Mark Maness
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I can understand that…. We had that very issue at first ourselves. We did have the advantage that we are a subsidiary of a larger company who split the cost with us so they could have a reliable backup.
Have you looked into the ProMax FibreMax? I purchase all of my computer equipment through them and I have had absolutely no issues with them. They look more reasonable than some.
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What FinalOne is saying is…
ATI makes the X1900 GT for the eariler G5 models. But let me ask. What graphics adapter do you have now? It may suffice but Motion may not be a speedy as you like. But keep in mind, what we saw at NAB was running on the Octo Core systems.
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Good advice, David…
Let me also add, Tom. The V1U is a better camera than the Z1U for about the same price depending on where you look. Something to consider… You might think, I don’t need any 24p or film looks, but you may have a client who wants it. And in today’s world of prooduction, the 24p film look is growing as a standard.
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You have whats known as the dreaded corrupted Quicktime!
Here’s how to fix it…
https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301852
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In about a month… this should be very easy to do since FCS2 is supposed to use any format on any timeline in realtime (depending on your computer).
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Well…. according to Apple at NAB, you can upgrade from any version of FCP all the way from version 1.
I have to assume that it doesn’t matter if you have a FCP version 1 serial number, you can upgrade to FCS2. At some point, you had to purchase a full copy, just use that serial number if your latest FCS serial doesn’t work.
My suggestion it to gather all your serial number before the upgrade. AND remember to clone your system drive before you upgrade. This will keep you from pulling out your hair if things go badly.
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[walter biscardi] “We’re looking at that and a few others. Really excited about running a Fibre unit with the new Final Cut Server coming along soon.”
Have you looked at Facilis TerraBlock?
While it doesn’t have all the bells and whistles, but it works without fail. We’ve been using it for a year now and the only issue I’ve had is that the server is run by Windows XP and it crashed on me once in the last year. Not a real problem, just reboot and back up like normal.
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[walter biscardi] “When you send an OMF to ProTools from FCP, the audio level information is lost.”
Well, personally I have never export to OMF but I would have to agree with FCP. If I’m working in Pro Tools, I’d rather do all of my corrections in Pro Tools.
But when working with Soundtrack Pro or just plain ole AIFF, the corrections have always passed through for me.
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[dheidel] “Does anyone know if there’s any way in Final Cut to batch delete audio tracks from clips? I know there’s a way to do it in QT Pro, but I think you have to do it clip by clip which is a pain. I could also re-capture, but I’d rather not. Not a big deal, but it would be slightly more convenient to just have two audio tracks per clip.”
I’ve done this more times than I would love to admit… The only easy solution would be to re-capture your clips. Sorry…. FCP doesn’t have any option for selecting the audio you want to edit.
This brings me back to my days with Media100. With the old Media100, you could select your audio independent of your video without affecting the original clip. This was nice if you happened to capture more tracks than you needed.
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Can you explain yourself some more?
You can send your project to Soundtrack Pro to have more flexibility to save. You can export your audio from the timeline to AIFF or OMF.
[everythingbagel] “I want to maintain my audio levels.”
Why would your audio levels change? Anything I have ever done with FCP maintains the levels when I export.
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Wayne Carey
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