Rick Sebeck
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trash your FCP prefs – That usually gets rid of this.
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I figured it out. CD-Text is only readable by CD players, not computer. For a computer (iTunes, wmp) to “read” track information, you must upload the content to the Gracenote database. This can be done right through iTunes. Pretty cool.
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Thanks Bob for your sarcasm.
I have used patch bays in the past, but have found them to be cumbersome and messy. I prefer the matrix style video routers, and fortunately, I CAN afford them. Like I said, since I work mostly in SDI once I add another Kona2 system into the mix, I will be adding a VideoHub.
I have already solved my problem, so you can go back to tormenting other people on the boards.
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Sorenson Squeeze works very well for creating FLA or SWF files. .. and the QT compressions are a little better than compressor if you ask me!
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I have found the culprit of the “re-render for lay to tape” to be clips that are disabled. I took a sequence that was fully rendered out, everything set to high, ect ect. and even made sure my lay to tape wasn’t creating bars tone or slates… and I got the wasted minutes of “building video” for EACH time I layed it off. That gets annoying when you need to make 5 masters!
I don’t know how I figured it out.. but I went through and deleted all off my disabled (grayed out) clips. Hit print to tape.. and beleive it or not.. it just started right away!
Give it a try!
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With dreams of Kona2e’s dancing in my head, I just can’t bring myself to get one! If St Nick doesn’t release them after the holidays, I may just have to face reality and get one! Can’t wait to hear what people say though… come on folks….
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There is a setting in Sorenson to de-interlace. Go to the filters tab and play with the different settings. “None” usually works good for me. I also crop the edges to TV safe (really helps when providing client approval) and adjust the black level.
As for the interlacing… I have commented on this before, and everyone agreed thats just “how it is” I really notice it when I take those clips into AE to composite them. If change the scale and/or rotation it turns into a striped mess. I am forced to de-interlace clips before I composite with them. I’d love to hear what you find out from AJA about this.
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It sounds like its your Xserve. I had a similar problem with one of the machines that was connected to our Xserve RAID. It would capture fine the fist 10-15 seconds then it would crash. It tuned out to be the write abilities to the Xserve. Two things cured it. One was an upgrade to the SAN software and OS. We use Command Soft’s Fibre Jet. It seems that all the computers connected to thee SAN should be running the same SAN software and OS. Seems logical.
The second, and to be honest I don’t REALLY remember how I got into it… but there was a setting for the RAID’s cache. Basically the raid starts sucking in info (especially while digitizing) and begins caching that info. Well the info keeps coming in and the RAID starts freaking out… thus dropping frames. I think these setting were in the RAID admin settings. Sorry I don’t have the details.. but I hope this heads you in the right direction.
Have you had problems digitizing to this RAID? does the same thing happen if you digitize to a local disc?
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You are right on.
Today I was sitting in a meeting with my CEO (we are the leading makers of in home fitness videos) and he said “I think we should shoot our next video in 16:9 because I am tired of the way our videos look at home on my plasma TV”
Looks like I will be putting my Kona 2 to work faster than I thought!
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I come from the world of DVD video distribution (in home fitness videos – and NO not the cheesy ones- check out P90X.com to see!), so until the DVDA picks a format, I will be delivering in SD. But I do have the Kona 2’s waiting to be put to work for what they were made for when the time comes.