[Peter Dunphy]

Has this latest update improved the audio editing?

Peter Dunphy

2 x 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3, ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATTO ExpressSAS R380, Sonnet D800 Raid 5

[Peter Dunphy]

I want to move to FCPX. I plan to, and I’m loving hearing how the Logic sound editing capabilities are up to scratch. A video tutorial showcasing the latest audio discoveries and a video ‘how to’ (buses and submixes within FCPX) would be amazing if that’s possible for Creative Cow to rustle up? Once I’m totally convinced by the audio capabilities, I’m making the leap from Final Cut Studio to FCPX.

Jim, your thread about the audio capabilities for FCPX has given me great hope.

Peter Dunphy

2 x 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3, ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATTO ExpressSAS R380, Sonnet D800 Raid 5

[Peter Dunphy]

Think I figured it out (by chance). In Media I changed the Alpha selection to none/ignore.

Peter Dunphy

2 x 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3, ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATTO ExpressSAS R380, Sonnet D800 Raid 5

[Peter Dunphy]

Thanks guys I really appreciate your suggestions. Will certainly have a play around with this feature and see what I can come up with.

Peter Dunphy

2 x 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3, ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATTO ExpressSAS R380, Sonnet D800 Raid 5

[Peter Dunphy]

Thanks Noah. Food for thought. I appreciate it.

Peter Dunphy

2 x 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3, ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATTO ExpressSAS R380, Sonnet D800 Raid 5

[Peter Dunphy]

Quick question

If I shoot with a Canon XHA1 in 50i (PAL)

I import it as HDV to ProRes 422

in Motion should I tick field rendering ‘on’ when I use this ProRes 422 video?

My Output format is standard PAL DVD to be viewed in progressive television sets.

Peter Dunphy

2 x 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3, ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATTO ExpressSAS R380, Sonnet D800 Raid 5

[Peter Dunphy]

Hi Stephen

Thanks very much for the info and link – opened an ‘autosave’ file directly from my RAID and I’ve got it back again.

Thanks again

Peter

2 x 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3, ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATTO ExpressSAS R380, Sonnet D800 Raid 5

[Peter Dunphy]

For safety, I will ask the replication house to encode and author this particular big video project I’ve done. I have DVD Studio Pro but just want to play absolutely safe with this video.

How does this sound…

I plan to ask the replication house to encode and author the video, in addition to running off the discs. I will ask for their specs and delivery specs. Then, based on the specs, I will bring my self-contained Quicktime movie (the QT file that can be exported directly from the FCP timeline) on an external hard drive to them, and let them copy it onto their computer.

I will also give them a Quicktime file of a video I want to play in the background of the main menu. I will give them details of what kind of buttons I want and what the buttons should say, and the transition into the movie beginning once the viewer presses play.

…it would be nice to have created the menu and do the encoding and authoring myself, but since the video project I’ve finished is very important, it’s best to have the replication house ‘take charge’ of it I feel. Also, it’s like a security, so if there are any problems with the finished DVDs, I can’t be blamed for not encoding properly, because I was not responsible for it.

BTW I’ve seen DVDs this replication house have produced and they look good quality.

What do you think?

Peter Dunphy

2 x 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3, ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATTO ExpressSAS R380, Sonnet D800 Raid 5

[Peter Dunphy]

Just came across this excellent piece of advice:

“An .img file would have a 1:1 relationship to a glass master, which would have a 1:1 relationship to a pressed disk. If you’re doing the authoring and encoding, it’s up to you, not the replication house, to manage bitrate. Don’t put any more in than you want on a pressed DVD.”

For safety, I will ask the replication house to encode and author this particular big video project I’ve done.

Peter Dunphy

2 x 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3, ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATTO ExpressSAS R380, Sonnet D800 Raid 5

[Peter Dunphy]

HI Stephen

Sorry I hadn’t been on the forum in a while and just saw your post.

Right now I have the project stored and have yet to approach the replication house. I think I might offer to bring an external MyBook hard drive to them with the full Quicktime version of the finished video.

They can connect it to their own computer hopefully, analyse it, and ideally tell me exactly what bitrate I should deliver the DDP image (on an external harddrive again – maybe just a memory stick) to them in, to best suit their equipment.

“An authoring house that has Scenarist software may be able to check your authoring for maximum compliancy. ”

Wow that sounds good definitely worth asking about.

Sorry again for the late post. Have you looked into this further since you last posted? I promise to update this thread with my experience once I get it done.

Peter

Peter Dunphy

2 x 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3, ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATTO ExpressSAS R380, Sonnet D800 Raid 5