[Kevin C.]

PS just thought of another thing, Editors charge for everything except breathing, and my guess is there will be a “hour or two’ charge for exporting, no?

Which would defeat the whole point of me doing things myself to save money.

[Kevin C.]

Thanks Richard:
Remember, right now I cannon export anything, I would have to tell my editor to do this.

But essesntially, this is an easy process, and once we have it down, then there is no great benefit of me going out and buying a copy of studio pro 2?

This isn’t such a hassle? I could then render and output the material myself?

[Kevin C.]

thanks Todd, I’m going to print out your last response and take it to the Apple store and see what I need.

What are you doing at UCSB and why put UCSB in your name?

I’m a 1984 alumni in History.

[Kevin C.]

thanks Tom
I typed in media manager in help section but nothing came up.

NOt quick way to tell FCPE, that I’m working on the actual clip on hard drive?

[Kevin C.]

Very convoluted answers Todd.
I have FCE 3.0

My editor however edits on FCP studio 1

I want to take his project files and render and output them.

Can I do all this from FCE 3.0?

MY Ouputs will be web and DVD both standard and HD.

I ready to buy Flip for Mac, but am open to other better options if exist.

[Kevin C.]

wow, that’s it? tape did have something below it, just one thing. but that could throw it off like that?

[Kevin C.]

thanks, but that did not touch upon any of my questions.
I’m hiring an editor btw, I don’t edit or charge, I pay

[Kevin C.]

BTW Tom, I did not get a manual, just got a “getting started’ little book. Dont see any mention of this issue or GOP structure or any of that.

Also, did I mention, there is no log and capture window. once you choose HD1080 codec, from easy set up, all that come up is a little box to name the file and click capture.
two choice 50 and 60, no idea if they mean anything

[Kevin C.]

thanks Tom:
Wow that interesting. you are saying that with HDV, one is going to get back all these clips chopped up always? It not the fault of FCE? same story with full version of FCP?

My editors concern is that if there are any dropped frames then when he stitches these clips together, it could ruin the flow.

BTW, what is the shot change mean? the length of these clips is very random. Shot change you mean, when I hit stop on the camcorder?

I do have a calibrated Sony ARtisan monitor. These monitors were created for photographers not video makers, so maybe that’s it. But still, I’m telling you that the video looks great on the lcd, and my guess would look great it plugged into any TV, but the minute I saw it capturing on my screen I could not believe how flat, lifeless and yellow it looks and still looks in the quictime files. So don’t get it. My monitor is pretty high end, calibrated, and lots of other video looks fine on it.

[Kevin C.]

thanks Tom
yes HDV.

I’m looking at it on my computer screen. which is a Sony Artisan, calibrated. Looks horrid, flat, yellow.
Looks terrific on it’s own lcd or a TV though. (not the monitor…the monitor is fine also looks same on my nec monitor) don’t get it.

But the killer is this issue of not getting this in one clip. theres 30 seperate clips. I’ve looked in preferences, don’t see anything referring to having this happen.