Comments on: 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/ training and resources for digital video creators Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:30:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Dave http://www.dvcreators.net/why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error/#comment-192785 Dave Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:00:15 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=13#comment-192785 It's not a brain fart, it's just needing to know more about how the software works. Ditto on the thanks! It’s not a brain fart, it’s just needing to know more about how the software works.

Ditto on the thanks!

]]> By: michael http://www.dvcreators.net/why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error/#comment-187103 michael Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:37:23 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=13#comment-187103 Something i just discovered i hope it helps. What i just did that seems to work was that i used the insertion with transition feature when putting the clips together, what that did for me was insert a transition on one clip not the other, then i deleted the transition and was able to roll the last clip a bit over the previous one ( using the selection tool not the ripple tool), and then i was able to insert a full transition.... Something i just discovered i hope it helps. What i just did that seems to work was that i used the insertion with transition feature when putting the clips together, what that did for me was insert a transition on one clip not the other, then i deleted the transition and was able to roll the last clip a bit over the previous one ( using the selection tool not the ripple tool), and then i was able to insert a full transition….

]]> By: michael http://www.dvcreators.net/why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error/#comment-187102 michael Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:00:06 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=13#comment-187102 How do you get handles? I am having the same problem. How do you get handles? I am having the same problem.

]]> By: rakesh http://www.dvcreators.net/why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error/#comment-176247 rakesh Thu, 14 May 2009 08:40:50 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=13#comment-176247 Thanks for the info!!! best one.. Thanks for the info!!! best one..

]]> By: Josh http://www.dvcreators.net/why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error/#comment-176161 Josh Wed, 13 May 2009 20:24:08 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=13#comment-176161 Here's the process I use for exporting: http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-export-a-high-quality-movie/ Here’s the process I use for exporting:

http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-export-a-high-quality-movie/

]]> By: Shuan http://www.dvcreators.net/why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error/#comment-175075 Shuan Wed, 06 May 2009 15:35:02 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=13#comment-175075 Hi, as i was one of the stupid people needing this particular forum, in regards to the FCP's dissolve effect, my needs were answered perfectly, i thought i might throw another question out as you seem to all know FCP well. I am filming things in HDV with a Sony FX1E, and editing them on FCP 6.0.1. I am having trouble getting the best quality edit once i have exported the project. Would anyone know how i could get the best quality out of my projects for DVD (not Blueray). If anyone could explain the process from capturing to exporting it would be much appreciated. Hi,
as i was one of the stupid people needing this particular forum, in regards to the FCP’s dissolve effect, my needs were answered perfectly, i thought i might throw another question out as you seem to all know FCP well.
I am filming things in HDV with a Sony FX1E, and editing them on FCP 6.0.1. I am having trouble getting the best quality edit once i have exported the project.
Would anyone know how i could get the best quality out of my projects for DVD (not Blueray).
If anyone could explain the process from capturing to exporting it would be much appreciated.

]]> By: Josh http://www.dvcreators.net/why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error/#comment-171766 Josh Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:41:33 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=13#comment-171766 Often in a production, you arrive at a final cut, then get the music composer the hit points and times for a show. While they're recording the music, you are color correcting, adding effects, and yes, dissolves. If Final Cut changed timing when adding dissolves and fades, once you received your music cues they would be off and you would have to redo them, delaying the project. The client finds this unacceptable and fires you, and you wander the streets, depressed, and accidentally fall into a manhole. See? FCP's dissolve process just saved your life. Probably the best thing would be a simple preferences option, then everyone could have it their way. Personally I like it the way it is. Often in a production, you arrive at a final cut, then get the music composer the hit points and times for a show. While they’re recording the music, you are color correcting, adding effects, and yes, dissolves. If Final Cut changed timing when adding dissolves and fades, once you received your music cues they would be off and you would have to redo them, delaying the project. The client finds this unacceptable and fires you, and you wander the streets, depressed, and accidentally fall into a manhole.

See? FCP’s dissolve process just saved your life.

