Terence Curren
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You need to know your deliverables, then work backward.
If the delivery is 60i, just work at 60i (really 29.97 frames per second)
If the delivery is 23.98, then work at 23.98 but realize that you will have trouble with any 30 frame originated material.
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[Marc Tidalgo] “What’s also odd is that the time code entering thing works on other clips in the project, but won’t work for clips from this one specific interview.
“Are you sure that clip has TC?
Also, what type of TC. For example. If you have V1 source TC selected, but the clip is audio only. Nothing will happen when you enter a number. You would need to select audio TC above the monitor.
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[Yair Oren] “Anybody knows what are Avid plans for Symphony
Hardware and Software? “Unfortunately, anyone who does know can’t say anything. Just like Apple or any other tech company.
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[Graham Saywell] “I have tried 3 prong Deflicker with poor results. “
I have had luck with this plugin in the past. Are you sure you are using it correctly? It is not very intuitive.
There are three boxes on the screen. The top left is brightness, the right center is chroma, and the bottom left is darkness.
First you have to analyze where the flicker is happening. If it is on the high end, us the brightness box and parameter pane (which is enabled by default). If it is in the darks, use the dark box and parameter pane and turn of the brightness.
Then place the corresponding box on an area that matches what you are trying to fix. For example, if you are going for the brights, place the brightness box on a bright area that stays constant like a lighter wall. If the shot moves around, you may have to manually track the box. I tend to make the box a small as possible to make it easier to avoid getting anything unwanted in that area.
Now click the options box in the upper left corner of the effects window and set the levels for the shot.
What the plugin does is make sure that whatever is in that brightness box stays the same level throughout the shot as the level you set it for in the options box.
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You could automate this a bit by ripping your CDs into iTunes first as it will check the internet and assign all the names. Then just import those libraries.
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No, you can’t. It will destroy the existing data. Welcome to my nightmare.
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You shouldn’t have a problem with an uncompressed QT, but be sure to import with RGB selected as that is the color space that FCP works in.
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If you work with P2 or XDCAM files, you will find out how great AMA is right away.
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Couple of potential answers here, but the first question is do you have interlace issues if you play it without any motion added?
If not, then your import is good and you move on to the other issues.
1: To move the footage are you blowing it up? If so that can cause issues and I would recommend using the built in Pan and Zoom effect or better yet buy “Moving Picture” by Stage tools. https://www.stagetools.com
2: The other gotcha is fine lines in the graphic. If you are working in SD, and your lines are too fine, they can cause shimmering issues when moved around.
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If you are on a current system, you can select the record monitor and hit CTRL + I or COMMAND + I on Mac and you get a new dialogue window. One of the selections there allows you to see what effects are used in the timeline. This may show you which effect is missing as long as it’s part of Avid’s AVX database.
Terence Curren
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