Terence Curren
Forum Replies Created
-
Try the JPEG Damage effect in Sapphire.
Terence Curren
http://www.alphadogs.tv
http://www.digitalservicestation.com
Burbank,Ca -
Alt or Option + C loads your selection in the timeline to the source window. From there you can map it to V2 and edit it in.
On stacked effects, you need to either step in (Check the manual for the button to step in) or, while in effects mode, double click on the shot in the timeline and it will open up the nest and you can actually affect the nested effect.
Avid’s approach to effect is different than FCP, once you understand it, your life will be easier.
In the color correction view, you need to open the effects palette (not exiting the color corrector) to work with keyframes.
There are two different ways to go to next edit with different buttons. One button puts you in trim mode, the other one will jump to next edit. Not in front of a system right now so I forget which is which. You should be able to find it in the manual.
Terence Curren
http://www.alphadogs.tv
http://www.digitalservicestation.com
Burbank,Ca -
The one released in summer of 2008. Don’t know the version number, sorry.
Terence Curren
http://www.alphadogs.tv
http://www.digitalservicestation.com
Burbank,Ca -
There is an older version of Wacom drivers that doesn’t cause that this in Avids but the newer drivers suck.
Terence Curren
http://www.alphadogs.tv
http://www.digitalservicestation.com
Burbank,Ca -
The same rules apply as before, if you match the codec in your QT movie with the codec of your import, you will get a fast import. This is because Avid is just rewrapping the media into a the MXF container. It isn’t actually changing anything.
On the other hand, if anything mismatches, Avid has to convert the media and that is what takes a long time. This can be as simple as 601 vs. RGB color space.
When you went to import your DV50MXF files, was that the codec you chose to import to Avid? Same color space? No resizing?
If you are in an HD project, and import an SD movie it will resize it. You can avoid that by changing the project back to SD and then importing. Then when you switch the project back to HD and cut those files into the timeline they will automatically be resized to HD in RT. For the record, I have better luck resizing and transcoding in external software and then importing into the HD project.
Terence Curren
http://www.alphadogs.tv
http://www.digitalservicestation.com
Burbank,Ca -
For example:
APC Smart-UPS 1500VA USB & Serial UPS. You can get a rack mount version or a standalone.
Terence Curren
http://www.alphadogs.tv
http://www.digitalservicestation.com
Burbank,Ca -
APC SmartUps 1500
Terence Curren
http://www.alphadogs.tv
http://www.digitalservicestation.com
Burbank,Ca -
In the new AVX 2 Advanced keyframe model, regular keyframes don’t show up automatically and start and end of shot anymore. You have to manually create them. Trust me, I’ve bitched a lot to no avail. You are supposed to use the advanced keyframes. More like FCP, less like what I’m used to.
Terence Curren
http://www.alphadogs.tv
http://www.digitalservicestation.com
Burbank,Ca -
First thought, they aren’t shipping until August.
Second thought, ATI only, not good.
Third thought, it will take Avid a few months to qualify them.
Fourth thought, no USB 3.0, no ESATA, no BluRay still.
Fifth thought, only a 1.3 performance gain, and 4 more cores doesn’t mean anything when FCP and MC don’t use them.
Last thought, wait until they ship and pick up some Nehalems cheap.
Terence Curren
http://www.alphadogs.tv
http://www.digitalservicestation.com
Burbank,Ca -
You have already created a “project” at this point and your frame rate is locked. This is one of the differences between the way Avid and FCP approach projects. This occurred when you got the “select project” window during the startup process. If you select “New project” you will get a dialog with all the frame rate options.
Avid makes you choose a frame rate before you create a project. Once that is done, you only have the options available in that frame rate in your format tab. You should create the project based on what your delivery frame rate is going to be. For example, if you are going to deliver a 23.98 master, then create a 23.98 project.
You can open bins with other frame rate material in them, and even cut them in the timeline in your project. But you can only capture and output at the frame rate of the project.
Terence Curren
http://www.alphadogs.tv
http://www.digitalservicestation.com
Burbank,Ca