Loren Risker
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You’re absolutely correct, but there are a few workflows where it might be an advantage.
I shoot live performances and have to sync sound. I usualy only publish 3-5 minutes of an hour long performance. I prefer to keep it in h264 for sync and preview, then convert just the part I need so that I can work as quickly as possible.
But I agree, for 99% of the time, just transcode first and save yourself lots of trouble later.
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It will only ask to match the clip settings if you are dropping a clip into an empty sequence.
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If you drop h264 into an h264 sequence on FCP7, you will not get a red bar.
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Backing up everything and reinstalling is probably the best answer.
However, sometimes you just can’t do that. It takes time, another hard drive, and knowledge of how to backup properly.
In this situation, I’d keep my eye on the system.log in the console app everytime Final Cut crashes. You probably have a plugin or something unsupported that isn’t working. My guess is some sort of powerpc legacy something or other.
Then try to recreate the crash. If you can recreate the crash reliably, you can probably fix it without reinstalling.
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It’s also possible you recorded 720×480 if you had your camera in SD mode. I suggest checking the camera files in quicktime. You can verify by choosing show movie inspector from the window menu. A box will pop up showing you your codec, resolution, and framerate.
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I had this problem as well when trying to export directly to h.264. I exported it with source settings, then ran it through compressor and that cleaned it up.
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I’ve had this problem as well. It’s incredibly annoying. No gap frames – it seems to be a render problem. I’ve gotten around it by extending the clips and playing around with trimming it until it eventually goes away. So far I haven’t seen it in 10.0.2 but I haven’t done as much since I’ve upgraded.
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I thought this would be easy, all I could find is this:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3132428?start=30&tstart=0
Definitely seems like the functionality is almost there, either everyone is missing something or Apple hasn’t included it yet.
For now you might have to run it through compressor or something to flag it as anamorphic.
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Oh whoops, just saw your “in Lion” post.
They’re located here:
/Users/username/Library/Preferences
However, accessing it from the Finder is a little more difficult since Lion makes the users Library an invisible folder. I think the easiest way to access it is to use the go to folder command in the finder.
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Do you mean besides the preferences in the normal spot under the Final Cut Pro menu at the top?
Or are you referring to project settings? You can access those by selecting your project in the project pane and your properties will pop up in the inspector window. From there you can click the wrench button for more options.