NLE Mac / Final Cut questions from 2004

Dave Frank · July 6th, 2004, 10:24 AM

Just apply a Luma Key to the clip and tell it to key out anything brighter than the black silhouettes.

Jeff Donald · July 6th, 2004, 10:25 AM

The the first post in this forum, at the top of the list of threads.

Mark Sloan · July 6th, 2004, 01:41 PM

Upgradding to 10.3.x usually shows a performance _gain_ due to greater optimizations in the OS code. For me, it meant even my old PowerBook G3 333MHz is much more responsive as well as my DP 800MHz G4. The Journaled file system helps keep your boot drive running smoothly as well...

Jon Meester · July 6th, 2004, 03:01 PM

Brian,
You should check out the livefont ...Spotlight... in Livetype. You don't have tons of control but I think the effect is what you are looking for.

Ryan McBride · July 6th, 2004, 06:25 PM

I cant seem to get the quicktime movies that I export from premier to retain the quality and proper field dominance when I import them to IDVD. I have the most recent version of IDVD and I also have Quick time pro with the MPEG 2 plug in,(even though I cant seem to locate it as an option). I have tried exporting as DV, DV stream, Annimation and video. I have my options set for best quality with the proper field dominance. When I play the rendered project in Premier I dont see these problems and I am playing them to an external TV monitor. Do I really have to export to tape and re import to IMOVIE for IDVD access?

Brandon Payte · July 6th, 2004, 06:49 PM

I have a wedding that I'm shooting for a pro baseball player and I'm also making their growing up/together montage. Do you guys know where I can find some baseball player transitions for fcp?

Basically it would be the silhouette of a baseball player throwing a ball or swinging a bat which would transition into the next picture. I don't normally use cheesy transitions, but this is what they have requested.

I think I have seen these before, but I'm not sure if they have them for fcp. Thanks!

Rick Tugman · July 6th, 2004, 11:18 PM

Speaking of cheesy... it sounds like you want those old Toast effects.

Joe Cirino · July 7th, 2004, 12:31 AM

remove app and search for all .prefs (search for final cut in finder) and remove them relating to Final Cut. Reinstall software in default folder and follow *directions*.

In the mac world just always install in default folder that installer suggests. Almost ALWAYS Application folder. Dont try to move ANYTHING. ITS MADE that way so updates always know what to update. No such bull crap as a registry like in M$.

Enjoy FCPHD. Its a winner! Another trick when using a Mac is just to use it. Dont try to "tweak" it or customize anything. Just use the dam machine. ;-)

Joe

Charlie Wu · July 7th, 2004, 03:37 AM

thanks, guys

Joe Calalang · July 7th, 2004, 05:50 AM

Is it because those players are older models and can't play them? Should I get an external DVD burner that burns both -R and +R for my Powerbook G4(1.25gHz) just to cover clients owning older DVD players?

I'm confused on whether +R has better compatibility or -R is better. Anyone have this issue before? Should I get the +/-R burner?

Jeff Donald · July 7th, 2004, 06:21 AM

The last compatibility list I saw still had the -R format with greater compatibility than +R DVD's. There can be many causes for DVD's not playing, such as media brand, burner it's burned on, burn speed, age and brand of player, software used to emulate hardware player on computers and much more. I've had the best luck burning with Maxell and most of the compatibility studies rank it at or near the top of such lists. Some older players, Toshiba in particular, I've had the most troubles with.

Johnny Chiang · July 7th, 2004, 06:25 AM

I've been reading up on lightsaber effects and from my search on the forums, usually only Adobe After Effects is being used for such an effect...

Mark Sloan · July 7th, 2004, 05:21 PM

Personally, I believe it is just crappy programming that makes this the way to go (leave defaults, don't install in another directory). But then, it also has to do with how the file system changed from OS 9 to OS 10. A lot of programs hard code that the path should be /Applications/Application Name which is pretty silly, but the way it is. OS 10 in general is more restrictive in terms of where you can put files. It is really easy to create folders with the wrong permissions, so be careful and you might want to put most of your editing files on a separate drive, OS 10 has much more flexibility for non-boot drives.

Ron Jones · July 8th, 2004, 10:57 AM

Thanks, this was the fix.

Ron

Ron Jones · July 8th, 2004, 10:59 AM

I have a finished project in FCP 4. If I make a reference file when I export and dump reference file into iDVD. Will this work okay?

