Hi All

what is the best software out there that will give me “almost” prores quality in an MP4? Source is usually 1080 60p or 4k 60p

Also, is there a way to export chapter markers? like for DVD’s and BluRay you could export these and programs like DVD Studio Pro would import them. – I wanted to do the same thing with MP4 files prior to export, so I…

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I was thinking of upgrading my GPU since that was the last thing I haven’t tried…

It does this same thing on my older Sierra Lappy… but that GPU is no better than whatever came with the 5,1 from Apple when new…

I wonder what the best card would be for these older 5,1 Macs – like the last card it would run and not sound like a jet engine 🙂

Hi All – I was just wondering if the new release of Compressor can give me as fantastic a result as episode does for my MPEG2 files I use for DVD authoring… (source is 1080i)

I know episode is a few years out of date, but it’s still great software for making high quality MPEG 2 files. I replaced compressor with that, years ago, but now since…

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I figured out the issue I had – you have can’t change the frame rate etc on a project once it’s populated (which is really stupid) – so you have to create a new project and then choose the preferences you want …

I guess I could just export the Progressive version first and then use Compressor to make me the interlaced version… I wonder which…

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I have a RAID card from sonnet with 2 SATA drives that are SDD and speed tests are 800+ so fast enough for 4k at least… did the same thing… I can’t go back to Lion or even Mavericks because my Intensity Pro card won’t work and then I can’t see 60P output on my preview monitor…

I hate that I can’t get this to work…

Yeah, and then I loose 60fps which looks much better with motion. I have no problem with 30fps or 60i it’s 60P where it randomly hangs – so frustrating!

Hi All

Someone gave me an MP4 file that was a Progressive file 29.97P – They wanted DVD’s made – and I was able to change the export to 720×480 Anamorphic from 1080 and 29.97i from 29.97p which was really nice since it plays much smoother on a DVD (stupid interlaced video! lol)

Anyways, I had just done a shoot in 1080 60P but when I tried to do the…

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Hi there,

The problem is that my HDMI card for preview (blackmagic Intensity pro 4K) needs at least HS to be seen.

I do agree with you, it’s sort of like “if it was working perfectly, leave it alone” – lol

I was running Mavericks actually on that machine and everything seemed to run better, but I could only output 1080i from the BM regular intensity…

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I figured it out – it’s a bug in their software – you have to go in every time you open the app and then toggle the display settings on the mac. Not sure if it’s just my set up but this is on a New MacBook Pro M1 Max 14 inch… seems more like a ventura issue with regards to PE

Thanks so much for your answer though – was starting to wonder……

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I know this is the Pro forum but I have one of my set ups where PE makes more sense, and I have the latest version.

I can’t seem to get the dual display option to work – all I want to do is have the main program on one screen and a preview of the full video as Im working on it on another one…

When I choose the dual screen option it’s not allowing…

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Hi All

Wasn’t sure where to post this, so thought I’d try it here – if it’s in the wrong place, apologies in advance.

I was wondering about the best shooting format for best quality results for Facebook video specifically – I know they are more picky than youtube is

Is it better to shoot over, and do my own down conversion or just shoot it closer to…

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If you are shooting shorts and other things that are under 20 mins, you can use a mirrorless or DSLR – there is always an argument about that VS true video or cinema cameras.

Your Budget and types of projects will dictate what you will buy – use good lighting though – don’t buy a $200 light kit and think you will get decent results

I personally am…

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Hi Cows

This year I decided to add 3 new xf605s to the herd – shot 18 shows with them as a 3 cam.

I was just editing and I noticed that my a Roll footage has a 18 second spot where the frame looks “jigglely” – almost like if you are shooting through heat. – the footage looks good before and after… – it was recorded in 1080i 60 (for this particular…

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I have this Camera and I always use 4 ch LPCM it allows you to have the internal mic as a back up for your wireless or shotgun(s) – I actually love this camera!

There are trade offs with any camera, but for the money, you can’t beat all it can do – it would be a perfect camera if it shot 4k60 and had the nicer LCD screen, but for $2K – it’s a nice…

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My Source is 1080i but no matter what I do, I can’t get good looking 1080 MP4 videos that don’t show some slight jitters with motion involved when I make them from Pro res files.

My DVD’s look great and don’t have this problem – I’ve tried deinterlacing the footage but doesn’t make a difference.

Any ideas?

Hi, – yes all transcoded to pro res. I even tried pro res proxy. – is there a “lighter” way to make proxy files then Pro Res Proxy?

the problem happens mostly when Im moving the play head around a lot – it’s like it can’t keep up with what Im doing and just stalls out… I might have 2 or three clips stacked but only showing one clip at a time…

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Hi All

I never really got an answer to my question I had a few months ago…

Does anyone cut with FCP 7 and have multi 1080 60P files on the time line?

if so, what was your set up if you don’t mind me asking? – Im running the last OS that will run it on a Mac Pro 5,1 and have 800+ MPS with 2 SSD in an array… and I still get it not responding every…

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Hi, oh you are correct I forgot to mention what the files were – they were transcoded to ProRes 422 prior to import, using editready.

I guess I just wondered if this is a limitation of it being a 32bit program, but seems like if that was the case, it wouldn’t work at all, and it’s only when I move the playhead lots in the same area to fine tune an…

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Hi Guys,

I shot a 3 cam shoot in 1080p60 – everything is working fine, running FCP 7 (last) 5,1 2010 machine, and I have a Intensity pro 4k card that displays 1080p60 great.

I put 2 SSD drives on a Sonnet card that creates a 800mbs Read and Write time and speed test is all green…

The problem I have is that every 15 min, I get the color beach ball…

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Hi Fellow Cows,

I have content that I need to deliver in both progressive and interlaced formats…

I wonder if it’s better to shoot Interlaced and then deinterlace the footage or shot progressive and then add fields in?. The frame rate would be exactly the same – 1080/59.97

Logic would suggest that shooting Progressive would be better, but how do I…

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