[Lillian Young]

Hi Andy,

It’s embedded with the Pro Res 422 video clips. Linear PCM 16-bit, big-endian signed integer, 2 channels, 44100 Hz.

I just noticed that I had my storyline set to 48 kHz. I’m not sure whether that matters.

[Lillian Young]

So far, I am.

I’ve been bored with editing lately, and this breathed life back into the craft for me.

I prefer 3D and motion graphics, and while the FCP X plugins are canned, they are fast and have their place. Sometimes people with low budgets want cool stuff, and instead of turning them down because it’ll mean having to use my AE/Maya/C4D skills for pennies, I can welcome it, use the canned stuff in X and make a side buck.

As long as I still have FCP 7, I’m good. It doesn’t hurt to have options and I am loving FCP X overall.

I can’t lie and say it’s not a little off-putting that amateurs and non editors use the same software as pros now by using X, BUT the entire industry is changing across all multimedia disciplines.

We now can use $4k composting applications at home that movie studios use due to ‘access’ to the tools, lessons, etc. We pros just have to stand out via our skillset. It’s like pro photographers must have felt when everyone became ‘photographers’ due to advancements in affordable cameras. I know so many point-n-shoot non-photographers with $2K+ DSLRs now.

And an advantage is being able to have a client work with you in the same application that’s not too daunting. The pros will know the shortcuts and work faster. We will know not to use every filter known to man. Our work will still stand out. It’s just that things are changing and I’m cool with it.

My only gripe has to do with 10.1 being for Mavericks users only. Huge slap in the face. Most pros have a ton of other software and don’t update our OS systems immediately. But I’m going to try it on my second Mac.

[Lillian Young]

Thanks for responding, Dave.

It’s been so long since I’ve tracked anything, and the last time was using Mocha. I recall having a tough time with rapid movements. His tracking looks so fluid and effortless. But then too, AE CS6 and up has camera tracking now, so maybe I’m giving too much credit. However, I think it’s a good show of creativity for a teenager. Makes this old lady want to get back into live action tracking 🙂

[Lillian Young]

I’d like to thank you also, Tim.

[Lillian Young]

Fixed:

I uninstalled a newer version of Fx Factory Pro. I was trying to uninstall an older one. I had several old After Effects folders with this plugin still in them.

By uninstalling the newer version, I got an error message that detailed every path of the problem, allowing me to manually trash each plugin.

So the problem has been solved for me. I hope this helps someone else.