Saturday, November 7, 2009

Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Taming EDL Manager, was: Urgent - 23.97 to 30I More

You didn't lift that from SCSI-L did you?

Quin

Quinton Lee, MIS
Q.A. Lee Consulting
Helping People and Technology Work Together


In a message dated 11/7/2009 2:38:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
tcurren@aol.com writes:

Also, don't forget to:

Draw a pentagram in the dirt by hand.

Under the light of the moon, sacrifice a live chicken.

Rotate counter clockwise three times while chanting "kcus nac ygolonhcet"
a being ever so careful not to STEP OUTSIDE the pentagram.

And maybe it will work...


--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Dave Hogan <mactvman@...> wrote:
>
> A few suggestions to tame the beast that is EDL Manager:
>
> 1) Turn off Optimize EDL.
>
> 2) Turn on "Show Dissolves as Cuts" "Show Audio Dissolves as Cuts" and
"Show Wipes as Cuts"
>
>
> 3) Promote motion effects to timewarps, or remove them all together.
>
> 4) Instead of clicking on the arrow buttons in the EDL window, use the
menu commands for "Get Current Sequence" (command-G or ctrl-G) and "Create
Composer Sequence" (Command-M or ctrl-M).
>
> 5) Re-name reels to 8 characters or less before you create EDL, and use
CMX3600 as your EDL format, because it allows up to 8 character
alphanumeric reel names, and many tracks of audio.
>
> 6) Check that you have valid TC in the Source TC format you have chosen,
and it matches the frame rate of the Rec TC in the EDL Manager window.
>
> Another gotcha is that when people upgrade the Editor (Media
Composer, Symphony) they often forget to upgrade the version of EDL Manager.
Re-Install EDL Manager from the same version diskor download as your edit
software.
>
> Each of the above has caused EDL manager to crash on me at one time or
another, on various versions of the software. I don't suggest doing all of
them at once, just try each to see if EDL Manager stops crashing.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Dave Hogan
> Burbank, CA
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Mark Myers <MarkM@...>
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Fri, November 6, 2009 7:18:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Urgent - 23.97 to 30I More
>
>
> Can't get an EDL exported. I keep getting errors in the EDL manager.
>
> On 11/6/09 7:47 PM, Terence Curren wrote:
> >
> > I'm confused, was your original source 23.98 on a 29.97 frame tape? If
> > so, and you followed the proper cadence, then you actually have a
> > proper 23.98 master. If you have access to a Symphony you can output
> > it as a 30 frame conversion without any problems.
> >
> > If your sources were not 23.98, how come you didn't notice them being
> > herky jerky in the movement?
> >
> > Next option is to go the EDL route. You will lose effects, titles,
> > etc. But all of your shots will be there and motion effects and
> > dissolves should be there for the most part. I have to admit, I've
> > never gone in the 23.98 to 30 direction via edl before. Just follow
> > Michael Philips' directions in reverse.
> >
> > http://24p.com/ 30_24.htm <http://24p.com/ 30_24.htm>
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups .com <mailto:Avid- L2%40yahoogroups .com>,
> > Mark Myers <MarkM@> wrote:
> > >
> > > This project also has significant amounts of Avid pan&scan work.
> > > Am I hosed and looking at an all weekend, all night re-edit, or is
> > there
> > > some way to save my dumb ass?
> > >
> > > I need to get this out to 30I DVCam for air at a local station, and
> > it's
> > > a 60 program.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > On 11/6/09 7:07 PM, Mark Myers wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Need some help fixing a stupid mistake. Should have realized what
was
> > > > going on when I couldn't get a DV signal out of the avid.
> > > >
> > > > Shot major project in DVCam, 30i. Just discovered that like an
> > idiot, I
> > > > created a 23.97P project and did the edit.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone know of a good way to convert? I really don't want to reedit
> > > > visually. I can probably get an edl over through the edl manager,
> > but how
> > > > accurate will this be?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance for helping with my stupidity.
> > > >
> > > > Mark
> > > >
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