[Stace Carter]

Anthony –

I seem to recall the maximum burst speed of this cam is 3 FPS, so working this way you’ll not get any more than 3 frames every second. Is there a reason you’re not using the beautiful HD video capability of the 7D?

Cheers,
Stace

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[Stace Carter]

Steven –

I don’t believe that the Pro Res Codec is part of the original FCP6 Install. Run a clean install (sounds like you’ve done that) and then run system updates to bring yourself up to date. I can’t remember how I ended up with Prores on my old system, but I do remember it wasn’t part of the original install.

Cheers,
Stace

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[Stace Carter]

After following the above advice, you might also try adjusting the color or opacity of the font (you want to avoid 100% white) and it might help to put a small amount of blur or defocus on the clip.

Cheers,
Stace

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[Stace Carter]

Also, look for User groups in your region. They often offer less formal (but still valuable) seminars and sessions.

https://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/resources/communities.html

Cheers,
Stace

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[Stace Carter]

Hi Buck,

This issue has been addressed in several of the NLE forums on the COW, but since this is a new forum…

The 7D, 5D, T1i and just about every other DSLR shooting video captures to a compressed QuickTime format, which is great for acquisition but terrible for editing.

The cure is to convert to an uncompressed format (using Compressor, etc) prior to editing, and you’re ready to go. If you want greater details as to why, there are plenty of posts on the COW that can help you out.

My preferred flavor for editing is ProRes 422, but I’m sure there are many Avid and Adobe folks on here that can add suggestions for those platforms.

Cheers,
Stace

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[Stace Carter]

John,

I’d do a little research into lens systems – AFAIK you’re not locked in to the L series, but you are locked in to Canon compatible lenses, which is not a bad thing at all. Look up lens rental and you’ll find a plethora of options.

L series lenses tend to be faster an better constructed. For pro work in the field, they’re a great investment. For the occasional shoot, well, depends on budget.

re: The question is one better than another, well – it really depends on what you’re using it for. Right now the 7D provides greater options for video (which *may* change as firmware updates come to the 5D), but remember that these are primarily still cameras, and the 5D is considered by most a fuller- featured still cam (snsor, MP, etc).

Cheers,
Stace

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[Stace Carter]

Or delete your render files and re-renderI’veve seen this before; scary, but likely just a system hiccup.

Cheers,
Stace

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[Stace Carter]

Seems right – but check with your post house to be sure. Will they be doing the conform for you as well?

Cheers,
Stace

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[Stace Carter]

Media manager will do the ProRes conversion for you and allow you to use handles on the copied, truncated media.

Cheers,
Stace

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[Stace Carter]

Andrei, I looked through all these posts and did not see any reference to the actual format, sample rate and bit depth of the problematic files. Can you provide this info? Sorry if I missed it.

Cheers,
Stace

Apple Certified Trainer