Resolution lost question?

When I couldn't burn my DVD, I copied my complete
IMovie project back to mini DVD on my camcorder.
Then, I imported it as a new project into Imovie as
a new project and IDVD burned it. No problem.
My question is.........Do I lose resolution by doing
this or not?
Two people I respect have opposite opinions.
The real question is: Do I lose ANY SIGNIFICANT image quality by doing this or not? The answer to THIS question is no.
Anytime you decompress and then recompress an image there will be small changes - but what you did shouldn't cause you any problems.
BTW, the BEST way to archive a completed iMovie project is to transfer it back to miniDV tape like you did.

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I am lost questions secure id [email protected] and do not remember email Restore account on '. Very mong not help and are restoring account

Yeah, then you are going to need to contact that previous owner so that they can remove the device from their Find My iPhone app on iCloud. There is no workaround for this. It is a new security measure introduced with iOS 7:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5818
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Resolution of question pools

I have created a pool of question from which I want to add
random questions to a few different presentations but when I import
the question pool and then add a random slide to the project the
question is cut off by the size of the project. I think I was in a
project that was 1024x768 when I created the questions but when I
add the questions to a project that is 640x480 the question get cut
off. I just thought the text would wrap and the answers would just
move down but this is not happening.
If anyone has any suggestions how I can get round this
without having to enter in all the questions again

Welcome to our community, IDWT
Have you tried opening just one of the questions for editing
in the smaller project?
Sometimes that is all that is needed with some applications.
You may find that the elements pop into the viewable area if you do
that.
Then again, it may make no difference whatsoever. Nothing
should be lost by trying to see.
Cheers... Rick

Resolution/other questions in creating books for large books

thinking of getting my first book hard and large 100 pages.
does that mean i have the capacity for atleast 200 photos ( cover back of a page )?
i use 300dpi very high file size images ( 28-60mb) that are not stored on iphoto. I used to make 250-500k jpgs for iphotos so that it would work fast smooth and easy.
If i load my image files into iphoto with the desire to create the largest book, what is the recommended resolution and file size to make the images look their best in the book. I dont understand this whole process because when my images are printed and published in books or magz the requirement is atleast 17.2 MB or higher.
what is the usual file size and resolution that people use in their images to toss into these templates?
thanks
gl

gl:
If you select double sided printing you can have 200 full page photos in the book. More if you use other layouts.
You want to use the largest pixel sized file you have. For a one photo per page layout, full page, you'd want a pixel dimension of 2250 x 3300. That would be equivalent to an 8.5 x 11 inch at 300 dpi. 300 is what the books are printed at.
The frames (picture window) used in the books are sized at a 4:3 ratio. To get your photo to perfectly fill the frame without any cropping, crop your images to 4:3 before putting the in book.
If your photos are a different ratio, they can be used, but some will be cropped from the top and bottom when placed in a frame. You can opt to have the entire image show in the frame but there will be some white space in there also.
My first large book was produced with a camera that gave me images at 1600 x 1200 pixels. Since I didn't have any one photo per page layouts I didn't get any low resolution warning.
The following is a reply I got from Apple regarding book materials and printing quality:
"Thank you for contacting the Apple Print Products Customer Service.
I understand that you would like to know the printing process that is used and the color mode the files should be in, so you can better advise users in the iPhoto forum.
iPhoto version 4 or later, allows you to import and print files through the Apple Print Product service as RGB, grayscale, or CMYK color space. JPEG files with RGB color space are recommended for best results.
While iPhoto 2 can import files of various formats, including RGB color, grayscale, and CMYK, this version requires JPEG files with RGB color space when printing photos and books.
For more information regarding iPhoto 2, please visit the following article:
iPhoto: Color, Black and White Prints Appear Garbled or Distorted
For more information regarding iPhoto 5, please visit the following article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=165501
Here are some of the technical specifications for the books, cards, and calendars. I hope this gives you an idea about their quality and form.
BOOKS
All iPhoto books are printed using acid-free paper for long-lasting image quality. The photos are printed at a high resolution (300DPI if you use iPhoto 6). There is no external modification--such as sharpening or contrast adjustment--of the photos; what you see in the application is what is printed in the book.
Hardcovers Books
The cover is hard-bound and covered in linen. You select the linen color during the book-ordering process. The hardcover books have a solid, stiff binding that is glued and crimped. The internal pages, measuring 8.5 x 11 inches, are printed on McCoy 100# Text Gloss paper stock.
Softcover Books
The softcover books come in three sizes:
- Large 8.5 x 11 inches
- Medium 6 x 8 inches
- Small 2.6 x 3.5 inches
All of the softcover books have internal pages that are printed on McCoy 100# Text Gloss paper stock. The large softcover book has a white cover (Kromekoteplus Folding Cover, 16 point) with a cutout on the front that reveals the cover-page photo in the book. The covers for the medium and small softcover books have the cover image and title printed directly on the cover. All of the softcover books have a glued binding and feature a thick cover of McCoy 100# Cover Gloss paper stock.
CARDS
All cards are printed on McCoy 120# Silk Cover paper stock. The postcards measure 4 x 6 inches, and the greeting cards measure 5 x 7inches.
CALENDARS
All calendars measure 8 x 10 inches and are printed on McCoy 100# Silk Cover paper stock.
To ensure the best print quality, we have chosen to use Kodak NexPress technology. The press uses a dry toner, which is fused to the surface of the paper. Please see NexPress' site for more information:
KODAK NEXPRESS 2500 Digital Production Color Press
I hope you find this information helpful in answering questions on the iPhoto forum."
As for file size, iPhoto creates a pdf file of the book for uploading and printing. You can preview the file by creating the pdf file yourself. Just Contol-click on a page but not a photo in the book mode and select the Save Book as PDF option.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
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Resizing, resolution & Kelby question

