NLE Mac / Final Cut questions from 2003

Jeff Donald · January 24th, 2003, 01:06 PM

Read the tutorial over at LAFCPUG. If you have time they have several other Photoshop tutorials I would recommend for a good understanding of the work flow.

Jeff

John Kaye · January 24th, 2003, 03:58 PM

Thanks. What about the Flat Screen TV. Is there a speical specification for that? Do I need to change preferences on FCP while I am editing or after edting but before transfering back to DVD or tape so I can play it on the flat screen without any distortion (Streched face effect)

John Kaye · January 24th, 2003, 06:48 PM

This may be a stupid question for you guys but I'll ask it anyway :)
I got a calibrated NTSC monitor to color correct the images on FCP. Anyone knows what components I need to hook up the monitor to the Computer. I have a G4, OSX.
Again,
Thanks :)

Jeff Donald · January 24th, 2003, 07:52 PM

What monitor do you have and what type of signal will it input, composite, component, RGB ?

Jeff

Claude Isbell · January 25th, 2003, 11:48 PM

I was having a few problems with video I shot after capturing it in Final Cut Pro. When I try and edit to tape, I get a flashing of black and white images in the camera. The fire wire seems to be fine. I'm wondering if there's something with the camera. I even tried it in Adobe Priemer and updating drivers etc, which leaves the camera. Any help is appreciated.

Henrik Bengtsson · January 26th, 2003, 04:39 AM

you need to stretch it from 4:3 proportions to Square pixels (1:1). Usually by stretching it from 720 in width to 768.

Kirk Messner · January 26th, 2003, 07:01 AM

I'm wondering how usable it is on one. I have an iBook 600 combo drive. It would only be for home use; I don't ever plan on trying to make any money on it.

I was reading about FCX, but I think I can get the educational price on FCP. Thanks.

Kirk

Rik Sanchez · January 26th, 2003, 08:06 AM

Kirk,
I have an 800 mhz iBook and edit with FCP 3 on it, I use it mainly in RT Offline mode. So far it has been okay. If I was to edit with it using the full resolution DV, then I would get an external firewire hard drive to hold all my media. The only thing about using FCP on an iBook is probably waiting for it to render, it might be a little slow.

Brian Pink · January 26th, 2003, 09:14 PM

i have an iBook/600 with 640MB of RAM and a G4/500 (single) with 1gb of RAM. they perform about the same. i've done photoshop and ae and fcp tests, and they both run pretty much neck and neck *unless* there's a lot of disk activity. which is why i use the g4 that has more disk space. but i think the iBook would be fine if i plugged my firewire drives into it. one thing to note is that if you're capturing, some people have had problems using only one firewire ( i.e. capturing to an external fw drive on your iBook ). i haven't had those problems, but i've seen them noted on the board before.

Claude Isbell · January 26th, 2003, 10:28 PM

If y'all need more info let me know. I hope this is not what to expect for the future in terms of responses.

Mike Rehmus · January 26th, 2003, 11:43 PM

Your description of the problem doesn't mean much to me. Try and be more precise about what is going on and how you have things hooked up and exactly at what step in the process the artifacts appear.

Do you mean when you attempt to transfer the video back to the camera, you have the artifacts? Where do you see the flashing B&W images and when. All the time? It may be that you need to ask this question on the Macintosh Editing Forum where I"m transferring this thread.

You posted on the weekend which is always a bit slower in terms of action.

Andrew Hogan · January 26th, 2003, 11:46 PM

being flat screen shouldn't make a difference but you do need to squish the picture by changing the image size in photoshop then save it. then later when it is played back on a tv the image will be stretched back to the proper look. Depending whether you use PAL or NTSC the number of pixels will vary too. .

John Kaye · January 27th, 2003, 05:59 PM

and if I use images from the DVcam and I edit them together, will the final peice look "streched" when it plays on a flat screen TV with ratio of 16:9? Sorry if the question seems dumb but I am trying to learn as much as I can :)

Vito Zarrillo · January 27th, 2003, 07:28 PM

This is going to be an AMAZINGLY simple question for 99.5% of you but does the GL2 come with the proper firewire cord needed for me to capture video through FCP 3.0 on a Mac laptop (667 mhz)? I have the cord that is firewire to USB (for the card, right?) What am I missing? or nothing? This is my first attempt at it and I am stuck at the start. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Again thanks.

Vito

Kirk Messner · January 27th, 2003, 07:43 PM

The GL2 doesn't come supplied with a firewire cable. I was a bit upset when I brought mine home and found that out :) You can pick up one at the apple store among other places. I believe it's a 4 to 6 pin type.

