32-bit dissolve in FCP? at DVinfo.net

Brandon Freeman · February 19th, 2009, 11:23 AM

Hey, there,

I'm a Vegas Pro 8.0 user that's going to jump to Mac soon. It's no fault of Vegas, in fact, I'm really going to miss the app, but I'm not going to punish a Mac with Windows. :D (Insert campaign to get Vegas Pro 9.0 on Mac's OS here.)

My biggest concern is the 32-bit mode on FCP. With Vegas, I can throw any file type, anything, on the timeline, have it be processed in 32-bit mode, and get some sick cross fades that seriously resemble film. Just the default dissolve, being processed 32-bit.

Is that the same in FCP? Or am I going to have to re-render every piece of HDV I bring in from my FireStore to ProRes BEFORE working with it? I like working with the compressed file type because it saves space, and I can render off the original, saving me a lot of space.

Am I making sense? And if so, is any of this possible in FCP?

William Hohauser · February 20th, 2009, 10:46 PM

Just set your HDV sequence to render in ProRes. The untouched HDV footage will be left alone and you can save drive space.

Brandon Freeman · February 21st, 2009, 12:07 AM

That's what I surmised. Can you tell me if I can get the same results with fades in a 32-bit floating point project as I can in Vegas 8?

David W. Jones · February 21st, 2009, 07:54 AM

Your limiting factor with any edit system will be your choice of final output resolution.
Output to 8-bit 4.2.0 and thats exactly what you get.

Andy Mees · February 21st, 2009, 10:00 AM

You can force render supported effects and transitions (including the basic "Cross Dissolve") in 32 bit if you change the Sequence Settings > Video Processing to "Render all YUV material in high-precision YUV"

February 19th, 2009, 11:23 AM	#1
Brandon Freeman Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 226	32-bit dissolve in FCP? Hey, there, I'm a Vegas Pro 8.0 user that's going to jump to Mac soon. It's no fault of Vegas, in fact, I'm really going to miss the app, but I'm not going to punish a Mac with Windows. :D (Insert campaign to get Vegas Pro 9.0 on Mac's OS here.) My biggest concern is the 32-bit mode on FCP. With Vegas, I can throw any file type, anything, on the timeline, have it be processed in 32-bit mode, and get some sick cross fades that seriously resemble film. Just the default dissolve, being processed 32-bit. Is that the same in FCP? Or am I going to have to re-render every piece of HDV I bring in from my FireStore to ProRes BEFORE working with it? I like working with the compressed file type because it saves space, and I can render off the original, saving me a lot of space. Am I making sense? And if so, is any of this possible in FCP? __________________ Canon EOS 7D, Final Cut Studio 2

February 20th, 2009, 10:46 PM	#2
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Just set your HDV sequence to render in ProRes. The untouched HDV footage will be left alone and you can save drive space. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

February 21st, 2009, 12:07 AM	#3
Brandon Freeman Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 226	That's what I surmised. Can you tell me if I can get the same results with fades in a 32-bit floating point project as I can in Vegas 8? __________________ Canon EOS 7D, Final Cut Studio 2

February 21st, 2009, 07:54 AM	#4
David W. Jones Trustee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,383	Your limiting factor with any edit system will be your choice of final output resolution. Output to 8-bit 4.2.0 and thats exactly what you get.

February 21st, 2009, 10:00 AM	#5
Andy Mees Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 645	You can force render supported effects and transitions (including the basic "Cross Dissolve") in 32 bit if you change the Sequence Settings > Video Processing to "Render all YUV material in high-precision YUV"