Mark Spano
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Scotty,
All video reference signals (bi-level, tri-level) are composite video, not SDI. Any composite video distribution amplifier should be fine.
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Not a problem if you import all 24p stuff into a 24p project, then open those bins into your 60i project. MC will automatically add motion adapters to the 24p footage to insert proper pulldown in your 60i sequence. (provided you are on MC4 or later…)
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If you don’t mind in-ears instead of over-ears, I have and love a pair of Westone 3 in-ears that with the Comply inserts are the best and most comfortable pair of phones I’ve used. I listen to my iPod on the NYC subway and the volume level never goes above 30%. That’s how good this combo is at naturally blocking external noise, and a tribute to the efficiency of the drivers. The key to stop the ringing I’ve always felt is to eliminate driver distortion and lower overall volume. These come through in spades. They are pricey, and so are the inserts, but so worth it for me at this point.
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There are only two reasons I can think of why this doesn’t work. One is that your source file isn’t actually ProRes but some other codec that is not an I-frame codec. Cinema Tools can only conform frame rate of files that are I-frame, such as DV, DVCProHD, ProRes, etc. The other reason is that you don’t have read/write access to the file where it lives. Check permissions – Cinema Tools conform feature will rewrite an aspect of the file as it exists, so it must be able to write over the existing file. Try making a duplicate of the original file first before trying to conform.
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[Russ Haskell] “is it true that exporting a referenced movie gives you a quality advantage?”
Not in any case I can imagine.
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I’ve always seen Title Tool as a good scratch pad for text. The guides, positioning, video background, it’s all a crap shoot. If you want repeatable precision, look elsewhere. (which you already know…)
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[Ken Mostek] “I would like to keep each movie separate, so that the user can go to each one on their own.”
[Ken Mostek] “how do I have multiple mov files compress into chapters on one DVD?”
What you’re talking about is authoring. So you need an authoring program, like DVD Studio Pro. If you have Compressor from the Final Cut Studio Suite, then you have DVD Studio Pro. Check out Ken Stone’s page for some tips to get you started…
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Aw man, I want the magic too!
Since “unsupported” is shaky ground with Avid systems, I’ll stick with the official word…
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Hi Sarah,
I’ve noticed that at “best” retiming settings when doing standards conversions, the error either gives a color bar flash or an extended still frame where there shouldn’t be one. For what it’s worth, I’ve never seen the flashes when the retiming controls are set to “better” instead of “best”. It may be worth in the future finding the section and setting in and out points in the preview window of Compressor. Then reprocess just that section using your same preset but with “better” retiming, then cutting it back in in FCP.
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No – Tom, that blurb from Avid is correct, and so is Shane. Walter’s telling tales. Avid requires Lion to run MC6, and everywhere that Snow Leopard has been asked about has been refuted so far. Unless this is a Biscardi scoop – if so, please do tell, Walter…