Final Cut notes

movin’

boldea — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:54:08 +0000

Well finally the day is here… After a year of blogging using wordpress.com I decided is time to have a proper blog on a private server, and yes stick with wordpress… It is still a mess in here, my youtube links do not show anymore, media library somehow I did not manage to import it on my server… and so on… so I think day by day I will have to recheck every post manually. But that is ok, there are only 234 posts.

http://traianboldea.ro

Final Cut 2 After Effects

boldea — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:36:27 +0000

The Popcorn Island Final Cut 2 After Effects Script is a simple way to move sequences in Final Cut into Compositions in After Effects. Not only does it allow you to work faster, it also saves storage space. The normal work flow of rendering out from Final Cut and opening in After Effects causes one to create temporary files to pass back and forth between the programs. The Final Cut 2 After Effects script will allow you to bypass that and simply use the footage that has already been imported into Final Cut.

Final Cut 2 After Effects

1080p HD Is Coming to YouTube

boldea — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:59:58 +0000

Starting next week, YouTube’s HD mode will add support for viewing videos in 720p or 1080p, depending on the resolution of the original source, up from our maximum output of 720p today.

As resolution of consumer cameras increases YouTube wants to make sure that is the best home on the web to showcase your content. For viewers with big monitors and a fast computer, try switching to 1080p to get the most out of the fullscreen experience.

FxFactory Freebies

boldea — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:50:05 +0000

The Pan and Zoom plug-ins let you create the photo animation style made popular by Ken Burns with intuitive controls and automatic motion control that achieves stunning results without a single keyframe.

http://www.noiseindustries.com/fxfactory/panandzoom/

Ripple Sequence Markers

boldea — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:27:06 +0000

Markers

boldea — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:47:54 +0000

Markers are visible points on clips and sequences that can be used for commenting, synchronizing, editing, adding DVD chapter and compression markers, and even making subclips. By default, markers exist only on the frame where they were created, but you can also create markers that have a duration.

What Can You Do with Markers?

Markers let you perform a wide variety of tasks:

Mark several possible In or Out points for future use.
Quickly move the playhead to a marker in a clip or sequence.
Mark a range in a clip that you may want to use as a subclip.
Align a clip marker to a marker in an edited sequence to match a visual or audio cue.
Align a filter or motion keyframe to a marker for future reference.
Align other clip markers, clip boundaries, or transition boundaries to a marker in the Timeline.
Divide clips into subclips using the Make Subclip command.
Add visual notes about clips that will help you identify sections while editing.
Use up to eight different colors of markers for a color-coded commenting system.
Export marker data as tab-delimited text.
Ripple sequence markers in the event of insert, ripple delete, or ripple trim edits.

You can also include markers in QuickTime movies you export. You can:

Export chapter markers for use with QuickTime and DVD-authoring applications.
Export compression markers for use with video compression applications.
Export scoring markers for use with supported music and audio applications.

Aligning Items in the Timeline by Their Markers

You can move a clip item in the Timeline by dragging one of its markers. When you do this with snapping turned on, the marker becomes the clip item’s snap point. So while you’re dragging a clip item by one of its markers, its In and Out points won’t snap to anything. This allows you to quickly align markers in sequence clips to one another, or to markers in your sequence.

For example, suppose you have a sequence that contains a shot of a person dropping a glass and an audio clip of jarring music. You can easily align these elements to a specific point in your sequence by adding markers at the relevant points in your sequence clips, and then dragging each sequence clip by the marker with snapping turned on.

Types of Markers

There are several kinds of markers that you can add in Final Cut Pro.

Note marker: This is the default marker that is created when you add a marker to a clip or sequence.
Chapter marker: These markers are automatically translated into DVD chapter markers in applications such as DVD Studio Pro. A chapter marker is distinguished by the text appearing in the Comment field of its Edit Marker window.
Compression marker: Also known as manual compression markers, these are markers you can add to a sequence or clip to indicate when Compressor or DVD Studio Pro should generate an MPEG I-frame during compression. To improve MPEG compression, you should add compression markers when there is an abrupt visual change from one frame to the next within a clip. A compression marker is distinguished by the text appearing in the Comment field of its Edit Marker window in Final Cut Pro.
Scoring marker: These markers are used for marking important visual cues to sync music to. They are visible when you open an exported QuickTime movie in Soundtrack Pro. A scoring marker is distinguished by the text appearing in the Comment field of its Edit Marker window.
Audio peak marker: Any audio samples over 0 dBFS are marked when you choose Mark > Audio Peaks > Mark. These markers show where in your clip the audio is digitally clipping, indicating you should reduce the level at that point. You can clear audio peak markers by choosing Mark > Audio Peaks > Clear.
Long frame marker: During capture, some frames may be captured with a longer duration than is acceptable. This can lead to playback and output problems. To mark long frames, you can choose Tools > Long Frames > Mark. If your clip has long frames, you can try recapturing the clip or avoid using that part of the media file.

Using Share with Chapter Markers

Share supports chapter markers for all output formats and devices. You can add chapter markers to sequences and clips in Final Cut Pro and all output media files will include the corresponding chapter markers.

Additionally, you can have Share automatically insert chapter markers between the clips and sequences in a multiple selection. (This option is available only when you choose to combine multiple sources into one source.)

Roll and Extend Edit

boldea — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:38:21 +0000

Moving Clips in Timeline

boldea — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:42:06 +0000

PSD refresh

boldea — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:29:12 +0000

PLS help. I have the psd as a sequence in my project. I have made some more edits on photoshop including adding some more layers. How do I update? I have made some extensive edits in the psd so I do not want to re-import’it

Timeline Editing Controls

boldea — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:22:05 +0000

Timeline editing controls

Timeline editing controls