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.

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Click on the movie to launch.

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1. Remove QuickTime receipts:
   1. Go to /Library/Receipts/
   2. Locate the QuickTime receipts files.
   3. 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  [read more →]]]> http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-get-final-cut-to-recognize-my-camcorder/feed/ 0 http://www.dvcreators.net/missing-buttons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=missing-buttons http://www.dvcreators.net/missing-buttons/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:28:50 +0000 duncan http://www.dvcreators.net/dvcreatorsnet-tutorial-dvds-tip-why-cant-i-see-my-navigation-buttons/ http://www.dvcreators.net/missing-buttons/feed/ 0 http://www.dvcreators.net/why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error http://www.dvcreators.net/why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error/#comments Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:37:54 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=13 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  [read more →]]]> http://www.dvcreators.net/why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error/feed/ 19 http://www.dvcreators.net/something-is-not-working-with-my-final-cut-system-how-do-i-fix-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=something-is-not-working-with-my-final-cut-system-how-do-i-fix-it http://www.dvcreators.net/something-is-not-working-with-my-final-cut-system-how-do-i-fix-it/#comments Sun, 12 Nov 2006 06:38:56 +0000 Agatha Carlson http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=14 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.   [read more →]]]> http://www.dvcreators.net/something-is-not-working-with-my-final-cut-system-how-do-i-fix-it/feed/ 7 http://www.dvcreators.net/solutions-to-tape-capture-problems-with-final-cut/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solutions-to-tape-capture-problems-with-final-cut http://www.dvcreators.net/solutions-to-tape-capture-problems-with-final-cut/#comments Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:56:09 +0000 http://www.dvcreators.net/capture-troubleshooting-with-final-cut/ 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:

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      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  [read more →]]]> http://www.dvcreators.net/why-do-all-my-clips-need-to-be-rendered-before-i-can-play-them/feed/ 7