| | | | Partitioning external HD for MacBook Pro
by Manny Rellesiva on Sep 15, 2009 at 12:37:32 am
in the Apple OS X Forum
I have Macbook pro where Mac OS 10.6 is installed. it has this specs:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.53 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 4 GB | | | | |
| | | | The reason FCP is not 64-bit
by Alan Okey on Sep 14, 2009 at 7:58:45 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Ars Technica has a very technical, in-depth review of Snow Leopard, in which Quicktime X is discussed. Essentially, Quicktime is only just now making the 64-bit transition, and Quicktime X has very limited functionality relative to Quicktime 7. The | | | | |
| | | | Re: Requirements?
by Peter O'Connell on Sep 13, 2009 at 10:39:16 pm
in the Nuke Forum
Hi from the Foundry site:
System Requirements for Nuke
Nuke 5.1 is supported on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) (32-bit only), Windows XP SP2, XP64 and Linux CentOS 4.5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows and Linux
550 MHZ Pentium III or newer processor. | | | | |
| | | | Re: Final Cut on PC?
by David Roth Weiss on Sep 13, 2009 at 10:16:41 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro basics Forum
[Dimitrios Athanasopoulos] "Can I run MAC OS X on PC?"
No. Period, end of story.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
POST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative | | | | |
| | | | Re: fcp compressor
by Dan Monro on Sep 11, 2009 at 6:35:19 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Hey Scott, don't sweat getting lost in all of the settings. I'm an Avid guy, too. As are a lot of us. As my friend says, "the good news is that Final Cut will let you work with any footage from anywhere. The bad news is that Final Cut will let you wo | | | | |
| | | | Re: fcp compressor
by Dan Monro on Sep 11, 2009 at 5:03:56 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Ah, Bach. Good point David. Nothing like viewing SD on your beautiful HD monitor for a crappy image...
Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.7
GeForce 8600M GT Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 Quick | | | | |
| | | | Re: fcp compressor
by Dan Monro on Sep 11, 2009 at 5:00:58 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
I'm guessing your culprit is still the settings in Compressor. Remember that Compressor presets are just starting points. "Best" quality simply means less compression than "Good" (bear with me; i don't have it open in front of me). If you can lessen | | | | |
| | | | Re: fcp compressor
by Dan Monro on Sep 11, 2009 at 3:09:55 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Hey Scott,
Compressor makes very good DVDs. Give us a little more info, would you? BAD VHS, like interlacing? softness? bad registration? You're interlacing 23.98, so it's going to look worse, no matter what. And you're compressing it to MPEG4, so | | | | |
| | | | Re: Projecting graphics over live video
by Walter Soyka on Sep 10, 2009 at 4:57:25 pm
in the Live & Stage Events Forum
Hi Andrei,
Apple first shipped Quartz Composer in Tiger, so that might still be in play. You'd need to install the "Developer Tools" package from your Mac OS X Tiger disc. Then dig through the "Developer" folder on your hard drive to find Quartz C | | | | |
| | | | Re: Frame Rate Conversion using Compressor
by Dan Monro on Sep 10, 2009 at 2:23:05 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Hey Meg,
When you convert, try a custom setting of 23.976 instead of the 23.98 preset. Sounds minor but I had a prores 422 quicktime from an animation house that stuttered in my 23.98 sequence. Converted it in compressor using the pro res 422 pres | | | | |
| | | | Re: Quoting based on a very brief Brief
by Kai Cheong on Sep 10, 2009 at 11:54:54 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
We do a lot of work with government agencies & every single one of them has to go through an online tendering system similar to what you've described
here. Often, the exec put in charge of managing the tender has no experience dealing with video pro | | | | |
| | | | New Flipbook Software: JefeCheck
by Daniel Gollas on Sep 9, 2009 at 11:54:13 pm
in the COW - User Announcements Forum
Hello,
I just want to let people know about JefeCheck, an image sequence player (flipbook) that I developed while working at Ollin Studio. It was developed with a lot of user input from the compositing and 3D artists so it is very easy to use. On | | | | |
| | | | Procoder problem on Mac
by Jose Skaf on Sep 9, 2009 at 9:41:45 pm
in the Compression techniques Forum
Hi all.
