[Steve Ascher]

we used to use MP but now do moves in Apple Motion. Round tripping isn’t hard and the interface is a lot more intuitive than Avid FX. Quality is good and the app isn’t expensive. Can work with audio if you want and do all sorts of transforms.

[Steve Ascher]

We had the similar problem with the capture tool. Only top half would display. Finally tried deleting user and creating new one. That didn’t fix it but problem eventally went away after several restarts. Very irritating and lots of time lost.

[Steve Ascher]

Thanks, Noah. Just wanted to confirm: when consolidating a sequence in Avid or Premiere, the system can shorten source media files, right? For example if you shot with a file-based camera, it can make shorter media files after consolidation?

Obviously, with tape-based projects all of those NLEs can shorten clips for batch re-capture from tape. But can they make shorter media files from file-based footage?

[Steve Ascher]

When you say a single mxf file, would that have 4 channels of audio?

we need to make a standalone file, not an XDCAM disc, and dual mono wont work. we have two stereo pairs, that’s the problem.

Can it do that?

Thanks again.

[Steve Ascher]

Thanks Rafael and Jeremy,

We tried the convergent design app and it seems to work for the picture. However, the original quicktime has 4 channels (full mix and M&E) and the MXF which we tested in an Avid has only 2. Don’t know if it’s channels 1&2 or summed 1/2 & 3/4.

Any thoughts about how to preserve the two stereo pairs?

If we try XDCAM transfer can that generate MXF files on hard drive, or is that only for writing back to XDCAM discs?

Thanks again!
Steve

[Steve Ascher]

can FC do scene break detection on capture (it’s listed as part of the HDV workflow) or does that require a TC break? If we do the single strand approach TC would be continuous.

[Steve Ascher]

thanks Jeremy

They can only get through the teranex by coming out of a deck, not file to file. Also, one reason to stay with individual clips as opposed to a single long clip/file is to be able to color correct each shot separately and not have to go in and add edits at every cut.

[Steve Ascher]

first noticed it when trying to encode a portion of a reference QT, using in and out marks in the compressor preview window. thought it might be related to that, so then tried transcoding an entire QT without marking ins and outs. finally gave up using Q master and it worked fine.

didn’t notice it in batch monitor, just noticed all those files accumulating in the source folder, and that they remained there after encode was done. All were small and on quick check none contained both audio and video for the entire section.

[Steve Ascher]

format on disk utility says Mac Os extended (journaled). Apple partition map.

the files compressed fine without q-master, and q-master worked fine for mpeg 2 transcode earlier in the day.

thanks

[Steve Ascher]

its a FW 800 journaled HFS+ drive from OWC. I didn’t reformat it when we got it so I guess it’s FAT 32…