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Keith Mahoney
June 21, 2011 at 2:26 pm in reply to: FCPX info from an insider

Here’s what I’m still confused on, can you separate the audio tracks so 1 & 2 are dialogue, 3 & 4 Narration, 5 & 6 Music and 7 & 8 Effects? If you can’t do this then what’s the point in exporting anyway, you’re going to be spending a lot of money and time re-organizing your tracks in Pro Tools, Soundtrack Pro or Logic. And how do you send someone a finished file, since there’s no output to tape, with separated audio tracks, such as 1 & 2 Full ST mix, 3 & 4 ST M & E, 5.1, etc..? This is what networks require, as well as film projects.

Have a Great Day,
Keith
Keith Mahoney
June 20, 2011 at 2:58 pm in reply to: How much iMac do I need and does this editing workflow seem right?

Thanks for the reply Nick.
After reading your response and others, from other forums, I’m not going to upgrade the system drive, standard 1TB internal should be fine with external drives via firewire as my scratch disks. And as you say I can just store the drives if necessary on a shelf.
The only reason I was thinking of upgrading the graphics card is because of Color and Motion, everyone says they like more VRAM. I don’t use these programs much, it was more of a future proofing thing because I’d like to learn them more. Plus, I’m sure I’ll eventually get FCP X and those programs may be incorporated, again future proofing, and hopefully we find out about that this week. So the card will be a decision I’ll make when I finally pull the trigger. But it’s great to know I don’t need to upgrade it for my workflow now.
As far as capturing HDV as ProRes via firewire, I was keeping it HDV so I could go back and recapture if necessary. Firewire doesn’t keep the timecode if capturing ProRes, correct? Or did this change with FCP7?

Again, thanks for the reply, much appreciated.

Keith
Keith Mahoney
June 18, 2011 at 10:06 pm in reply to: How much iMac do I need and does this editing workflow seem right?

Just to give some more info if needed…

In 1080 60i I’d be shooting nature/outdoor documentary style shows, as well as home improvement/cooking/do-it-yourself style shows in a controlled environment.

In 1080 24p I’d be shooting scripted material, but nothing that involves effects or CGI.

I’ll be adding titles/lower thirds and effecting the stills I have, again nothing fancy.

Let me know if you need more details.

Thanks again, I appreciate your time.