Tom Brooks
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Just double check about the handles. Also, zoom into timeline (Command +) to make sure you don’t have a single frame of slug or another clip between the clips by chance. Another quick way to get handle room on a still is to use the slip tool (s). It gives you a quick look at where your clip sits within the total length of the media.
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No, I don’t.
Final Cut Pro 6.0.5, Mac OS-X 10.5.6, Quicktime 7.6, Adobe Prod Prem CS4, G5 Quad 2.5, Kona-LHe V6, 8.5GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce 7800-GT 256MB, G-RAID 2x1TB FW800, 6TB RAID-5 (Enhance E8-ML, Highpoint 2322), Panasonic HVX-200P P2. Also MBP 17″ Core 2 Duo 2.5, 4GB, GeForce 8600M GT 512MB.
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I have that computer and my Duel does not work correctly with it. The P2 drivers installed fine. I can use P2CMS to view the contents of P2 cards and folders. But ingest results in kernel panic. Same happens with Shotput P2. It’s the old familiar “Duel Adapter doesn’t work with some Macbook Pros” thing.
I have to use “Archive to Folder” from FCP Log and Transfer or just a straight finder copy to transfer files to hard drive. So far, that has been reliable, but it’s not the same a a copy and verify process.
Final Cut Pro 6.0.5, Mac OS-X 10.5.5, Quicktime 7.5.5, Adobe Prod Prem CS4, G5 Quad 2.5, Kona-LHe V6, 8.5GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce 7800-GT 256MB, G-RAID 2x1TB FW800, 6TB RAID-5 (Enhance E8-ML, Highpoint 2322), Panasonic HVX-200P P2. Also MBP 17″ Core 2 Duo 2.5, 4GB, GeForce 8600M GT 512MB.
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Just curious, is the read also faster now? Seems like it might be the same with RAID-1 but write would be much faster.
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None of the methods you’ve tried have a proper high quality motion blur. I’d recommend Motion but I’m not sure your version has all the tools needed to make this work. So bite the bullet and go right to After Effects. Make a comp the size and frame rate (23.976) of your timeline, put a new layer in it, put your text in and animate the Y position. Turn on motion blur. Render it out to Animation with straight alpha (if alpha is needed). You are also badly limited by the DV codec. When your sequence is finished, change the sequence compressor to DV50 or ProRes. There’s also a limit to how fast you can roll titles at a given frame rate without making them flickery.
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It’s often asked. You do need to manually check the anamorphic column in the item properties for the item in your Browser.
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David,
Now if you could just put this in a Super Bowl ad or get it added to the Ten Commandments or something…
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You got that analysis right. Now change your video back to the way it was before. When you imported the clip and let FCP adjust sequence to match. Then, create your graphic according to the “Frame Size Chart for Creating Graphics” in the manual. Search on that phrase. Be sure to read the whole section on preparing graphics for Final Cut.
If you have a late version of Photoshop, it will have presets specifically for video that will make the correct size and pixel aspect ratio.
If you want to be lazy and just have it work, make your stills 853×480 and pop them in.
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It’s a little weird, but it all points toward time code problems. Could be some tape damage caused by shuttling the tape in the past or even the crinkling that can be caused by heating and cooling of the tape on the spool in storage. It seems like you should be able to use Apple Firewire device control instead of basic. Try fast forwarding or playing the tape to the end and then rewind to pack it on the spool. Then you might have to experiment with changing the out point or attempting to capture the clip in two overlapping parts.
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Maybe you need to back up here. I can see that the two methods do not match, but which one is correct is another story. Exactly what is the spec you need to deliver and exactly how will this video be used in its final form?