NLE Mac / Final Cut questions from 2003

November 14th, 2003, 11:39 PM

The best way to keep the Manual for DVD Studio Pro is when you launch DVD SP go to the right of the title bar and draw down and launch DVD Studio Pro help it's a .PDF file from there go the "Edit" and draw down there and save it as a PDF file from there you can use it without being in the application and it's great to take on the road for learning on those long drives to the shoot.

John Kaye · November 15th, 2003, 01:25 AM

I want to be able to transfer (RIP) 10 minutes from a DVD movie I recently bought to FCP4 so I can manipulate it and edit it as I like. It is not for commercial use but for my own enjoyment. How can I do that? Any help is appreciated. I have FCP4.0.2 & OSX 10.2.6 & DVD Studio Pro 2.0.0

Kevin Beswick · November 15th, 2003, 09:07 AM

Thanks Jeff. I was afraid of that. Now, could you explain that to my wife? I hope I can at least get an upgrade from Apple. Thanks again.

Murad Toor · November 17th, 2003, 07:40 AM

I have a JVC S-VHS VCR connected to my JVC GRD70 camcorder with an S-video cable and the camcorder's a/v cable (with just the audio connections hooked up to the VCR). The camcorder is connected to my Mac with firewire. Another firewire cable connects my external hard drive.

To capture video in Final Cut Pro, set your external video to uncontrolled, hit play on the VHS deck, and hit Capture Now in FCP.

Juan P. Pertierra · November 17th, 2003, 07:47 AM

Well, it seems the speed is not an issue, I can just reduce to 96% and turn frame blending off, but the the problem now is resizing. I thought it was doing it correctly, but FCP4 is just squishing the PAL image into the NTSC frame. I want to correctly resize the PAL 4:3 image into the NTSC 4:3 image, taking into consideration pixel aspect ratio. Anyone know how to do this?

Erik Selakoff · November 17th, 2003, 03:04 PM

There is a noticable hum in the audio of my project & I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how to remove it; maybe by using one of FCP's filters? I'm stuck.
Thanks
Erik

J. Clayton Stansberry · November 17th, 2003, 03:14 PM

Erik,

Is it there after you render? I was having the same problem, but it was my amp and a loose connection - one of the plugs not plugged all the way in causing the hum. Check those if you are using an amp. If not, you might be able to adjust levels in the mixer (turn down the bass) to get rid of a little of it....I don't know about the filters????

Gints Klimanis · November 17th, 2003, 03:24 PM

Use 2-3 FCP hum removers or parametric equalizers.
Set one to 60, the 2nd to 120 and if needed, the third to 180 Hz.
Set the Q as high as possible. Set the gain to as negative as possible.

Honestly, I don't use FCP, nor do I have a Mac. However, I coded
all of the audio signal processing filters for the early release of FCP in 1998/99. Hum removal tools are there in some form, although the parameter names may have changed.

Gints Klimanis · November 17th, 2003, 03:41 PM

There are several common "hums". One is due to electrical grounding problems (aka ground loop hum) when connecting audio to the camera. Another is camera whir. Others are from ventilation noise. I described how to remove the 60 Hz hum from your audio. Since other hums have unspecified frequencies,
you have to use a spectral analysis tool to identify the prominent frequencies of the hum. Although I don't know of the latest Mac tools for this analysis, CoolEdit Pro and Sound Forge on Windows PCs do the job well. If you can at least export a few seconds of your audio (preferably isolated to make the peak analysis obvious) to a PC, you can use that computer to identify the frequencies in the hum.

Jeff Donald · November 18th, 2003, 09:22 AM

Apple has introduced a 20 inch iMac with a 1.25 GHz G4 processor and the velocity engine. The details are on Apple's site here.

Robb Bradstock · November 18th, 2003, 02:11 PM

Does anybody know if the Final Cut Pro sold in the States is different in any way from the one sold in Europe as I'm considering buying it in the US as it is considerably cheaper because of the the Euro's strength. Is there a Pal/ NTSC problem ? Thanks

Kirk Messner · November 18th, 2003, 06:03 PM

Jeff,

Do you think this LCD display is the same one used in the the 20" Cinema Display?

Jeff Donald · November 18th, 2003, 09:46 PM

I doubt it, the costs don't really add up. I don't think they have the same resolution. I'll look and compare once they start appearing in the stores.

Jeff Donald · November 18th, 2003, 09:51 PM

They are the same.

Ted Springer · November 19th, 2003, 02:01 AM

For no reason that I can discern, my G4 has decided to stop outputting firewire data. Or at least Final Cut Pro 4 has. I have tested with multiple devices, and they all capture fine, but data in FCP can not be seen or heard over any firewire connections, no matter what I do. Nothing has changed on my computer since an hour ago when it worked fine and dandy. The only "incident" would be that I turned off a video camera that was hooked up to the firewire port while FCP was on the timeline. I'm pretty sure FCP is more robust than that, so I don't think that would have an effect. I rebooted, repaired permissions and even fed my cat. Nothing seemed to make any difference.

What are some areas I should check? I checked all of the FCP prefs and nothing has changed.

