NLE Mac / Final Cut questions from 2004

Jeff Donald · July 18th, 2004, 12:19 PM

If the VTR is connected to a monitor you can see a picture, or a black screen on the monitor? What version FCP, 4.0, 4.1, 4.5?

Benjamin Harrison · July 18th, 2004, 01:49 PM

I'm trying to put the finishing touches on a scene we shot in a movie theater in which I digitally inserted the video playing on the theater's screen. I was thinking it would be nice to put a little flicker effect on it to make it look more realistic. Any suggestions? I'm working with FCP and could conceivably go into After Effects if I really have to.

Alex Taylor · July 18th, 2004, 02:28 PM

This is just a wild thought I had, but what if you rendered it out of AE at 24fps uncompressed, then inserted it back in what I'm assuming is your 29.97fps project?

Gustavo Godinho · July 18th, 2004, 03:34 PM

The VTR is connected to an AJA card. The AJA is connected through firewire to the G5. It´s FCP 4.0. The black screen I´m talkin´about is the FCP monitor window.

Seems that the FCP is not fast-fowarding the tape properly.

Ron Jones · July 19th, 2004, 11:49 AM

When I try to capture now. The capture window comes up okay, but no video in it. I get message, allocating disk space.I eventually have to force quit out of FCPHD.
Do I have a setting wrong? Was working fine before Needs some ones advice!

Ron

Jeff Donald · July 19th, 2004, 11:52 AM

Read the post at the top of this forum detailing how to trash your preferences. I suspect that will solve your capture issue, if not please post back with more details about your system, software and hardware

David Phillips · July 19th, 2004, 02:32 PM

We had the same problem a couple of years back. An un-install and re-install solved the problem.

Dave Cook · July 19th, 2004, 09:21 PM

I'm still a rookie with my new PV-GS200 and accidentally shot some footage to the memory card (.ASF) when I was trying to take a still - I pressed the wrong button... Turns out it was some pretty good footage and I would like to add it to my project in Final Cut Express. Is there a way?

Tim Tonner · July 20th, 2004, 08:26 PM

I have managed to save from a disk some images with jpg extensions. They easily saved to my hard drive, and then dragged to my FCP 3 browser folder, and then dropped into my edit.
However, one image, with an eps extension, saved to my hard drive, would not drag to my browser. Any ideas?

Ron Jones · July 21st, 2004, 07:50 AM

Thanks for your help. still not capturing.

Let me give you some more back ground info.

-G4, 768Ram, FCPHD, working off 300gig FW hard drive.
When I click capture now black screen, no video, and it says: Allocating disk space and I have to force quit out of FCPHD.
I have removed preference files and re started.
tried a new doc.
I have check my settings, and believe there okay.
I have all so did a capture in iMovie, for a test and that works fine.
Do I need to un install and re install? I hope not!

Ron

Jeff Donald · July 21st, 2004, 02:40 PM

Highlight your capture drive (300Gb) and press the Apple Key, "I" Key, what size does the drive in question show? Can you capture to a different drive?

Dave Perry · July 21st, 2004, 06:15 PM

Is there any way to print the time code to tape when you print a movie to tape so that it is visible when viewing the tape?

The guy who does our music wants to be able to view a VHS tape while composing and wants to see the time code on screen.

Thanks, dp

Jeff Donald · July 21st, 2004, 08:57 PM

FCP has a filter that puts TC on the tape. It has to be rendered, as I recall.

Lucas Baumann · July 22nd, 2004, 11:01 AM

I scanned in some photos and got some other photos from a digitial camera that I want to use in my editing. I then took them to photoshop and modified them. I imported the photoshop files in to fc.

the problem is: if I open the pictures as clips they show up clear as day, very detailed but when I drag them into a sequence and view them through there, they are pixcelated and fuzzy. are photoshop files not compatable with fc? any other ideas on why they would show up correctly through clip viewing but not when I drop them in to use them in editing?

let me know if you need any more information and thanks ahead.

Steve LaClair · July 22nd, 2004, 11:21 AM

Nobody has an answer? Essentially my project that i'm working on will be like 90% 16 bit audio from vx2100's but I have a vx1000 on the way and need to make sure if I capture footage its going to run its 12bit audio in a 16bit project in FCP4.

Also should I capture any footage from the vx1000 within its own 32kHz/12bit project then import it into the 48kHz/16bit one?

