a failiure to imagine more…
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I use a program called ‘Instant Invoice’. Really easy to use, and more importantly, lets you do a lot of customisation to it – and EVEN more importantly, it believes that there’s a world outside of the US – so I can invoice in
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Hey Aaron,
Please forgive me if for some reason this option isn’t available on your system, but the equivalent you’re looking for is under Print to Video – ‘Edit to Tape’.
This is pretty much the same as the Digitial Cut tool in Avid. Type in the timecode in the bottom left hand corner that you want the cut to start at, you wish to start the cut in at and have an in and an out marked on your sequence (as you already know I’m sure).
Then, on the right hand bottom corner, above the timecode entry box (which you can leave blank) you find the icons to select video /audio etc for the insert.
Click on the ‘Mastering Settings’ tab at the top of the window, and make sure the ‘Print’ drop down is set to ‘in to out’ and that you don’t have any of the Leader stuff set, or have any black set to record afterwards.
Now, simply drag (but don’t let go yet) your sequence onto that window, and you’ll be presented with Insert, Assemble and Preview as your options – just drop the sequence onto the one you want (in this case, Insert) and it’ll work perfectly.
Until you get that !*&&$$* annoying ‘Your edit only lasts one frame’ error…
Like I said, this might not appear for you – maybe if you’re on DV? I don’t know – but this is how I cut out from FCP – I don’t think I’ve ever used Print to Video… (should I?).
John
John Steventon – Author of DJing for Dummies
Success is merely a failiure to imagine more…
G5 2.7Ghz, 4.5Gb ram, Blackmagic Decklink/multibridge, 5.6Tb Infortrend storage, FCP Studio 5.04, Makie MCU control, Yahama 5.1 surround, JVC DTV multi-format monitor, 2x23inch Apple monitors – and a partirdge on a pear tree.
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Hi,
This might not be it, but have you checked:
1) Your project/sequence/Easy Setup settings to make sure everything’s what it’s supposed to be? Ie, if you’re playing DV Pal video, your sequence settings are also DV Pal?
2) What about effects rendering? Have you changed the RT option to not play effects in real time? There will probably be a red line across the top of the sequence if this is the case.
I’ll keep thinking about this, but these are the two things that popped up in my head.
John Steventon – Author of DJing for Dummies
Success is merely a failiure to imagine more…
G5 2.7Ghz, 4.5Gb ram, Blackmagic Decklink/multibridge, 5.6Tb Infortrend storage, FCP Studio 5.04, Makie MCU control, Yahama 5.1 surround, JVC DTV multi-format monitor, 2x23inch Apple monitors – and a partirdge on a pear tree.
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Have you looked at Chromaflex?
https://www.reflecmedia.com/content.aspx?Content=chromaflex.htm
I don’t know if it’ll be big enough for what you need (though you can guy some hefty reflectors for it) – but it’s transformed the stuff we do here. Compared to trying to light a green drape or blue paper etc – Chromaflex rocks!!
Just make sure (if you do consider it) that you use camera folks who are used to it – there’s a definite knack to placing the subject the right distance between camera and green screen.
Hope this wasn’t a waste of words.
John
John Steventon – Author of DJing for Dummies
Success is merely a failiure to imagine more…
G5 2.7Ghz, 4.5Gb ram, Blackmagic Decklink/multibridge, 5.6Tb Infortrend storage, FCP Studio 5.04, Makie MCU control, Yahama 5.1 surround, JVC DTV multi-format monitor, 2x23inch Apple monitors – and a partirdge on a pear tree.
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Yeah – that’s why I said that’s what I did before someone told me about the right way to do it! Just thought I’d give another way of doing the same thing.
John Steventon – Author of DJing for Dummies
Success is merely a failiure to imagine more…
G5 2.7Ghz, 4.5Gb ram, Blackmagic Decklink/multibridge, 5.6Tb Infortrend storage, FCP Studio 5.04, Makie MCU control, Yahama 5.1 surround, JVC DTV multi-format monitor, 2x23inch Apple monitors – and a partirdge on a pear tree.
