Terry Mikkelsen
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Yes, treat the reference file just like any other file. It won’t compress/transcode in compressor any faster (or slower) than a self contained file. I don’t have the latest version of FCP, so I can’t comment on the “share” feature.
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pps – I still utilize a dual CPU 2GHz G5! Its not about the hardware you have, its how effectively you use it. No matter how long it takes to render/compress/import/capture etc….find something else productive (income $ productive) to do while that is happening.
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I usually export a reference file. Clips that are unaltered (just edited) are referenced to the original media, and clips that have effects applied, etc… are referenced to the rendered media. If your timeline has not been rendered, it will do so for what is needed in order to make the reference movie, HOWEVER, it will not place any media in your render folder, so they will remain un-rendered in your timeline. So, best practice is to render before exporting.
I do this mostly for long format projects. I don’t want FCP tied up by doing an export directly to compressor. Typically, individual clips are rendered during the editing process to check continuity and whatnot, so the final render doesn’t contain many unrendered clips. Additionally, I don’t want a self-contained movie that takes up a huge amount of storage when all of the data is already on the drives (just in different places, rather than one nice neat file).
Finally, you should be using the QMaster (included with Final Cut Studio, the server software is not necessary), even if you only have one computer. It sees each processor much more efficiently, splits up the data for each and then recombines into your outputted file – all automatically. If you have other Mac hardware, you need to install Compressor or DVDSP to get the necessary files on them and then QMaster will utilize them as well. (It even knows how powerful each is and appropriately divides the work among them.)
While it is getting compressed – get back to work and make money!
ps-the audio should never take that long in comparison to the video. The audio is usually about 10% of the video time.
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Did you check your “channels palette” in Photoshop? That’s where my alpha channels are located.
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Though I’ve never viewed the InDesign disc itself, I have had a preference for Total Training in the past. (Granted that was for After Effects version 4 or 5?)
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OK general rule, use your black arrow tool (selection tool) to adjust the frame…use the white arrow tool (Direct selection tool) to adjust the image.
To adjust the image with the white arrow tool, click on the image once. Now you can move it around with your “hand” or you can resize with the corner points.
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I run CS3, so this may not apply to you. But, I have had instances where my “View>Display Preference” is set to high quality and some individual images are not looking good.
Solution:
right click on the offending image and choose “Display Performance>High Quality”. It makes no sense because I don’t allow object level display settings, yet it usually happens at least 2-3 times a week.Tech-T Productions
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All good advise from those above. Just wanted to add a comment on the 1 pixel thing.
WHEN, I need to do this, I just draw a small rectangle on the master page, preferably in a “white space” area. I then make sure the rectangle is on the top layer (in the front), tinted at 0.1% with 0.1% transparency. This avoids adding another step/outside link.
ps-typically, I do this for “security” purposes rather than printer compatibility. Much more difficult to alter “outlined” fonts.
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Open in Photoshop, convert to grayscale and resave.
Now, you can apply swatches to it in Indy.
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