Jon Zanone
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What deck are you using?
More than likely it’s your frame rate. I’m not familiar at all with anything other than 29.97, but I’ve seen other posts regarding this. Can you make a new project at 29.97 and do a digital cut?
Jon
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Did you select ‘RGB + Alpha’ in the pulldown menu (I forget which module it is – the first, maybe?)? Then invert your alpha on import into the Avid.
Jon
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[Mark Suszko] “Um, John, the FCC says nothing of the kind regarding making 16:9 OR High-Def mandatory.”
Exactly… It’s just easier to make that change by using the vagaries of the magical, all powerful ‘they’ to justify a transistion to new technology. It’s a little bit of a white lie, but it sometimes helps in moving the cause forward with the uniformed holders of the purse strings….
Jon
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I don’t think XPress Pro has phantom marks – it may be just a Media Composer thing… I could be wrong….
Jon
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If you have the luxury, just stop providing 4:3. Of course, I had a client complain because the 16:9 footage I provided had black bars at the top and bottom – she couldn’t understand why the video didn’t fill the whole screen…
At least start preparing your clients for the conversion – I always explain that ‘they’ (the FCC) will require a 16:9 signal in 2009. That way, at least there’s a bigger reason for widescreen footage.
You could always mask your footage in the editing process and see what your clients think – I’ve found people think it adds something visually.
Jon
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My favorite is ‘WOOF’ – it means stop what you are doing. As in, “2, push in, push, WOOF”.
Whatever you do, keep it short and concise.
Jon
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If I remember correctly, ABVB had a limited range – I recall using PICT files exclusively.
Jon
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Also, try this:
https://www.avid.com/exchange/forums/thread/4408.aspx
There’s some outstanding tutorials / discussions at the Avid Forum site. Red Ochre is right – if you post your workflow in detail (starting with source material, through the end product), we can help.
Jon
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Map the ‘find bin’ button to your timeline or keyboard. You’ll find it under ‘other’ in the settings tab (I think – I’m not on front of my Avid…
Jon
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You should be able to step into the effect on layer two, no?
Jon
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