Mark Maness
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I agree with Sterling… I have the full FCS with Motion installed and I don’t see any of these effects either.
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[stark1952] “I did create a new project on both computers and imported just a single file. It played on the G5 but not not the Mac Pro.”
Ok…. you’ve stumped me.
My suggestion would be to finish your project on the G5, and start fresh on the Mac Pro. If that’s a problem, try re-rendering your files in AE on the Mac Pro and import those files into FCP. Keep in mind, AE is not a Universal version. Adobe will not create any universal version until next year according to them.
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Have you created a new project and copied all of the contents of your old project into it? Sometimes projects can become corrupted.
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I believe its 4:2:0…. I’m not sure about that BUT IMX doesn’t work very well with graphics but its passable for network television. Now, if you use your XDCAM deck to digitize manually, the machine will output 4:2:2 into any codec of your choice.
Let me say that IMX50 is the best overall codec. Graphics are ok, but its not uncompressed.
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Try removing 2 gig of your RAM. It may work.
Check to see if your firmware on the Mac is updated. The Mac Pro seems to have some quirkiness about it right now… You’ll probably just have ti find your own combination to get it to work. I did…
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Check out this site.
https://www.on2.com/technology/flix-features
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[Vince Sanchez] “I now I’ll have more questions as we start testing but my big question right now is what is the data rate for XDCAM? How big are the files going to be?”
All very valid questions! SD XDCAM can record DVCAM (25 mbits), IMX30 (30 mbits), IMX40 (40 mbits), or IMX50 (50 mbits). IMX50 files run about 6.2 mb/sec. A standard 30 mintue program for us will run anywhere between 25 gig to 40 gig, on average. Your program will be substantially larger due to the number of discs recorded.
[Vince Sanchez] “I understand that xdcam can record with different data rates, which one do you use? Is this determined by the shooter?”
We use the IMX50 setting f the format. We are looking for the best quality. The disc will hold about 55 minutes of footage using this setting. The shooter does have to set his/her camera for this, so its a good idea to discuss what quality matters for you. To be perfectly honest, the DVCAM setting looks awesome, too. We just like the higher quality of IMX vs. DVCAM.
[Vince Sanchez] “We currently have 3TB for offline and 1 TB for online.”
As for your space concerns… I used a 2TB RAID last year and I could get about 13 shows on the RAID before I had to dump the field footage. That’s not bad at all. We now use the TerraBlock 12D with 6 TB of space. I’m very sure that I will be able to edit an entire 26 show season on this using XDCAM HD (digitizing in the DVCPRO HD codec).
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[Vince Sanchez] “If anyone has any insights they can share with me or point me in the directions of some info I would be most appreciative. I’m really concerned about how best to bring in the footage for offline so we can online accurateley.”
Wow… Sounds like a real undertaking. But don’t worry…. XDCAM is easy to work with. My company has been using XDCAM for the past year for the same thing as you – fishing shows. We also do hunting shows but we use primarily HDV for this because of the size of the cameras.
As for you… Upgrade your systems to FCP 5.1.2, download the Sony software for XDCAM from this site (https://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/xdcam_info.shtml) and READ the documentation. With XDCAM, at the moment, there is no offlining process. Proxy video support is not available at this time. BUT no need to worry.
All you have to do is connect your machine to your digitizing suite(s) using firewire and use the Sony software to ingest your clips. The software will allow you to create in-points and out-points that will allow you to ingest only what you need of that clip. But, there is a word of warning, all of you audio will be eight channels, even if you only used 2 or 4 channels.
[Vince Sanchez] “Besides the XDCAM footage I’m sure we’ll still have some Beta, DV and Digibeta footage to mix in during editing along with all the graphics.”
Now, this may give you a headachce of sorts. XDCAM is created in the MXF format, where as BetaSP, DV, and Digibeta have their own formats. Mixing formats has always been a real thorn in our sides using FCP. I’m not real sure how you mix these formats now, but you can do the same with XDCAM. The machines can be hooked up in a way that you can still digitize the old way, if needed. That way, you can control the audio inputs.
With FCP, you can work entirely in the XDCAM MXF format in your sequences, as I have for the past year. Its just been recently that I could use the software to download my clips directly into FCP. We use the IMX50 format. About three months ago, while in Canada on a shoot, our truck was broken into and the cameras were stolen. Bummer…. Well, we decided to upgrade this time and go with the XDCAM HD system which works exactly the same as SD XDCAM.
Anyway… I hope I didn’t confuse you and I hope I answered a few questions. If you need more help, I’ll be glad to point you in a direction that will help.
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I agree with Shane but you were probably like me and had to purchase this software before FCP had full support of XDCAM. I understand the amount of expense in this software and its silly to quit using it since it is a network software.
Carl, I would have to say that since you downloaded beta software, that may be your problem. Beta software doesn’t always work for everybody. I would say find out how to uninstall the beta software and reinstall the current version software. Give that a shot and see if that helps you.
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Wayne Carey
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Two things….
1. Try shifting your graphic up or down one pixel. For some reason FCP has trouble with alpha channel graphics on odd pixels. Are you working in SD or HD?
2. Check to make sure that your Render Settings are set to “Best”.
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Wayne Carey
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