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Remember the clip will paste in where your timeline bar indicator thingy is too.
And, you’re having problems copying and pasting just a part of a video clip, and don’t want the audio to follow, you could just try using the blade tool at your in and outs to make that clip separate, select it, copy it, and then paste it elsewhere (after ‘joining through edit’ to repair your cuts). This is what I did before someone enlightened me about the auto-select buttons. (which is a heck of a lot easier way to do it!
John Steventon – Author of DJing for Dummies
Success is merely a failiure to imagine more…
G5 2.7Ghz, 4.5Gb ram, Blackmagic Decklink/multibridge, 5.6Tb Infortrend storage, FCP Studio 5.04, Makie MCU control, Yahama 5.1 surround, JVC DTV multi-format monitor, 2x23inch Apple monitors – and a partirdge on a pear tree.
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The temptation to point out that your analogy makes Avid the simpler, easier system to use is… just… too… strong…
But, actually I agree 100% with your analogy, in all manners. Even my facetious response. I think Avid’s a lot easier to get to grips with, just jump in, and edit – whereas FCP can let you do a LOT more and be a LOT more versatile than a basic Avid Media Composer of Xpress DV.
And, to the sentiment that people who struggle to use it should get some kinda training, you’re 100% right there. (Although, no training in the world will get around the lost/changed renders, the ‘cannot edit to tape as your sequence is only 1 frame’ errors, and a few of the other glitches that FCP has.
Thinking abou Walter’s post a few posts back, I think the reason most Avid to FCP migrations have is simply that it’s obvious that at a ground level, Final Cut is going to take over. Due to what it’s capable of doing, and for the money you have to spend, as long as you have the time to work around any glitches, it makes complete sense to use it.
I still consider myself an Avid dinosaur, but I recognised the shift in the industry, that for the majority of everyday work, I’ll probably end up using Final Cut Pro, as I’ll either have to edit myself at home, or at a feldgling company who has adopted FCP based on monetary considerations – so I’ve adapted.
However, all the high end stuff I do, I still do on Avids (DS, Symphony Nitris etc) because they’re a lot more reliable, and give me quicker results – so I see my plunge into FCP as a broadening of my skillbase, rahter than a change of allegiance. Sure, I’ve bumped and moaned on here about some of the failings I see in Final Cut, and Walter’s been very patient in some of his replies to my questions about the glitches – but it concerns me that this has become an ‘either/or’ kind of discussion – where you’re either Avid or FCP.
As a DJ, I’ve gone through the exact same thing when shifting from a vinyl DJ to primarily CD. I’d still rather use vinyl, but the functioanlity and the availability of CD is just way too attractive to not use. So, much like the Avid and FCP thing, I now have 2 turntables, and 2 CD decks sitting at home, which I use, and love just as much.
There. Lunch has now finished, back to work. Thanks for your time.
Oh, and great post. (The stick vs Auto thing).
John
John Steventon – Author of DJing for Dummies
Success is merely a failiure to imagine more…
G5 2.7Ghz, 4.5Gb ram, Blackmagic Decklink/multibridge, 5.6Tb Infortrend storage, FCP Studio 5.04, Makie MCU control, Yahama 5.1 surround, JVC DTV multi-format monitor, 2x23inch Apple monitors – and a partirdge on a pear tree.
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I going to go all Kenobi, and say ‘It’s true… from a certain point of view…’ but I didn’t want anyone to leap on my post and take it the wrong way…
I guess I wss wrong 🙂
John Steventon – Author of DJing for Dummies
Success is merely a failiure to imagine more…
G5 2.7Ghz, 4.5Gb ram, Blackmagic Decklink/multibridge, 5.6Tb Infortrend storage, FCP Studio 5.04, Makie MCU control, Yahama 5.1 surround, JVC DTV multi-format monitor, 2x23inch Apple monitors – and a partirdge on a pear tree.