| | | | Re: Editing audio in Smoke
by Gergo Szabo on Oct 5, 2011 at 6:03:39 pm
in the Autodesk Smoke Forum
Hello Grant,
Thanks for your answer. Sorry but I identify all the smoke tutorials on the Area or Youtube to you. Maybe It wasn't yours.
I use Smoke on Mac 2012 SP1 and the shortcut what doesn't work is the (FCP Shortcut) Ctrl + V "Add edit" ma | | | | |
| | | | Re: Mice
by Michael Sandness on Feb 22, 2010 at 7:03:59 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
I use the Logitech MX Revolution
You can custom map buttons to certain Color shortcuts.
I mapped Specific Color rooms to certain buttons, I added Option-3rd Mouse button which help with scrolling fast in fields that are not mapped to my CP 200.
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| | | | Scone Looks
by Michael Sandness on Dec 14, 2009 at 6:29:39 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
To my fellow colorists... interested in obtaining the building blocks to being of an experienced colorist...
I’m writing this in support of my mentor and friend Bob Sliga. I was first introduced to Bob nearly 4 years ago when my company purchase | | | | |
| | | | Re: Smoke coming to Mac
by Michael Sandness on Nov 23, 2009 at 9:44:45 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
Are we not serious colorists because we use Color?
Anyhoo...Smoke, Mac, Color... should make for some interesting career opportunities!
And yes... if Lustre on Mac was a possibility, I'd be interested... but only for a select projects...
Michael | | | | |
| | | | Re: Color FX room presets
by Michael Sandness on Nov 5, 2009 at 8:11:20 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
Try these:
http://curiousturtle.com/en/products/105-film-wash-color-effects-vol-2-for-apple-color-black-a-white-wash.html
http://www.curiousturtle.com/en/component/content/article/47-products/146-film-wash-color-effects-for-after-effects-volume | | | | |
| | | | Re: more send to FCP not working TODAY!
by Michael Sandness on Oct 9, 2009 at 10:15:44 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
Do you save your color project?
Asi in when rendering is finished in Color. Go to the Primary room. Then choose, File. Save Project. Then send to FCP.
Works every time.
Michael Sandness - Colorist
Splice Here, Minneapolis MN USA | | | | |
| | | | Re: Documentary Prep
by Michael Sandness on Sep 22, 2009 at 1:42:59 am
in the Apple Color Forum
Read this: http://documentation.apple.com/en/color/usermanual/#chapter=4%26section=6
Check out the paragraph called, "Use Uncompressed or Lightly Compressed Still Image Formats"
Note the image size of the images in your documentary. If they are b | | | | |
| | | | Re: tips for avid editors turning to FCP.
by Rob Tinworth on Aug 21, 2009 at 5:15:07 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Welcome.
When I made the transition to FCP, I recreated the Avid keyboard in FCP, which was a mistake. FCP operates in a different way to Avid (at least 5 years ago when I made the switch - I haven't cut on Avid since). As one of the first compute | | | | |
| | | | Re: RE: New Studio
by Michael Sandness on Jul 23, 2009 at 5:35:08 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
Bob Sliga... he's back!
Thankful for the presets!! Wow, 90 of them!!
Presets equal less work right! ;)
Michael Sandness - Colorist
Splice Here, Minneapolis MN USA | | | | |
| | | | Re: ATI Radeon HD 4870
by Michael Sandness on Mar 31, 2009 at 6:26:39 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
Hey....
One thing to keep in mind here. Color is dependent on GPU. Yes! Additionally, you need to have the fastest disk array possible to work with footage. Especially Red and uncompressed.
I'm fortunate to be running Color on an XSAN system w | | | | |
| | | | Re: Ode to Color
by Michael Sandness on Mar 12, 2009 at 4:27:10 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
I call it job security! LOLMichael Sandness - Colorist
Splice Here, Minneapolis MN USA | | | | |
| | | | Re: 4:4:4 Workflow/Issue - Just curious
by Michael Sandness on Mar 1, 2009 at 9:07:26 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
Its actually a simple solution! After the same headaches your friends had. We solved this by creating a LUT that offsets the gamma shift from Color back to FCP. You grade with the LUT enabled, disable for rendering. So when you send to Color, the gam | | | | |
| | | | Re: Using Color with Sony EX1 Footage
by Michael Sandness on Feb 18, 2009 at 5:43:07 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
Just make sure you process your grades in Float. That combined with ProResHQ and you are good to go.Michael Sandness - Colorist
Splice Here, Minneapolis MN USA | | | | |
| | | | Re: New Apple Color Tutorial - Saturation Curves in Color
by Michael Sandness on Feb 17, 2009 at 4:11:38 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
I love the aim method they use too! Ballpark it JP! Ballpark.
I wonder what happens when you drag your mouse over the image preview in the Viewer Window?
Look! And the Sat Curves, it made a line! What for?
Okay, what's the prize?
Michael Sandness | | | | |
| | | | Re: Color basics
by Michael Sandness on Jan 17, 2009 at 6:33:44 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
Yes, the variable "tag" seems to stick to the clip even after changing it back to a % based speed effect.
Here's what I do, in the sequence, match frame the clip back to the viewer, (shortcut to do this is the F key) then I re-edit the clip to the se | | | | |
| | | | Re: Whats Apple Doing?
by Michael Sandness on Dec 14, 2008 at 6:03:11 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
If you need a Luster, which is a killer grading system, invest in one! If your producer-director clients want you to be the colorist, they'll use you, so get the tool you need to do that.
