[Winston A. cely]

The problems I encountered with Media Manager were always due to the clips in the timeline being modified, specifically speed changes. If I had one clip like that I’d end up getting a mangled timeline. The thing is, I haven’t used or even needed to use Media Manager since FCP4. Every project is captured at native resolution, edited that way, and unless there are major color correction issues, we give the dub house a QuickTime file in the native resolution to bring down to broadcast legal levels and dubbed to tape. This wouldn’t work for everyone right now, but with new ProRes codecs coming out, bigger, faster drives getting cheaper and easier to transport, there’s quickly going to be no need to “media manage” your footage in the near future. Capture it once to a drive and it lives there. You’ll just pop the drive out and take it to someone to color correct, or take a clone to the dub-house to go directly to tape.

Seems to me like Apple is doing the same thing they always do, and that’s force us to look to the future. Is it annoying as hell? F****ng-A it is, but it’s also a good swift kick in the balls to keep us moving forward instead of stagnating on old ideas about what’s efficient or needed.

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
4 GB RAM | Final Cut Studio 5.1.4 | Aja Kona LHe

“If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subject, you can create the consoling allusion it has been mastered.” – Stanley Kubrick

[Winston A. cely]

As someone who had a client on the opposite coast iChat Theater integration is ground breaking. Background rendering is terrific as well, and Motion is to the point were the only thing I know I’ll need is 3D lettering. Kinda wish that was in this one, but no worries.

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
4 GB RAM | Final Cut Studio 5.1.4 | Aja Kona LHe

“If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subject, you can create the consoling allusion it has been mastered.” – Stanley Kubrick

[Winston A. cely]

I’m with you on all points Shane, although I’ve been too scared to use Media Manager since FCP4. I am glad that they have at least attempted improvements on it.

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
4 GB RAM | Final Cut Studio 5.1.4 | Aja Kona LHe

“If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subject, you can create the consoling allusion it has been mastered.” – Stanley Kubrick

[Winston A. cely]

They specifically mention an “improved Media Manager” that “optimized to improve media trimming, especially for clips with speed changes, multicam clips, and anamorphic media.” That’s the one thing I was hoping for, and it looks like they’ve finally addressed the issues. It may not be perfect yet (hell, no ones had a chance to use it yet) but I’m sure it’s better than it was! OK, anything would be better than Media Manager was.

I hate to say it, but I think you may be jumping the gun a bit early. I say after some of us guinea pigs jump on board the new Studio, try it out, and if it fails by that point, we all march on Apple’s Campus! 😀 Until then, I think the update/upgrade is pretty exciting (especially at the upgrade price point!)

As far as Blu-ray, yeah, yeah, yeah. Disappointing, but whatever. There are other programs out there doing a better job of Blu-ray, and I’ve yet to have more than one client actually request Blu-ray. Most people are happy with a QuickTime file in the format they need and go from there. FCS does everything I need and from the looks of it, for most people here. I think if I ever really needed to have a Blu-ray disc authored, I’d give that work to Walter.

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
4 GB RAM | Final Cut Studio 5.1.4 | Aja Kona LHe

“If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subject, you can create the consoling allusion it has been mastered.” – Stanley Kubrick

[Winston A. cely]

Thanks Stephen! That’s giving me 100 times better results. I still need to some minor tweaking, but you saved me from throwing out my computer!

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
4 GB RAM | Final Cut Studio 5.1.4 | Aja Kona LHe

“If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subject, you can create the consoling allusion it has been mastered.” – Stanley Kubrick

[Winston A. cely]

Thanks for your help Stephen. I hadn’t tried de-interlacing in FCP yet. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
4 GB RAM | Final Cut Studio 5.1.4 | Aja Kona LHe

“If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subject, you can create the consoling allusion it has been mastered.” – Stanley Kubrick

[Winston A. cely]

I can’t get this thing to work. Here’s the link to my MobileMe gallery:
https://gallery.me.com/della.st.media#100009

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
4 GB RAM | Final Cut Studio 5.1.4 | Aja Kona LHe

“If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subject, you can create the consoling allusion it has been mastered.” – Stanley Kubrick

[Winston A. cely]

There are no speed changes. Here’s the clip:

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
4 GB RAM | Final Cut Studio 5.1.4 | Aja Kona LHe

“If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subject, you can create the consoling allusion it has been mastered.” – Stanley Kubrick

[Winston A. cely]

BTW, I’ve tried putting the tracker in multiple places all over the video, and it’s continuing to do the same thing.

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
4 GB RAM | Final Cut Studio 5.1.4 | Aja Kona LHe

“If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subject, you can create the consoling allusion it has been mastered.” – Stanley Kubrick

[Winston A. cely]

That’s strange that on export through Compressor that it’s slower. I use Compressor almost exclusively now for export from Motion because it’s twice to three times quicker for me.

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
4 GB RAM | Final Cut Studio 5.1.4 | Aja Kona LHe

“If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subject, you can create the consoling allusion it has been mastered.” – Stanley Kubrick