This is my problem, I hope someone can help me because I´m going a bit nuts and cant solve this..:
I´m on a PC trying to make the best looking DVD I can get out of a HD Avid Project.
Did LOTS of test and got the best results with Proco | | | | |
| | | | Procoder bad results on MAC
by Jose Skaf on Sep 9, 2009 at 9:39:40 pm
in the DVD Authoring Forum
Hi all.
This is my problem, I hope someone can help me because I´m going a bit nuts and cant solve this..:
I´m on a PC trying to make the best looking DVD I can get out of a HD Avid Project.
Did LOTS of test and got the best results with Proco | | | | |
| | | | Re: Kernel Panic....again
by Michael Harrington on Sep 8, 2009 at 9:24:33 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Mac OS X ver 10.5.8
FCP 6.0.6
I've also had problems with distorted audio on the RCA out to my Mackie 1402, use this for monitoring only. Having problems with a stuttered playback, SDI out to FSI 17" Monitor SDI In. This happens often when I play | | | | |
| | | | Re: Do i have Leopard or Tiger?
by Andrew Golden on Sep 8, 2009 at 7:19:16 pm
in the Apple OS X Forum
Hi Zeno,
You have Tiger. Anything Mac OS X 10.4.x is Tiger and anything Mac OS X 10.5.x is Leopard. Likewise 10.6.x is Snow Leopard. Hope this helps.
Andrew
Andrew S. Golden
President
Illusion Media LLC | | | | |
| | | | Re: Snow Leopard and Quicktime Advice
by Richard Keating on Sep 8, 2009 at 2:40:11 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Just checked mine and it looks like it overwrites the existing QT7 Pro version that come with FCP and replaces it with the new QTX (10) version. There have been some major overhauls with the new version. You can read about them here: http://arstechni | | | | |
| | | | Full Name of Desktop files
by Marjonneke Grech on Sep 8, 2009 at 12:49:26 am
in the Apple OS X Forum
The files on my desktop now only show 2 letters, an elipse (...) and another 2 letters. Does anyone know how to show the entire file name under the icon? I'm running Leopard on Mac OS-X Macbook Pro. Thank you! | | | | |
| | | | Re: Proposed San System
by Bob Zelin on Sep 5, 2009 at 12:23:14 am
in the SAN - Storage Area Networks Forum
Hi Dan -
the list you have below is completely incorrect ? Who created this list ? Have you been glancing at this forum for the past year ?
My system will do ProRes422, ProRes422HQ, and uncompressed 10 bit STANDARD DEF - it will not do uncomp | | | | |
| | | | Re: How much Social Media do you need??
by Kai Cheong on Sep 4, 2009 at 1:46:03 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Social Media has worked quite a bit for us. We have a fairly small market with many players - a mix of experienced production houses that have been in he business for more than 10 years and run by people well-connected to he industry and also many ti | | | | |
| | | | Re: Somewhat OT: Health Issues
by Kai Cheong on Sep 4, 2009 at 1:19:09 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Funny you'd mention badminton, as I was just going to reply to Tim that squats used to feature quite a bit in my routine - until I sprained my ankle (quite badly) playing badminton... On location... With my director.
'A Different Kind Of Editing | | | | |
| | | | MB Extreme info greyed out
by Bob Perkerwicz on Sep 3, 2009 at 3:39:44 pm
in the Blackmagic Design Forum
Installed QuickTime 7.6.2 and MBE drivers 7.2.1
Control panel in sys prefs>decklink is all grayed out.
This happened before, but I cant remember the solution. I
have a MB Extreme on a MAC G5 quad 2.5 with 4.5gb ram.
