Rick Diamond
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To balance 3200K lights to daylight, you would blue gel the lights. That effectively brings up the color temperature of the lights closer to daylight. Now, if the camera is preset on 5600K the image should look pretty good. However, if you were to white balance using an orange card/gel you would be nulling orange out of the image, therefore creating a bluer image. Taking the exterior scenario, to warm up an image, and you were using daylight color temperature lights, like HMI or daylight Kino Flos, you could then put orange gel (CTO) in front of the lights. If you’re using available light, which most likely will be the case, you would white balance through a blue gel, use a blue card or preset to a higher color temperature. This will null out some blue, therefore creating a warmer/oranger image.
Rick
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Don, I’m afraid that’s incorrect. To warm up an image you need to white balance to a blue card. In the past, I’ve put color correction gel in front of the lens and white balanced through it. You can use Roscoe 1/8 blue (3216). With the EX, you can use a color preset and use that as a picture profile as Don mentioned. I keep a picture profile on my EX3 at 6000K. This warms an exterior image just slightly. For more warmth, increase the number.
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Thanks Alex. I downloaded the next version of PP and the Matrox sequence setting choices reappeared. The problem now though, is that the latest Matrox driver will work with PP but not with After Effects. I reloaded the previous Matrox driver and After Effects is once again OK, but the Matrox folder again disappeared from the sequence settings in Premiere. I’m on CS5 and I think that’s a problem for Matrox right now.
Rick
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Yes, I restarted and also made sure that FCP wasn’t using the MXO2. Audio is being output through the MXO2 but not video. The Matrox folder is gone.
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Actually, I just tried to open another job and the Matrox presets are mysteriously missing. How can I find them?
Rick
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That was easy. Thanks for the quick response.
Rick
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I normally use EX footage and re-wrap to mov using XDCam transfer. Never heard of Clip Wrap. Can you point me to it?
Thanks,
Rick
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Thank you Ian. By the way, do you know if there are any plans for FCP to handle AVCHD without having to transcode to Pro Res?
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Yes, a lower bitrate will give you faster results. Also, if you’re encoding using Compressor, try it with frame controls off. If you have frame controls on, settings in “resizing control” such as deinterlace set to best or anti-aliasing cranked up, can slow down the process by a very large amount.
Rick
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Tom, you can get reasonable quality at 3000 kbps for 1280×720 and 1500 at 640×360. It won’t be perfect but for a classroom setting with very little movement you should be fine.
Rick