Thaxter Clavemarlton
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[videovideo] “If I delete all– is it as simple as just rerendering clips in final sequence?”
Yes.
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I wouldn’t suspect a tape issue.
Tape has nothing to do with sample rates.
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You need a video card that can output HD.
There’s an example of one which’s ad is here on this forum.
To the left of this message, click on the top black box (above AJA ad.)
(Blackmagicdesign.)
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Sounds like a “FW external drive containing ‘source clips’ while, at the same time, playing the project out via FW” issue.
Also,
There is a function in FCP that is often overlooked… and it can help with many audio and video “skipping”, “sticking” and “missing” problems.
You should “Mixdown” the Audio for playback before you dub out of FCP, or during the edit, if you have audio/video stuttering, drop-outs, sync-slippage, or freezes.
NOTE: Mixdown has even been demonstrated to help with slipping, skipping problems (or “missing” audio clips) for files being EXPORTED as QT (or similar) files out of FCP.
First, SELECT ALL of your audio tracks (highlight them) on the timeline, then:
Sequence Menu > Render Only > Mixdown.
You should see a dialog box telling you its rendering.
It might seem to make little sense that “Mixing down” even simple audio tracks will “fix” complex video “freezes” or random audio dropouts to tape or export, but it CAN.
NOTE: It does not matter of you only have one audio track, if there are random freezes during output, you should try the Mixdown.
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It is essential when attempting to monitor the QUALITY of images in FCP that you use an external NTSC VIDEO Monitor (or PAL, if that’s where you are).
Especially after you render…
the Canvas is never high-quality (by design) and should not be used to make determinations of image quality of clips or graphics.VERY IMPORTANT:
If you position the graphics, make SURE the VERTICAL setting for each KEY-FRAME (start, stop or hold) is always a EVEN INTEGER. (examples: 4, not 3 / -144, not -143.27 / 336, not 335.62)
I sometimes forget to check this and I can end up with images that look fuzzy when in-position.
This info applies to re-positioning ANYTHING on the Timeline: moving video, freeze-frames, internally-generated titles, and imported graphics.
It can be quite detrimental to the quality of your final output to not double-check this every time you reposition and/or re-size an image.
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You must LINK the A/V clips (highlight them and then, Apple-L) to “marry them.”
You should not attempt to adjust the speed of a clip already on the timeline.
You should adjust the speed on the ORIGINAL clip (in the Viewer,) THEN edit it onto the timeline.
Otherwise, if its on the timeline already, the clip will change length and shift every clip that follows it on the timeline. -
You must LINK the A/V clips (highlight them and then, Apple-L) to “marry them.”
You should not attempt to adjust the speed of a clip already on the timeline.
You should adjust the speed on the ORIGINAL clip (in the Viewer,) THEN edit it onto the timeline.
Otherwise, if its on the timeline already, the clip will change length and shift every clip that follows it on the timeline. -
[Borjis] “is “color bias” the exact same thing as “color cast?”
“Stupid answer-
“We must all learn to cast out our biases.”
😉
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Set vertical position key frames in the motion tab so that the top of the credits are visible at the beginning of the clip and the bottom of the credits are seen at the end of the clip.
You must only make quality judgments while viewing an external video monitor, not the computer monitor, and only after rendering.
All that said, you will still have difficulty with the quality of the credit roll due to vertical scan-line issues and visible artifacts around the small curves and edges of the type.
The “speed” (length of time, versus length of credits) of the roll will directly affect the artifacting.
I suggest you use the SEARCH as this question is frequently discussed.
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Version 6 was mentioned, but
FCP’s built-in Text generator has had this feature since Version 4.