Peter Tours
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Nothing particularly unusual. I use a Logitech MX620 mouse and no other input device. The problem seems to be limited to using Red inside FCP – I have not had the problem that I recall with the engine.
But when it happens, it will stick to windows, keyframes, objects, sliders, everything that you can click on and do something with – except cancel or apply, on the composite window or the timeline. To quit the plug-in, I found running the mouse over the top menu from the right to left wakes it up and I can get to the file menu to quit Boris or FCP. Of course nothing will be saved.
When stuck to any of the above, right clicking will sometimes but not always release it – maybe 50% of the time. If you try to click cancel or apply the mouse stops being able to click at all, unless you either click off the app or do the above sliding technique, all of which result at best in a quit.
I cannot yet trace any of my actions to say “it happens when…..” But so far it appears to be limited to Red as a filter or as a generator. The problem has not occurred in the Red Engine. But when the system is in this mood (mode? mood?) going back into FCP and going thru the process of getting to the UI, the mouse will act up and I can’t even recall the effect I just wrote in engine unless I click well and wisely and of course luckily.
It’s was a rare anomaly for a while but is getting more frequent. I can’t even say for sure re-downloading and re-installing 4.3.4 solved the problem or it just went away like it tends to do anyway.
So bottom line, it’s a pain in the arse, but isn’t deadly. And for me, not being able to use Red would indeed be deadly. In 15 years of digital editing I have only opened AE a few times, shook may head, and gone back to Red.
Anyway have a great New Years celebration and we can solve this problem next year!
Cheer, Peter
Peter Tours
TnT Video Services, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL -
IT’S B-A-C-K!!!!!!
Peter Tours
TnT Video Services, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL -
I was actually half serious about it maybe being a feature. I could see where, occasionally, it would be good to stick to an item and drag it without holding the mouse, then right click to let go.
That’s why I thought I maybe invoked a feature, not an evil spirit.
Cheers, Peter
Peter Tours
TnT Video Services, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL -
Yes, it is gone and hopefully never to return. I assume that was a bug and not a feature?
Peter Tours
TnT Video Services, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL -
Yeah, all nine and they are great but soooo specialized they don’t lend themselves to my work. But thanks! BTW, if you play the demo video on the FCP7 update page, it shows a “gold bar” transition that is not in the package of 9. Odd – and that’s the one I really want. Maybe next downtime I will build my own. Cheers, peter
Peter Tours
TnT Video Services, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL -
Sure did but there’s only a couple so I am hoping for me. I’m kind of a meat and potatoes kind of editor – I like to keep cutting and not get too bogged down creating tranistions if there’s a product out there. I use a lot of Swipes and stuff from DJ – they’re very useful. Cheers.
Peter Tours
TnT Video Services, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL -
Peter – sending now. Note, I do not consider this an error etc…it’s a hole in my brain. Thanks, other Peter
Peter Tours
TnT Video Services, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL -
Besides the vertical blanking being in the middle of the screen when I monitor my layoffs to my UVW 1800 w.o a sync gen, am I making an inferior master? They play back fine.
Can the deck be locked to the composite output of the the Decklink studio for refernece? I use component I.O for the deck for signal.
Peter Tours
TnT Video Services, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL -
I have addressed the issue privately via email.
Peter Tours
TnT Video Services, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL -
There’s a lesson to be learned here: the new unit just received from B&H – who did not doubt me – works fine!
Editors take note of this experience and draw your own conclusions.
Certainly compares very negatively to the years I spent using AJA products.
Peter Tours
TnT Video Services, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL