Nick Price
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Hi Eric,
I think the change came in with mountain lion, 10.8. My systems on 10.7 all work fine. The way round it is to transcode from the camera card. If you need to restranscode at a later date, for uprezzing footage for example, then copy the material back onto a card an transcode form there.thanks
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Hi,
I use QT change constantly, especially with GoPro style footage. I have never had a problem, and often change the reel names while FCP is open, and FCP updates it once QT change is done.I dont change clip names, but the reel names seem not to be a problem.
cheers
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Hi Eric,
Your problem isn’t FCP7. it’s Mavericks. FCP7 works fine for me on all sort of machines running os10.9. A new Mac Pro, iMacs, macminis.However, mavericks/quicktime has done something strange with AVCHD. When i copy the entire folder structure of an SD card from an AF101 to our media server, using a computer with mavericks installed, it copies it over fine, but creates the AVCHD as a ‘file’ rather than as a folder.
When i copy exactly the same card to the same server, using a computer with os10.7, it creates an AVCHD folder.
The one with the folder can be read in FCP7 log and transfer, the one as a file can’t be read. Very weird, and obviously a minor change in the background, that affects FCP7. I haven’t found a decent way round, unless you have a spare older computer you can use for copying. Or using another bit of software to transcode like iSkysoft media deluxe, but that will ruin the online/offline workflow that log and transfer does so well.
Am still looking for work arounds.
Hope this helps, thanks
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Also, if you choose to do low res for the rough cut, the problem you will come up with if you’ve done any moves or resizing, is you will have to do each one again, manually. Fallen into that trap before!! If you’ve got a lot of photos, that will time-consuming
nick
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50i doesn’t mean the frame rate is 50 frames a sec. It is still 25 frames a sec, its just that each frame has 2 fields, hence the feeling of a slightly smooth ‘soap opera’ style feeling to the movement of interlaced footage. But it is still 25fps. Don’t deliver to the bbc as 50fps or you will get it back for redelivery pretty quickly!
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Hi Chuck,
i am using OS 10.8.4 (mountain lion) on a Mac Pro, and FCP7 works fine. It will depend on your machine though. Obviously do a backup and clean install. There will come a point where the app store wont let you install the latest OS. My macpro at home is on Lion, but it wont let me put Maverick on it.thanks
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Will check tomorrow rennie, but i imagine they ont do that exact one now, but am just bigging up LG really!
nick
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also if the timecode is continous on the tape, you can add it after in the modify menu/timecode. Pick a cut on the tape so you know the exact timecode at that point and type it in, viola, one long clip with timecode
nick
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it depends on their delivery too. If its just SD/digibeta then a $1000 JVC/Sony broadcast monitor will do fine with your kona card. Obviously HD will make things more expensive, but only if you need it.
nick
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Anders,
the compressor problem with AIFFs has been mentioned before in posts, i believe its an update thing. It used to work fine for me, the batch window never bothered me and you can close it anyway. But since the new quicktime came around its has started cutting off the ends of files! I am sure it will be fixed soon just as soon as apple finish playing with the iphone, and ilife….and etc.etcnick