If I set up as a standalon | | | | |
| | | | 7.2.6 driver on leopard
by massimo croce on Sep 2, 2009 at 9:38:54 am
in the Blackmagic Design Forum
from Minimum system requirements on the read me file of the 7.2.6 driver:
• Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and QuickTime 10 or later
• Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard and QuickTime 7.6 or later
But when i try to install on leopard I can t do it the installer | | | | |
| | | | Re: Snow Leopard, P2 and FCS 2
by Jeremy Garchow on Sep 2, 2009 at 7:06:11 am
in the Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) Forum
Well, I'm not entirely sure either as I don't have Snow Leopard installed, but I dud receive this email from Panasonic. I will tend to take their word on it. Plus we use a PCD20.
- IMPORTANT NOTICE -
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| | | | Re: Xsan: Best practices for admin and backup
by Dave Klee on Sep 1, 2009 at 11:55:31 pm
in the Apple Xsan Forum
Hey Arturo, and welcome to the fun-filled world of Xsan administration!
This is a REALLY broad question and there are a lot of ways to go, so I'm just going to spit out some good ideas and bad ideas that I know about. Hopefully a few of them are | | | | |
| | | | Re: quick toggle between viewer and browser
by Dan Monro on Sep 1, 2009 at 7:21:29 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Happy to. Why don't you e-mail me offlist so we don't clog up the system.
dan.monro@turner.com or dmonro@mac.com. I still work on both systems, and I still like things about Avid better, but I definitely prefer FCP for that actual cutting part.
E | | | | |
| | | | Cinema 4D R11.5 Announced
by Adam Trachtenberg on Sep 1, 2009 at 3:01:39 pm
in the Cinema 4D Forum
Maxon has announced the release of version 11.5, a major upgrade that includes (but is not limited to) the following features:
* MoDynamics: incorporation of true hard-body dyamics into the MoGraph module;
* Completely rewritten Picture Viewer | | | | |
| | | | Re: quick toggle between viewer and browser
by Dan Monro on Sep 1, 2009 at 2:17:46 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Hey Jason,
I'm coming from that same PC Avid background. If I understand your question, I think Command + 1 will work;
You're in the viewer, mark an in, mark an out, command "u" to make a subclip
Now you're in the browser with the clip name hi | | | | |
| | | | Re: quick toggle between viewer and browser
by Dan Monro on Sep 1, 2009 at 3:37:42 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Viewer is "command" + 1
Browser is "Command" + 4
Timeline is "Command" + 3
Canvas is "Command" + 2
Log & Capture is "Command" + 8
"Command" + any other number gives you various things. Try 'em...
Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacB | | | | |
| | | | duel adapter and snow leopard?
by P2 Shooter on Aug 31, 2009 at 11:25:54 pm
in the Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) Forum
This was sent to me today by Panasonic.
my question is there will Eventually be a driver for us to use our duel adapters with snow leopard and our macbook pros right?? This statement makes it sound like it will never come out.
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| | | | Looking for mouse !
by Robert Murdock on Aug 31, 2009 at 8:33:19 pm
in the Apple OS X Forum
Hey all,
I'm cutting TV news w/FCP on a powerbook G4. Trouble is in the field outside in the heat my hands get sweaty and it gets very difficult to work fast on the mouse pad.
Can anyone recommend a good mouse or maybe better yet track ball that w | | | | |
| | | | Re: Somewhat OT: Health Issues
by Kai Cheong on Aug 31, 2009 at 4:39:57 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Great topic!
I hit the gym at least once a week and always work on my back, with deadlifts and pull-ups. Mostly functional exercises, rather than those designed to pump up the vanity muscles. From anecdotal accounts over the Internet, some people | | | | |
| | | | Re: Whaddya mean I need to change the oil?
by Jeremy Garchow on Aug 31, 2009 at 4:35:54 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Here's the perfect case to wait to upgrade to Snow Leopard:
- IMPORTANT NOTICE -
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P2 driver compatibility information with Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
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| | | | P2 & Snow Leopoard 10.6
by Adam Smith on Aug 31, 2009 at 1:38:58 am
in the Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) Forum
Received a PASS update email from Panasonic and it has this notice - first I'd heard it and I haven't seen it mentioned on the forums so figured I'd pass it along.
