Robert Fargo
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https://www.calibratedsoftware.com/QXD.asp
You can use the Calibrated plugin to decode the XDCAM mov files. As far as I know the only way to make them is wrapping them with Log and Transfer on the Mac (with FCP). It’s an Apple only re-wrap of the native format – which is supported, encode and decode, natively on the PC (MXF and BPAV).
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I’d use After Effects, dynamic link from premiere and use an expression.
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Choose Quicktime as the format and H.264 as the codec within Quicktime. Then you’ll have the .mov file.
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I know you said you know about nested sequences but could you elaborate as to why not?
I often select segments/bunch of clips from a timeline and just right click, select nest – to quickly make a flattened segment anywhere in my timeline (and only of certain segments/clips). It seems to me that this does exactly what you want… take everything from track 4 up to track 11, between TC 1:00:10:00 – 1:00:21:00, right click/nest then there is one segment/clip only on track on 4. All other edits stay as they are. I’ll name the nested segment/sequence referencing the timecode and throw them in a bin/folder to stay organised. You can easily do this while you work, a little at a time and sometimes, if you really need to you, can copy/paste the original layout back into your working sequence. Granted you won’t see your clips as individuals (with cuts and label colors) without doble clicking the nest but you can set the track to display all frames which can give you a good idea as to the content. -
We use Genie Timeline to continuously back up project files (just like Time Machine on the Mac), while Imaging the system drives to a NAS set up for backups, and use sync utilities (SyncToy, Allway Sync) to clone data (media drives, renders etc.) onto a separate NAS for those. The important data from those NAS servers are backed up periodically to LTO tape.
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Sorry, there is no way to correct out of focus video. Small problems can be made less obvious by sharpening, noise reduction or selective grading (or all of the above) – but true out of focus is always going to be out of focus. Live with it or re-shoot…
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You can right click the Source Image Sequence and choose ‘Interpret Footage” and set the frame rate to whatever you’d like. The duration indicator updates as you change the frame rate so you’ll know you have it right.
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“Linking” multiple clips is best accomplished by simply nesting sequences.
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Didn’t mean to offend! It’s been a long day. I made the mistake of reading the whole thread at once and as a struggling web designer, I’ve seen my industry rise and fall to the whims of cost and “my brother makes web sites for free” in a much smaller ark than video production.
Do you feel that web design is best left to pro’s or do you handle it “internally” much like what has been lamented in this thread re: video production? And if you do handle it, is that at all contradictory to at least some of your arguments against diversification?
Again, I’m sorry if this sounds rude or trollish…
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Sorry Scott, I should have been more specific and less snarky. If I was looking for a quote for professional video I’d be slightly turned off by such obvious grammatical errors. It seems that professional web design has fallen off as rapidly as pro video…