January 24th, 2003, 06:48 PM	#48
John Kaye Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: L.A. Posts: 57	NTSC monitor and Mac This may be a stupid question for you guys but I'll ask it anyway :) I got a calibrated NTSC monitor to color correct the images on FCP. Anyone knows what components I need to hook up the monitor to the Computer. I have a G4, OSX. Again, Thanks :)

January 25th, 2003, 11:48 PM	#50
Claude Isbell Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: ny,ny Posts: 52	Vx2000, Cable Or Post Problem? I was having a few problems with video I shot after capturing it in Final Cut Pro. When I try and edit to tape, I get a flashing of black and white images in the camera. The fire wire seems to be fine. I'm wondering if there's something with the camera. I even tried it in Adobe Priemer and updating drivers etc, which leaves the camera. Any help is appreciated.

January 26th, 2003, 04:39 AM	#51
Henrik Bengtsson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Borås, Sweden Posts: 167	you need to stretch it from 4:3 proportions to Square pixels (1:1). Usually by stretching it from 720 in width to 768. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henrik "HuBBa" Bengtsson, Imaginara Fotographia,http://www.imaginara.se

January 26th, 2003, 07:01 AM	#52
Kirk Messner Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fowlerville, MI Posts: 51	FCP on an iBook?? I'm wondering how usable it is on one. I have an iBook 600 combo drive. It would only be for home use; I don't ever plan on trying to make any money on it. I was reading about FCX, but I think I can get the educational price on FCP. Thanks. Kirk

January 26th, 2003, 08:06 AM	#53
Rik Sanchez ChorizoSmells Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 424	Kirk, I have an 800 mhz iBook and edit with FCP 3 on it, I use it mainly in RT Offline mode. So far it has been okay. If I was to edit with it using the full resolution DV, then I would get an external firewire hard drive to hold all my media. The only thing about using FCP on an iBook is probably waiting for it to render, it might be a little slow. __________________ ChorizoSmells Video Barrio Tamatsukuri, Osaka, JAPAN

January 24th, 2003, 01:06 PM	#46
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Read the tutorial over at LAFCPUG. If you have time they have several other Photoshop tutorials I would recommend for a good understanding of the work flow. Jeff

January 24th, 2003, 03:58 PM	#47
John Kaye Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: L.A. Posts: 57	Thanks. What about the Flat Screen TV. Is there a speical specification for that? Do I need to change preferences on FCP while I am editing or after edting but before transfering back to DVD or tape so I can play it on the flat screen without any distortion (Streched face effect)

January 24th, 2003, 07:52 PM	#49
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	What monitor do you have and what type of signal will it input, composite, component, RGB ? Jeff

January 26th, 2003, 09:14 PM	#54
Brian Pink Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 94	i have an iBook/600 with 640MB of RAM and a G4/500 (single) with 1gb of RAM. they perform about the same. i've done photoshop and ae and fcp tests, and they both run pretty much neck and neck unless there's a lot of disk activity. which is why i use the g4 that has more disk space. but i think the iBook would be fine if i plugged my firewire drives into it. one thing to note is that if you're capturing, some people have had problems using only one firewire ( i.e. capturing to an external fw drive on your iBook ). i haven't had those problems, but i've seen them noted on the board before. __________________ This is the way the world ends.

January 26th, 2003, 10:28 PM	#55
Claude Isbell Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: ny,ny Posts: 52	If y'all need more info let me know. I hope this is not what to expect for the future in terms of responses.

January 26th, 2003, 11:43 PM	#56
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	Your description of the problem doesn't mean much to me. Try and be more precise about what is going on and how you have things hooked up and exactly at what step in the process the artifacts appear. Do you mean when you attempt to transfer the video back to the camera, you have the artifacts? Where do you see the flashing B&W images and when. All the time? It may be that you need to ask this question on the Macintosh Editing Forum where I"m transferring this thread. You posted on the weekend which is always a bit slower in terms of action. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

January 26th, 2003, 11:46 PM	#57
Andrew Hogan Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Canberra AUSTRALIA Posts: 169	being flat screen shouldn't make a difference but you do need to squish the picture by changing the image size in photoshop then save it. then later when it is played back on a tv the image will be stretched back to the proper look. Depending whether you use PAL or NTSC the number of pixels will vary too. .

January 27th, 2003, 05:59 PM	#58
John Kaye Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: L.A. Posts: 57	and if I use images from the DVcam and I edit them together, will the final peice look "streched" when it plays on a flat screen TV with ratio of 16:9? Sorry if the question seems dumb but I am trying to learn as much as I can :)

January 27th, 2003, 07:28 PM	#59
Vito Zarrillo New Boot Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York Posts: 21	trying to capture to FCP 3.0 for the first time This is going to be an AMAZINGLY simple question for 99.5% of you but does the GL2 come with the proper firewire cord needed for me to capture video through FCP 3.0 on a Mac laptop (667 mhz)? I have the cord that is firewire to USB (for the card, right?) What am I missing? or nothing? This is my first attempt at it and I am stuck at the start. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Again thanks. Vito

January 27th, 2003, 07:43 PM	#60
Kirk Messner Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fowlerville, MI Posts: 51	The GL2 doesn't come supplied with a firewire cable. I was a bit upset when I brought mine home and found that out :) You can pick up one at the apple store among other places. I believe it's a 4 to 6 pin type.