Roger Poole
Forum Replies Created
-
I would make a freeze frame, export it then take it into Photoshop. Add a transparency layer, cut out the object, select inverse then delete. Save the image as a tiff and in the second dialogue box “Preserve transparency”. Bring it back into FCP and place it above your desired background video.
-
Good luck with that then.
-
First off, FCP6-7 doesn’t like Jpegs. Jpegs are a compressed format which have to be un-compressed on the fly for playback by FCP, this is where many such problems arise. The accepted workflow is to convert to an uncompressed format such as TIFF or PNG before import to FCP. Secondly, modern still cameras record images which have very high pixel density, very often exceeding the Quicktime maximum of around 4000 pixels in any direction so it’s best to adjust the image size at the same time as format change.
FCP is a 32 bit application and as such can only address 4 gig of ram, regardless. That 4 gig can easily be exceeded by trying to play back compressed and/or wrong format images in RAM. Exports will play back fine because all the files have been conformed to your video codec and are no longer Jpegs or anything else.If you convert all your Jpegs into TIFF or PNG, resize them, make a new project in FCP. Then as a test throw the whole lot into the timeline and I’m sure it will play through without any out of memory error messages.
-
Without knowing the specifics of the original file it’s hard to comment but it sounds like it’s anamorphic. In FCP and with the timeline active go to sequence settings and check the “Anaamorphic” tick box. Does it look OK now?
-
FCP grabs the firewire ports when it launches, it doesn’t like it if you connect a firewire device whilst FCP is running. Try connecting the DSR 11, switch it on and then launch FCP. It should then see the deck or camera when you go to log and capture.
From the Apple menu go to “about this Mac” >More info
Go to Firewire.
Any connected firewire devices should be listed, if not then you have a faulty cable or Firewire port. -
Image rescue by Lexar is worth a try, works surprisingly well – and it’s free here.
https://www.lexar.com/products/lexar-image-rescue-4-software
-
The widescreen mask isn’t really a mask in the sense that we perceive it, it’s an alpha channel exposing the base layer. I figured out a way of doing what you need.
Apply the widescreen mask then make a freeze frame.
Export the freeze frame as a sill image.
Open the still in Photoshop and you will see the alpha top and bottom.
Precisely crop the image part of the frame and delete it.
Invert the selection and fill with black.You will now have a frame with black bars top and bottom and with transparency between. Save it with a descriptive name and as a PNG.
In FCP remove the previously applied widescreen mask
Import the Photoshop mask into FCP and place it on track 2 above the clip on track 1. It looks exactly the same as the FCP generated mask but really is a mask and so enables you to re-frame the clip on track 1 independently. If it comes in as a black frame go to the pull down menu > Format, and make sure that the alpha is set to straight.
It’s a bit of a fudge but it works.
-
I knew it was around somewhere, I read it a while back but couldn’t remember where. Anyway, I found it and it should answer some questions on shared storage Here it is:
https://library.creativecow.net/biscardi_walter/media_san/1
-
There are more than one preference files to trash. The easy way is with preference manger, you can download it here.
https://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/