Tuesday, September 29, 2009


Well, I certainly wouldn't want to EDIT with Photoshop, but it's certainly capable of painting on video and rotoscoping. Do a test I suppose. The good thing is

Re: Paint on video?
I think Commotion is still owned by Avid...they may still be selling it.It was last updated many years ago for OSX...mines sitting on a G3 in the corner :>(

Paint on video?
Once there was Commotion, now there's ???? I have a client who has a need to dust bust a lot of footage (two movies) and I'm stuck on what to recommend. Must

Re: Paint on video?
Quick and dirty? Avid Paint tools. Non-Avid? After Effects? Quick? Not on PPC ;-) Rainer Standke XMiL Workflow Tools http://www.xmil.biz

FCP7 and Snow Leopard
Hey everyone. Is anyone running these programs together on a Macbook Pro yet with little or no issues? Thanks, Brett Nicoletti SMILE EDIT www.smile-edit.com

Re: Paint on video?
... I had thought of that - is it really ready for video work? ... Non-Avid - FCP. And After Effects gained paint tools while I wasn't using it :) Philip

Photoshop settings for HD sequence
Hi, I'm new to the HD arena and I'm learning, but I've hit a stumbling block. I'm creating graphics and lower thirds in Photoshop for FCP7, but I don't know

Re: Paint on video?
Adobe Photoshop Extended - has full video. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: FCP7 and Snow Leopard
The OS and the kernel are separate concerns. 64bit apps will run fine in 32bit kernel mode. A few apps need the 64bit kernel but not many. Parallels is one

Re: FCP7 and Snow Leopard
Was the MBP booted up in 64 bit mode? What I hear is everything boots in 32 bit by default, if you want 64 bit mode boot with the 6 and 4 keys held down. Then

Re: FCP7 and Snow Leopard
Brett, ... These two together appear to be fine. Other things break. Also no SxS cards unless that's been fixed recently. Some issues appear to be with

Re: Photoshop settings for HD sequence
Create an FCP project in the format you'll be working, export a still frame of anything, open that in Photoshop and check the Image Size. -- Jeff Cook

[PR] Sequence Clip Reporter Updated
The boring task of reporting clips from FCP sequences has been automated and this new update adds these features: A completely revised interface; Video and

Re: Paint on video?
... Then he?s kinda screwed, unless an older After Effects will do, since the only (decent) things *I* know of ARE Intel-only, such as Silhouette, PFClean,

Re: Paint on video?
... I tracked the ownership during the lunch conversation and realized it must be part of Avid's portfolio. Even if it's not being sold, the ideas will turn up


Hi, I'm new to the HD arena and I'm learning, but I've hit a stumbling block. I'm creating graphics and lower thirds in Photoshop for FCP7, but I don't know

Re: FCP7 and Snow Leopard
Brett, ... These two together appear to be fine. Other things break. Also no SxS cards unless that's been fixed recently. Some issues appear to be with

Plugins with settings that share between FCP, Avid, After Effects??
L-ers, I'm compiling a list of plugins that allow their settings to be exported between any two of these three apps: FCP, Avid, After Effects. If you know of

[PR] Sequence Clip Reporter Updated
The boring task of reporting clips from FCP sequences has been automated and this new update adds these features: A completely revised interface; Video and

Re: Photoshop settings for HD sequence
Create an FCP project in the format you'll be working, export a still frame of anything, open that in Photoshop and check the Image Size. -- Jeff Cook

Re: FCP7 and Snow Leopard
The OS and the kernel are separate concerns. 64bit apps will run fine in 32bit kernel mode. A few apps need the 64bit kernel but not many. Parallels is one

Re: Avid Adrenaline on FCP system - GREG HUSON!
Greg Are you in London? Sent from my dog ... ROOT 6 LIMITED Registered in the UK at 4 WARDOUR MEWS, LONDON W1F 8AJ Company No. 03433253 [Non-text portions of

Re: Paint on video?
... I had thought of that - is it really ready for video work? ... Non-Avid - FCP. And After Effects gained paint tools while I wasn't using it :) Philip