Ron

July 6th, 2004, 10:24 AM	#916
Dave Frank Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 244	Just apply a Luma Key to the clip and tell it to key out anything brighter than the black silhouettes. __________________ http://www.sleeptightmovie.com

July 6th, 2004, 10:25 AM	#917
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	The the first post in this forum, at the top of the list of threads. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 6th, 2004, 06:25 PM	#920
Ryan McBride Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 28	Premier 6.5 export for IDVD I cant seem to get the quicktime movies that I export from premier to retain the quality and proper field dominance when I import them to IDVD. I have the most recent version of IDVD and I also have Quick time pro with the MPEG 2 plug in,(even though I cant seem to locate it as an option). I have tried exporting as DV, DV stream, Annimation and video. I have my options set for best quality with the proper field dominance. When I play the rendered project in Premier I dont see these problems and I am playing them to an external TV monitor. Do I really have to export to tape and re import to IMOVIE for IDVD access?

July 6th, 2004, 06:49 PM	#921
Brandon Payte Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Tx Posts: 41	Sports Transitions for FCP I have a wedding that I'm shooting for a pro baseball player and I'm also making their growing up/together montage. Do you guys know where I can find some baseball player transitions for fcp? Basically it would be the silhouette of a baseball player throwing a ball or swinging a bat which would transition into the next picture. I don't normally use cheesy transitions, but this is what they have requested. I think I have seen these before, but I'm not sure if they have them for fcp. Thanks!

July 6th, 2004, 11:18 PM	#922
Rick Tugman Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Parkland, Florida Posts: 105	Speaking of cheesy... it sounds like you want those old Toast effects. __________________ Camera: Panasonic DV953 PC: Apple Aluminum G4 Powerbook - 15 inch Final Cut Pro 4 and other assorted goodies!

July 6th, 2004, 01:41 PM	#918
Mark Sloan Major Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 346	Upgradding to 10.3.x usually shows a performance _gain_ due to greater optimizations in the OS code. For me, it meant even my old PowerBook G3 333MHz is much more responsive as well as my DP 800MHz G4. The Journaled file system helps keep your boot drive running smoothly as well...

July 6th, 2004, 03:01 PM	#919
Jon Meester New Boot Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 5	Brian, You should check out the livefont ...Spotlight... in Livetype. You don't have tons of control but I think the effect is what you are looking for.

July 7th, 2004, 12:31 AM	#923
Joe Cirino Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: United States Posts: 101	remove app and search for all .prefs (search for final cut in finder) and remove them relating to Final Cut. Reinstall software in default folder and follow directions. In the mac world just always install in default folder that installer suggests. Almost ALWAYS Application folder. Dont try to move ANYTHING. ITS MADE that way so updates always know what to update. No such bull crap as a registry like in M$. Enjoy FCPHD. Its a winner! Another trick when using a Mac is just to use it. Dont try to "tweak" it or customize anything. Just use the dam machine. ;-) Joe

July 7th, 2004, 03:37 AM	#924
Charlie Wu Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Long Beach, CA USA Posts: 64	thanks, guys __________________ Charlie Wu

July 7th, 2004, 05:50 AM	#925
Joe Calalang Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 84	My footage burned on -R DVD won't play on other players? Is it because those players are older models and can't play them? Should I get an external DVD burner that burns both -R and +R for my Powerbook G4(1.25gHz) just to cover clients owning older DVD players? I'm confused on whether +R has better compatibility or -R is better. Anyone have this issue before? Should I get the +/-R burner?

July 7th, 2004, 06:21 AM	#926
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	The last compatibility list I saw still had the -R format with greater compatibility than +R DVD's. There can be many causes for DVD's not playing, such as media brand, burner it's burned on, burn speed, age and brand of player, software used to emulate hardware player on computers and much more. I've had the best luck burning with Maxell and most of the compatibility studies rank it at or near the top of such lists. Some older players, Toshiba in particular, I've had the most troubles with. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 7th, 2004, 06:25 AM	#927
Johnny Chiang New Boot Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Skokie, IL Posts: 23	Rotoscoping in Final Cut Pro HD? I've been reading up on lightsaber effects and from my search on the forums, usually only Adobe After Effects is being used for such an effect...

July 7th, 2004, 05:21 PM	#928
Mark Sloan Major Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 346	Personally, I believe it is just crappy programming that makes this the way to go (leave defaults, don't install in another directory). But then, it also has to do with how the file system changed from OS 9 to OS 10. A lot of programs hard code that the path should be /Applications/Application Name which is pretty silly, but the way it is. OS 10 in general is more restrictive in terms of where you can put files. It is really easy to create folders with the wrong permissions, so be careful and you might want to put most of your editing files on a separate drive, OS 10 has much more flexibility for non-boot drives.

July 8th, 2004, 10:57 AM	#929
Ron Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 95	Thanks, this was the fix. Ron

July 8th, 2004, 10:59 AM	#930
Ron Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 95	FCP_iDVD question I have a finished project in FCP 4. If I make a reference file when I export and dump reference file into iDVD. Will this work okay? Ron