Scott Kelby has a neat trick to increase the size of an image for poster-size printing - - even from an image with a resolution as low as 72ppi(dpi?). It is: go to Image>Resize and in the dialogue box change the measurments to "percent" and then change the height and width each to 110% (uncheck the resampling box, I think, or check it - whichever one doesn't change the resolution of the image).
Repeat this process (110% each time) until you get it the size you want it.
I have not tried printing a larger image, but I have increased several images using this method which brings me to my question:
Do I gain anything by following this method, then reverse the process - resize it to a smaller image, say, 4x6 - and let the resolution increase as I do? (That is, check or uncheck the resampling box)
Could I get a reasonably good 300 or 600ppi resolution image to further enhance from that point?
Thanks in advance

In my experience, it is not a good idea to upsize images dramatically no matter what method you use. Nothing will re-introduce detail that was not present in the original capture, and the method that Kelby describes simply applies additional stepped sharpening between interpolations. I think you may have left out the resampling type here, which should be one of the Bicubic types to have any effect on the result that is pleasing at all. I have heard that this works better, but quite frankly I don't know that I have experienced it. my upper limit on resizing is usually 110% TOTAL, except in unusual situations.
I have printed on everything from match books to billboards (the latter coming off medium format film), and nothing replaces an image that was shot with the proper resolution in the first place. if you really want poster-sized prints, start with the resolution of your source. if you want to upsize dramatically, the resulting image will be a little soft, no matter what aproach you take.
On the other hand, there are poster plotting devices that will give you large prints from low resolution images (100-120 ppi at final size). These will look absolutely dotty when you are up close, but the dithering process can help you get an image that looks decent at a distance. it will NOT however, improve the image. What is will do is allow you more head-room when it comes to final print size. A printer that requires 300ppi (usually an image setter or some very high-resolution printer) will optimally print a 1200 x 900 pixel image at 4x3. On a poster plotter, it would be 12x9--not really poster sized, but bigger and making use of optimal resolution.
There are methods for calculating proper resolution to output depending on the output type (and Barbara correctly suggests there is a difference between output), but in all, that upsizing method seems ill-considered.

Converting m4v to ProRes, still constricts the resolution (dumb question)

Hi everyone,
A bit of a video noob question here but I was hoping to ask you guys, it seems like I was given some video footage in an .m4v file format that showed only the upper left portion of the screen. I was told that I need to convert to ProRes and that should allow me to see the entire thing.
Unfortunately, I thought Compressor would do the trick easily for me (again, a noob), but the only program I have that opens the video properly is an Adobe After Effects trial that is almost expired. Does anyone have a quick sense of what is going wrong and can just hint at the right direction for me?
So bottom line, I can only see the upper-left of an .m4v and am told to convert to ProRes. Doing that just outputs the video again in the same style. Does anyone have a suggestion so I can see the entire video like when I see it in After Effects? Thank you!

Changed it to .mov and it's the same thing. Take a look at how it opens up normally (m4v or mov):
When I Render it out in After Effects, it gives me the right aspect ratio and shows the entire video correctly, and automatically. Look at how much of the video is actually here in the same still:
I'd love to use Compressor for this sort of thing instead of After Effects, which I'm trying to get away from a little bit, but I just don't know how to make Compressor do what After Effects automatically does.
Thanks for any help you can provide!