July 18th, 2004, 12:19 PM	#991
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	If the VTR is connected to a monitor you can see a picture, or a black screen on the monitor? What version FCP, 4.0, 4.1, 4.5? __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 18th, 2004, 01:49 PM	#992
Benjamin Harrison Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 60	Flicker Effect in FCP I'm trying to put the finishing touches on a scene we shot in a movie theater in which I digitally inserted the video playing on the theater's screen. I was thinking it would be nice to put a little flicker effect on it to make it look more realistic. Any suggestions? I'm working with FCP and could conceivably go into After Effects if I really have to. __________________ www.badcharacter.com

July 18th, 2004, 02:28 PM	#993
Alex Taylor Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 390	This is just a wild thought I had, but what if you rendered it out of AE at 24fps uncompressed, then inserted it back in what I'm assuming is your 29.97fps project? __________________ alextaylor.org

July 18th, 2004, 03:34 PM	#994
Gustavo Godinho Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Belém - Pa - Brazil Posts: 130	The VTR is connected to an AJA card. The AJA is connected through firewire to the G5. It´s FCP 4.0. The black screen I´m talkin´about is the FCP monitor window. Seems that the FCP is not fast-fowarding the tape properly. __________________ lml

July 19th, 2004, 11:49 AM	#995
Ron Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 95	FCP capture problem When I try to capture now. The capture window comes up okay, but no video in it. I get message, allocating disk space.I eventually have to force quit out of FCPHD. Do I have a setting wrong? Was working fine before Needs some ones advice! Ron

July 19th, 2004, 11:52 AM	#996
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Read the post at the top of this forum detailing how to trash your preferences. I suspect that will solve your capture issue, if not please post back with more details about your system, software and hardware __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 19th, 2004, 02:32 PM	#997
David Phillips Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Norwich Norfolk UK Posts: 112	We had the same problem a couple of years back. An un-install and re-install solved the problem. __________________ David Phillips

July 19th, 2004, 09:21 PM	#998
Dave Cook New Boot Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 24	ASF to FCE? I'm still a rookie with my new PV-GS200 and accidentally shot some footage to the memory card (.ASF) when I was trying to take a still - I pressed the wrong button... Turns out it was some pretty good footage and I would like to add it to my project in Final Cut Express. Is there a way? __________________ Dave Cook \| Panasonic PV-GS200 \| PowerMac G5 Dual 2Ghz \| Final Cut Express \| DVD Studio Pro

July 20th, 2004, 08:26 PM	#999
Tim Tonner Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: stowe, vt Posts: 45	problem importing eps file I have managed to save from a disk some images with jpg extensions. They easily saved to my hard drive, and then dragged to my FCP 3 browser folder, and then dropped into my edit. However, one image, with an eps extension, saved to my hard drive, would not drag to my browser. Any ideas?

July 21st, 2004, 07:50 AM	#1000
Ron Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 95	Thanks for your help. still not capturing. Let me give you some more back ground info. -G4, 768Ram, FCPHD, working off 300gig FW hard drive. When I click capture now black screen, no video, and it says: Allocating disk space and I have to force quit out of FCPHD. I have removed preference files and re started. tried a new doc. I have check my settings, and believe there okay. I have all so did a capture in iMovie, for a test and that works fine. Do I need to un install and re install? I hope not! Ron

July 21st, 2004, 02:40 PM	#1001
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Highlight your capture drive (300Gb) and press the Apple Key, "I" Key, what size does the drive in question show? Can you capture to a different drive? __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 21st, 2004, 06:15 PM	#1002
Dave Perry Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 796	Print Time Code to Tape Is there any way to print the time code to tape when you print a movie to tape so that it is visible when viewing the tape? The guy who does our music wants to be able to view a VHS tape while composing and wants to see the time code on screen. Thanks, dp __________________ Dave Perry Cinematographer LLC Director of Photography • Editor • Digital Film Production • 540.915.2752 • daveperry.net

July 21st, 2004, 08:57 PM	#1003
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	FCP has a filter that puts TC on the tape. It has to be rendered, as I recall. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 22nd, 2004, 11:01 AM	#1004
Lucas Baumann New Boot Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 5	problem importing pictures into fcx I scanned in some photos and got some other photos from a digitial camera that I want to use in my editing. I then took them to photoshop and modified them. I imported the photoshop files in to fc. the problem is: if I open the pictures as clips they show up clear as day, very detailed but when I drag them into a sequence and view them through there, they are pixcelated and fuzzy. are photoshop files not compatable with fc? any other ideas on why they would show up correctly through clip viewing but not when I drop them in to use them in editing? let me know if you need any more information and thanks ahead.

July 22nd, 2004, 11:21 AM	#1005
Steve LaClair Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina/ Upstate NY Posts: 40	Nobody has an answer? Essentially my project that i'm working on will be like 90% 16 bit audio from vx2100's but I have a vx1000 on the way and need to make sure if I capture footage its going to run its 12bit audio in a 16bit project in FCP4. Also should I capture any footage from the vx1000 within its own 32kHz/12bit project then import it into the 48kHz/16bit one? __________________ -Steve LaClair http://www.skateperception.com/