Richard Cooper
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“I know that it may sound totally obscure, but I’m in a situation where I am totally unemployed and have no form of income.”
Hehe… I know the feeling, every time I finish a project I am unemployed!
😉“back to my original question I was looking for another way to get video out of my mac to a HD display.”
There is no other way… To feed a monitor an HD signal you need an HD i/o card. BUT…If you want a 3rd “computer monitor” you may have to go with a second graphics card. I don’t think you can run 3 monitors off of a standard graphics card. But then your still going to have to spend a couple hundred dollars so now we are back to answer #1.
“I will admit that I’m likely going about things the wrong way, but I have no guidance to go by.”
Actually you have an infinite source of “guidance” and and free advice here on the Cow from many, many people, much more knowledgeable than myself. I can say without hesitating that without the COW my business would NOT be here today…. well that, and 12 years of blood, sweat, and tears. The important thing is that we take the info given here and put it to work. A LOT of very successful folks here give of their time and knowledge freely in the interest of helping people. Its all here… Ron and the herd has built an infinite and priceless database of knowledge all free for the taking… Me? I’m just trying to give a little back… but it will never amount to what I have learned here.
“But right now I am working on my own projects to develop my skills, understanding and expertise, because I fear I am not good enough to actually work on anyone else’s projects…”
Just keep plugging and learning. Whether you’ve been in the business 2 or 25 years, you never stop learning. That’s why we are all here.
There are two articles that EVERYONE should read here. Many more actually, but these two come to mind.
1) https://magazine.creativecow.net/article/participating-in-your-own-rescue2) https://magazine.creativecow.net/article/small-steps-to-big-success
Just hang in there and you will do fine.
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
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“…unfortunately I don’t have the finances to buy myself one so I am stuck with what I have for the time being.”
Really!??… This just does not hold water in these days of “inexpensive” i/o cards. There is no substitute for proper calibrated monitoring when the least expensive i/o card from Black Magic is $199.00!! Get yourself and Intensity Pro and do it right. You can pay for this card in about an hour or two worth of billable time. Also don’t forget to have your monitor calibrated by a professional. It is absolutely necessary.
I paid for my Kona LHi and 50″ Panasonic Plasma (including the $300.00 it cost to get it Probe calibrated) in my first 2 grading jobs with this equipment. Is it “perfect”?… no, but it is very close. And now I can afford the FSI LM-2460W… and at $4995.00, I wont blink when I pull the trigger this year because I know it is top of the line and worth every penny. And it will pay for its self in just a few jobs.
If I were you, I would spend the $200.00 on a BM Intensity Pro and don’t look back. You won’t regret it.
Good Luck!
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
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Also a quick search on the Color forum will yield several days worth of reading on this subject. Some great info there.
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
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Thanks everyone for some great ideas. I love the wide variety of suggestions, it helps a lot.
Have a great Holiday!
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
http://www.frostlineproductions.com -
Try going back to an auto-saved version of your project. It defaults to auto-save every 30 minutes so just go back through the auto-saved project files until you find the last one with your audio files still on the time line.
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
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What everyone has said here is great… I will add to that, my decision was based primarily on frame rates…. The 7D will shoot at 720/60p and the 5Dmkii does not, so if over-cranking for slo-mo is important to you than the 7D is the way to go. It was for me…
Good Luck!
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
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No I dont believe this is possible. You would need timecode to even think about doing this and even then I do not think Compressor has this capability. Try PluralEyes ($99) software. Does an excellent job of syncing your audio and video tracks. But be sure to record audio on camera with a cheap mic or even the on camera mic so PE has something to sync to, or you will be hosed.
Good Luck!
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
http://www.frostlineproductions.com -
Bummer… seems to be only PC… No Mac.
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Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
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Another good tip, Thanks Matt!
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
http://www.frostlineproductions.com -
Ahhh! That would explain why it happens with other peoples projects and not mine. I will look at some past projects that have given me problems and try to re-media manage after I put in “placebo” reel names.
Thanks Shane.
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
http://www.frostlineproductions.com