Thaxter Clavemarlton
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[bogiesan] “Once you have it hooked up properly, you MIGHT be able to do a full screen playback using desktop cinema preview.”
And its a big MIGHT…
If you can’t get it to work (or if it looks “bad”)… just hook it up the way I described earlier.
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[Kent Rich] “Here’s the configuration: MacBook Pro, playing out of a FCP 5.1.4 timeline. Footage is DV NTSC. I’ve got a Sony projector connected to the DVI output (VGA) of the laptop.”
How would you get a FCP DV timeline to play in real-time out of a computer’s DVI output?
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One way to do this:
Add the KEY Video filter and choose “key out lighter.”
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I’m guessing (you didn’t SAY) that you are feeding the projector via FireWire (I don’t know if such a thing exists, however.)
If this is a DV timeline…
do this:Connect a DV unit (camcorder or deck, any kind) to the Mac via FW and establish a connection so that the audio and video from FCP plays on the DV unit.
Then feed the projector from the S-Video from the DV unit (and the audio from the DV unit to where you need it.)
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You’ll never get a clear consensus on this.
I have never had a problem with using various brands of DV tape in the same gear.
I’ve been at it for a long time, and used a lot of tape.
Your mileage may vary.
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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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Please.
Do we have to discuss the possible “horrors” of hooking two CABLES together?
Heck, he might TRIP over the extra length of the 50-footer… better get a 40.
😉
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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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You can connect virtually as many as you like, end-to-end.
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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.Video Processing tab.
“Normal” is default for all Sequences.
If so, change this to “Best.”If you re-position graphics, make SURE the VERTICAL setting for each KEY-FRAME is an EVEN INTEGER (Even Whole Number).
Examples: 6, not 5 / -124, not -123.27.