Michael West
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Jim: by “run the animation”, do you mean hit the ‘start’ button, or is there something else involved here?
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Jim:
Thanks for the reply.
Is the file you’re looking for the one before I put the sail into the Object Controller or after I put it in the Object Controller.
And, how do I compile the file to upload here?Yup, a noob.
Michael
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Simon:
Once again, you come to the rescue.
Unfortunately, I am at work and won’t be able to open it until I get home.Don’t want this to sound weird, but it kinda feels like Christmas eve, waiting to open the presents.
Your tutorials are always a gift.
Thanks.
Michael West
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Shane:
Just a little follow up.
Bought FCPX and am loving it!
It’s crushing the multicam edits.
Because I like to shoot 4-5 cameras, I had to by a larger G Tech 3TB external, but it was worth it.
Thanks for the “nudge” in that direction.
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Shane:
following up on your “Man this would be easier if you were using FCX…” quote.
As stated, I am an amateur/hobbyist who still wants to turn out a worthwhile project for my “clients”.
Rather than invest in Adobe CC (overkill, really), do you recommend X as a “step up” from 7?
I just started looking at tutorials for X and it seems to be a good product. Some nice features.
Color Match and the multicam workflow come to mind.
Thanks.
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Shane:
Thou rockst as none before.
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Shane:
Back again.
I figured out that you were talking about Offline Editing, which, from further research, appears to be the answer to my 4 camera dilemma.
I’ve been fiddling (testing, to use your terminology)with this process in Final Cut Pro 7 (my software of choice. PP was a trial, to see if it was better.)
It seems to work, although more testing is in the offing.My question is, when you say “take the PROXY files offline (move them…hide them from FCP)”, what process do I use to do this?
My original files are on my G Drive, as are the Proxy.Thanks.
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Shane!
I solved the problem with getting the footage to be in a format I can use.
My problem now is, even after purchasing the G Tech Thunderbolt 1TB external hard drive, trying to multicam edit four cameras still drops frames (“your disks are slow”, etc.)
I used 4 Canon HG20 cameras.
Getting a Raid Array is not in the cards financially at the present time, so I scrounged around the ‘net looking for answers.
Research lead me to discovering the concept of OFFLINE EDITING to help ease the burden on the system.
Would using this procedure help lighten the load on my system (IMac, I7, 16bg ram)?
If so, what proxy codec would you recommend using when bringing the footage into the system?
Thanks again.
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Shane:
For this project, the settings for the camera and PP are 1080 60i, HDV.
Can you suggest an area in the settings I may have overlooked?
If not, I will sift through them tonight to see what I can see.
Thanks again and have a great weekend.
Michael -
Shane:
Thanks for the rapid response.
I will check my settings when I get home.The camera connects to the IMac via the included camera firewire chord hooked to a Thunderbolt extension.
The problem with importing into PP CS 6 is that it makes a .mp3 file.
My research indicates this is not an uncommon problem.
A resolution seemed to be to import into FCP 7, them export as a .xml, then bring that into PP CS 6.Again, thanks.
Michael