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DP StrangeLove
03-13-2006, 07:40 PM
I have been editing footage from My HVX and have been capturing different formats.
I believe I preset the timeline correctly corresponding to the type of footage I captured, but on some clips a color band appears at the bottom of the clip when they are in the timeline. What I don't understand is that I captured all the footage in the timeline under the same format, for example DVCPROHD, when I load the clips into the timeline a colorband appears on the bottom of the clip and does not go away. I thought it was a sign it needed rendering, but it stays there. Any hints?
CaptainMench
03-13-2006, 08:48 PM
Are they this way in the canvas when you are watching them play from the timeline?

Are they this way when you just load them into the viewer?

Are they this way when you open them in the QT Player without being in FCP?

CaptM
oneinfiniteloop
03-13-2006, 09:04 PM
In 4.5 color bands show up on top of the timeline indicating different status'. It doesn't always mean render. Red for render, orange for Unlimited RT, green for proxy, etc...

If you go to the Sequence drop down and select Render Selection, a second drop down will pop out and it will have all the colors and their meanings.
DP StrangeLove
03-14-2006, 09:22 AM
Are they this way in the canvas when you are watching them play from the timeline?

Are they this way when you just load them into the viewer?

Are they this way when you open them in the QT Player without being in FCP?

CaptM
I am using FCP 5.0.3 the banding , either a red or blue line only appears on the clip item, not in the video, when the clips are line up in the timeine. It is like it is trying to tell me something about the clip, but I have no idea what it is. I don't think it is telling me to render, because I have rendered everything and they play back fine. Any idea whaat the color band lines mean?
CaptainMench
03-14-2006, 10:16 AM
Ugh -- can you post a screen shot of this?

I'm having a hard time picturing what you are seeing. You're sure you didn't misprint above where you said the lines show up BELOW the clip and you really meant to say ABOVE?

Option-R is the best way to render EVERYTHING. But if indeed these are showing up ON or BELOW the clip then something's odd.

WAIT! You mean on the clip itself... not the video in the canvas!! Ok... yes, you have mismatched footage with sequence settings. Like if it's a line on your audio clips it could be that you captured them at 44.1 and your settings are at 48.

I think I know what your problem is now, but I'll need to wait until I get home to really determine how to fix...

A screen shot would help.

CaptM

Thanks

CaptM
DP StrangeLove
03-14-2006, 11:05 AM
Ugh -- can you post a screen shot of this?

WAIT! You mean on the clip itself... not the video in the canvas!! Ok... yes, you have mismatched footage with sequence settings. Like if it's a line on your audio clips it could be that you captured them at 44.1 and your settings are at 48.

I think I know what your problem is now, but I'll need to wait until I get home to really determine how to fix...

A screen shot would help.
CaptM Yes, that is what is happening. What is really weird is that the color band line goes from red to blue to purple. I think you may be right that it is FCP saying the Clip is mismatched, but I shot it in the same settings/format as all of my other clips, and only two of the clips are doing this.
I took a screen grab of what is happening, how do I upload it to this thread?
Thanks for checking this problem out for me.
-Benjamin
CaptainMench
03-14-2006, 11:20 AM
Send it to captmench[at]mac[dot]com

and I'll post it.

CaptM
DP StrangeLove
03-14-2006, 12:09 PM
Captain,
Just sent it the image to you, thanks!
-Benjamin
CaptainMench
03-14-2006, 12:50 PM
I've NEVER -- EVER seen that before!!!

Hang on and I'll post. Also posting on the apple site and sending to all my HDV gurus.

CaptM

http://homepage.mac.com/captmench/FCPGrab.pct
CaptainMench
03-14-2006, 01:05 PM
Ok -- got your answer...

Turn off Duplicate Frames!!! It will REALLY slow down your system.

There's a little triangle arrow on the bottom of the timeline just to the left of the resize timeline scroller thingie and just to the right of the track resizer thingie. Click that and it opens up the timeline options... toggle OFF duplicate frames.

CaptM

then check page 129 of book 1 of the manual.

hehe