[Thomas Davis]

Thanks Jiri,

Just downloaded…you’re right…very video-y. Not what I was looking for at all. Almost feel like I need to capture the footage to create the look I want.

Personally going for something like a swish transition between two semi-steady shots but a little more chaotic. Urban, handheld feel. Fast. Oh well.

[Thomas Davis]

I’m having problems downloading this file. It’s downloading it as a .sit file?! Anybody have an idea what the deal is? Is there an alternate download location?

Thanks

[Thomas Davis]

Hey Marc,

Not sure if you’ve figured this out or not, but I thought I’d drop a line.

I haven’t deduced the problem down to its definitive cause, but I will say that the problem you’re encountering isn’t bc of Final Cut. It’s the method from which you are extracting clips from the DVD’s. I am working on a project that requires footage from two instructional DVD’s and new footage that was shot digitally. The project requires me to use footage from all three. I had to rip/extract the footage from the two DVD’s (using Handbrake). One method I did created the same problem you’re having: audio and video way out of sync although on the timeline they appear the same.

For some reason the video seems to lag a couple seconds strangely.

After I extracted (ripped) the footage a couple ways, I found one that worked without causing the problem. My flow requires me to make it an MP4 (as opposed to MKV). Take it into Compressor and gave it the ol’ 422.

What do you use to extract?

[Thomas Davis]

Yeah, this is interesting…

I purchased Final Cut Studio 2 late June 09. I bought it from the apple store on the web. I paid $699 for what I thought was the educational version. In the mail I received the box with the word “retail” on the UPC. I was told that I wouldn’t be able to get the updates with the educational version…doesn’t look like they gave me the educational version though.