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Scott Davis
March 16, 2012 at 9:03 pm in reply to: FCP S2 Project File Issue

This is great moving forward, but if the project with all the sequences gets messed up like this one did, the result would be the same: project that you can’t use.

Has this happened to you? I have probably 500 projects on this one computer, and some of them are real bears- multiple sequences with literally dozens of spot ; I have edited in FCP since 2003 and have never seen this before, so I’m a little thrown- and a little panicked, since I have to have this done by Tuesday.

Scott
OSX 10.5.5
Quad 2.5Ghz
8.5 GB RAM
Final Cut Studio 7.03
HPX 2000
Scott Davis
December 7, 2011 at 5:50 pm in reply to: Stupid is as stupid does.

Okay… you totally blew that one for me!

Scott
OSX 10.5.5
Quad 2.5Ghz
8.5 GB RAM
Final Cut Studio 7.03
HPX 2000
Scott Davis
December 7, 2011 at 5:38 pm in reply to: Stupid is as stupid does.

Again, thanks for the response… I’m just the schlep who’s picking this up on the back end. I do know that you can shoot DVCPro 50 in 16X9 and edit anamorphically… we did it 6 years ago when we first got a DVCPro camera, an SDX900. I just don’t understand why Apple would give the option to change the export size in an SD format if it can’t be done. Must just be one of those things that were overlooked.

I appreciate you guys getting back to me and confirming what I already believed. Now, if you could help me out with the Tooth Fairy, that would be great.

Scott

Scott
OSX 10.5.5
Quad 2.5Ghz
8.5 GB RAM
Final Cut Studio 7.03
HPX 2000
Scott Davis
December 7, 2011 at 4:46 pm in reply to: Stupid is as stupid does.

Thanks for responding, that’s what I thought… however, FCP allows me to select my output size (which I had at 1280X720). We have one of our offices that for whatever reason, can’t send us HD, but have to output to DVCPRO50. I guess I don’t have all the info as to ‘why’, but that’s the best they can do. Maybe they haven’t upgraded beyond FCP1- or maybe they have FCE… not really sure.

Is codec more than just how it’s processed and also inclusive to the size?

Scott
OSX 10.5.5
Quad 2.5Ghz
8.5 GB RAM
Final Cut Studio 7.03
HPX 2000
Scott Davis
September 15, 2011 at 1:28 pm in reply to: P2 Viewing on new PC

Last question for you, Joel- Which drivers did you install to use the pci port?

Thanks,
Scott

Scott
OSX 10.5.5
Quad 2.5Ghz
8.5 GB RAM
Final Cut Studio 6.0.4
HPX 2000
Scott Davis
September 15, 2011 at 1:25 pm in reply to: P2 Viewing on new PC

I’d heard that the E series would be problematic, and I have been using only the R series for this… Thanks for the advice. Will try that.

Scott
OSX 10.5.5
Quad 2.5Ghz
8.5 GB RAM
Final Cut Studio 6.0.4
HPX 2000
Scott Davis
June 28, 2011 at 12:43 pm in reply to: very stupid question, please answer.

That’s old school editing, not a “transition”…. try overlaying two tracks of video and cut the tracks manually. Sometimes there is no easy way.

Scott
OSX 10.5.5
Quad 2.5Ghz
8.5 GB RAM
Final Cut Studio 6.0.4
HPX 2000
Scott Davis
April 26, 2011 at 12:27 pm in reply to: Digital Distortion Effect

I have a Fuji S3000 still camera that died and shoots all its frames just like that and can shoot up to 4 fps stills… wanna buy it? 🙂

Scott
OSX 10.5.5
Quad 2.5Ghz
8.5 GB RAM
Final Cut Studio 6.0.4
HPX 2000
Scott Davis
April 26, 2011 at 12:18 pm in reply to: Am I stuck in a 720p rut?

When purchasing our cameras (we have 2000s, 500s, 370s, & 170s) I researched and was told by a rep that those cameras’ chips are optimized for 720P, not 1080. The HPX 3000 and 3100, from what I know, are 1080P cameras and don’t even shoot 720. For the most part, we shoot 720P DVCPRO HD unless we’re asked to shoot differently for an outside agency. Rut? I don’t think so. For us, it’s an optimizational thing and the workflow is all ironed out.

Scott
OSX 10.5.5
Quad 2.5Ghz
8.5 GB RAM
Final Cut Studio 6.0.4
HPX 2000
Scott Davis
April 4, 2011 at 3:19 pm in reply to: trying to convince management importance of lighting

Amen, Dennis. My favorite is, “Just go and take the Flip camera. It will be fine. It shoots HD.” I just smile, walk away, and shake my head.

We are doomed by what I call the “Microwave Mentality”. We can’t wait 20 minutes for a meal to cook, we need to nuke it in a microwave and have it steaming hot to the point that our tongues melt from the 3 seconds it cooks. We have to have cell phones constantly stuck to our heads or tuned into Twitter so we can find out Charlie Sheen’s latest implosion. We’ve become too self important and our time is too invaluable.

In the end, we’ll all find out that microwave cooking is what’s spiked cancer and the other maladies that plague us; that airing Skype footage on the national news endangers the lives of hundreds of soldiers and reporters. It’s the same as “grabbing the Flip and you don’t need lights.” It’s not as grave as cancer or those other things, and I don’t mean to sound, excuse the pun, flipant about it, but “grabbing the Flip” to people who don’t understand what we do just makes people accept poorly lit, poorly composed footage because it’s faster. And cheaper.

I was tasked to do a shoot with a celebrity in his office (who shall remain nameless, except he names buildings after himself and may or may not be interested in a Presidential position) 2 years ago and was asked by our VP why I needed to ship lights up to NY. I was stunned. I had a blank stare on my face. “This just needs to be a quick in-and-out. We don’t need anything like that.” Quick in-and-out… with a teleprompter. And a 7 minute script. And we need to shoot it in front of windows overlooking Central Park. On a sunny morning. Idiot.

Aaaaannnnnnd…. I’m off my soap box.

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