Michael Sandness - Colorist
Splice Here, Minneapolis MN USA | | | | |
| | | | Re: Whats Apple Doing?
by Michael Sandness on Dec 12, 2008 at 4:34:32 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
I agree with JP on two points...Audio is not a priority for me, and, more presets will actually diminish Color's reputation in the marketplace. I feel it'll be looked at as a plugin even more than it may be now.
Some improvements in Color Iwish for | | | | |
| | | | Re: Finally an update to Color!
by Michael Sandness on Nov 21, 2008 at 1:09:35 am
in the Apple Color Forum
I would say the real news is here....
www.red.com/support
As far as guns, I'm not much of a fan of guns.Michael Sandness - Colorist
Splice Here, Minneapolis MN USA | | | | |
| | | | Re: Out of Curiosity
by Michael Sandness on Jun 18, 2008 at 5:02:20 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
George,
As a Color colorist the last 2.5 years, I've run into the issues you're finding in using Color. One thing Apple did by giving away Color to all users of FCS was empower them with a tool to better their productions. What Apple misjudged in my | | | | |
| | | | Re: Working faster in Color
by Michael Sandness on May 23, 2008 at 10:29:22 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
Just as an aside. Rather than using tracks, try using clips names.
A very underlooked feature in the setup room is the shot list. If your're clip names represent cameras, you could sort by shot name in he setup room.
Very easy, very powerful, less | | | | |
| | | | Re: Red/Color Workflow Question.
by Michael Sandness on May 6, 2008 at 10:58:04 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
Import your EDL to Color. that should apply your cut points to the .mov file.
Or, go back to RedCine. Export your shots individually as DPX files, then use you EDL in Color to conform to your DPX from RedCine.
Let us know if this works.Michael Sand | | | | |
| | | | Re: P2 DVCPRO HD 720 or Prores HQ
by Michael Sandness on Apr 19, 2008 at 6:21:40 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
My workflow is to grade 720p as ProResHQ out of Color. Yes, the source is 8-bit, but I feel rendering using Floating Point in Color, combined with ProResHQ give us fantastic results.Michael Sandness - Colorist
Splice Here, Minneapolis MN USA | | | | |
| | | | Re: Where do I find a colorist?
by walter biscardi on Apr 16, 2008 at 6:22:39 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
I've been working with several folks who found me right here on the Cow. They ship me the drives with the project files, I prep the timeline for Color, grade the show in Color and send the project back on hard drive. I'm actually working on a 13 pa | | | | |
| | | | Re: Color will support R3D files
by Michael Sandness on Apr 16, 2008 at 3:49:20 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
I'm not as confident as you that this workflow is smooth. Have you had a chance to look at Assimilate?Michael Sandness - Colorist
Splice Here, Minneapolis MN USA | | | | |
| | | | Re: Color will support R3D files
by Michael Sandness on Apr 15, 2008 at 2:04:28 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
Should be interesting...did you see what exactly they were doing to use the red Raw files, ie workflow?Michael Sandness - Colorist
Splice Here, Minneapolis MN USA | | | | |
| | | | Re: Importing clips really slow in Leopard
by Michael Sandness on Apr 1, 2008 at 6:05:22 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
I wonder if this is related to your RAM issue? Also, are your clips on your RAID? FW?
Not happening here. Import clips is exactly as it was in Tiger. Michael Sandness - Colorist
Splice Here, Minneapolis MN USA | | | | |
| | | | Re: Auto Save issue in Leopard
by Michael Sandness on Apr 1, 2008 at 1:42:39 am
in the Apple Color Forum
I haven't seen this before, I hope it isn't your sled!
I was advised last year to have a 1 gig of RAM per processor.
Good luck, Applecare the myth eh?Michael Sandness - Colorist
Splice Here, Minneapolis MN USA | | | | |
| | | | Re: Color Initial Setup and Primer
by Michael Sandness on Mar 27, 2008 at 2:56:40 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
Absolutely. Its good Walter's DVD helped you. The best DVD training on Color I've found is from:
http://rippletraining.com/color_grading_in_color_online_edition.html
or
http://www.digitalmediatraining.com/products/jumpstart/fcstudio2/color/index.h | | | | |
| | | | Re: User shape tracking
by Michael Sandness on Mar 25, 2008 at 4:42:13 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
For user shapes, you must assign the tracker in the geometry room, not the secondary room. Also, make sure to attach your shape prior to tracking.
The tracker assign in the secondary room is only for circles and squares. makes perfect sense eh? ;-)M | | | | |
| | | | Re: Color Initial Setup and Primer
by Michael Sandness on Mar 24, 2008 at 3:26:01 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
Oh Lord! here's DRW! Ya baby! another discreet guy in the house...or formaer discreet guy...or former discreet now Autodesk Multimedia and Entertainment!
DRW, You know why Carol Bartz always wore pants don't you?Michael Sandness - Colorist
Splice H | | | | |
| | | | Re: Speeding Up Color Renders....
by Michael Sandness on Mar 24, 2008 at 3:22:32 pm
in the Apple Color Forum
When I moved to Leopard. Rendering sped up 30-50% depending on format. DVCPro takes longer to render because its compressed. Also, how frames per second are you rendering. 720p60 is slower than 720p 24. In addition, the GPU has to sort out the compr | | | | |
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