Ron James
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David, thanks for mentioning this. Here’s the link:
https://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/videospace/index.php
(You have to receive a link via email)
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Wrong side of the keyboard, telly ;O)
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[walter biscardi] “The Wacom tablets are definitely one of those things that “you get what you pay for.” The Graphire toolset is very nice and works for a lot of people. But if you use it all day, every day like me, the Intuos series definitely is worth the extra money.”
Yep, I can see that now. The first time I used the Intuos, I wasn’t quite used to it yet. But after using the Graphire (and getting used to navigating with the pen), going back to the Intuos felt very nice.
And, of course, the driver is so much better.
Thanks for helping me see the light…;O)
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That’s right. I do this all the time. When dealing with well over a hundred hours of material, a lot of it in free-run, I sometimes need to edit reel numbers so things will be clear in an online. Simply change the reel number for one of the clips in the browser, then highlight the rest that need the same number and right/control-click in the reel column, select the number and the rest of them will update.
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I’ve seen the ” thing, but only in reference to a drive. It seems to forget what the drive is called, even when the drive is online, sometimes.
You should be able, though, to point FCP to the new drive and select the first clip on the list (make sure the setting to relink all the clips in a row, or whatever, is checked) and FCP should see the rest.
Is this not working?
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Forgot to mention…
You’ll definitely want to max out the RAM to the full 2GB if you get the iMac.
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Some say the Wacom Intuos are better, but I’ve recently used both and find the cheaper Graphire just as nice for my purposes. I’m mostly whipping around in final cut pro. I like to move fast. I actually find it very precise (it easily blows away a mouse) and can’t imagine needing added precision unless you’re doing very detailed drawing or painting.
Beware, though, that Wacom purposely cripples the Graphire driver so that you can’t map for specific applications. You have to spend an extra $250 or so to get a proper driver. I’m checking out a 3rd party driver called “controller mate” to see if it can make up for Wacom’s self-sabotage. There’s USB Overdrive, too, but I hear it’s not playing nice with MacIntel.
The Graphire feels very well-built, at least, and looks cooler than the 1980’s betamax grey of the Intuos. But, the Intuos pen feels nicer in the hand.
HTH
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Depends what you want to do?? The new iMac’s are amazing machines. I find them more responsive than a lot of G5’s I work on. But, like Kevin says, your options are limited. But it would definitely be a great workstation for cutting, DVD authoring and many many other things. Finishing in HD, though? No.
I bought one to hold me over until the Intel towers come out. I love that the interface is lightning-fast. That’s more important to me, when I’m multitasking and zipping around FCP, than whether or not I can use FW800. But I’m mostly using DV25 right now.
Really, the things are a steal for how well they work. I’ve spent thousands on towers that are just paperweights now.
We’re really sooo spoiled these days ;O)
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Excellent post, Kevin.
Regarding the other comments on “one-stop” production, I can’t help thinking there must be a lot of junk resulting from this. I mean, somebody would have to be an AWFULLY talented person to be a great editor, sfx person, graphic designer, etc. How many of those people are around? It’s one thing to know your way around PS and AE, but what are the results like from these one-stops? I’d love to say I’m all of these things, but my strength is in cutting and storytelling. I’d rather leave graphics design to someone who specializes in that area. It doesn’t necessarily mean I have to send a client elsewhere. It’s about bringing the right people on board to make a better end-product.
Am I just too old-fashioned?
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I don’t think you should be seeing this. Check your sequence settings. I’m not at my machine at the moment, but I think you might want to check your white/superwhite/RGB setting. Is this still an option?