NLE Mac / Final Cut questions from 2003

Dave Sweet · May 30th, 2003, 12:11 PM

Anyone know of good NLE software that will run in Spanish? Could be Mac or PC I suppose, although I think they are using Macs now. This is for a friend teaching video among indigenous folk in Guatemala.

Richard Alvarez · May 30th, 2003, 01:51 PM

Avid has multi language support

Dave Sweet · May 30th, 2003, 03:52 PM

Thanks Richard - I'll pass that along.

Daniel Tan · June 1st, 2003, 11:14 PM

Hey everybody,

First of all I like to say hello to everybody out there. this is my first post in the forum and I am excited to be in this DV world.

I have a G4 Mac and a TRV900...recently my camera got busted because of a firewire problem. The service guy at the store told me that the my G4 powermac with OS10 is burning out my firewire circuit in my DV camera because of the high voltage from my Mac being delivered to my camera DV firewire inputs.

I like to ask if anybody has a suggestion or advise on this. Does that means that in future I cannot connect my MAC to my camera anymore? This is distressing for me as I just bought the MAC machine and is looking forward to begin my editing career.

Thanks.

Regards,
Daniel

Dean Sensui · June 2nd, 2003, 04:39 AM

Daniel...

Check to see if the G4's firewire ports work with anything else just to rule out the G4. If it's able to mount external drives or other cameras then you know the problem is definitely the camera.

There's no way for the G4 to zap your camera through the firewire cable, unless there's a major problem with the cable you're using.

The G4 has a 6-pin socket which does supply power. However, the camera's socket is 4-pin, which is identical to the 6-pin except that there's no provisions for power.

Apple was among the first to adopt the firewire standard and, as far as I've experienced, all of them work as advertised. I have three Macs here at home and several more at work. None have had the problem you describe. I've connected an XL1, XL1s, Sony deck, Kodak DCS 620x, external hard drives and a Canon Elura without incident.

You might want to check with a store that provides Apple repair service to make sure it's not the G4.

Dean Sensui
Base Two Productions

Andrew Hogan · June 2nd, 2003, 07:18 PM

I have been experimenting with Plugins lately too. I have bought Joe's Filters, Virtex Filters and the big one BCC (Boris Continuum Complete) I got the Motion pack that includes Boris RED too.
BCC you can install into AE and FCP and RED too. RED is like AE but I'm still trying to get my head around it. New version or RED out soon too. I think I'd like Final Effects too but it is quite expensive here compared with BCC. i think their site is www.borisfx.com

Walter Chang · June 2nd, 2003, 08:57 PM

Is there a program that converts swf to avi, with the wav sound, that can be easily used in premiere? (other than using quick time, and seperately getting the sound)

Adrian Douglas · June 2nd, 2003, 09:00 PM

If you have the original .fla file you can export it as an .avi in Flash MX. I think Flash 5 will do it to, but not Flash 4 or earlier.

Michael Westphal · June 2nd, 2003, 10:37 PM

Daniel, you might also inspect the cable. I saw a cheap cable bend the pins on a Sony D8 4pin port, effectively disabling the port and shorting out the PC firewire card. (Luckily, it wasn't my camera, cable, or PC...). When in doubt, replace the cable first.

Joe Lloyd · June 3rd, 2003, 09:21 AM

Anyone know of a confirmed shipdate for FCP4 yet?

Jeff Price · June 3rd, 2003, 09:35 AM

From the Apple web site -

Enhancements in QuickTime 6.3
Support for 3GPP, the new standard for multimedia on wireless devices, including:
AAC and AMR audio
MPEG-4 and H.263 video
3G Text
Native .3gp file format support (available via the 3GPP Component, a free download at apple.com/quicktime/download)
Playback of .amr and .sdv files (available via the 3GPP Component, a free download at apple.com/quicktime/download).
Automatic detection of streaming transport. [?3214344?]
Improved MPEG video playback in Keynote. [3069390]
Significant improvements to DV audio and video synchronization. [3144077, 3178468, 3243786]
Import and playback of Kodak DCS Photo Desk JPEG files. [3171514]

QuickTime Pro users also get access to an enhanced AAC encoder.

Jeff Price · June 3rd, 2003, 09:37 AM

Confirmed, no. Thinksecret is reporting June 9.

Michael Estepp · June 3rd, 2003, 11:12 AM

Hey folks,
I have a fcp project I would like to burn to VCD... I have Cleaner... and I tried it out... its now saved as an MPG file... i burned it to CD. the dvd player recognizes it... plays it.. goes through the time code... but the image stays on the DVD players main window... and no audio... Damn it, Im a filmmaker... all this computer stuff is giving me such a headache! lol Actually... you people have been more then a world of help. I appriciate it so much. With your help I will become supper savy with all this sh#t

Thanks
Michael

Jeff Chandler · June 3rd, 2003, 02:44 PM

Is ther a way to automate stills to the timeline with a default transition between each in FCP3 like there is in Premiere? Or do you have to add the transition manually between each still?

Nick Hiltgen · June 4th, 2003, 01:19 AM

dies anyone else notice slower load tiems when playing m2v files? IT's taken me like 5 times as long to open an m2v file as it did in quicktime 6.2

May 30th, 2003, 12:11 PM	#526
Dave Sweet New Boot Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hamilton, MA Posts: 14	NLE in Spanish Anyone know of good NLE software that will run in Spanish? Could be Mac or PC I suppose, although I think they are using Macs now. This is for a friend teaching video among indigenous folk in Guatemala.