Stack overflow resolution and question

on Oct 8th, I posted the stack overflow at the end of this message. I
figured out the problem, but would like some insight into why it manifested
itself as a stack overflow. Why isn't it a heap overflow? I care which
overflows because a problem could still exist.
PROBLEM
Our server transmits an event object to our client. The event object has
references to 2 member objects which describe the context of the event.
About 200 of each type of member object is created. They are kept in a
HashMap so we can reuse them.
However, in one case, a new member object is created every time an event is
transmitted. That's the bug - about a thousand events a second are created
so one thousand of each member object is created, then transmitted. When we
changed the member object creation to a member HashMap lookup, the stack
trace stopped.
PROFILING
To isolate the problem, we profiled the client with OptimizeIt. This
showed about 150,000 member objects and about 148,000
java.io.ObjectInputStream$HandleTable$HandleList instances. In some runs,
Garbage collection reduced the number to about 60,000. In other runs,
Garbage Collection did not run before the stack error occurred.
If we create lots of member objects in the heap, then the heap should
overflow. Why does the stack overflow?
ERROR MESSAGE
The declaration is
Socket sock = new Socket( hostname, port );
ObjectInputStream is = new ObjectInputStream( sock.getInputStream() );
ObjectOutputStream os = new ObjectOutputStream( sock.getOutputStream() );
java.lang.StackOverflowError
at COM.jrockit.io.NativeIOInputStream.read([BII)I(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$PeekInputStream.read([BII)I(Optimized Metho
d)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.read([BIIZ)I(Unknown S
ource)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.readFully([BIIZ)V(Unkn
own Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
Jeff
Jeff

Well, the HandleList entries mark a dependency from a parent object to a
child (i.e referer and referee), and my guess is that you at some point
simply manage to serialize a very long object chain:
Obj1 -[ ref to]-> Obj2 -[ref to]-> Obj3 and so on.
This will cause a recursive deserialization (actually, it causes a
recursive serialization also, so sender should SOE as well). The amount
of memeory used is probably high, but not OOM high. Note, that for this
to happen, all objects sent must be unique, which you state that they
are. Question is how you've managed to create an object chain like this.
Another explanation might be that there is actually a bug somewhere in
the sender that causes a circular reference between two (or more)
objects to be sent not as reference handles, but unique objects. I
cannot see what would cause this though. I assume that you don't have
concurrency issues (i.e only one thread uses the ObjectOutput/Input
streams at one time)?
Do you have an exact count of the transmitted object? It might help me
figure out exactly what happend.
/C
Jeff wrote:
on Oct 8th, I posted the stack overflow at the end of this message. I
figured out the problem, but would like some insight into why it manifested
itself as a stack overflow. Why isn't it a heap overflow? I care which
overflows because a problem could still exist.
PROBLEM
Our server transmits an event object to our client. The event object has
references to 2 member objects which describe the context of the event.
About 200 of each type of member object is created. They are kept in a
HashMap so we can reuse them.
However, in one case, a new member object is created every time an event is
transmitted. That's the bug - about a thousand events a second are created
so one thousand of each member object is created, then transmitted. When we
changed the member object creation to a member HashMap lookup, the stack
trace stopped.
PROFILING
To isolate the problem, we profiled the client with OptimizeIt. This
showed about 150,000 member objects and about 148,000
java.io.ObjectInputStream$HandleTable$HandleList instances. In some runs,
Garbage collection reduced the number to about 60,000. In other runs,
Garbage Collection did not run before the stack error occurred.
If we create lots of member objects in the heap, then the heap should
overflow. Why does the stack overflow?
ERROR MESSAGE
The declaration is
Socket sock = new Socket( hostname, port );
ObjectInputStream is = new ObjectInputStream( sock.getInputStream() );
ObjectOutputStream os = new ObjectOutputStream( sock.getOutputStream() );
java.lang.StackOverflowError
at COM.jrockit.io.NativeIOInputStream.read([BII)I(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$PeekInputStream.read([BII)I(Optimized Metho
d)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.read([BIIZ)I(Unknown S
ource)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.readFully([BIIZ)V(Unkn
own Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.io.O
bjectStreamClass;)V(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Z)Ljava.lang.Object;(Opt
imized Method)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.i
o.ObjectStreamClass;)V(Optimized Method)

Resolution size question

So I made a slideshow in Imovie using the 16:9 ratio. Sent the slideshow to IDVD and had it under bonuses features in a FCE movie. One thig I noticed is that the Imovie did not fill the screen of a HDTV where the fianl cut express movie did.
This is probably a stupid question, but I didn't seen many setup options for Imovie. It is set to 16:9 as well as IDVD.
Thanks in advance.

A very conserative "TV safe Zone" was checked on. Unchecked it to fix it!!!!

Resolution quality question

hello forumers.
im generating a pdf from idesign,and all though my art work is 300dpi made in ps an taken in indesign when i view it on screen it looks a bit pixelated,only when i choose view>full screen mode does it seems more decent and more clear,but if i open up the pdf viewing it as 2 up or singe page,it looks pixelated.

hello micheal.
im on cs4 at the moment.
and yes i am generating the pdf via export command,the graphic was a native psd file placed into indesign the same exact document settings like used
in ps.no tiff at all.the pdf i created via indesign i go to the export command .i even bumbed up in the compresion options the image quality to maximum.
im getting the same type of jagged edges,but when i have the full screen mode its crystal clear,so maybe ill just stick to that?
thank you.

