[Matthew London]

Hi Walter,

My project is still in 5.0.4, will Final Touch work OK with that?

What about the 10bit vs 8bit question. Is FCP’s 3-way in 10bit or does it drop it down to 8-bit?

Thanks,
Matthew

[Matthew London]

Thanks Rich,

Appreciate your suggestions. I need to keep my frame rate at 25fps…

Best,
Matthew

[Matthew London]

Well, I got it to work. Not sure why it wasnt before, but I’m sure I was doing something wrong !

[Matthew London]

Hi all,

Thanks for your all your suggestions. I need to digest this and will post back.

Wayne, you mentioned doing it in Live Type or Motion. I already have everything laid out in Illustrator exactally the way I want it (font, point size, columns, tab positions, spacing). Can I just export a PSD or TIFF file and bring it into Motion? Or should I be considering redoing the whole thing in one of those apps? I have both of them as part of FCPStudio, but havent touched either of them, and not sure that I should be dealing with the learning curve right now. I wonder if After Effects is the culprit in my chain?

thanks
matthew

[Matthew London]

Well, I answered at least one of my own questions:

Turns out I do need to start out with a 1024 width in Illustrator (I should know better, as this is how I would do a graphic in Photoshop as well…) Had to go up to 24points for the font size. Using Helvetica Neue, which gives a good result.

Still cant get my Illustrator .AI files direct into AE though, and the other questions still stand if anyone cares to help.

Thank you…

[Matthew London]

Hi,

I’ve been running a 3 x 300GB internal with the Swift bracket and a sonnet 4×4,
running every day for a year and a half with zero problems and FAST !

Matthew

[Matthew London]

hi again,

quick question about deck control.
i have some tapes where the start of the clip is 1 second after a timecode break

using a DVW-M2000P, how can I shorten the pre-roll size so the deck can get the clip
i couldnt adjust it in the capture preferences,
it is set to 3 frame.

thanks…

[Matthew London]

Hi again,

Well, I had to get some work done, so I went out and bought a new Decklink PRO card, which is working fine (at first test)
I’m rather disturbed about having to spend yet more money, but I had no choice.

So, what else can I try before I declare the HD card “broken”?

If so, what is the repair policy? How quickly can I get it fixed/replaced?

Thanks,
Matthew

[Matthew London]

Hi Kristian
(just tried calling Australia, but no answer…)

UDIM was OFF…..
What else to try?

Also, I’m confused about something in the Connection Diagram
When I look at the Diagram for the Decklink Pro HD (Dual Link) here:
https://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/connections/index.asp?prodID=8
It shows the Input for HD/SDI 4:2:2 being in the 3rd position away from the breakout cable.

But if I click the link and download the connection diagram, on page 10, it shows the same card in Single Link mode
and indicates that the HD/SDI 4:2:2 INPUT should be on the 4th position away from the breakout cable.

Which is correct? Can I damage anything by accidentally connecting to the wrong terminal?
(for that matter, can a card be damaged if the inputs and outputs are reversed? In my desperation last night, I tried EVERYTHING !)

Waiting for your reply. Thank you……

[Matthew London]

Thanks Kristian
I have another problem, but will start a new thread…