Saturday, November 7, 2009

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

haha! And don't forget to open your window and throw your Mojo down to
the street while chanting
"I'm sick and tired of overpriced i/o hardware and I'm not going to
take it anymore!"
owen


On Nov 7, 2009, at 2:37 AM, Terence Curren wrote:

> 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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