My 5 COW Posts
Re: Catastrophe - DVDSP Not To Blame Though!
by Michael Sacci on Sep 24, 2009 at 6:14:17 pm
in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum
frankly I would never use a computer with any software any platform, Mac or Pc for a major screening. And you are correct the WMP is the worst of the worst combos. Sounds like a lazy projectionist.
A scratch cannot...
Re: Final Cut Pro - Scrolling Text
by Michael Sacci on Sep 22, 2009 at 12:23:12 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
the longer the text clip is the slower it plays. So if the text scrolls of from first line on to last line off in 5 sec. if you make it do that in 10 sec. it will be 1/2...
Re: Can AC3 be a problem?
by Michael Sacci on Sep 9, 2009 at 6:35:30 am
in the DVD Authoring Forum
Go down the hall and slap the person in the audio department that told you that.
ac3 is by spec, included in every DVD player that has ever been made. It is 100% compatible. Every Hollywood DVD has ac3 audio on...
Re: No Memory in FCP
by Michael Sacci on Aug 31, 2009 at 5:19:54 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Memory on a Mac system never refers to hard drive space, it is always RAM or Video RAM. What much RAM do you have on your system. Hard drive is normally referred to as disc space....
Re: Movie background is grey, what format to use?
by Michael Sacci on Aug 7, 2009 at 12:07:32 pm
in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum
A menu asset is prepare just like any video asset used on in a DVD.
If you are building the menu you want to bring in the file as a QT mov, same settings as your timeline. But I really...
Re: Un-register FCS
by Michael Sacci on Jul 28, 2009 at 6:55:23 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Apple pretty much works on the honor system, the only thing that you cannot do is to have them both running at the same time on the same network....
FCP7, Why Release it Now?
by Michael Sacci on Jul 27, 2009 at 12:20:45 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
These are just my thoughts, take them anyway you like.
1st, it is time, FCP upgrade cycle has been 2 years for the major releases, give or take a couple of months. There has been no delay IMO, it was right...
Re: sign language.How can i add to my menu?
by Michael Sacci on Jul 13, 2009 at 10:35:01 am
in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum
There is no solution for you in SD, this is something that now can be done with BluRay (full spec authoring).
If you want pic in pic you have to have another track or do a multi-angle track. The only...
Re: SD DVD Strobe From HD Footage
by Michael Sacci on Jul 10, 2009 at 9:08:48 am
in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum
Somewhere you are swopping field order. I wonder if the camera is keeping the upper field first even on the SD down-convert.
Are you viewing your FCP timelines on an external CRT monitor? This will tell you if the field...
Re: Error on Burn
by Michael Sacci on Jul 5, 2009 at 11:46:42 pm
in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum
this is a common "gotcha"
You need to go to the Outline tab and look at the Languages Folder, Delete the Engish-2 flag.
People hit the add Languages up at the top and normally they don't notice it because they...
Re: Mac sound output recommendation
by Michael Sacci on May 4, 2009 at 8:52:28 am
in the AJA Kona Forum
Thanks.
If I kill the alert sounds, how will I know when I do something wrong? Oh, that's what the wife is here for. :-)...
Re: Newbie Authoring Event 3day Footage
by Michael Sacci on Apr 26, 2009 at 12:48:20 am
in the DVD Authoring Forum
I would go to a 3 disc set if you are duplicating these. (3) DVD-Rs are cheaper than (1) DVD+R DL, The case may balance out the cost but it will seem like more of a value, quality will be...
Re: DVD Studio Pro and Video on Command
by Michael Sacci on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:39:25 am
in the DVD Authoring Forum
Do you want it to be still when it holds?
If you want the second menu, which is all it is, you would set the loop point to when you want the button highlight to come on and then set the...
Re: Alternative simpler than DVD @ccess?
by Michael Sacci on Nov 14, 2008 at 10:03:22 am
in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum
Just add the folder via the DVD-ROM content on the inspector when the disc is selected (click on the empty gray part of the graphical window.)
Then it is not a bad idea to put a menu page on the...
Re: DVD functionality different on DVD player
by Michael Sacci on Oct 7, 2008 at 10:24:02 am
in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum
Issue 1) Different players will do different things so it is best to turn the Next Chapter off on the last chapter marker.
Click on the last Chapter Marker, in the Inspector go to the User Operation tab, deselect the...
Re: Is CBR better than 2-Pass VBR for SHORT DVD Projects?
by Michael Sacci on Jul 28, 2008 at 9:37:02 am
in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum
Replication is retail packaging where the disc are stamped not burned, what you are doing is duplication.
Also if you keep the Video TS fold intact you can use that to burn extra copies in toast. But you have to remove...
Re: real-time capabilities of ioHD
by Michael Sacci on May 22, 2008 at 2:48:44 pm
in the AJA io Forum
you have passed the RT limit of your system and not the IoHD
"If you...
Re: FCP and Slo-mo
by msacci on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Subclip in for FCP only just pointers if it is really a long clip export it as a self-contained and bring that into FCP and then Send to Motion. You have to do the same thing if you use smooth...
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