Nick Ring
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I’ve found Apple’s official stance to be not entirely helpful–it’s a stock official answer. I do as Jeremy described.
Installing FCPX, Motion 5, Compressor 4 will put the Final Cut Studio 3 suite into its own folder within the Applications folder, which can break links based on the assumption that the FCS3 apps are in the root of the Applications folder. After FCPX is installed, create a new FCPX folder in Applications, move FCPX, Motion 5, Compressor 4 into that. Then you can drag the FCS3 apps out to the main Applications folder. I recall reading that you may want to start the older version of Motion first, but I don’t know if that actually has bearing.
I’m running both 7 and X on several different machines (Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, iMac) and haven’t had any problems (yet).
-nick
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Thanks, Tom. I hadn’t realized it. Solved my “bug” at least; I don’t know about Shea. Every other project I’ve used the mask on has been HD.
It seems odd that the mask won’t apply to SD footage.
-nick
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I’m afraid I don’t have advice, butd I just experienced the same problem today, also on 10.0.5. Haven’t had this problem previously. My guess is it’s a bug (and a not insignificant one at that) in 10.0.5.
If anyone has a solution I’d love it as well.
-nick
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I think Ben lays it out pretty well. I’d say go w/ the iMac unless you have specific needs that only the MacPro can provide (such as handling PCIe cards you may already own, need for greater than 16GB RAM, uber video cards, disdain for external RAIDs, etc.)
For h.264 files you might consider purchasing a thunderbolt Matrox unit w/ their MAX processor. or Handbrake. What’s your current conversion/FTP workflow?
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They are quite amazing. Just need them to allow us to view 3-4 of them at the same time, please! 🙂
And, in a breakout window. That would be delightful.
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Seconding Levelator. You have no control over it, so it either works for you or it doesn’t, but if your source files are fairly clean, without extraneous sounds, noise, etc., it can be incredibly helpful. May be worth a shot.
-nick
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The BlackMagic Cinema Camera is an intriguing camera for sure, but I’m not sure if it’s the right fit here, budget-wise. Right off the bat you’re at ~$3000, but then you have to get into the world of accessories–lenses, sled, etc. That would push right past that margin, I would imagine.
It would be helpful to know what kind of work you’re planning on doing with the camcorder. What is your hardline budget (there’s always something better just above–how far can/would you go?). What accessories do you need to factor in and are they part of the same budget? batteries, media, potentially a sturdier tripod for a heavier camera, lenses (if going the DSLR route), lights, audio, LANC/wired remote, etc.
-nick
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My work, mostly, is making short educational videos with some color correction and some graphics, watermarks, etc.
Since you’re posting in this forum, I figure I should reply with consider FCPX. You work as described seems to be what FCPX is designed for: quick, short edits, quick CC, etc. Throw in Motion for $50 and you can do graphics that slide into FCPX easily (no round-tripping yet, unfortunately).
Are you the main editor or are you overseeing other seats as well? Do you need to collaborate with other editors on the same project? Do you send out to others for color, audio, etc. or is everything done in house?
Who is responsible for training? If it’s just for you, the tutorials by Larry Jordan and Ripple Training are quite good and give a quick jump start.
-nick
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I’m not doubting your sources, but I’m not yet ready to believe it. I would not be surprised if the MacPro is EOLed, but Apple comes out with a redesigned/rejiggered box, maybe along the lines of NewMP:MacMini like FCPX:iMovie or NewMP:MP as FCPX:FCP7. We’ll be disappointed in it, but there’ll be more going on there than people initially give it credit for.
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I’m fairly an utter novice w/ Premiere, but the brief glimpse of CS6 do look good. The button clutter was one of the things I hated about Premiere–the streamlining of that, at least at first glance, looks like a good usability improvement. I look forward to seeing the next stage of Premiere.