NLE Mac / Final Cut questions from 2003

Jeff Sheehan · March 6th, 2003, 04:55 AM

I am having problems capturing footage from my xl-1. It plays Ok in the capture window but as soon as I begin to capture I get a pop up explaining that there is a break in the timecode, there is no break in the timecode and the footage that was capturted prior to the error message had a lot of static and the audio was out of synch. Any suggestions.

I have switched off the abort button in the prefs, and am no longer interupted, but the captured video is horrible. I lowered the pref for realtime audio. Was wondering if I could lower the compression data rate. The footage was shot in SP mode. Is this a common Canon problem.???

Jeff Donald · March 6th, 2003, 06:26 AM

Read some of the posts about Sync Adjust Movies (SAM) and you'll get tips for dealing with it. What are you using, and iMac, Tower, Powerbook? What type of drive are you capturing to? Are you hooked up to the internet or network while trying to capture? Please give more details about your system. You may not have enough processing power to have do HQ audio. FCX does not offer lower compression rates. FCP does, but that would not help your issues. This is not a Canon issues, definitely FCX.

Rocky Han · March 6th, 2003, 08:18 AM

I got Cinema Tools just now, and I have a DVX100. But I don't know how to do that with CT? I have try more times, but I'm not found some tutorial on internet.

So anybody can tell me how to do...

THX!

Jeff Sheehan · March 6th, 2003, 03:02 PM

Thanks for the reply. I have a Power Mac Dual 1 Ghz, with 1.25 Gb of Ram. I am capturing to an external ata 7200firewire drive with a 911 oxford chip set. I am not connected to a network and have a cable modem so I am connected to the internet whiole trying to capture. I am going to try with a different 1)firewire cable and then when it is returned to me a different camera.
Thanks again

John Kaye · March 6th, 2003, 03:27 PM

I made my titles with FCP title generator. They are simple white on black background. the white font is set at 80% and black opacity at 90% and then I applied Gaussian blur at 0.3 as stated on Ken Stone's page. Now I have a problem of a greenish hue when I pplay them. It only happens at the beginning when there's a Cross dissolve between the slug and the titles. It doesn't happen if there's a Cross dissolve between the titles themselves but only at the begining whith a slug proceeding it.
Meaning: slug-cross dissolve-tille: green hue for gfew seconds until the titles are fully shown on the screen then they are normal white.
title-cross dissovle-title: normal transaction.
I have a feeling it is the Gaussian Blur. Do I really need it? Any one knows how to fix that problem without recommending redoing them in Photoshop :)

John Kaye · March 6th, 2003, 03:50 PM

I just solved that problem and in case someone else encounters the same issue here's how I solved it. For some reason when you place a slug in from of a Title and cross dissolve between them, it will give that green hueish effect. What you need to do is substitute the slug with an empty text. FCP will automatically place a black background and then you can apply the Cross disolve and have a clean effect.

John Kaye · March 6th, 2003, 03:55 PM

It just dawned on me that I am doing all the NTSC specifications on my project for TV showing, but what if I send my Final Copy on a DVD to be shown in a festival? Do I need to change the NTSC specifications (mainly the titles with Gaussian Blur and opacity of 80% white, etc. etc.) or should I leave all the changes and send as is?

Ken Tanaka · March 6th, 2003, 04:11 PM

It will all depend on what format a specific festival might require. Contact the festival's organization to determine what they want.

Jeff Donald · March 6th, 2003, 09:27 PM

How full is the FireWire drive? Do you have any programs running that reguarly accesses the internet (mail, weather updates, sytem clock is sync to net etc.)? What OS and version of FCP are you using? You may want to try trashing the FCP's preferences.

Jeff Donald · March 6th, 2003, 09:31 PM

You don't necessarily need Cinema Tools to edit 24p. Cinema Tools is used to generate an EDL for cutting the negative. Are you going to film and have a film negative you have to match frame back from the FCP edit?

Rocky Han · March 7th, 2003, 01:48 AM

you are right, I needn't film, just DV is ok.

And if I haven't 24P camcorder but I still wanna film look, how other way I can do expect change Gamma? such as when I using PD150(PAL), how to simulate film look without 24P camcorder

Ken Tanaka · March 7th, 2003, 02:15 AM

You would use a software tool, such as Magic Bullet or CineLook, during post-production.

Jeff Donald · March 7th, 2003, 05:27 AM

After Effects also has a Gamma tool that will let you adjust the curves. MB is my favorite, but the rendering can be slow. It renders at about 3 to 10 seconds per frame on my 450 Dual Processor machine.

Rocky Han · March 7th, 2003, 10:41 AM

I usually use FCP 3 way color correct, it's a better way for me. some friends in Apple company, they would lend the newest Mac Computer to me. So I don't care performance of my computer :-)

Thanks for everybody help!

Jeremiah Boucher · March 8th, 2003, 12:02 PM

I would like to add another hard drive to my G4 running FCP 2. I already have a master and a slave installed on the original hard drive connector ribbon (I don't know the technical name), so as I see it I have three options. Well two really, since the cost of an external firewire raid is prohibitivie.

Option 1. Get a PCI/ATA card and connect some more hard drives internally.

Option 2. Get some external firewire hard drives.

For discussion assume 60gb 7200 rpm with 2mb buffer.

Of the two, which will offer faster render times? With the cost of the adaptor card, both options are comparable in price.

Has anybody tried the ATA hardware raid that sonnet (i think?) now has?

