NLE Mac / Final Cut questions from 2004

Jay Silver · November 28th, 2004, 09:09 PM

Does anyone know of a cheap little app that'll apply a rough key to a live DV feed? Preferably one that'll let you play a movie behind it but I'd be very happy just with a still. It's to make it easier to line up blue/greenscreen shots.

There used to be a handy thing with the old A/V Macs where you could key out a particular color where ever it appeared on your screen. I had hoped with the big DV evolution that something similar would exist on OS X but the only solutions I can find are expensive and geared toward the meteorlogical set.

-j

Grinner Hester · November 28th, 2004, 09:56 PM

Video Toaster rules at this.
If that's out of the question you can find many used switchers on ebay for little to nuthin.

Alfred Okocha · November 29th, 2004, 12:18 PM

Hi, I'm making a promo for an artist and she asked me to include some old material from her old proomo CD. It's a mpg file. When playback the sound is there and all is well. When I import it to FCP I have to render it to playback and there's no audio track..? I tried using QT to export it to another format but QT reports that there's no audio track..

What's happening? What can I do?

Thanks.

Mark Sloan · November 29th, 2004, 12:21 PM

FCP can't demux a MPEG1 file... meaning, an MPEG1 file puts the video and audio together... so when you import it into FCP you only get the video. There is a free tool to break the MPEG1 into 2 files... or, if you already have the video, open the MPEG1 file in QT and export the movie as an audio file as a workaround... I think that should work.
http://www.alfanet.it/squared5/mpegstreamclip.html

Alfred Okocha · November 29th, 2004, 01:24 PM

Ha, what a life saaver program, thanks that worked beautifully!

Kurth Bousman · November 29th, 2004, 01:47 PM

thanks Graeme - maybe I'll just get both just in case !

Michael Kavanaugh · November 29th, 2004, 02:46 PM

Aspect the Horizontal and vertical at the same time and when you get close to the center apply a white border to the wipe. This simulates the white blip as it turns off.

Tim Commeijne · November 30th, 2004, 10:15 AM

And where would I find that checkbox?
I dont find it anywhere in FCP HD.

greets

James Emory · November 30th, 2004, 11:13 AM

I don't know if this is the same as what Michael is saying but using a squeeze or pinch filter and keyframing the vertical and horizontal in one move would probably be easier than what I said earlier with compositing a couple of different moves.

Boyd Ostroff · November 30th, 2004, 12:48 PM

Since I haven't upgraded to your version all I can do is tell you how it works under FCP 3. Under the FCP menu choose Audio/Video Settings and click on the capture presets tab. The currently selected one appears highlighted with a check next to it. I'm assuming this will be the 24p option in your case. Click the Edit button (if a padlock icon appears next to the preset then FCP will automatically create a copy which you can edit and re-name as desired). In the edit screen there should be an anamorphic 16:9 checkbox which you would enable.

Like I said, this is all based on the earlier version so perhaps they've changed something in FCP HD. If so then hopefully someone else will chime in on this.

Tim Commeijne · November 30th, 2004, 01:26 PM

Thanx Boyd.

I tried this in fcp HD and I'ts the same.
Thank you verry much!

Greets Tim

Fred Zara · November 30th, 2004, 08:09 PM

I’m switching from Vegas to FCP 4.5 HD and I’m using footage shot in 24p on a DVX100. I captured my footage using the advanced option (pulldown removed) Now when I put the footage into a 24fps sequence it wants me to render, but not if it’s in a 29.9fps sequence.

Can someone please help me understand this. If the footage is 24p and I’m using a 24fps sequence, why should I have to render before viewing?

Thanks,
Fred

Christian Buehner · November 30th, 2004, 10:34 PM

is it possible to watch my fx1 in HD quality directly on my apple cinema display 20"?
and in case that its possible
what kind of cable adapters or interfaces do i need
to connect the FX1 with the apple display

thanks for help

christian

Rob Lohman · December 1st, 2004, 06:41 AM

Welcome aboard DVInfo.net Fred!

I did a search (see the button in the upper right and the link in
my signature) in this Mac forum on 24p and the first page yielded
these threads that might help you futher on what the correct
workflow should be for 24p in FCP:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=35601
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=35492
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=31712

I also did a search in this forum on "24p AND render" and got
the following threads which are more specific to your problem:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=14433
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=14323

Rob Lohman · December 1st, 2004, 07:09 AM

Christian: welcome aboard DVInfo.net! I have moved your thread
to our Mac editing forum because it is much more likely that people
in here will know what kind of inputs are on the screen and how
you could convert other signals into signals it accepts.

Good luck with your quest!

