Zane Barker
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I would recommend going for a wide screen look over a letterbox look.
Wide screen TVs are far more common these days then 4:3 TVs are. With that in mind if you play a video that is permanently letterbox on a wide screen TV you end up with a small image that has black on all 4 sides. And to me that just looks bad.
**Hindsight is always 1080p**
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Why not rent some and see what you like.
borrowlenses.com
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“original post said what settings b/4 adding to timeline” Chris Tompkins
No it didn’t tell what settings all the original post said wad mov file. That could mean any one of hundreds of codecs.
The reason it’s important to know what codec that camera uses to record is because many cameras do not record in a format that is naitivly FCP compatible, so they need to be converted to a proper editing codec before bringing it into FCP.
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You seem to think that the only way to get a lens to use I to buy. Why not rent lenses? I only recommend buying a lens if you are going to be using that lens quite a bit over an extended period of time.
Check out borrowlenses.com
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Well first we need to know what codec that camera uses for it’s video files.
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Good to know thanks David.
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[Gary Johns] “How do I get the system settings (scratch disk, thumbnail cache, autosave, waveform, etc.) to follow my projects?”
You manually change the settings each time.
There may be a 3rd party software that handles this, but Im not sure. Perhaps this will be a feature in a future version of FCP.
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[Jared Smith] “i am having to render my magic bullet looks and core melt plug ins”
Well those will have to render no matter what frame size you use.
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The BIGGER question you should be asking, is why are you having to render so much.
[Jared Smith] “I am shooting everything in 1080p”
That does not tell us anything as for the format you are shooting.
If you are having to render every time you do anything on the time like that that is means that your sequence settings settings do not match the video you are editing.
What codec are you editing, what is the frame rate of the video you are editing?
What are your timeline settings?[Jared Smith] “I am shooting everything in 1080p just to have the option of zooming in and out and what not while in post.”
That zooming in and out in post is certainly going to add some render time.
Im personally not a fan of that mindset, ill zoom it in post, or ill fix/change it in post. Shooting it properly while on set will save you a lot of time later.
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USB is NOT suitable for video editing. It works via bursts of data and video needs constant data.
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