Kevin Monahan
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Not sure what you upgraded from…
However, I’d check the device control presets and also make sure you have the current Stealth drivers.Kevin Monahan
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Nest the items and fade up the nest. Was that what you were trying to say?
Kevin Monahan
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I’m actually speaking of FW 400 drives. GRaid is FW 800. However, even FW 400 drives work for some folks, but not all – and this is with DV only.
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I’d still be mindful of the odd/even scan line issue. You may want to do a test.
Kevin Monahan
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Also, check the result on the video monitor not the computer monitor. Try not to scale up beyond 120%. Anything over 100% will, of course, be degraded. If you don’t want degradation, shoot the original in HD and import the frame into a DV or SD sequence.
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Here’s what happens if you just slap your system together: You get inconsistencies in what you’d normally expect to happen. Audio is one of the top confusions that pops up. It’s OK, it happens a lot around here – and it’s probably the #1 troubleshooting question popping up around here.
If you look in the manual under proper set up, you should note that you should be monitoring audio and video externally. To do this, connect your speakers and video monitor (or TV if you don’t have one) to the DV Deck or DV Camcorder, which must be connected by FireWire and swtiched on at all times. When you are connected in this way, you can always hear your audio and judge the true quality of your video on the video monitor – the video you see on the Canvas is not your true output.
While this is the most reliable way to work, note that it is possible to work without a video monitor and to connect your speakers to the Mac (I call this editing “cafe style”) – although it’s not recommended. Go to the Audio Video Settings and switch external audio to “built in”.
That should work for you.
Kevin Monahan
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[tony salgado] In this case please apply the anti crappy video filter found in FCP’s hidden tool chest. It’s next to the experienced crew and editors wanted list.”
Ha ha! Good one Tony. I totally agree with you. As a former lighting guy, it’s so important to light your shot well. Don’t know why this escapes so many people new to the biz.
I worked on a DV Feature that was shot with a DSR-500 and lit by a Hollywood DP (and this was well before Bullet or Nattress), that looked very cinematic indeed.
So for a good film look, you have to light is properly first and foremost. Good glass and 3 2/3″ CCDs also greatly improve your look. Top it off with GFilm and you’re good to go!
Kevin Monahan
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What do you want to do with it? Have dinosaurs walking around or for Motion Graphics. Google on “Blender”, which is a free program. I use Cinema 4D, it’s pretty damn cool.
Kevin Monahan
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FireWire drives are simply not approved for use with FCP.
That is understood, correct? Many people use them without incident, many people have problems with them.
They are the weak link in the chain….
Unsupported hardware makes for a bad combination with FCP.
Your lab should’ve bought G5’s, not iMacs. IMHO, that wasn’t the smartest move.
These XP boxes, they have internal media drives no? Or are they operating on FireWire drives?
If they are operating FireWire drives, are they using a separate PCI card? That’s probably whey
they’re more stable.You can’t have separate media drives with an iMac, so for me that’s the biggest problem.
Even G3 towers with internal drives worked rock solid with FCP.I guess I’m a hardcore when it comes to stability. Since FCP 1, proper harddrives make all the difference.
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[justinfay] ” I suppose I will have to make sure I setup my drives/system correctly prior to starting my next project. “
Start by avoiding FireWire drives. They are simply not approved by Apple. Go with a separate internal drive or internal or external SATA array.
Many problems can be avoided with properly initialized internal media drives. Period.
FireWire drives work for some, but for many they are problematic.
The really big FireWire drives seem to have the bigget problems.My 22 Cents….
Former Avid guy….
Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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