[Ed Cilley]

I have a book, “Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors”. You would just have work backwards. This might be helpful.

Actually, I have a copy if you’d like more info, contact me.

Ed

ed -at jumpcutpictures.com

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[Ed Cilley]

Ran,

You can use the sequence you created and copy the entire sequence to the source monitor. Mark in and out on timeline, press Ctrl+Alt+C (on a PC) to copy the timeline to the source monitor. You can now scrub through the source monitor and don’t have to load every clip into the source monitor.

The other option is to make a video mixdown of your sequence.

These are just options for you. Workarounds.

Ed

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Anything worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
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[Ed Cilley]

We haven’t done any tests like this. There are a lot of variables to take into account. There is some discussion about the differences between multicore and threading, but I haven’t heard any conclusion.

With the new HP machines, Avid says to turn off hyperthreading on the Z800, but to leave it on with the Z400. I guess the difference in the dual processor vs a single processor (with multiple cores).

Ed

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Anything worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
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[Ed Cilley]

[Xavier Gruselle] “the problem is that I can’t access the “FCP side” because it belongs to a customer.”

I don’t understand. If you can’t access the FCP side, then how are you accessing the clips? Anyway, like Grinner said, the Animation codec is the most compatible format. The files can get huge, but it works – and that’s what you are looking for. Animation codec works for SD and HD.

Are you exporting a finished timeline or individual clips? Depending on what the original clips are, the Avid may be able to import without any conversion. If you are exporting a finished timeline and want it easily importable, then an Animation QT is your choice.

Ed

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Anything worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
– Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

[Ed Cilley]

[Patrick Bronte] “I would only use the Mini to run Snow Leopard and either Avid MC or FCP 6.”

Patrick,

Avid has never qualified the Mini for any of their programs. I don’t think the Express software is any different. They have qualified the iMac …

https://www.avid.com/products/Media-Composer-Software/system-requirements.asp

And as was posted, Snow Leopard isn’t qualified. Avid takes a little time to make sure their systems work on new OS’s.

While I haven’t talked with anyone running FCP on a Mini, it is possible. There may be issues with Motion not running fast. Check out this thread from the Apple site…
https://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1926725&start=0&tstart=0

Hope that helps.
Ed

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Anything worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
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[Ed Cilley]

“I’m noticing what appears to be a field dominance mismatch on my final distribution DVD”

Keep in mind that most flavors of HD are upper-field first, whereas SD was lower-field first. Make sure to check the “Interpret” dialog box for each clip in AE. Also, if you are all Mac based your DVCProHD will be fine, but PC’s don’t like this codec.

Hopefully you are shooting one flavor of HD, 24P or 60i. Mixing many different flavors can be a real headache. 24P doesn’t play nice with other frame rates.

Ed

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Anything worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
– Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

[Ed Cilley]

And now with Keymote, you don’t really need the computer handy…

https://icedcocoa.com/keymote

They have an app that will run FCP from your iPhone. Really? What next? The next time I have a spare month for a one-day edit, this might be worth trying out.

This would take all the profit out of editing while driving.

Ed

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Anything worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
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[Ed Cilley]

Milton,

Gaining new clients is always a challenge. Cold calls has a negative connotation as noted earlier in the thread. Most of us will do some investigation about a company and find out if they have any need, or even a slight possibility of need, for our services. When I started freelance editing, unbooked days were spent cold calling. I would call companies in the area that seemed likely candidates. But to be honest, not much ever came from those calls. Almost all the work came by referral.

The old clique – It’s who you know, is very true.

Typically, one call is not going to land a job. You will need to call several times before getting your foot in the door. Just don’t be like the guy Mike talked about – know when to stop calling.

Ed

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Anything worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
– Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

[Ed Cilley]

I haven’t worked with this scenario [Special K] “reconnect the .mov file in the FCP timeline with the XD CAM “reel””

…so I’m sorry I can’t provide a good answer. You may want to start a new thread if you can’t find the answer elsewhere.

I have a feeling that the .mov file has no link to the original material. The only way to connect the clips is to make sure you are providing a unique name to the “tape”. However, since these are usually erased and re-recorded I’m not sure there is much of a reason. (Unless you are shooting XDCam discs. I know you said you were using the EX-1.)

Ed

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Anything worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
– Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

[Ed Cilley]

I don’t think you can ever “too safe” and like to have multiple backups. That being said, if you are backing up your Capture Scratch folder (and are happy with the codec you used while importing the clips into FCP), then there you don’t really need the originals.

However, like I said, I like to keep originals (EX-1 files) as long as possible.

A little shameless plug here for archiving video footage…
https://www.hdsafedeposit.com

Hope that helps.

Ed

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Anything worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
– Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield