Michael Niemcewicz
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There is definitely a possibility of installing some kind of board in PVM: there is a place for it and BKM fits right in. The only thing is that power cord. If I had a pair of pliers that look like stiff elephant’s trunk I could try to squeeze it where I think it should go…
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I’ve just finished my first project on FCP and have to say that I was very impressed with the software. Coming from Avid I was afraid there would be enough differences between the two to drive me crazy but that really wasn’t the case. I guess using other software on regular basis (After Effects, Flash, DVDSP etc.) helped to get over the first awkward steps. I edited 2 hr long show in DVCPRO HD. Footage was captured through FW, looked beautiful and took very little space (20hrs under 500 GB!!!). The only effects I had to deal with were Ken Burns style moving stills and rarely did I need more than two layers to execute the effects. Everything worked quite as advertised but in order to get RT really working over those moves and dissolves I did have to lower the quality settings. Overall very pleasant experience with a few hiccups like awful keyframing (but then Avid’s is even worse) and a strange artifact I couldn’t get rid of (I’ll post separately about that). I guess your experience with FCP is ultimately shaped by the expectations (mine were low 🙂 and the type of project you’re working on. Anything graphic heavy I would not attempt to work on in either FCP or Avid – it’ll never look as good as you could make it had you gone to AE or Combustion.
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I’m using this deck right now with DVCPRO HD footage being captured to FCP through FW at 23.98. Every now and then it would report a break in time code where there clearly is none. I’m not quite sure what to think about it since this is the first time I’m working with FW and don’t know whether it’s the connection or deck’s fault.
A question that I have, concerns conversions: if I wanted to play a 29.97 fps DV tape (just some old VHS home movies that need to be inserted in the final sequence) and upconvert it to DVCPRO HD on capture (via FW again) what would happen with frame ratio – assuming the conversion worked?
If I logged my footage in HD at 23.98fps and then tried to capture at DV quality from HD tapes (let’s say for offline edit – I know I could recompress after capture but I’m just thinking aloud here) would that work, frame ratio wise and otherwise?