June 1st, 2003, 11:14 PM	#529
Daniel Tan Tourist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2	MAC to Camera..Firewire problem Hey everybody, First of all I like to say hello to everybody out there. this is my first post in the forum and I am excited to be in this DV world. I have a G4 Mac and a TRV900...recently my camera got busted because of a firewire problem. The service guy at the store told me that the my G4 powermac with OS10 is burning out my firewire circuit in my DV camera because of the high voltage from my Mac being delivered to my camera DV firewire inputs. I like to ask if anybody has a suggestion or advise on this. Does that means that in future I cannot connect my MAC to my camera anymore? This is distressing for me as I just bought the MAC machine and is looking forward to begin my editing career. Thanks. Regards, Daniel

June 2nd, 2003, 08:57 PM	#532
Walter Chang New Boot Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lake Hiawatha NJ Posts: 10	swf to avi for use in premiere Is there a program that converts swf to avi, with the wav sound, that can be easily used in premiere? (other than using quick time, and seperately getting the sound)

June 2nd, 2003, 09:00 PM	#533
Adrian Douglas Trustee Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Chigasaki, Japan. Posts: 1,660	If you have the original .fla file you can export it as an .avi in Flash MX. I think Flash 5 will do it to, but not Flash 4 or earlier. __________________ Adrian DVInfo.net Search for quick answers Where to buy? From the best in the business...DVInfo.net sponsors

June 2nd, 2003, 10:37 PM	#534
Michael Westphal Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 166	Daniel, you might also inspect the cable. I saw a cheap cable bend the pins on a Sony D8 4pin port, effectively disabling the port and shorting out the PC firewire card. (Luckily, it wasn't my camera, cable, or PC...). When in doubt, replace the cable first. __________________ Michael A Westphal

May 30th, 2003, 01:51 PM	#527
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Avid has multi language support

May 30th, 2003, 03:52 PM	#528
Dave Sweet New Boot Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hamilton, MA Posts: 14	Thanks Richard - I'll pass that along.

June 2nd, 2003, 04:39 AM	#530
Dean Sensui Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 2,054	Daniel... Check to see if the G4's firewire ports work with anything else just to rule out the G4. If it's able to mount external drives or other cameras then you know the problem is definitely the camera. There's no way for the G4 to zap your camera through the firewire cable, unless there's a major problem with the cable you're using. The G4 has a 6-pin socket which does supply power. However, the camera's socket is 4-pin, which is identical to the 6-pin except that there's no provisions for power. Apple was among the first to adopt the firewire standard and, as far as I've experienced, all of them work as advertised. I have three Macs here at home and several more at work. None have had the problem you describe. I've connected an XL1, XL1s, Sony deck, Kodak DCS 620x, external hard drives and a Canon Elura without incident. You might want to check with a store that provides Apple repair service to make sure it's not the G4. Dean Sensui Base Two Productions

June 2nd, 2003, 07:18 PM	#531
Andrew Hogan Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Canberra AUSTRALIA Posts: 169	I have been experimenting with Plugins lately too. I have bought Joe's Filters, Virtex Filters and the big one BCC (Boris Continuum Complete) I got the Motion pack that includes Boris RED too. BCC you can install into AE and FCP and RED too. RED is like AE but I'm still trying to get my head around it. New version or RED out soon too. I think I'd like Final Effects too but it is quite expensive here compared with BCC. i think their site is www.borisfx.com

June 3rd, 2003, 09:21 AM	#535
Joe Lloyd Major Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Auckland, NZ Posts: 202	FCP4 ship date? Anyone know of a confirmed shipdate for FCP4 yet?

June 3rd, 2003, 09:35 AM	#536
Jeff Price Major Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chico, California Posts: 357	QT 6.3 released From the Apple web site - Enhancements in QuickTime 6.3 Support for 3GPP, the new standard for multimedia on wireless devices, including: AAC and AMR audio MPEG-4 and H.263 video 3G Text Native .3gp file format support (available via the 3GPP Component, a free download at apple.com/quicktime/download) Playback of .amr and .sdv files (available via the 3GPP Component, a free download at apple.com/quicktime/download). Automatic detection of streaming transport. [?3214344?] Improved MPEG video playback in Keynote. [3069390] Significant improvements to DV audio and video synchronization. [3144077, 3178468, 3243786] Import and playback of Kodak DCS Photo Desk JPEG files. [3171514] QuickTime Pro users also get access to an enhanced AAC encoder. __________________ Jeff Price Flickerflix Nature Videos flickerflix@yahoo.com

June 3rd, 2003, 09:37 AM	#537
Jeff Price Major Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chico, California Posts: 357	Confirmed, no. Thinksecret is reporting June 9. __________________ Jeff Price Flickerflix Nature Videos flickerflix@yahoo.com

June 3rd, 2003, 11:12 AM	#538
Michael Estepp Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 95	Vcd Hey folks, I have a fcp project I would like to burn to VCD... I have Cleaner... and I tried it out... its now saved as an MPG file... i burned it to CD. the dvd player recognizes it... plays it.. goes through the time code... but the image stays on the DVD players main window... and no audio... Damn it, Im a filmmaker... all this computer stuff is giving me such a headache! lol Actually... you people have been more then a world of help. I appriciate it so much. With your help I will become supper savy with all this sh#t Thanks Michael

June 3rd, 2003, 02:44 PM	#539
Jeff Chandler Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Mesa, Az. Posts: 167	Automate to timeline? Is ther a way to automate stills to the timeline with a default transition between each in FCP3 like there is in Premiere? Or do you have to add the transition manually between each still? __________________ Jeff Chandler

June 4th, 2003, 01:19 AM	#540
Nick Hiltgen Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,427	dies anyone else notice slower load tiems when playing m2v files? IT's taken me like 5 times as long to open an m2v file as it did in quicktime 6.2