Cheers, Jeremiah

March 6th, 2003, 04:55 AM	#196
Jeff Sheehan Tourist Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nyc Posts: 2	capturing from XL-1 to FCX I am having problems capturing footage from my xl-1. It plays Ok in the capture window but as soon as I begin to capture I get a pop up explaining that there is a break in the timecode, there is no break in the timecode and the footage that was capturted prior to the error message had a lot of static and the audio was out of synch. Any suggestions. I have switched off the abort button in the prefs, and am no longer interupted, but the captured video is horrible. I lowered the pref for realtime audio. Was wondering if I could lower the compression data rate. The footage was shot in SP mode. Is this a common Canon problem.???

March 6th, 2003, 06:26 AM	#197
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Read some of the posts about Sync Adjust Movies (SAM) and you'll get tips for dealing with it. What are you using, and iMac, Tower, Powerbook? What type of drive are you capturing to? Are you hooked up to the internet or network while trying to capture? Please give more details about your system. You may not have enough processing power to have do HQ audio. FCX does not offer lower compression rates. FCP does, but that would not help your issues. This is not a Canon issues, definitely FCX. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 6th, 2003, 08:18 AM	#198
Rocky Han New Boot Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: BJ China Posts: 11	How to edit 24P in Cinema Tools I got Cinema Tools just now, and I have a DVX100. But I don't know how to do that with CT? I have try more times, but I'm not found some tutorial on internet. So anybody can tell me how to do... THX! __________________ There is no more nature. There is only technology. Everyday life is war.

March 6th, 2003, 03:02 PM	#199
Jeff Sheehan Tourist Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nyc Posts: 2	More Infro Thanks for the reply. I have a Power Mac Dual 1 Ghz, with 1.25 Gb of Ram. I am capturing to an external ata 7200firewire drive with a 911 oxford chip set. I am not connected to a network and have a cable modem so I am connected to the internet whiole trying to capture. I am going to try with a different 1)firewire cable and then when it is returned to me a different camera. Thanks again

March 6th, 2003, 03:27 PM	#200
John Kaye Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: L.A. Posts: 57	Titles problem I made my titles with FCP title generator. They are simple white on black background. the white font is set at 80% and black opacity at 90% and then I applied Gaussian blur at 0.3 as stated on Ken Stone's page. Now I have a problem of a greenish hue when I pplay them. It only happens at the beginning when there's a Cross dissolve between the slug and the titles. It doesn't happen if there's a Cross dissolve between the titles themselves but only at the begining whith a slug proceeding it. Meaning: slug-cross dissolve-tille: green hue for gfew seconds until the titles are fully shown on the screen then they are normal white. title-cross dissovle-title: normal transaction. I have a feeling it is the Gaussian Blur. Do I really need it? Any one knows how to fix that problem without recommending redoing them in Photoshop :)

March 6th, 2003, 03:50 PM	#201
John Kaye Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: L.A. Posts: 57	I just solved that problem and in case someone else encounters the same issue here's how I solved it. For some reason when you place a slug in from of a Title and cross dissolve between them, it will give that green hueish effect. What you need to do is substitute the slug with an empty text. FCP will automatically place a black background and then you can apply the Cross disolve and have a clean effect.

March 6th, 2003, 03:55 PM	#202
John Kaye Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: L.A. Posts: 57	Festival vs TV copy It just dawned on me that I am doing all the NTSC specifications on my project for TV showing, but what if I send my Final Copy on a DVD to be shown in a festival? Do I need to change the NTSC specifications (mainly the titles with Gaussian Blur and opacity of 80% white, etc. etc.) or should I leave all the changes and send as is?

March 6th, 2003, 04:11 PM	#203
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	It will all depend on what format a specific festival might require. Contact the festival's organization to determine what they want. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

March 6th, 2003, 09:27 PM	#204
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	How full is the FireWire drive? Do you have any programs running that reguarly accesses the internet (mail, weather updates, sytem clock is sync to net etc.)? What OS and version of FCP are you using? You may want to try trashing the FCP's preferences. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 6th, 2003, 09:31 PM	#205
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	You don't necessarily need Cinema Tools to edit 24p. Cinema Tools is used to generate an EDL for cutting the negative. Are you going to film and have a film negative you have to match frame back from the FCP edit? __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 7th, 2003, 01:48 AM	#206
Rocky Han New Boot Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: BJ China Posts: 11	you are right, I needn't film, just DV is ok. And if I haven't 24P camcorder but I still wanna film look, how other way I can do expect change Gamma? such as when I using PD150(PAL), how to simulate film look without 24P camcorder __________________ There is no more nature. There is only technology. Everyday life is war.

March 7th, 2003, 02:15 AM	#207
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	You would use a software tool, such as Magic Bullet or CineLook, during post-production. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

March 7th, 2003, 05:27 AM	#208
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	After Effects also has a Gamma tool that will let you adjust the curves. MB is my favorite, but the rendering can be slow. It renders at about 3 to 10 seconds per frame on my 450 Dual Processor machine. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 7th, 2003, 10:41 AM	#209
Rocky Han New Boot Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: BJ China Posts: 11	I usually use FCP 3 way color correct, it's a better way for me. some friends in Apple company, they would lend the newest Mac Computer to me. So I don't care performance of my computer :-) Thanks for everybody help! __________________ There is no more nature. There is only technology. Everyday life is war.

March 8th, 2003, 12:02 PM	#210
Jeremiah Boucher New Boot Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 8	Storage: Internal or External? I would like to add another hard drive to my G4 running FCP 2. I already have a master and a slave installed on the original hard drive connector ribbon (I don't know the technical name), so as I see it I have three options. Well two really, since the cost of an external firewire raid is prohibitivie. Option 1. Get a PCI/ATA card and connect some more hard drives internally. Option 2. Get some external firewire hard drives. For discussion assume 60gb 7200 rpm with 2mb buffer. Of the two, which will offer faster render times? With the cost of the adaptor card, both options are comparable in price. Has anybody tried the ATA hardware raid that sonnet (i think?) now has? Cheers, Jeremiah