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Mac User Comments on Maya 7.0 and 8.0

Mac User Comments on Maya 7.0 and 8.0: "Mac User Comments on Maya 7.0 and 8.0 Reports Last Updated: 10/31/2006"

Maya compatibility updates.

(Via http://www.xlr8yourmac.com .)

Final Cut Studio: About external video-monitoring conflicts

Final Cut Studio: About external video-monitoring conflicts: "Some of the applications included with Final Cut Studio are able to display output to an external video device. Viewing such output on a precisely calibrated monitor is the best way to accurately evaluate color and framing of material that is intended to be viewed on a television. Apple Qualified video interfaces are evaluated with each of the Final Cut Studio applications that can access them for output. Other applications, such as iMovie HD and Final Cut Express also allow external video monitoring."

Now, I wrote this as a separate technote.

Mostly because it lead to another document:

Qualified Video Interfaces

Wanna know if that camera you're bidding on eBay will work? Yup. Check this chart out.

How about this: Why not check your deck/camera?

Technotes gallore

How Final Cut Pro calculates Broadcast Wave File Time at a Video Rate of 29.97 frames per second: "The following section explains how Final Cut Pro accurately calculates time when importing Broadcast Wave files."

Basically, about how BWF files work. If you're not using them, ignore it.

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Compressor - Cannot submit job from Batch Window: "In some situations submitting a job in Compressor fails even though a valid source, preset, and destination have been added. "

Secret here: how to uninstall + reinstall Compressor. What a shame apple won't publish how to uninstall the pro apps. Y'know why? Cause it's like 100+ files. Maybe if someone asks, I'll actually bother to figure it out.

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Final Cut Pro will not open in Curtain Mode under Apple Remote Desktop: "Final Cut Pro will not open in Curtain Mode under Apple Remote Desktop"

Yeah, this only really effects protrainers; not the rest of us.

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Final Cut Pro 5: May drop frames of 1080pA24 media on 1.67GHz PowerBook G4 models: "While the PowerBook models that operate at 1.67GHz are qualified to run Final Cut Pro 5, testing has shown that there may be dropped frames if you are working with DVCPRO HD 1080pA24 media. 1080p24 is secretly stored 29.97, FCP on the fly, pulls those frames out. Unless, of course, you're on a 1.67 powerbook, in which case, it drops frames.

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Final Cut Pro 5: Canceling render may take longer when rendering media with processor-intensive effects: "Final Cut Pro 5: Canceling render may take longer when rendering media with processor-intensive effects That's right, canceling a render might take a bit.

Silicon Color - Creators of Final TouchColor Finishing System

Silicon Color - Creators of Final TouchColor Finishing System: ""

Think FInal Cut's Color Corrector sucks? (You should - it's extremely elementary). Fret no more. Apple just bought silicon color - makers of Final Touch (The XML Color correction 25k system that works with FCP)>

Episode from Flip4Mac

Episode and Episode HD comparison Flip 4 mac comes out with compression software: Episode and Episode Pro. The difference? Both do the majors, MPEG2, MPEG1, MPEG4, and MOV (Both in and out of their software)... The Pro version also group support and batch processing. Cost? $395 and $895

HD For Indies

HD For Indies: ""

Mike Curtis of HD for indies goes over the 5.1.2 upgrade (and some headaches as well)

DV Monitor software (no field monitor needed)

Home: " DV Monitor offers features not included in the most expensive field monitor such as Over and Under exposure zebrau2019s, image flipping, magnification up to 250% and computer screen calibrating."

Technote updates

Bunch of Tech info docs

Final Cut Pro: Assemble Editing with a Panasonic VTR:

Digital cut problems? Upgrade to FCP 5.1.2.

Maximum memory usage in Final Cut Pro is 2.5 GB:

Since FCP is a 32 bit app, all it can use is 2.5 gigs of ram

Final Cut Pro: For best performance on Mac Pro, install memory in risers symmetrically:

Final Cut Pro 5.1.2: Some third-party QuickTime components may prevent Final Cut Pro from starting:

Clearly some third party codec is causing problems. I'm guessing it's something that isn't intel optimized.

Final Cut Pro 5.1.2: FxPlug Restrictions and Troubleshooting:

Final Cut Pro: Nested Cross Dissolves with still-images may produce unexpected results:

No idea if this is because a transition would cause the item to extend it's original length/

Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 won't open after installing Motion 2.1:

DVD Studio Pro: For motion menu background assets, use DV QuickTime sources with High Quality setting:

Assumably, this is from third party motion backgrounds.