[Ralph Chaney]

Shane and Others,

Thanks!
I did meet a friend who was saying he couldn’t edit with his 2.1GHz MacBook Pro, using iMovie which is less intensive than FC Studio.
This spooked me and made me think there was a minimum processor speed.

From your expereince, does the 2.1GHz or lower work well (not sluggish)?

Thanks again,
R.

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[Ralph Chaney]

I’ve not “dulled” a large surface. Evenness is the challenge. For evenness a super mild film of some kind… or even that “black mist” cloth might work. Not experienced with either, sorry.

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[Ralph Chaney]

Possibilities…

Shoot when the store is in direct sunlight and the street and/or opposite storefronts are in shade.
Reduce the reflectivity of the glass.
Make the interior of the store brighter than the reflections, essentially removing them.
Shoot at night.
Change what you think your storyline or shot requirements are.

-RC

[Ralph Chaney]

Thanks for the heads up. I’ll sit tight until July. How could it be possible for Apple to hand Premiere the lead? It’s not a niche market…

-R.

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[Ralph Chaney]

David,

Your comment,along with your forum photo, makes me very impressed… ;->

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[Ralph Chaney]

I’ll bet you would have doubts. Our options and solutions are multiplying without commensurate ways of testing why things don’t work.

My newbie experience with it involved using the other party’s Windows formatted NTSF drive. Using THEIR drive I was able to transfer my Mac files. You know, they haven’t yet tried to read them…
But in this case Tuxera’s job was just to open up their drive so I could add to it.

It might be useful to have a designated “Windows Transfer Drive” at hand, one that was formatted by and for PC’s. Then use a tool like Tuxera to work with it.

I’ll certainly post here if my Windows person cannot read the “Tux-files”.

-R.

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[Ralph Chaney]

Matt,

Yes, with most motion it is hard to pick out, yet it is there. Once you get the knack of seeing it it’s sen all over the place. The problem arises when a particular shot shows it off very well. I suppose like other things that impact editing, it would be time to change the shot or the treatment of it.

I will check this out some more and see what can be done. I checked a few commercial DVD’s and they seemed to play without the stutters. We’ll se what I find out.

I’ll post here if I find something.

Thanks,
Ralph

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[Ralph Chaney]

Yes, Yes, Dave… the Tuxera is great!! Very transparent and magical. 15 day trial too.

Thanks much,
Ralph

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[Ralph Chaney]

Thanks, David. I’ll check that out.

-R.

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[Ralph Chaney]

Looks like both MacDrive and Paragon are the answer. Seems like Paragon has the advantage of operating on either platform. As a Mac user, I can deliver a disk to PC users without them having to install an app to use the files.

Any other differences? They both sound good.

-R.

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