[Scott Thomas]

I used tablets in dedicated paint systems and never had a problem. I later used a tablet with a regular computer and had a bit of a learning curve. It was great for Photoshop, but I found myself going back to the mouse for Illustrator and desktop file management. After about a month, I was using the tablet for about everything. Then, when I had to use a mouse for something, I had a very negative reaction. Now I only use the mouse for some web browsing and sometimes in 3D apps where the scroll wheel and extra buttons are advantageous.

You’ve got to give it another try!

[Scott Thomas]

I’ve transcribed vinyl LPs into the computer using Soundtrack pro and an M-Audio USB box. I used the pop filter to reduce the noise and made a pretty good digital copy. I was even complemented on the quality of the transcription.

The route through the DV camera will probably be just as good as the M-Audio box. It’s uncompressed PCM digital audio.

Bias Soundsoap may also be useful for reducing the noise floor of the tapes.

[Scott Thomas]

I’m having the same problem. I’ve double checked the installation of the font. It’s Helvetica Neue in Postscript. I have all of the outlines and they work fine in Illustrator.

I am running OS 10.4.11
After Effects 7
3D Invigorator 4.5.0 PRO

Any ideas

Scott Thomas
WINK-TV

[Scott Thomas]

[Daniel Stone] “Watch this video… this guy is dead on:”

I watched about :44 seconds.

You came here to hear what you wanted to hear. You didn’t want any help at all, did you?

[Scott Thomas]

I didn’t say that you should start an FCP Vs. Avid thread. The problems you’re having are not normal, and you are doing yourself a disservice by not asking about your issues in the FCP forum.

If your FCP system is in such a condition now that makes it unusable, I would imagine that your Avid system would eventually fall into the same state of disrepair. They are both based on computers and both need preventive maintenance.

Even when I have been forced to rely on editing systems that I’ve not been keen on, I have always gone out of my way to make sure they perform as best they can.

I have used both FCP and Avid. They are both good editing systems. I have even been a champion of Avid where I work.

[Scott Thomas]

By opposite, I didn’t mean that my contacts were having problems with Avid, just that they weren’t having serious issues, keeping them from being productive in FCP.

Perhaps if Daniel had posted some of his issues in the FCP forum, people there could help him out. Also, if there are particular issues in FCP that are obviated by moving to Avid, I think that would be helpful to know. I just thought Daniel was kind of “leading the witness” with his line of questioning. What specific issue(s)?

[Scott Thomas]

It doesn’t appear that you’ve asked many questions in the FCP forum. Are you sure you haven’t exhausted all avenues of figuring out your problems? I know those with the exact opposite situation as yours.

You should educate yourself about other products, and see what Avid offers. You should also ask your question in the FCP forum.

[Scott Thomas]

I create a null that I parent everything in the scene to, including the camera and the lights. Rotate and keyframe the null and the environment will change.

[Scott Thomas]

I think it depends more on what you have your timeline set for. If you plan on just cutting in DVCPRO HD, then the Firewire route is more direct. If you are bringing in DVCPRO HD into an uncompressed or ProRes timeline, then the SDI route would (could) directly transcode your footage to the native format. It also depends on what your deliverables are meant to be and if you are doing graphics. If you had to transcode your HD graphics to DVCPRO HD there would be a fair amount of loss from going to that compressed format

At my station, we shoot in the field with a Panasonic P2 HD camera. Our output timeline is normally ProRes HD. All of that P2 ingest has to be rendered.

If you have the option to do SDI ingest, it can save you time on the renders.

[Scott Thomas]

I just tried the “Spectral” shader. It looks like it’s a bit closer to what I want. I doing a render now, and I’ll try it out tomorrow. I think I need to get some sleep now. zzzzzzzzz