November 28th, 2004, 09:09 PM	#1681
Jay Silver Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 112	Live chromakey preview Does anyone know of a cheap little app that'll apply a rough key to a live DV feed? Preferably one that'll let you play a movie behind it but I'd be very happy just with a still. It's to make it easier to line up blue/greenscreen shots. There used to be a handy thing with the old A/V Macs where you could key out a particular color where ever it appeared on your screen. I had hoped with the big DV evolution that something similar would exist on OS X but the only solutions I can find are expensive and geared toward the meteorlogical set. -j

November 29th, 2004, 12:18 PM	#1683
Alfred Okocha Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: London Posts: 427	mpg.. where's the sound? Hi, I'm making a promo for an artist and she asked me to include some old material from her old proomo CD. It's a mpg file. When playback the sound is there and all is well. When I import it to FCP I have to render it to playback and there's no audio track..? I tried using QT to export it to another format but QT reports that there's no audio track.. What's happening? What can I do? Thanks.

November 30th, 2004, 08:09 PM	#1692
Fred Zara New Boot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Orlando, FL USA Posts: 5	FCP HD rendering 24p? Please Help! I’m switching from Vegas to FCP 4.5 HD and I’m using footage shot in 24p on a DVX100. I captured my footage using the advanced option (pulldown removed) Now when I put the footage into a 24fps sequence it wants me to render, but not if it’s in a 29.9fps sequence. Can someone please help me understand this. If the footage is 24p and I’m using a 24fps sequence, why should I have to render before viewing? Thanks, Fred

November 30th, 2004, 10:34 PM	#1693
Christian Buehner Tourist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: germany Posts: 1	FX1 monitoring with apple cinema display?? is it possible to watch my fx1 in HD quality directly on my apple cinema display 20"? and in case that its possible what kind of cable adapters or interfaces do i need to connect the FX1 with the apple display thanks for help christian

December 1st, 2004, 06:41 AM	#1694
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Welcome aboard DVInfo.net Fred! I did a search (see the button in the upper right and the link in my signature) in this Mac forum on 24p and the first page yielded these threads that might help you futher on what the correct workflow should be for 24p in FCP: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=35601 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=35492 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=31712 I also did a search in this forum on "24p AND render" and got the following threads which are more specific to your problem: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=14433 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=14323 __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 28th, 2004, 09:56 PM	#1682
Grinner Hester Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: services world-wide Posts: 118	Video Toaster rules at this. If that's out of the question you can find many used switchers on ebay for little to nuthin.

November 29th, 2004, 12:21 PM	#1684
Mark Sloan Major Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 346	FCP can't demux a MPEG1 file... meaning, an MPEG1 file puts the video and audio together... so when you import it into FCP you only get the video. There is a free tool to break the MPEG1 into 2 files... or, if you already have the video, open the MPEG1 file in QT and export the movie as an audio file as a workaround... I think that should work. http://www.alfanet.it/squared5/mpegstreamclip.html

November 29th, 2004, 01:24 PM	#1685
Alfred Okocha Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: London Posts: 427	Ha, what a life saaver program, thanks that worked beautifully!

November 29th, 2004, 01:47 PM	#1686
Kurth Bousman Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: san miguel allende , gto , mexico Posts: 644	thanks Graeme - maybe I'll just get both just in case !

November 29th, 2004, 02:46 PM	#1687
Michael Kavanaugh Tourist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Norfolk Posts: 4	Aspect the Horizontal and vertical at the same time and when you get close to the center apply a white border to the wipe. This simulates the white blip as it turns off.

November 30th, 2004, 10:15 AM	#1688
Tim Commeijne Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Europe, Belgium, Oostende Posts: 44	And where would I find that checkbox? I dont find it anywhere in FCP HD. greets

November 30th, 2004, 11:13 AM	#1689
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	I don't know if this is the same as what Michael is saying but using a squeeze or pinch filter and keyframing the vertical and horizontal in one move would probably be easier than what I said earlier with compositing a couple of different moves.

November 30th, 2004, 12:48 PM	#1690
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,801	Since I haven't upgraded to your version all I can do is tell you how it works under FCP 3. Under the FCP menu choose Audio/Video Settings and click on the capture presets tab. The currently selected one appears highlighted with a check next to it. I'm assuming this will be the 24p option in your case. Click the Edit button (if a padlock icon appears next to the preset then FCP will automatically create a copy which you can edit and re-name as desired). In the edit screen there should be an anamorphic 16:9 checkbox which you would enable. Like I said, this is all based on the earlier version so perhaps they've changed something in FCP HD. If so then hopefully someone else will chime in on this.

November 30th, 2004, 01:26 PM	#1691
Tim Commeijne Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Europe, Belgium, Oostende Posts: 44	Thanx Boyd. I tried this in fcp HD and I'ts the same. Thank you verry much! Greets Tim

December 1st, 2004, 07:09 AM	#1695
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Christian: welcome aboard DVInfo.net! I have moved your thread to our Mac editing forum because it is much more likely that people in here will know what kind of inputs are on the screen and how you could convert other signals into signals it accepts. Good luck with your quest! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors