Neil Patience
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Obviously there are many ways of potentially reaching that look so its hard to say exactly what combination of colour correction and plug ins may have been used.
However one thing that you may want to check out is Gen Arts Sapphire and have a look at Film Effect specifically.They are pretty expensive sadly but there is a free full trial of 2 weeks I think. Also you can rent rather than buy outright.
Might be worth a look.
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Neil
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[Philippe Neron] “but the fact that in works in SoundPro, doesn’t that mean the protocol is correct?”
Not exactly as FCP supports Mackie and Euphonix modes but Soundtrack supports Mackie and Logic modes.
So for example if you are set to Logic mode it will work in Soundtrack but not FCP.
Mackie is the only mode compatible to both.
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You need to use Export Using Quicktime Conversion.
Then select Format – Image Sequence. Select format for JPG and the correct frame rate.
Export and you will get 300 JPEG frames automatically.best wishes
Neil
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Once configured it should work in FCP just fine.
You might want to check the MCU’s control setting. The MCU supports 3 different control protocols: Mackie Control, Logic and HUI.
If you have mismatched these settings with what you have defined in FCP then you’ll have trouble.
To change your MCU’s control setup, first power OFF the MCU, then power back ON whist simultaneously holding down the Ch1 AND Ch2 SELECT buttons … the display will then prompt you to select the control protocol to use: press the Ch 1. V-Pot to select Mackie Control.
As long as FCP is configured the same should be fine.
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Neil
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I think the merits of Avid over Adobe will depend on your workflow.
Its hard to give a definitive list covering all pros and cons but from my perspective broadly:
Avid is, in my opinion, the best cutting tool. Its totally solid and used by just about every high end broadcaster and film cuttng room in the world. If that kind of compatibility and a good collaborative workflow is important to you then Avid is the best choice.
Avid now works with third party hardware and media composer on a Kona card for example seems very good indeed.However if you need tight integration with AE or other Adobe products or want to be able to open old FCP projects or work on something more familiar to FCP7 users, work in H264 more easily then PP is going to tick more boxes for you and be possibly the better option. Broadcast monitoring is, I understand, not quite yet up to par but its early days and I am sure will pretty quickly improve as third parties develop drivers.
So each has merits and I think your work environment and workflow will be the bigeest factor in shaping your choice.
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Neil
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So are you saying the faders work but the jog/play does not ? Or does nothing work ?
I have a Mackie Universal working with FCP via simple MIDI/USB – Mackie mode and then configure it under the control surface menu.
Then as you correctly say opening the mix tool activates the control surface.
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Neil
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Hi Megan
I am Uk based and the vast majority of DVD players and TVs will play NTSC DVDS.
Unless they have some really old TV that should be fine.
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Neil
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I have to agree with Rafael’s answer but with one caveat.
I would say it depends on what you want to do and the environment in which you work.
If you are buying the software, for you, to run in your own business then to invest in FCP7 now, as Rafael says, is really pretty pointless. The two main non FCP options as alternatives are Avid and PP. There are loads of posts here discussing the relative merits of each.
If, however, you are a freelancer and are looking to pick up work then there may be a point to learning FCP7. Obviously it would depend on what the edit houses/potential employers in your area are using but the likely contenders will be Avid and FCP7. Possibly not so much Adobe yet but that will likely change fairly soon if CS6 lives up to its promise.
But those still running FCP7 will likely be looking to change at some point soonish so I wouldn’t buy FCP7 to learn unless I knew I could make it pay in freelance gigs in the next year or so and needed it to pick up that work.I wouldn’t totally write off FCPX – its not for me either at this stage but I am keeping an eye on it, it would be foolish to dismiss it totally.
It is a time of flux but over here many businesses are sticking with what they have and know just now, so there may be a year or 2 in the old FCP7 dog yet.
I am UK based and in my particular work environment Avid dominates totally and those that have switched from FCP have switched to Avid. However some are waiting for all the dust to settle so there is still FCP7 work out there but it is diminishing.best wishes
Neil
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I know its perhaps not immediately useful but one thing you may want to consider is that Gen Arts Sapphire work with both and if you buy Sapphire for FCP you get a license for AE as well. You can also rent these plug-ins
https://www.genarts.com/software/sapphire/final-cut
”A single license allows you to use the plug-ins with all FxPlug applications on the same workstation. For no additional charge, you can also use Sapphire 6 for After Effects and compatible products on the same workstation.”I use Sapphire on both FCP and Avid – great plug-ins.
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Neil
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What Shane says plus this may help
https://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/dq/pdf/tv/tv_delivery_of_programmes_to_worldwide_v1.0-2011.pdf
page 11 shows 4:3 safe in an HD frame.
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Neil
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