-Adam
- IMPORTANT NOTICE -
*************************************************** | | | | |
| | | | Boris Graffiti and Premiere Pro CS4 on Mac OS X
by Andreas Prisoth on Aug 30, 2009 at 4:20:44 pm
in the Boris FX Forum
Hi together,
has anybody got installed Boris Graffiti 5 on Adobe Premiere CS4 on Mac OS X? I tried it with demo-Versions (both Premiere and Graffiti) and didn't get Graffiti successful installed on Premiere CS4-Demo?
I am thinking of changing vi | | | | |
| | | | Re: Snow Leopard Warnings
by Winston A. Cely on Aug 29, 2009 at 2:54:12 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
As reported by Mac|Life:
According to this document, CS4 (and the apps contained inside the package) is the only version of the CS family that will be fully supported in Snow Leopard.
As for CS2/3, Adobe didn't test that software to see if it w | | | | |
| | | | Business & Marketing | Heavy Iron
How can a creative business survive, much less prosper, these days? DigitalFilm Tree's Zed Saeed offers a possible solution that combines embracing new, disruptive, low-cost technologies, and investing wisely to add value.
Editorial, Business
Author: Zed Saeed |
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| | | | Apple Final Cut Pro | Final Cut Pro HD for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide
CreativeCOW contributing editor David Bogie reviews Final Cut Pro HD for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide, written by Lisa Brenneis, published by Peachpit Press, 792 pages, July 6, 2004, ISBN: 0321269187, and entices us to read why he would say..."When I was asked to review this book I thought it would be easy: find the good stuff, point out and whine about the bad stuff, and self-righteously nit pick the typos. No can do. Turns out I've got issues."
Review
Author: David Bogie |
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| | | | Apple Final Cut Pro | Using Automator for repetitive tasks in Final Cut Pro
Apple Automator is a tiny application included with Mac OS X with big power, quickly and easily creating custom workflows based on the work you actually do - no programming required. Its the perfect way to handle those pesky repetitive tasks in FCP. Do something once, then let Automator take it from there. This handy little tool can make the difference between keeping and losing your sanity -- and making or missing your deadline.
Tutorial, Feature
Author: Dustin Lau |
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| | | | Nuke | Nuke - An Introduction for After Effects Users
Nuke, the new compositing tool from The Foundry, is rapidly becoming a favorite in high-end film production. Its price also offers an easy entry for indie producers who want to create better work, faster and more powerfully. This guided tour of Nuke for AE users, along with tips for leveraging your AE experience in the brave Nuke world of VFX creation will help you discover Nuke.
Review, Tutorial
Author: Pete O'Connell |
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| | | | Creative COW Magazine feedback | One Team. Three Network Shows. Every Week.
Creative Cow Contributing Editor Zed Saeed has helped create pioneering Final Cut Pro workflows for major feature films and episodic TV production. This year, he and the team at DigitalFilm Tree faced their biggest challenge yet: posting 3 major shows, for 3 different networks, every week -- with the same small team that used to do just one. How do they do it? World-class workflow management.
Feature
Author: Zed Saeed |
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| | | | Apple OS X | Migrating to the PowerMac G5 and OSX Panther
In this article, Ned Soltz walks us through the steps needed to migrate to the PowerMac G5 and OSX Panther. This is one man's "how to" on configuring your G5, plus how to get everything off your G4 and move it safely onto your G5 with out accelerating your heart rate. This is part 1 in Ned Soltz's series of installing new hardware and software.
Tutorial
Author: Ned Soltz |
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