[Tommy Talley]

I’m having a similar problem.

I bought the Boris Pack which included Continuum, Final Effects, and RED.

All of my transitions and filters form Continuum are working, but the majority of the effects from Final Effects are giving me this kind of error: “The Effect FEC PIN WIPE failed to render”

I get the message when I place it in the the timeline, and when I attempt to run a render I get a pop up with the same message.

tommy talley
contrastfilms.net
tommy@contrastflms.net

“Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can’t buy backbone. Don’t let them forget it. Thank you.” – Herman Blume

[Tommy Talley]

I was shooting all XL-2 until I got my HVX.

The XL-2 does not hold up very well to today’s HD Prosumer cameras. I would agree with you that your $200 DV camera can look as good, but I would argue that in terms of stability, lens quality, and features the $200 pea shooter pales in comparison.

If your shooting your xl-2 in 24p make sure to use the de-interlace filter in FCP, it will clean it up a bit.

In conclusion, start shopping for a new camera when funds become available. The HVX’s DVCPROHD format I think is cleaner looking than any HDV camera, but even HDV will show vast improvement over an XL-2.

tommy talley
contrastfilms.net
tommy@contrastflms.net

“Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can’t buy backbone. Don’t let them forget it. Thank you.” – Herman Blume

[Tommy Talley]

Yay Playback!!!

Thanks fellas.

Would either of you mind explaining the reasoning behind that adjustment?

tommy talley
contrastfilms.net
tommy@contrastflms.net

“Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can’t buy backbone. Don’t let them forget it. Thank you.” – Herman Blume