Soreyrith Um
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Thanks for the advice guys.
I’m pretty sure that Sony probe only works with the BVM monitors, simply because I don’t see a socket for it on my monitor. Was able to find some other color analyzers, but they’re not automatic like on the BVM. All are pretty pricey, so it might be better just to get someone to do the calibration now and then. I don’t think monitors go out of calibration very quickly.
By the way, the pvm seems a little darker than the regular tv set that I was using to monitor. Is this normal?
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I have a similar workflow, but going from DVCProHD 1080p30 to SD. And yes, going from progressive HD to interlace SD does yield crappy results (partly due to FCP “bug” as discussed on several other threads here). The best way that I’ve found to do it is to go in 2 steps. First nest the HD footage in a progressive SD timeline. Then output to tape using the AJA to do the conversion for you. Other possibility is to convert from progressive HD to interlace SD using Compressor.
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Also, make sure you have the lastclip.txt file in addition to your media files.
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Thanks guys. The reason I asked was that I was seeing what Walter mentioned. The colors looked good in HD, but when I output to SD it looked a little too saturated. I thought maybe this was due to the difference in color spaces between HD and SD.
So I guess what you’re recommending is to CC in the original format, then make any adjustments in the delivery format. I usually try to avoid doing things twice, but if that’s what it takes, then I’ll do it. The second time is more an overall adjustment, so it shouldn’t take long.
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Uncompressed 8-bit HD takes up a lot more space than DVCProHD. Better to just keep it in DVCProHD.
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If the drive is only degraded, you might be able to save it by making an exact copy, and plugging the new drive into your RAID system. Of course, this assumes you can still read the degraded drive.
If it was only a test and you didn’t lose any important data, then just call it a good lesson learned.
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The only all software captioning program I know of is MacCaption from CPC. It’s a standalone program, though, and quite expensive.
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Right now, pricing for the 500GB’s are about at the lowest (per GB), but the 750GB’s are only a little more. 1TB drives are still a little on the expensive side.
I have both Seagate and WD 750GB drives, and I like the WD’s better because they run a little cooler and faster. They also got good reviews on NewEgg.
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I have FCP6 running on Mac Pro with LHe, too. I get this very same problem now and then, but I’ve never been able to fix it by just closing and restarting FCP. However, trashing preferences always worked.
Changing the audio/video settings seems to cause this problem to happen more often.
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I came to this thread a little late, but I want to thank you guys, especially David, for the helpful information. I had been nesting 1080p30 timelines in NTSC 8-bit interlace timelines (for export to Beta SP) and I just couldn’t figure out why the video looked so bad. Now I know why.
Now my final timeline is NTSC 8-bit progressive, and I let my AJA Kona card do the conversion when exporting to Beta SP. Looks much better.