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I just want to be sure I’m understanding this…

You’re seeing color bars (black and white) via the junction box at the same time that video is playing in Media 100?

This is definitely weird, ’cause the bars HAVE to be coming from somewhere, and the only other place that they COULD come from is the AJA Control Panel. However, if Media 100 has control of the board, then the control panel doesn’t.

Have you tried deleting the M100 preferences? Be sure Media 100 is quit and then find the folder “Media 100 Preferences” here: YourUserFolder>Library>Preferences and delete it. You should also delete the file called “com.media100.media100hd.plist

– Which AJA card is it?
– Which Mac is this in?
– What OS?
– Any cards besides the graphics card and the AJA card?
– What slots are the cards in? Remember, there are 4 slots in the Mac but 5 openings in the back. On the back, counting from the bottom it’s 1, fake slot, 2, 3, 4.

~ Wick

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Ted,

3 things to add…

– Those XMLs can go to Color and back as well with a very cool “Update Media from XML” feature.

– You’ll need the v6.0.1 driver from AJA.

– You’ve got the Kona3 card, which means the v6.0.1 AJA download will include a firmware updater. DO NOT UPDATE THE FIRMWARE ON YOUR KONA3 card if you want to use the card with Media 100. We’re working with AJA to fix this, until then, leave the card alone and both M100 v13 and FCP v6 will be happy as can be.

~Wick

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Hi Jack,

The short answer to this question is “no”.

The long answer isn’t really an answer at all but a years long conversation that’s been taking place in the industry about the merits of using long gop media in post-production. Many purists will tell you that it’s best to use a “traditional” codec for editing and compositing. Media 100 products currently adhere to that belief as well.

~Wick

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There’s no cut and dry answer to this questions. It depends on what you want to do with the final result and what sort of steps might happen in between.

Generally speaking, whatever codec you choose, you want to stick with it all the way through for the least surprises (see Matt’s thread for an example of one the potential surpirses: https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/4/862475).

I like the ProRes codecs, but I have seen other conversations about some caveats when running in and out of After Effects for example: https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/2/922146#922194.

My best advice for questions like this remains…

Start at the end, focusing on the end result that you need and/or want. Work your way back to the material that you’ve got, then set up a small, representational version of your project and run it through the workflow to see if it’s going to give you what you want in the end.

~Wick

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Hi Jack,

Yes, that’s the one to choose.

RE: “psf”, it means “Progressive Segmented Frames”.

What it tells the application is, “This is really interlaced video, but each field in every frame is identical so please treat it as if it’s progressive when rendering effects and transitions.”

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Hi Max,

Short answer: Yes

Longer answer…
– Make a new Comp
– Enter RED as usual
– From File menu, Open Project…
– When asked to save settings, choose “Don’t Save”
– Navigate to place where your settings file is and bring it in

That oughta do it.

~Wick

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Hi Michael,

I didn’t mean to leave you hanging like that. I’m not avoiding the question but it does put me in a bit of a spot vs. our friends at AJA.

Let’s say it this way…
I was told by the hardware engineers at Media 100, Inc that the scaling chips on the HDx card are chips that Snell and Wilcox had used in some of their high-end scalers. “Best of the best” components like that don’t come cheap. This is just one of the reasons why it didn’t add up for us to keep making those cards.

How’s that for a political answer?

~Wick

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Paul,

I’m sorry but the answers to your questions are, No, no and no.

I assume you’re asking because you’re having these problems after backing up QT?

If so, be sure to Get Info on the QuickTime application to ensure that it is, indeed, reporting as v7.5

~Wick

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Matt,

Yes, v13 is OK with OS 10.5.5 and it WILL work with the v6.0.1 driver from AJA (in fact, M100 v13 requires the v6.0.1 driver).

A special note for Kona 3 card users. The new AJA driver downloads include a firmware updater for the Kona 3 cards only. v13 of Media 100 is currently NOT compatible with the new firmware. We’re already working on an update to M100 that will work with an update from AJA to get everything lined up again (except for QT, that is).

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Hi Matt,

I just tried this myself and couldn’t reproduce it. I then ran it by the engineer in charge of this area of the app and it doesn’t make sense to him.

Are you absolutely sure that your “Render” codec is the same as the acquired media?

You’re coming in HDV, can we assume you’re capturing it at HD frame size?

If you play the By-Ref export in QT Player, does it look “bad” in QT Player?

Do you get a different result if you A: export Self-contained? or B: Export as “Other > QuickTime…”?

~Wick