Mark Raudonis
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If the FCP “broadcast safe” doesn’t float your boat, you can always use a “hardware” limiter or “legalizer”.
That’s what we do. Here’s what we use.
https://www.broadcast.harris.com/product_portfolio/product_details.asp?sku=DL%5F860
I have to agree with Walter here. In theory, there’s nothing wrong with FCP’s approach That’s how filters work. The order in which you apply it DOES affect what it does. You just have to know that.
Mark
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Uh…. I don’t know. Something from Maxx Digital? 🙂
mark
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[Chris Blair] “Most don’t understand what video professionals want or need, and they also sell products that don’t do what they say they’ll do once they get into the demanding environments of broadcast production. “
That’s clearly not the case here. I’ve voted with our pocketbook, and wouldn’t have done so if I wasn’t
comfortable with either the specs or the people behind the product.Jordan’s been a Cow forum host for years, dispensing tons of free advice. Give him a break. He’s entitled to a plug every now and then.
Mark
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Geez Chris, skeptical are we?
I can tell you that Active Storage is for real. We’ve just installed six of their
X-RAIDS as part of our X-SAN system upgrade. These boxes are co-existing quite
nicely within a large population of much older Apple drives.Yes, the brains behind this company are the same people that created the original Apple x-raids. When
Apple decided to get out of the storage business, these folks (Active) arranged to bring to market what
would have been the next version of X-RAID.Sure, they’re a new company, but I’ve never been afraid to be the first one to jump into the pool. Come on in, the water’s fine!
While Active storage may be new to you, I’ve been tracking their progress for quite some time. They had a strong showing at MacWorld in January, an even better display at NAB in April, and compared to the other options out there, I find them to be very forward thinking in their approach.
Did you see their iPhone app for system monitoring? Very cool.
mark
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Any thing is possible. How much are you willing to pay?
Once you answer that question, we can give you a realistic survey of your options.
Until then… you’re dreaming.
Mark
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On a daily basis we’re using multi-cam for up to 12 angles. It does work as promised.
In your case, there can be many things causing this. Start with the easiest, simplest fixes like
restart, trash prefs, etc. Then, confirm that your media is EXACTLY the same format. No differences in
time code (DF vs NDF), frame rate or progressive vs interlaced.Are you saying the multicam viewer function WORKS if you delete renders? That seems to point to a mismatch of formats.
Mark
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I don’t understand your question. Would you please clarify what your problem is?
mark
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This is trouble shooting 101.
Are you sure the firewire port on the deck is working? How about your cable? There are plenty of
things that can make this NOT work. Isolate them and check them off the list. Other than making
a “house call” there’s not much we can do for you here. Did you trash prefs and restart?mark
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[ken wanninger] “in summary, does a picture insert edit effect just that spot, or will it screw up the whole tape/program? I would greatly appreciate any insight here. “
It only affects just that spot. However, be sure to check the closed captioning… sometimes even though there’s no dialogue they may type the name of the song or the lyrics.
We once had to recaption the credit roll because the captioning listed the name of the song, but we changed the song for an international release!
Bottom line, you can probably get away with a short insert edit.
mark
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[Vigen Kachikean] “a rep at hoodman he said that they do not guarantee any other sdhc cards other then their brand. “
Hoodman’s just spewing F.U.D. (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt). They’re charging a big premium over other SDHC cards, and I’m sure if you dig deep enough, you’ll find that they all come from the same place.
We’ve been using other brands quite happily so far.
Mark