Probably the best thing would be a simple preferences option, then everyone could have it their way. Personally I like it the way it is.

]]> By: Chris Bidmead http://www.dvcreators.net/why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error/#comment-171350 Chris Bidmead Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:50:48 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=13#comment-171350 That, of course, makes sense, but we can't leave it at that. I need to defend my accusation that FC may be "brain-dead". We're using the word "professional" here in a very narrow sense -- the bean-counter world of advertisements and TV soaps. Artistically -- for creative professionals -- the least important thing about a sequence is its duration. The look and pace of a dissolve trumps every other consideration. Pulling back discarded frames from scrap is surely as brain dead as if a literary editor were to add arbitrary words to his author's prose or poem simply to fulfil some production-imposed page count. Rippling the dissolve (as opposed to introducing a ripple dissolve -- confusingly something completely different) offers a solution. But tediously it involves redoing work already done, manually reinstating in and out points already established. IMHO, FC's dissolve mechanism is ugly, and needs to be fixed. -- Chris That, of course, makes sense, but we can’t leave it at that. I need to defend my accusation that FC may be “brain-dead”. We’re using the word “professional” here in a very narrow sense — the bean-counter world of advertisements and TV soaps. Artistically — for creative professionals — the least important thing about a sequence is its duration. The look and pace of a dissolve trumps every other consideration.

Pulling back discarded frames from scrap is surely as brain dead as if a literary editor were to add arbitrary words to his author’s prose or poem simply to fulfil some production-imposed page count.

Rippling the dissolve (as opposed to introducing a ripple dissolve — confusingly something completely different) offers a solution. But tediously it involves redoing work already done, manually reinstating in and out points already established.

IMHO, FC’s dissolve mechanism is ugly, and needs to be fixed.

–
Chris

]]> By: Josh http://www.dvcreators.net/why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error/#comment-171151 Josh Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:25:18 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=13#comment-171151 Certainly there are pros and cons of both methods, but for professional use, Final Cut Pro has it right. If you are doing broadcast or film work, you never want your program length to change when you add a dissolve. Otherwise it would be a huge hassle making sure your :30 spot is :30, because it would keep changing- and in a film, your music composer, sound design people and others would put out a hit on you. Certainly there are pros and cons of both methods, but for professional use, Final Cut Pro has it right. If you are doing broadcast or film work, you never want your program length to change when you add a dissolve.

Otherwise it would be a huge hassle making sure your :30 spot is :30, because it would keep changing- and in a film, your music composer, sound design people and others would put out a hit on you.

]]> By: bidmead http://www.dvcreators.net/why-are-my-transitions-too-short-or-why-do-i-get-the-insufficient-content-for-edit-error/#comment-171003 bidmead Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:28:14 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=13#comment-171003 Contributors here aren't necessarily numbskulls. It could just be that Final Cut is brain-dead. When you create a clip by inserting an in point and an out point, you are telling FC that you don't want to see frames outside that perimeter. Yet when you cross-dissolve between two such clips, FC insists on fetching back some of the frames you don't want. Why, for heaven's sake? So that the resulting edit has the same number of frames as the original two clips? Did you ask for this? And you're supposed to kick yourself for having forgotten to provide "handles". Why is there not at least an option (better, a default) to cross-dissolve the material you're actually working with, instead of bringing back frames that have already hit the edit room floor? Chris Contributors here aren’t necessarily numbskulls. It could just be that Final Cut is brain-dead.

When you create a clip by inserting an in point and an out point, you are telling FC that you don’t want to see frames outside that perimeter. Yet when you cross-dissolve between two such clips, FC insists on fetching back some of the frames you don’t want.

Why, for heaven’s sake? So that the resulting edit has the same number of frames as the original two clips? Did you ask for this?

And you’re supposed to kick yourself for having forgotten to provide “handles”. Why is there not at least an option (better, a default) to cross-dissolve the material you’re actually working with, instead of bringing back frames that have already hit the edit room floor?

Chris

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