Lynette Gilbert
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No one else seems to have a problem. If I just scroll through, I can see the camera moving, but whatever was on the screen last just sticks for about ten seconds, then the pinwheel comes on and it thinks, and then it just jumps to wherever the cursor is stopped. I’ve done huge, complicated and media-heavy projects before, and this is a 21-second project. It just seems like my computer can’t handle it, but it’s handled much larger projects with no problem in the past.
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[Greg Penetrante] “…and do I detect a bit of snobbery in that tone? ;-)”
No, it’s called “experience”. Those people usually want $500 worth of work for $50 and then complain when you can’t do what they want because their program sucks.
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[David Battistella] “What do you do when in three months it’s FCP X they bought for 300 bucks and not AVID?
Same thing, right?”
It’s too early to tell, but if FCX really is iMovie Pro, then I walk out. I don’t work with clients who insist on editing on Camtasia or iMovie. They’re what I call “amateurs”.
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I don’t know that much about FCX besides what I’m reading about here, but it DOES seem like everyone can agree that FCX is either a) lacking, or b) incomplete.
Say a car company launches a brand new car – top of the line! And then you see it only has three wheels, no air conditioning, and the windows don’t roll down. “Oh, but future versions MAY have those!”
That’s kind of how I see this whole FCX release. WHY would a company release something that’s only “partially finished” and expect the community to embrace it? I understand how upgrades and bug fixes work – it doesn’t seem like FCX has anything in mind. The things that are left out are major.
I’m a freelance editor, and I’m already seeing issues that I’ll be having. I work mostly with people who know nothing about editing, let alone computers. I’m sent files of all kinds – files I’ve never HEARD of before – and have to bust my butt in other programs to get them to play nice with FC7. I can’t imagine they will work better in FCX. My projects aren’t complex, but the process to get them to work with my clients all over the world IS highly complex.
Why did they reinvent the wheel? If FC7 works great minus some bugs, why trash it and make something completely new?
FC7 is very user-friendly. You don’t have to be a genius to use it for simple editing projects. If they wanted to pander to amateurs, they could very well take out most of the complex features of FC7 and sell it for $300.
After reading hundreds of posts, I just cannot imagine how I could continue doing the kind of freelance work I’m doing now if I switch to FCX. And yes, I can use FC7 indefinitely, but what happens when I need to upgrade my computer? I already have my old G4 that I use solely for Adobe Premiere. I can’t just keep collecting Macs …
And for the comment that someone made somewhere about how it could just be a matter of not liking how it LOOKS – well, I do care about how my editing program looks. I wouldn’t buy a textbook that’s been scribbled on with crayons. We’re professional adults, we want programs that look professional as well.
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This was my first concern when reading up on FCX. I make a LOT of DVDs – and most of those are highly complex. I just cannot imagine that the DVD creation aspect of FCX is anywhere near as intricate as DVDSP. I LOVE my DVDSP – I don’t know what I would do without it. Sure, it has its problems, but I think it’s fantastic.
What about Motion? I work in Motion every day, too (though I’m not an expert) and am just going through Stephen Smith’s Moving with Motion to improve.
This whole FCX has me seriously worried.
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Okay, now the same thing is happening when I try to capture at all. Yesterday I tried to change my settings because each file is capturing much larger than it should be (more than 1 GB per minute of video). Following the advice on another thread here, I changed to DV-NTSC in Easy Setup and then I couldn’t capture at all.
I changed back to my regular settings today, and now it captures maybe 3 seconds and then just stops and I get the pinwheel, then it says “Locating Timecode Break” (there is no timecode break, I have captured from this tape several times, and when trying another tape, I get the same thing).
I trashed my prefs and started over – same thing is happening. And, of course, I have a huge project due tomorrow. I wouldn’t have changed any settings except I have other projects on my drive that I’m working on at the moment and am running out of room.
Any suggestions would be extremely helpful.
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Hi Rob. Ignore the snippy reply, I get those a lot here.
I know this is an old thread, but I was having the same problem, and I see you never replied. Have you converted your files to ProRes? I am converting MTS files in ClipWrap. If you’re converting other file types, you can convert them to ProRes in Compressor. I just tried converting my files both ways (converted a MTS to H.264, then converted that to ProRes in Compressor) and they both looked the same.
Hopefully you were already able to work out the issue.
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Not only that, but I’ve read countless threads where the people who reply are more concerned with pointing out everything that the OP has done that is wrong, or get fixated on a non-essential detail, and after a dozen replies, no one’s actually answered the question. I’ve also read several threads where the repliers either don’t read the OP’s entire post or misunderstand the question, then post an answer in which they berate the OP for something that the OP didn’t even ask about.
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I don’t know why so many people in the FCP forum have to respond to posts with this tone. I searched for my camera type and came up with several threads, none of which were helpful. I probably should have searched for MTS, but I’d been converting files for about four hours and nothing was working, and I was frustrated.
I’ve responded to many people who’ve asked simple questions, questions where if they’d just searched for a different term, they’d have found their answer, but I’ve never been nasty. I’ve never felt the need to point that out.
And yet so often when I post something, I get a snippy response like yours. I go back through the archives every few weeks, and I’m constantly finding other people being treated like this, too. Why is it necessary? You guys can never just answer the question, you have to toss in a snide remark, too.
Thanks, I’ll look at your suggestion, but I think I’m going to have to find another forum for FCP issues where people actually want to help, not just feel self-important. The people on other Creative Cow forums manage to answer even the most basic questions with total respect.
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Here are my options for Formatting:
As far as going from 8-pin to 8-pin, I’m assuming you mean that I need to get a new drive. I agree with you there; however, it took me 6 months to get new headphones, and I’ve been waiting for a new hot shoe for my camera for almost 3 months now, so I don’t think I’m very high on the list of priorities (I’m the only videographer in a non-profit organization).