[Paolo Mugnaini]

Dave,
I totally understand.
My card is an ATI one of very basic ones…I am not at home and can’t remember the exact model.
As far as increasing my ram…..that has been a thought to bring it up to 10Gb but why does AE only uses 33% of my total ram power? my main issue is with the preview on my system I can even move an object without AE freezing and taking its sweet time to move it, amking the cretiveprocess very frustrating.

At work I have a new mac pro 8 core and so far the anims I created fly either in preview and render, but when I look at the usage it still says it’s only using 33%. Am I looking at the wrong thing?

Thanks

p

FCP 5.1.4 – PowerMac 2.2 Dual – 4.5 Gb Ram
1Tb G-Raid2 – 2 1Tb Lacies- CUBASE SX3

[Paolo Mugnaini]

Thanks!

Paolo

FCP 5.1.4 – PowerMac 2.2 Dual – 4.5 Gb Ram
1Tb G-Raid2 – 2 1Tb Lacies- CUBASE SX3

[Paolo Mugnaini]

Walter thanks,
Yes I am aware of the power PC vs mac pro performance difference with FCP 6, but i have 5.1. I guess that’s just the way is gonna be ’til I upgrade my system, although some plug ins are card based..aren’t they?

Thanks

paolo

FCP 5.1.4 – PowerMac 2.2 Dual – 4.5 Gb Ram
1Tb G-Raid2 – 2 1Tb Lacies- CUBASE SX3

[Paolo Mugnaini]

Rafael,
thanks so much!!
Paolo

FCP 5.1.4 – PowerMac 2.2 Dual – 4.5 Gb Ram
1Tb G-Raid2 – 2 1Tb Lacies- CUBASE SX3

[Paolo Mugnaini]

David,
Thanks, I am working in with HDV.
thanks again

Paolo

FCP 5.1.4 – PowerMac 2.2 Dual – 4.5 Gb Ram
1Tb G-Raid2 – 2 1Tb Lacies- CUBASE SX3

[Paolo Mugnaini]

Rafael,
I rendered it in 10bit and it took hours….also my mac struggles playing it back vs 8bit even after I have lowered the settings, but that’s not much concern as I need that for DVD. I am compressing it now….16hrs….. I also had to export the 10 bit to apply a 16:9 mask cause I had noticed that the transitions would spread all over the the 4:3 frame and it didn’t look good.

thanks for all your help!

Paolo

FCP 5.1.4 – PowerMac 2.2 Dual – 4.5 Gb Ram
1Tb G-Raid2 – 2 1Tb Lacies- CUBASE SX3

[Paolo Mugnaini]

Thanks Rafael!
I still have FCP 5.1.4, and I have heard that 10 bit has a lot of bugs. Will 8 bit still work?
Should I apply that filter to the subtitles as well? or just export a dv timeline an then re open it apply the filter and the re render as 8 bit?
thanks

Paolo

FCP 5.1.4 – PowerMac 2.2 Dual – 4.5 Gb Ram
1Tb G-Raid2 – 2 1Tb Lacies- CUBASE SX3

[Paolo Mugnaini]

Thanks Rafael,
I appreciate your help!
Yes DV is definitely easier to work with, I just want to render in 8 bit so to have better looking subtitles cause in DV no matter what I make them with (livetype-AE) they still look fuzzy after export, but when I do in 8 bit they are super clean.
I have tried to change the aspect ratio in QT on the settings but I can’t get it to look right.
Thanks again.

Paolo

FCP 5.1.4 – PowerMac 2.2 Dual – 4.5 Gb Ram
1Tb G-Raid2 – 2 1Tb Lacies- CUBASE SX3

[Paolo Mugnaini]

Chris,
Thanks.
I have noticed that when I do that (just change the compressor setting) I only have to re render a few clips, but when I do a new set up then a new sequence I have to render the whole timeline.
do you know why?
thanks
Paolo

FCP 5.1.4 – PowerMac 2.2 Dual – 4.5 Gb Ram
1Tb G-Raid2 – 2 1Tb Lacies- CUBASE SX3

[Paolo Mugnaini]

Scott,
Which format do you want to export them as? AIF WAVE, QT reference….
in any case just place them on the timeline and go to export-
thanks

Paolo

FCP 5.1.4 – PowerMac 2.2 Dual – 4.5 Gb Ram
1Tb G-Raid2 – 2 1Tb Lacies- CUBASE SX3