November 15th, 2003, 01:25 AM	#1352
John Kaye Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: L.A. Posts: 57	DVD to FCP 4 I want to be able to transfer (RIP) 10 minutes from a DVD movie I recently bought to FCP4 so I can manipulate it and edit it as I like. It is not for commercial use but for my own enjoyment. How can I do that? Any help is appreciated. I have FCP4.0.2 & OSX 10.2.6 & DVD Studio Pro 2.0.0

November 17th, 2003, 07:40 AM	#1354
Murad Toor Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 125	VHS-C to FCP solution I have a JVC S-VHS VCR connected to my JVC GRD70 camcorder with an S-video cable and the camcorder's a/v cable (with just the audio connections hooked up to the VCR). The camcorder is connected to my Mac with firewire. Another firewire cable connects my external hard drive. To capture video in Final Cut Pro, set your external video to uncontrolled, hit play on the VHS deck, and hit Capture Now in FCP.

November 17th, 2003, 03:04 PM	#1356
Erik Selakoff Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York, NY Posts: 51	Hum Removal in FCP 3?? There is a noticable hum in the audio of my project & I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how to remove it; maybe by using one of FCP's filters? I'm stuck. Thanks Erik

November 17th, 2003, 03:14 PM	#1357
J. Clayton Stansberry Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 316	Erik, Is it there after you render? I was having the same problem, but it was my amp and a loose connection - one of the plugs not plugged all the way in causing the hum. Check those if you are using an amp. If not, you might be able to adjust levels in the mixer (turn down the bass) to get rid of a little of it....I don't know about the filters???? __________________ I understand everything about nothing.

November 18th, 2003, 09:22 AM	#1360
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	New 20 Inch iMac announced Apple has introduced a 20 inch iMac with a 1.25 GHz G4 processor and the velocity engine. The details are on Apple's site here. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 14th, 2003, 11:39 PM	#1351
Guest Posts: n/a	The best way to keep the Manual for DVD Studio Pro is when you launch DVD SP go to the right of the title bar and draw down and launch DVD Studio Pro help it's a .PDF file from there go the "Edit" and draw down there and save it as a PDF file from there you can use it without being in the application and it's great to take on the road for learning on those long drives to the shoot.

November 15th, 2003, 09:07 AM	#1353
Kevin Beswick New Boot Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kentwood, MI Posts: 12	Thanks Jeff. I was afraid of that. Now, could you explain that to my wife? I hope I can at least get an upgrade from Apple. Thanks again.

November 17th, 2003, 07:47 AM	#1355
Juan P. Pertierra Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 479	Well, it seems the speed is not an issue, I can just reduce to 96% and turn frame blending off, but the the problem now is resizing. I thought it was doing it correctly, but FCP4 is just squishing the PAL image into the NTSC frame. I want to correctly resize the PAL 4:3 image into the NTSC 4:3 image, taking into consideration pixel aspect ratio. Anyone know how to do this?

November 17th, 2003, 03:24 PM	#1358
Gints Klimanis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,222	Use 2-3 FCP hum removers or parametric equalizers. Set one to 60, the 2nd to 120 and if needed, the third to 180 Hz. Set the Q as high as possible. Set the gain to as negative as possible. Honestly, I don't use FCP, nor do I have a Mac. However, I coded all of the audio signal processing filters for the early release of FCP in 1998/99. Hum removal tools are there in some form, although the parameter names may have changed.

November 17th, 2003, 03:41 PM	#1359
Gints Klimanis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,222	There are several common "hums". One is due to electrical grounding problems (aka ground loop hum) when connecting audio to the camera. Another is camera whir. Others are from ventilation noise. I described how to remove the 60 Hz hum from your audio. Since other hums have unspecified frequencies, you have to use a spectral analysis tool to identify the prominent frequencies of the hum. Although I don't know of the latest Mac tools for this analysis, CoolEdit Pro and Sound Forge on Windows PCs do the job well. If you can at least export a few seconds of your audio (preferably isolated to make the peak analysis obvious) to a PC, you can use that computer to identify the frequencies in the hum.

November 18th, 2003, 02:11 PM	#1361
Robb Bradstock Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland Posts: 55	Is FCP 4 the same program world wide? Does anybody know if the Final Cut Pro sold in the States is different in any way from the one sold in Europe as I'm considering buying it in the US as it is considerably cheaper because of the the Euro's strength. Is there a Pal/ NTSC problem ? Thanks

November 18th, 2003, 06:03 PM	#1362
Kirk Messner Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fowlerville, MI Posts: 51	Jeff, Do you think this LCD display is the same one used in the the 20" Cinema Display?

November 18th, 2003, 09:46 PM	#1363
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	I doubt it, the costs don't really add up. I don't think they have the same resolution. I'll look and compare once they start appearing in the stores. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 18th, 2003, 09:51 PM	#1364
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	They are the same. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 19th, 2003, 02:01 AM	#1365
Ted Springer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glendale CA Posts: 328	Firewire data refuses to output For no reason that I can discern, my G4 has decided to stop outputting firewire data. Or at least Final Cut Pro 4 has. I have tested with multiple devices, and they all capture fine, but data in FCP can not be seen or heard over any firewire connections, no matter what I do. Nothing has changed on my computer since an hour ago when it worked fine and dandy. The only "incident" would be that I turned off a video camera that was hooked up to the firewire port while FCP was on the timeline. I'm pretty sure FCP is more robust than that, so I don't think that would have an effect. I rebooted, repaired permissions and even fed my cat. Nothing seemed to make any difference. What are some areas I should check? I checked all of the FCP prefs and nothing has changed.