[Jonny Cates]

Phil, thanks for your positive opinion. I did understand Walter’s suggestion.
I will be starting and stopping the the main camera at least once an hour, since I’m dealing with mini DV tape. The other camera may be in a stationary position, but closer. It will be a hard drive camera that will record for several hours – I believe.
If this the case, it seems I would only have to flash-sync at the beginning of each tape change.

As it turned out the last time, it did work out as a happy accident. It was a bit tricky, because there were so many flashes going off, that it became hard to tell one from another! This time, I thought I would pro-activly incorporate this idea again, but try and refine it a bit by using exact coordinates where and when the flash is triggered. I don’t have a timecode generator at this moment, but will look into it.

Thanks again!

Jonny Cates

[Jonny Cates]

Ya know, that sounds very easy and logical. I guess a drum note, or whatever kind of spike note it is, could be anywhere on the timeline, at least anywhere during that particular song. Once it’s lined up – it’s all lined up on that take. Hmmm… I should have thought of this….

Thanks Walter!

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[Jonny Cates]

I think I was confused more about the h.264 thing concerning my iPhone and 422. From my recent research, I got myself under the impression everything should be converted first… then put into FC.
It’s clear to me now….

Thanks again Andrew…

Jonny Cates

[Jonny Cates]

Thanks so much for clearing that up for me Everest!
Many thanks….

Jonny Cates

[Jonny Cates]

Once again Rafael, thank you for your response. I’m convert everything to Prores now….

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[Jonny Cates]

Well, that clears it up by the most part. I’m still shooting SD for now, but since I got this phone, I’ve gotten enthused about eventually switching to a full blown HD camera.

One last question Rafael; I’m only self taught in FCP by using the online manual, but in the HD world, does everything render much slower because it is HD? Or is that mainly because the footage should have been concerted to 422 first? It seems every time I add a transition or do anything to these HD Phone clips, I have to render again and again – and it seems to take forever (I have my timeline set on RT, like I do in the SD world). Plus, I’m running 4gb of ram. Perhaps this is associated with a “not so powerful” graphic card issue? I’m on a late model iMac – 3.06 intel duo. I would think that would be enough computer muscle to handle HD, right?

I’m starting to shoot TV commercials on a local basis, and the local stations are about to switch to HD broadcast equipment (about a year away that is). Since I’m an independent, I thought it wise to start making the HD transition.

I’ve gotten much help from you in the past, and want to say thanks for all your helpful answers!

Perhaps even better, maybe you could recommend some online reading to “proper HD workflow” using Final Cut.

Thanks again…

Jonny Cates

[Jonny Cates]

Thanks very much Rafael, the footage looks normal now….but…

Does this mean it’s OK to render a iPhone HD timeline in 422 at the finish of the edit? Or should one go ahead and use Compressor or Streamclip first – to convert them before the edit starts? Just a little confused….thanks again…

Jonny Cates

[Jonny Cates]

As much as I study and read this program, I can’t believe I’ve never had to use this…not that I can recall anyway. What an easy out that was….

Thanks so much Michael!

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[Jonny Cates]

Well Shane…after checking what you recommended, I think that was part of the problem. I made some adjustments there, with some improvement. I guess I should pay more exact attention to the meter, rather than relying on my ears to find negative issues.

However, I could also have a separate issue. I came across some technical audio information talking about what was called “rounding.” I’m not certain exactly what that means, but apparently the more math that is performed on an audio clip (using FCP EQ filters) odd things eventually start to happen to the audio. I interpret this due to the math involved and how software works. Does this make sense?
I had just never some across the term “rounding.”

The more I experiment on a particular clip (trying to improve live recorded music) odd things eventually start to happen with the sound. If I totally remove any audio filters at one given point, then render the audio without any filters, I can then clear the sound oddities up.
I have a intel mac with plenty of power and mem, so I don’t think it related to underpowered hardware.

Thanks for your reply…

Jonny Cates

[Jonny Cates]

Thanks so much David for this tip, this looks like a well needed utility program. I’m getting it now!

Jonny

Jonny Cates