Todd Gillespie
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Yes, Very easy. Just drag a copy of the filter to your “favorites” folder in the effects tab.
Good Luck,
Todd at UCSB
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It’s always best to convert footage to QuickTime if you plan on editing with it. It will render faster and work better than leaving it in AVI.
Sync can also be a problem when you’re drives are too full.
Good Luck,
Todd at UCSB
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Hi Brett,
Usually with clips that already had effect with them, it’s best to ‘nest’ that clip into a new sequence then add the fade, it works out well.
good luck,
Todd at UCSB
Television Production -
Install times don’t change that much since it’s reading from a DVD and most laptops and towers have the same read speed for DVDs.
About 4 plus hours, most of the time.
Good Luck,
Todd at UCSB
Television Production -
Hi Joe,
With what you got, you’re correct with your workflow. Although I would start using ProRes instead of DVCProHD. Both the ProRes and DVCProHD are both 4:2:2 color space (not including the new ProRes444), but the ProRes codec is a 10 bit codec. While you may or may not notice, 10 bit pixel depth is a LOT better when you start looking at it. I’m no image purist, but since FCP works with ProRes just as easy as DVCPro and the files sizes are close to the same, why not use the better codec. FCP can play both in the same sequence.
I would use FCP to do your conversion from DVCPro to ProRes. It’s probably the easiest and it will always work correctly. You can just drop the file into a sequence and export it to ProRes.Good Luck,
Todd at UCSB
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Hi Brad,
rest easy, while Mac aren’t that great for having a uninstall feature, they are very smart in that Macs do NOT install multiple copies of the same program. So the install will default to overwrite the existing software.
But before you reinstall everything, please try reinstalling Compressor. Just uncheck all other software install in the ‘custom’ setup for installation.good luck,
Todd at UCSB
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If you want to cut out noise, then you need to get a ‘over ear’ model.
For our critical audio listening we use AKGs. They are a little pricy, but the sound is great. Plus they’re a little lighter than other makers so it causes less fatigue on your head/ears.
Good Luck
Todd at UCSB
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The audio needs to render. That’s why you’re hearing a beep.
Render audio, problem solved.Good Luck,
Todd at UCSB
Television Production -
iDVD can’t burn from a .m2v/.mpeg (the files generated in Compressor) only quicktime movies. So using Compressor wouldn’t work with iDVD.
As for the squished look, check to make sure your footage is 16×9 or not, then adjust the setting in iDVD. Although iDVD usually automatically adjusts.good luck,
Todd at UCSB
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Sounds like FCP can’t locate the render files folder?
Has this been changed? Did you change HDs?
When FCP starts up, does it warn you that it can’t find some rendered files?
Is there enough free space on the HD? For an hour long project, it can use well over 20gb of space to render files.One of these questions should point you in the right direction for the answer.
Good Luck,
Todd at UCSB
Television Production