[Ron James]

Ah, okay, Eureka had something similar to that, called “earthquake” or something. This was back when the package was free. I have no idea if it still exists. I think CGM has something simliar, if I remember correctly.

[Ron James]

What does the Wiggler do? It’s been a while since I used AE. Does that set random keyframe values for an effect?

[Ron James]

Dang, it can playback PAL, but not record it. Crap. Just tried.

Jeff, a DSR-11 will definitely record PAL, though, from an FCP PAL timeline? I’ve got the conversion under control, just need something to dump to.

Thanks!

James

[Ron James]

Thanks everyone,

I need to go from a PAL timeline to a DVCAM tape. I keep hearing that the DSR-40 and 45 decks can do this, thought it’s an unadvertised feature. I’ve never personally tried it, though.

This is a UK site, but I was just doing a quick search to provide an example. This FAQ mentions that “for DV, there are three of the Sony Professional DVCAM decks that can playback and record at SP speed on DV and miniDV tapes in both PAL and NTSC. These units are the DSR-11, DSR-25 and DSR-45.”

https://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/WorldTV/FAQ.html

I’ll have to try it out and see, I guess.

[Ron James]

oops, probably should’ve told you what to try…

In your MPEG-2 settings in Compressor, try adjusting (for starters) the gamma to 1.2

[Ron James]

I think what you’re seeing is the gamma shift that happens when you export to DVD. I’m surprised more people don’t report back on this. What you’re probably seeing is your black levels cranked up now beyond what they were before.

I find that a lot of tweaking is necessary when going to MPEG-2 and it’s different show to show.

[Ron James]

Just jotted that one down in my notebook…

Thanks for sharing! The Cow is the best.

[Ron James]

[Shane Ross] “And I will say that I enjoyed WHEN SHOOTING STOPS more than the Murch Books.”

Thanks for mentioning that. I’ll have to check that one out. Can we add to the list Film Criticism books?

My vote goes to the Film Freak Central book(s):

https://www.lulu.com/content/380546

or

https://filmfreakcentral.net/

[Ron James]

Try relinking your material (force it offline and reconnect)?

[Ron James]

I think the trick to this is to highlight the clip, then right-click and select ‘make multiclip sequence’ and make sure the option to automatically create a sequence is selected. This should create a sequence with your clip in it and the settings should match.

I’m not at FCP right now, but I think that’s right.