This is a common question and there are several answers:
First, the Final Cut Pro Canvas usually shows titles and graphics more pixelated and lower quality than the actual quality. Render a title and play it on a real monitor - or render and export a 10 frame test to disk and view to see the true picture.
Read these articles on monitoring: http://www.dvcreators.net/tag/monitoring/ for more info.
If you are rendering to the DV codec, you will see an instant drop in quality. But don’t worry, as long as you export to a lossless codec your final project will look great.
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If you notice a loss of connectivity between Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express and your camcorder or deck after upgrading your versions of Mac OS X and QuickTime, here’s what you can do to resolve the issue.
- Remove QuickTime receipts:
- Go to /Library/Receipts/
- Locate the QuickTime receipts files.
- Select all QuickTime receipts that have version numbers as part of their names (but don’t select the other QuickTime receipts). Here’s an example of what they look like (you may have different receipts on your computer):
- Drag the selected receipts to the Trash.
- Download and install the latest version of QuickTime
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One of the most frequent questions we get about our tutorial dvds is:
Why can’t I see the navigation buttons on the bottom of the screen?
Check out this movie for the answer!
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Watch the movie below for the probable solution.
When you trim a clip, there is (usually) “extra” media before and after the part of the clip you want in your timeline. (That’s what trimming does, allows you to select a portion of a clip that will show in your movie)
COOL TIP: If you select the Slip tool by pressing “S”, and click on a clip in the timeline, you’ll see a brown outline showing you the extra media on either side of your “trimmed” clip.
Another way to see what handles are on your clip is by double clicking it, then noticing …
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Video editing systems will have problems. The process of pinpointing the problem is called “troubleshooting”.
Troubleshooting is the art of changing one thing at a time until the problem is pinpointed.
For example, you’re having a problem with a project. Try creating a brand new project. Does the problem persist? If the brand new project works fine, that pinpoints your existing project. Perhaps you should delete the render files, restore from the AutoSave Vault, or paste your clips into a new project. If the new project has the same symptoms, that points to a system problem.
If you are getting a General …
Here are some potential problems that you may encounter while capturing, and some possible solutions.
If you have a problem not mentioned here, the best way to solve it is to “troubleshoot” the problem. Troubleshooting is a process where you change variables, usually one at a time, to pinpoint the problem. Here’s a helpful article on troubleshooting.
Tape Capture Problems and Possible Solutions
• Problems with your capturing device:
If you are having trouble capturing footage, whether it a “dropped frames” or “broken timecode” warning, try using the same device that you shot the footage with, instead of your deck …
The red line at the top of the timeline indicates that the clip must be rendered before it will play back.
This could result from many things, such as having many intensive filters applied to the clip and being in “Safe” RT Mode.
But for novices, nine times out of ten, the reason the clip “redlines” is because the sequence settings do not match the footage type you are dropping into it.
Check the clip format by highlighting it and pressing Cmd 9.
Check the sequence format by clicking in an empty area of …
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