[Stu Aull]

Huh!
go figure them missing this one!? Nick! Great idea re: old projects, will do that BUT…
WHERE do I save these too?? In other words – in that old project, I copy the applied-to-clip effect and save as a Favorite. OK. So now it is sitting in that project/FCP – BUT: where is it saved to in the OS? User>Lib>Prefs>…? Is it from “there” that I then create a folder somewhere (where?) to save these FX to for future-proofing FCP upgrades? Some clarification of your brilliant plan PUH-lease 🙂
Stu Aull

[Stu Aull]

Hi Jeremy-
nope! have the “plug-ins” there, which has all my 3rd party stuff, but no “Favorites” folder or items! These seem to be kept somewhere other than in the Plug-In folder.
other suggestions? Or is this a “preferences” folder I am not aware of – the OS seems to have a few of these – i have checked them all that I could find. And if you all could include the “chain” of menus to go thru to get to it
(eg: system>library>preferences…. etc) will make it simpler!
Thanks
Stu

[Stu Aull]

Thanks DAblo –
that is good to know! From the lack of response to this, I guess that will be the way to try…
appreciate the follow up
kind regards
Stu Aull
Alaska

[Stu Aull]

Thanks Dablo-
Yeah, likewise when I just updated –

BUT this is an All-New set of DVDs for the entire Studio package – so I am thinking it is not going to just “attach” itself to the older software like an update would, but this would be an entire NEW version.

So the Question still stands…
Do I – and HOW do I – delete the older FCP data-????????
Thanks all
Stu Aull
Alaska

[Stu Aull]

Hi Pete:
My settings in FCP are
Under the
>System Settings >Playback Control >Video Quality: DYNAMIC
NOT High

I thought this was a “real time” (ie NON rendered) feature for playback while editing, as opposed to Final Output (rendered).
In other words this selection did not affect my final, rendered program I am outputting to tape.
Am I wrong?
Thanks!
Stu

[Stu Aull]

Hello John- thanks for the response:
-I am using the Photoshop import Dialogue, importing a page at a time onto my drive once converted
-I am selecting 200 dpi, RGB, sized natively at about 950x 560 (tall pages). I even tried at double-ish rez: 1500x___
-I am looking at these as a “parked” image on the Canvas, not rendered. I have always had such “stills” look like final output quality before without rendering…
I will render out to see if there is improvement-
Thanks to all.
Sounds like I am doing what everyone else is here. Thought there might be something “special” that needed to be done with a PFD Document, but apparently not 😉
Stu Aull
Alaska

[Stu Aull]

Hi John-
No, not rendered, but FCP output is attached to a broadcast 20″ video monitor. Even the “parked-on-the-timeline” output is pretty grim on the NTSC monitor.
Files are 200dpi 1500×2300 pixels – I’ve tried various sizes – all BIGGER than 720×486 – smae crummy results.
Have no choice but to take directly off CD into photoshop – all the individual pages are part of one PDF document. If you – or anyone, knows how to get at these pages separately, PLEASE tell me!! I guess I could load the PDF document onto my drives. Not sure how that would improve quality though??
Again, I have NEVER had a problem with stills before, but this is the FIRST time I have pulled pages out of a PDF Document. Its pages out of a PDF instruction manual, so a lot of print with some 2-tone images and line art. Simple stuff…

Thanks for taking the time to write John~!
Anyone else?

[Stu Aull]

HA! 😀
for $10K I’ll figure it out myself – maybe while on the trip to the Caribbean with the $$ I save! “Extreme”? Yikes! $10K IS certainly that! Kind of a step backwards after basically GIVING away Shake…

Feelin’ the Pain here-
Stu Aull
Alaska

[Stu Aull]

Hi Jeremy-
Read the article – interesting! Since Apple seems to recognize this output “shift” between the Canvas and TV monitors, I am surprised they haven’t addressed it – or at least provide a menu-selectable output option based on the gamma settings of the has cpu monitor??

OK – I’ll bite: who is Michael G??
😀
Stu Aull

[Stu Aull]

Hi Jeremy-
thanks for the reply
Yes, as I reposted: Range Check has ALWAYS been OFF-
I will look at the Link you provided.
Would be curious to know why QT needs to make ANY gamma corrections, at least on uncompressed video. And it certainly the Gamma that is being “futzed” with here!!
regards
Stu Aull