Tom Meegan
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I’ve had some less than positive experiences with Media Manager in the past.
I do use Media Manager when I haven’t created nests and slow motion in the project. When I use MM, I test the project it creates, before I put it on the shelf. This has paid off, both in catching my errors as well as MM’s errors.
Since much of my work utilizes multiple nests and slow motion, I’ve found my own ways to stay organized.
Renaming the files is habit now, but I do wish I could build an apple script that would do it for me.
Best,
Tom
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Just for reference…
You will not lose the connection when you change the name in the browser, however…
FCP uses the file path to connect browser clips to media.
When this file path is changed by moving the media file to another location, the clip in the browser will go off-line.
When you try to reconnect you will be prompted to Locate or Search for the file.
Locate is done manually. Great, if you know where the file is.
Search tries to locate the file by matching the clip name and media file name.
This last is the rub. By changing the browser name, the media file name no longer matches. You will have to locate the files manually. Hopefully you know the original name of the media file. If not you will be forced to try to match something else manually, like the duration of the file.
This is not fun.
My habit now, if I must change a browser name is:
Change the browser clip name.
Copy the text of the clip name.
Right click on the clip and choose Reveal in Finder.
Change the name of the media file by pasting the text.
Return to FCP.
The file will be offline.
Right click on the file and choose Reconnect Media.
Click Search of Locate to reconnect.
Once you done that your have re-established the matched name as a way to re-connect media.
Best,
Tom
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To Delete a clip and the corresponding media:
Right click on the clip in the browser.
Choose make off line.
Click the third radio button (Delete from disk.)
Hit OK.
Clip will be marked with red slash.
Select it and hit delete.
Browser sorting:
I don’t think there is a way to stop the browser from sorting.
I work with the sort by placing the most important criteria early in the clip name.
Example:
S001_T002
Would be scene one take two.
When this fails or starts to get unwieldly, I create bins and use the same idea for naming the bins.
Best,
Tom Meegan
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Right click (or control click) on the field and choose the way you would like the information displayed.
Best,
Tom
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I also recommend Nattress filters. They do a good job and are very reasonably priced.
However, if you need the best quality, there is no substitute for the hardware based solution you will get from a dub house.
If your budget for this conversion is > $500, look into a dub house. If you do not have that sort of budget, or you anticipate having to do this kind of conversion in the future, without a budget, buy the Nattress filters.
Best,
Tom Meegan
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Nice tip Bob!
I’m sure I’ll be pulling that one out in the near future.
Tom
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Two things I would include…
Paste Attributes should include composite modes.
Ability to add markers while capturing.
Tom
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As Sacci says above, the resolution of your entire image will be 740 x 480 regardless of whether you choose to shoot 4:3 or squeeze. Your choice to crop the 4:3 image would be when the resolution loss would occur. So…
For 16:9 final output, shoot squeeze or use an anamorphic lens with your camera set to 4:3. Don’t letterbox or crop at any stage of the process, unless there is a compelling reason to do so.
One example of a good time to throw away some resolution by letterboxing, would be when the only monitor available is 4:3 only. In this case, create one letterboxed version for this viewing only.
Good luck.
Tom
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Add bars and tone to the top of your program and set tone level to match their spec. Since they use -20, and FCP’s default tone level is -12, just pull it down 8 db in the time line. Bars, tone and slate are probably a part of their delivery specifications as well.
Then mix so that your peaks don’t exceed -10 on the FCP meter, and try to make it average -15. The reason the mix level seems a bit low is that the signal will be compressed for broadcast or cablecast, and the compression will not treat the higher audio levels well.
What is your delivery format? I you use your reference tone to set the input levels of the VTR, the VTR will match what you do in FCP. Put the vtr in EE and adjust input levels as you play back -20 bars. When your meters read -20 on the deck you are ready to record.
I would do your initial mix for delivery format, and worry about the DVD later.
Tom