Recent content by Mr.Durden

I recorded in 720/24pn and captured with log and capture, so the footage i currently have on my machine is in DVCPro hd 720/60p codec. I'm trying to convert the footage to work with it in 24p native using the DVCPro HD frame rate converter, but when i select the clip, go to tools and select the...

What is the best way to export standard DV shot 4:3 and cropped in FCP to fit in an anamorphic timeline? When i export to quicktime movie with "current settings" with the "anamorphic" box checked, it exports in standar 4:3 format with a squeezed image, so I experimented a little, changing aspect...

Hello, Im going to be going down to Mexico City to shoot a band for a month for a documentary and need some sholder suport for my DVX. I have pritty much no money so im looking into the spiderbrace ( www.spiderbrace.com ), it really is the only thing I can afford. My question is, I will be on my...

I have a question about capturing footage from the DVX to FCP. When I import footage recorded with regular aspect ratio, the quicktime files that are created are regular 640X480 dv files. But when i Capture files recorded in letterbox mode (with the excact same capture settings) I get streched...

Hello, Im looking to buy an external Hard drive, in the range of 250-500 GB. Ive read some posts on this recomending Internal HD's with enclosures, others recomending G-Tech Drives. Concidering im looking for something in the price range of 200 to 280 bucks. What external HD or what combo of...

Im trying to smooth my reds in FCP with color smoothing 4:1:1 and Nattress Chroma Smoother and it just doesent work. Its weird because when i apply any of the 2 filters it appears to do the smoothing, the RT preview shows reds that appear to be smooth, but as soon as I render it out, the blocky...

I have an issue with jagged edges that appear on diagonal lines in my footage. The Posted images are taken strate from Uncompressed self contaned FCP movies. The footage was shot 24pA with a DVX100a, imported with pulldown and edited on a 23.98 timeline. These jags arent interlacing, they seem...

Ive been transfering some shorts i shot whith the DVX to DVD lately, and the results i have gotten with DVD studio Pro have been less that satisfactory. I keep on getting very heavy "Blockyness" (block artifacts) in the dark areas, and even in some colored areas that arent that dark. Ive tried...

Im running FCP 5.1.2 on a brand new Intel core 2 duo Imac with Magic Bullet Editors 2.1 (UB version). Everything works great, pretty good render times even with magic bullet, but when i apply the missfire splotches and crank up the Number or Scale in the filter options FCP crashes. I have found...

Well, I finally got something up on the web, its youtube, but its something. Me and a friend did this for a Festival down here in Tijuana Mexico. We had to plan it, shoot it and edit it in 48 hours. The "script" (more like a couple of dialogues) was given to us on a friday night, and by sunday...

Hi I have a couple of questions concerning 24p and 24pa, i know this topic has been adressed a gazilion times before, but i did some searching and i still have some queries. When I first started using the DVX, i stuck with 24pN because i was running fcp 3 on my little g3 imac. Resently I...

Hi I have a couple of questions concerning 24p and 24pa, i know this topic has been adressed a gazilion times before, but i did some searching and i still have some queries. When I first started using the DVX, i stuck with 24pN because i was running fcp 3 on my little g3 imac. Resently I...

yes, here comes another 24pa problem topic... Well i recorder a short in 24pa, edited it on a 23.98 timeline, and made a backup on tape exporting it with the 2:3:3:2 pulldown. When I re-import to FCP removing the pulldown, it captures it at 29.97 fps, i have tried capturing it many times and no...

I got the DVX100a about a week ago, and it works perfectly, but the battery life indicator on the camera only goes down to half, and then it turns off because of low battery. I tested it and the battery lasts what it should (90 minutes) but the indicator on the camera only goes down to Half. Is...

I just bought my DVX100a and am very happy with it, I had already shot some shorts with it and loved it. My concern is that the zoom ring on my camera feels a little loose (it jiggles just a little bit, like its not snug). Its really not a big problem, just checking if its normal or if theres...