[Matt Mcmakin]

Felix, did you find an answer for a better pulldown tool? Just coming to a project with what seems like the same problem. Similar issues are going to have to be confronted.

[Matt Mcmakin]

The last post in this thread was a few months back, hows it working out? I’ve been using Toast 10.x for a while to make review/simple playback discs on BD-R, BD-RE. However just bought two new PS3 Slims in the last month and no RE discs will play on them. Although BD-R ones do work just fine. I tried discs (Panasonic, same Samsung burner) just published and those made over a year ago, nothing. All these RE discs play on a PS3 Slim bought in the fall.

Been looking all over for what Sony might have changed, nothing found yet. Anybody hear of what might be going on? Or suggestions for another Blu-ray player that’s good and compatible with BD-R/RE?

Thanks,

Matt

[Matt Mcmakin]

Hello Christian/Tom

I think my problem is similar, let me run it by you. Video is transcoded through Compressor (1080 50i ProRes HQ, never on tape) synced to DAT tapes (recorded for 25pfs. In FCP the video was subcliped by scence and then synced with the audio (linked). Now when you subclip any furhter the video and audio no longer match. Seems a lot like the problem you are describing with iMovie/FCP/audio? Audio starts correctly but video is black becuase its at the head of the orginating subclip.

If I understand your post this is becuase imported files not captured off tape (broken connection because of iMovie), has absolutly no timecode, starts at 0. Knew that but was not aware it was a problem becasue dont all QT files contain no timecode. Timecode is applied by association to logging info in the FCP project?

Solved problem sort of, exported the master subclips as stand-alone clips. These new files, I can sub-clip many layers, no problem. Why? Seems like it’s a FCP bug rather than timcode from stand-alone fiels.

Does this sound like the same problem? How would your fix be appleid here? Thanks –

[Matt Mcmakin]

In case anybody still want to know. You can mount and unmout P2 cards as you please. It’s the DuelAdapter itself that if ejected requires a reboot to be recognized again.

On DuelAdapters web site there are three downloads of note for OS X.

The appropriate installer for your version of OS X.

The “PC Card Driver Links Panasonic P2” This gets software from Panasonic that allows OS X to recognize P2.

Suggested but not required, the “DuelAdapter Troubleshooting Guide”. Shows tips on how to make sure everything is working right. Also describes the DuelAdapter’s A-B switch, important if you share the DuelAdapter with PCs.

[Matt Mcmakin]

I’m wondering if anyone has had any luck with being able to combine DVCPro-HD 720p 30 footage with HDV 1080i footage in a single timeline in FCP6. I’m hoping this might work, as it would make my life much easier.”

[SEAN] Its supposed to work. That’s one of the touted features. If I wasn’t still waiting for my upgrade to arrive I could tell you more. Lots of discussion already on it though.

SEAN:The good news for you is that both formats have the same framerate. So no matter what you do, you shouldn’t have any problems doing a batch recapture (Uncompressed for example) for when you online it.

CIVDIV: The is not just frame size and rate it’s interframe combined with intraframe codecs on top of the other variables. Also I think you need to specify what platform you intend to edit on to gain perspective on other peoples experiances. Are we talking G5 or MacPro and with what kind of graphics card? Have talked to people who have succesfully mixed frame rates of the same codec, also edited with the sequece set to a differnt codec than meida and they have good things to say. Cant upgrade yet myself to tell you what happens on a 2.6Ghz MacPro with 3GB.

Second stumbiling block, which flavor HDV and what happens to it’s timecode when you need to batch the HDV back off tape for the online. Have not seen a thing about accuracy of editing with a sequence at “x” frame rate and and content of “y”. Dont think it could be too far off in worst case scenairio?

[Matt Mcmakin]

Rob

Can you tell me do all Toshiba’s HD-DVD models playback HD-DVD(h.264) from DVD-R disc, which model are you using?

Exited to hear Toshiba plays H.264! Been using other players that support DIVX(HD) or WMV-9(HD) but it’s takes me out of the Apple post path to produce discs. Would like to switch to Toshiba but the client can not afford the HD-XA2 in the numbers needed. Any other boxes h.264 capable that you are aware of, either from HD-DVD formatted or just files off DVD-R discs?

Also, what have your tests shown about the upper limits of data rate put on DVD-R? I have been leery of exceeding 14Mbs, even with the best Taio Yuden disc. Thanks – Matt