[Kieran Matthew]

Hi Jerome,

Use either Quicktime Pro or MPEG Streamclip to open the wmv file then use it to export the wmv as a media 100 file using the software codecs.

K

[Kieran Matthew]

Hi Al,

Couple of questions,

Firstly you say Boris 2.1, but which package, RED, FX, Graffiti ?

Secondly you say you want to simulate that the two people are in different locations. Are the two actually in the same shot, or are they in two different clips ?

Personally (assuming they are in different clips) I would set up a timeline with person 1 on the A (upper) video track with audio on 1&2, and then place the other person in the B (lower) track with audio on 3&4. clicking the mouse between these tracks will yield transition arrows which can be used to cut between the tracks. Use these to cut between the interviewees for the purposes of timings only at this stage. If there are times in the interview when the timings drift, correct them by spliting the clips and shifting them, leaving jumps or gaps where necessary.

Once you are happy with the positions of the two clips in relation to each other mark a range from a fixed point at the start of the clips to the end (use F1 for the start point, F2 for the end) save the timeline and then imediately save it again under a distinct name. Remove the clip(s) from the B line keeping the A track untouched. Export from editsuite as “range” & ‘by reference’ – call it “person A”.

Open the original timeline, save as another distinct name. This time delete only the video from the A track (unsync the clips with apple-U first) leaving just the B video and all the audio in place.

Now create a composition in the graphics layer starting and ending at the same points as the range.
Go into Boris and set up your effect with the two boxes and the animated background looping beneath them. In one box put V1 (i.e. the clips left on the timeline below) and in the other the exported movie of “person A”

Apply the effect and set it rendering. After it finishes, look in your project media folder on your drives (by date order) and drag the rendered boris clip into your bin (it’ll be the last clip made).

Now save your timeline and make a copy under a distinct name. On this timeline, remove the composition and the remaining video clips (leave the audio!) and place the composite clip you just imported on the timeline at the start of the range.

You should now have the composite clip of the effect with audio that you can still edit/balance. Where you have gaps/jumps in the video, cut in the other person full screen (or in a modified version of your effect) to cover.

Blimey, that was quite a journey! I’m sure there are other (and probably better) ways of achieving this, but hopefully it’s a start.

K

[Kieran Matthew]

Hi Daniel,

Download and install the 8.2.3a update from the media 100 website. If I recall correctly, this issue of compatibility between “SW” and “i” was addressed in this release.

K

[Kieran Matthew]

Hi Tommy,

How are the filenames ordered? I do this sort of thing in Media 100i all the time and haven’t had problems. Also, when you say disordered, is it entirely random, or is it the same each time you try to import ?

K

[Kieran Matthew]

Hi Greg,

G-SATAs are faster so you get better throughput for demanding things like real time effects and multilayering etc. A two disc G-RAID has problems providing the throughput for compressed media 100 360kb media if it includes a real time dissolve. Even compressed HD applications are quite data hungry so I’d go for as much bandwidth as you can.

The reason that you might want G-RAIDs (I have two myself) is that they are accessible from all macs that have firewire including say a 12inch powerbook G4, whereas a SATA solution would mean putting a card in each mac and would preclude the powerbook.

As I said before, I’m no expert on drives so it might be wise to seek some other opinions before commiting. That said the G-RAIDs & G-SATAs make great portable drives (I use them to carry projects between my home & office suites) so it won’t be a disaster if you end up trying either solution and then upgrading if you find it doesn’t meet your needs in the future.

Hope that helps!

K

[Kieran Matthew]

Hi Greg,

Again, no answers as such, but more observations.

1. RAM – get as much as you can afford. I would say at least 2gb but the more the merrier.

2. I would look to a SATA drive solution like the G-SATAs rather than the G-RAIDs. I would imagine that two G-SATAs (i.e. four discs) raided together under OSX with a 4-channel SATA card would give you enough bandwidth for uncompressed SD (Beta SP and DV) and probably have a good stab at the new compressed HD available in V11. This is the route I am planning to go, but I have no direct experience – perhaps someone else can jump in here ?

3. The MacIntels – I know it is tempting and in fact I too am dithering about waiting until Aug 7th, but consider these points,

a) The Media 100 application is not yet universal and the “road map” hasn’t mentioned it, so you won’t get the full benefit for media 100 (you will for universal FCP though). It may even have issues as Quicktime would probably need to run under Rosetta (anyone with SW and a Macbook Pro want to jump in?)

b) No-one has had their hands on a “Mac Pro” to test hardware configs – not even AJA. Sure it might work straight away, but why have the grief of waiting for updated drivers etc ? Add to that the fact that media 100 has always been slow to approve new hardware configs, prefering to soak test. Again why have the hassle of being an unpaid test site ?

c) Even with Apple’s high standard of build quality, first generations are often fraught with design flaws that get ironed out over time.

So my advice would be wait until Aug 7th and see what happens. Boris himself told me that he didn’t reckon that Mac Pros would be a factor for them until next summer. If they do get released, weigh the pros and cons with all the facts at hand.

I myself am nervous about buying effectively out-of-date hardware like the ppc G5, but it is proven technology, and the sum of several years development. It is the hardware V11 is running on right now, and has been approved by media 100.

K

[Kieran Matthew]

Hi Mike,

You’d be suprised how many v7.51 Media 100’s are still out there!

Anyway, as far as I remember virtual memory was always a big no-no for media 100, so it should be left switched off. That said, cram that G3 with as much ram as you can and it should sort that issue you mention out.

Hope that helps

Kieran

[Kieran Matthew]

Thanks guys!

[Kieran Matthew]

Ah yes! Thanks for that Arthur.

I wonder if you can still install your existing copies of RED et al in the same way as before. If not then that changes the game a little.

[Kieran Matthew]

Hi Bobby,

Thanks for the info. Nice to see Media 100 cracking through those issues!

This has me a bit concerned,

“Media 100 Title Suite