Mark Petereit
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Canon pro video cameras autofocus.
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Sorry, I mixed terms. Let me give it to you straight from my Tascam X-48 digital recorder manual:
Video clock is only updated 60 times per second, where word clock is updated 48,000 times or more per second. Long cable runs can also cause video clock to go out of phase, which may cause problems with digital consoles. Video clock on the X-48 is used to define the frame edge of the SMPTE input.
• Word Clock sets the playback speed. Once the SMPTE input tells the transport where to go, the X-48 plays at the rate set by its Sample Clock source (Settings menu, Source).
• Video Clock gives a precise frame edge to the SMPTE timecode. Not available as a clock reference.
• SMPTE Timecode is used as a location reference, defining where in the timeline to locate to.Now I see why Bob Zelin is such a fan of the AJA GEN10 sync generator.
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To get a precise sync of digital audio to video, you need to sync both the timecode AND the word clock (I have also seen this referred to as “frame edge boundary”). Otherwise you’re subject to what is essentially a rounding issue that can cause your audio to be up to one frame out of sync.
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The way I see it:
Proven 8-core, used, plus a new Kona card ~ $5,500.
Unproven new 12-core, plus Kona card ~ $8,500.Are you going to see $3,000 worth of productivity difference in Final Cut? No way.
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If Apple should introduce a fully 64bit, multi-core capable version of Final Cut, then you’ll be patting yourself on the back for getting the 12-core. But until then, I just don’t see the advantage in losing all those extra Benjamins for a machine that will only be slightly faster in real-world use.
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I purchased and set up our 8-core system before I had ANY experience with Final Cut and never had a problem. Not that tough. And the design of the case makes it ridiculously easy to swap drives/boards and add memory.
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One thing I would be sure of first — Does it actually play 720 x 2560 (vertical) videos? Or does it play 2560 x 720 (horizontal) videos?
The reason I ask is because we have vertical signage at church, but it runs horizontal video because the displays themselves are rotated (like yours). So when I design content, I design it horizontal, rotated 90-degrees to the left, since the displays themselves are rotated 90-degrees to the right.
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Buy a used 8-core Mac Pro. You’ll be light-years happier than the system you’re using now, you won’t have the headaches that invariably come with first-generation hardware, and you’ll save LOTS of $$$. For corporate video editing, you’re probably not going to get any significant advantage with the new 12-core machines over the previous generation 8-cores, being that Final Cut can’t use all those extra cores.
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I use Motion to create double-wide 2560 x 720 video for our 2-wide blended projection system at church. Works great!
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I agree with Steve. Never, NEVER pretend to be an expert in front of the client when you really don’t have a clue what you’re doing. I have earned the trust of many of my clients by telling them straight up that I had never done the type of work they were asking for, but that I’d move heaven and earth to figure it out for them.
INTEGRITY is your most valuable commodity. Set expectations low and over-deliver. And be ready to shift into consultant mode at any time and hand off the project to an agency that can deliver the goods, even if it means little or no profit for you (even a loss if you can absorb it and you really want to retain the client.)
Always remember: clients don’t pay for DO, they pay for DONE.