Re: Paint on video?
Adobe Photoshop Extended - has full video. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: FCP7 and Snow Leopard
Was the MBP booted up in 64 bit mode? What I hear is everything boots in 32 bit by default, if you want 64 bit mode boot with the 6 and 4 keys held down. Then

FCP7 and Snow Leopard
Hey everyone. Is anyone running these programs together on a Macbook Pro yet with little or no issues? Thanks, Brett Nicoletti SMILE EDIT www.smile-edit.com

Paint on video?
Once there was Commotion, now there's ???? I have a client who has a need to dust bust a lot of footage (two movies) and I'm stuck on what to recommend. Must

Re: Paint on video?
... Then he?s kinda screwed, unless an older After Effects will do, since the only (decent) things *I* know of ARE Intel-only, such as Silhouette, PFClean,

Re: Paint on video?
Quick and dirty? Avid Paint tools. Non-Avid? After Effects? Quick? Not on PPC ;-) Rainer Standke XMiL Workflow Tools http://www.xmil.biz

Re: Paint on video?
Well, I certainly wouldn't want to EDIT with Photoshop, but it's certainly capable of painting on video and rotoscoping. Do a test I suppose. The good thing is


Hello everyone. I'm about to start a project that is being shot on 35mm film. We are doing a one-light transfer to hd dailies, then we will do a best- light

Re: Avid Adrenaline on FCP system - GREG HUSON!
So it would seem my missing link was loading the Kona drivers back when I tried to do this. Once loaded then it magically appears in a "direct" deck

Re: Avid Adrenaline on FCP system - GREG HUSON!
Well then, I'll have to give it a try. I really liked the Avid 3.0.5 software on up. 3.1.1 was good. I think asking for 4.0 to work would be too much?

Re: Avid Adrenaline on FCP system - GREG HUSON!
We run 4.0 on adrenaline mac - fcp on the same system. (that one has no kona card in it, but I'm sure it will work- we occasionally put a mojo Sdi on a system

MultiClips from Sync Map
Multi-cam Masters! The poor assistant didn't know how to group the multi-clips and wound up building selects sequences with a couple of hundred clips and their

Re: This Sunday :: Sept.27 (12-7) :: "Desi Fashion Show" :: Skylands
The problem has been addressed... Jim

Re: Avid Adrenaline on FCP system - GREG HUSON!
I think they all will after 3.0. ... +++ With best wishes, Roger Shufflebottom Avid Certified Instructor http://www.bottom-line.tv Tel: +44 1992 535 031 (UK)

Re: Avid Adrenaline on FCP system - GREG HUSON!
I have not followed every word of this thread, but the bottom line is that if you want Kona serial control to work, you simply use the RS422 port that comes

Re: Avid Adrenaline on FCP system - GREG HUSON!
I'm not lazy...I was trying the Keyspan...it just didn't work. Couldn't figure out why. Tried all sorts of cables and nada. But then all I did was install

Re: Avid Adrenaline on FCP system - GREG HUSON!
Greg Are you in London? Sent from my dog ... ROOT 6 LIMITED Registered in the UK at 4 WARDOUR MEWS, LONDON W1F 8AJ Company No. 03433253 [Non-text portions of

Re: Avid Adrenaline on FCP system - GREG HUSON!
So what steps did make the Kona serial control work, Exactly. I've tried this before with no success but I didn't hit it hard and I had a keyspan handy. You

Re: Avid Adrenaline on FCP system - GREG HUSON!
The Adrenaline is fully supported with MC 4.0.

Re: Capture from HDSR?
Do it all the time. And it depends on what format the tape is and your purpose. If source is 4:4:4 RGB and the purpose is on-line, then 4:4:4 RGB. If you

Re: Capture from HDSR?
Absolutely. Use ProRes 422. -shane ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Capture from HDSR?
Hello everyone. Is it possible to capture from HDSR directly into Final Cut through Kona? If so, what would be the recommended project/and capture settings?

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