Michael Kammes
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Getting there!
Those are the FCP Sequence settings.
What is the output set to via the Kona, and what are the Kona control panel settings?
~Michael
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Lets start with the basics:
What resolution & codec is your timeline?
What are your output settings in FCP?
What are your Kona3 Control panel settings? (Frame Buffer and Output)
~Michael
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FCSvr continues to freak out when not given R/W access to all volumes it needs to acess. Yes, I know to us FCSvr doesn’t necessarily NEED Write access to those volumes, but it wants it anyway. If FCSvr doesn’t get it…weirdness ensues. Thus, you need to stick with the buggy Facilis multi-user write volume if you want several users to access the volume.
~Michael
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H.264 looks good, but performs horrible in post. That’s the pain in post right now – acquisition codecs (small files, look great, hard to work with)vs editable codecs (bigger files, easy to work with, still look good)
A decent codec to use in post will be bigger – no way around it without losing quality.
You can try converting to ProRes Proxy, it is a bit smaller the DVCProHD, and is not a Long GOP codec which makes it easier in post. Quality loss will be minimal.
This may take a while to transcode from one format to another – do not be alarmed.
~Michael
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Are you referring the FCP Windows? Or, sequences?
Under WINDOW you can select what tab/windows you want to view…if it has a checkmark next to it, it is not currently being seen. Yo can also go go to WINDOWS-ARRANGE -STANDARD, (or similar) and the base window config will open up.
If you mean a sequence – which appears as a tab when you launch it…well, simply double click on it in your browser.
~Michael
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Brain Cramp, thanks Michael.
~M
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No workarounds, it is what is is….no option to change the size of those fonts without seriously reducing the resolution of your monitor.
~Michael
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Oh Mark, trying to stir the pot 😉
~M
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Avid, when it was limited to standard definition, captured and imported all files into an Avid codec, and wrapped them in an OMF wrapper. These media files were kept in the OMFI MediaFiles folder.
When Avid started handling HD, Avid decided to keep the same workflow, but instead, wrap the file in a more robust MXF wrapper, and house them in the Avid MediaFiles folder.
If the media was already used by Avid, you cannot “import” that media again, as it is already in an Avid format. Place the MXF files into the following folder:
d:\Avid Media Files\1\
Where “D” is your Media Drive, Avid Media Files is at the root of that drive, and “1” is the a numbered subfolder within the Avid Media Files Folder. See, Avid no longer lumps all files into the OMFI fodler, it splits the collections of files into subfolders for easier organization.
Launch Media Composer, and go your media tool and refresh your databases. You should be able to see the media. You may have to delete the media databases, and have them rebuild when you launch Avid, or experiment with different settings within the Media Tool, but the MXF files should appear.
~Michael
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The two go hand in hand.
Throughput x time = amount of storage needed.
One benchmark of a SAN is throughput, which is usually measured in MB/s (MegaBytes per sec).
10:1 is 2MB/s, which is very, very easy for any SAN solution.
~Michael
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