[Matt Campbell]

Understood. We’re actually moving to CS6 soon and not X. But in the meantime FCP is still used heavily. I have sync on all 3 sources in my timeline when I layer them manually, but not using Multicam sync via In-Point. Never seen this before. Might just have to edit that way, even though its more work. thx anyway.

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[Matt Campbell]

Yeah, we don’t have 300 bucks to spend. And I never liked Plural Eyes. Had more issues with it working right than actually working. My problem lies with the Multi-clip, which I like to retain. Its easier to edit with than having everything laid out in one timeline. The manual sync works fine, in 1 timeline, but Multi-clip isn’t.

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[Matt Campbell]

Thx Alex. That’s actually how I used to have my set up was both on same drive. But recently another post IT guy told me to keep the media on your fastest drive and project files on a separate drive, preferably another RAID’d one. But guess it doesn’t really matter too much, as long as they’re protected and backed up. thx.

We initially tried hardware RAID 1 with the RAID controller on the motherboard with the 2 drives, but the hackintosh chipset wasn’t supported so we now went the disk utility software route. This hackintosh is new to me, but she’s smokin fast.

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[Matt Campbell]

Thanks Bob. Always fun to see what you have to say. As much as I’d love to go SAS, we just don’t have the $. I got about 2K for storage, I/O card, mixer, audio monitors and TV. Not going to be great system but will work for the type of work we’re doing.

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[Matt Campbell]

eSata. Would love the eS Pro with mini sas but too expensive right now for our budget.

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[Matt Campbell]

Thanks fellas. Which filter is best used for this, as STP has both Compressor and Limiter separate? Does anyone have some general settings in STP?

I would assume you would use the Limiter, but not being well versed in the audio realm, I’m not sure. I know enough to get me by but can easily mess it up too. thx.

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[Matt Campbell]

Shawn, just out of curiousity, do you have an external monitor. And how does it look on it? I’m really curious because I’m still a FCP 7 user and know how that works. Meaning, you can’t always judge how things look on your computer monitor. Even using an TV as a client monitor works to help give a better representation of what your finished piece will look like. This allows the I/O card to do the heavy lifting rather than your GFX card and your computer monitor.

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[Matt Campbell]

• Using Compressor, convert the frame rates of the NON-slo-mo footage to 23.976

Dave, I’ve been curious about this myself. I completely understand everything being discussed here. Conforming 60p to 24p for clean sloMo with Cinema Tools yada yada yada. I’ve done this lots. But not with clips only shot at 60p and and I need to edit in 24p for normal speed.

Regarding clips for 24p timebase at normal speed from 60p, can you just drop in them in FCP? And will it play correctly at 24p? Or as you say with Compressor, converting to 24p. This will play the 60p in a 24p timebase and not effect the speed, right? AKA keeping it at 100% live action, no sloMo.

I ask, because you see all these videos now, where things are shot using 1 take with GoPro’s, and the speed ramp effects applied. And now with the GP 3 shooting 120fps @ 720p. Rather than shooting 2 takes and splicing together, they look like 1 clean take. So if their shooting at 720p60 or 720p120 for just about everything and that then gives them the freedom to conform any clip to sloMo, would you just duplicate your source and conform the copy to 24p for clean sloMo and use the original 60p to edit with in a 24p timeline. Then at the edit point, cut in the conformed duplicate copy for a clean sloMo transition?

Does FCP simply play the 60fps or 120fps video at the 24p timebase? You see this all the time, but I can’t seem to figure out the method of converting properly. See link: from 1:16 to 1:20, the 2 snowboarders is what I’m referring to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3PDXmYoF5U

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[Matt Campbell]

this is my first time editing MTS files in FCP 7. I converted the files to .mov, i then converted those files to Apple Pro Res .mov as suggested.

You should go straight from you MTS conversion into ProRes, which is a .mov format. No need for 2 conversion. Every time you change them, you loss a generation and degrade the video quality.

Also, convet your MTS files to the same resolution they were shot in. Meaning if shot in HD, 720 or 1080, convert them to that first, edit with that, then do you conversion using Compressor if you need a final output of SD.

edited the video and text in fcp in a sequence with these settings:
720×480 NTSC DV (3:2)
square
none

Square? NTSC video is not square pixels. they are NTSC pixels. If you’ve converted the MTS files properly, you should be able to load a clip in the viewer, edit into a new sequence and say yes to FCP prompt of matching clip setting to source setting.

editing time base 24
Compressor Apple Pro res HQ
rate 48khz
16-bit

With MTS files or even any Standard definition material, you shouldn’t use ProRes HQ. This is generally for high end work, 2K and above. Use ProRes 422 or even ProRes 422 LT.

Have tried exporting a million ways and the viewer and canvas are perfect and crisp, but the export remains fuzzy, especially the text.

Make sure you export in your native editing codec and do not transcode on export. If done properly, your new self-contained QT file should match your sequence settings and be crystal clear. Use that file as you master to create whatever it is you need.

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[Matt Campbell]

I do have AE. So this is something that is fairly common then? And removing frames is okay to do?

I prob could use AE but I also have loads of footage. So maybe compressor would be better as I can batch them and let them be. My short 10 sec. clip test appears to be fine. Movement looks more film-like and sort of blurred vs. clean and crisp like the original.

Yeah, sorry for not being clear on that frame rate.

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