IPhone resolution question

Hi, i have some folios in the normal ipad resolution 1024x768 and i want to change now to iphone 5/6 resolution
couple questions:
- is 1136x640 the correct resolution for that?
- how do you usually/whats the best way to resize/change resolution on each article to that resolution?
Thanks

If you create an 1136x640 folio, it will show up on iPhone 5 and later but not iPhone 4s and earlier.
I think the easiest approach is to use the Alternate Layouts feature in InDesign. But keep in mind that the 1024x768 layout converted to an 1136x640 layout would most likely be too small for the iPhone. To maintain the same SD scale, consider creating an alternate layout that's 50% scale (568x384).
See Digital Publishing Suite Help | Creating DPS content for iPhones.

New 16:9 squeeze vs. 4:3 question (hopefully not a re-hash)

first of all, i did numerous searches to find the answer to this...couldn't find it. if this has BEEN answered before, please either answer again or direct me to the proper thread. please be kind. flaming is not necessary.
i work at a broadcast station. i am tasked to do a project that will be viewable in both 4:3 and 16:9. (we won't go into why. that's just the way it is.)
i'm shooting with a dvx100a.
from what i understand:
the only way to have one project do both of these is to shoot in 16:9 and export to dvd and the dvd player will know whether i have a 4:3 TV or a 16:9 TV and out put accordingly.
i don't have that option - it will be broacast, so as i understand it, i will have to create two projects, one 4:3 and one 16:9.
i have two questions but i guess the second is dependent on the answer to the first.
with 4:3 footage, importing to a 16:9 timeline, i zoom the footage to fill in the empty vertical space. the image is now distorted on a 4:3 set, but fine on a 16:9 set, as it should be. correct so far?
so, first question: if i import 16:9 footage into a 4:3 timeline, then zoom to fill in the empty horizontal space, will the image be fine on a 4:3 set and distorted on a 16:9 set?
second question:
for 16:9, from all that i've read, it's better to shoot 4:3, where you won't loose resolution, import to 16:9 timeline and zoom (where some resolution will now be lost.
for 4:3, no problem, no resolution lost BUT: if i'm shooting only once, for both 4:3 and 16:9 viewing, then i have to frame the 4:3 for 16:9 while shooting. so when converted to 16:9 fine, good picture with framing. but with 4:3, more head room and bottom than i want. so the question is if i shoot in 4:3, framing for 16:9, but import to a 4:3 timeline for the 4:3 project, i will still have to zoom in to loose the excesive headroom, ergo, loss of resolution again.
so in this case, would it matter whether i shoot 4:3 or 16:9? the only problem i see shooting 16:9 for 4:3 is that first, i loose resolution shooting 16:9 to start with and then when i import the 16:9 to the 4:3 timeline and zoom in to fill the aspect ratio, i'm loosing even more resolution. does this sound right?
anything i missed?
thanks very much in advance
carl

HI Tom,
Thank you for your quick response. I did not think there was a way to modify geometry at ingest to fcp, but thought i would ask.
Actually, I would like to preserve HD resolution, but I need a 4:3 versus 16:9 aspect ratio - silent film look. Also, it will be important during editing to see the 4:3 image.
Output will be internet or projection at film festivals, etc.
Given that would you recommend simply trimming (cropping) pixels in fcp and then do the final transcode to my output format after edit or doing another ProRes 422 transcode to get to 4:3 right off the bat?
Also, any opinion regarding the perceivable quality differences from capturing in ProRes 422 versus 422 LT? There is a lot I want to do in post using subtle effects to get the look of an old film - gamma, motion, grain, etc.
Capture time tonight after final day of shooting. If I save the original AVCHD files to a directory my understanding is that I could always recapture the original clips at a different ProRes setting? Whatever in and out points I used in log and transfer would apply to a "re-ingest"?
First time using a file versus tape work flow.
Thanks,
Wayne

T530 resolution, 1900x1080 vs 1600 x 900

hello all! i was looking at the 2 models given for the T530 2012 edition. i saw that the cheaper one had an hd 1900x1080 resolution while the other had a HD+ 1600x900 resolution. my question is, which screen is better? what does hd + mean? and why would they, if they did, give the better screen to the lower priced laptop

FHD means 1920 x 1080 screen resolution, HD+ 1600 x 900, while HD 1366 x 768. The FHD is the best in terms of contrast, colour reproduction and viewing angle.
Regards,
Jin Li
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Focus Lost - Sticky Cursor

Hi folks,
When using 10gRel2 we get a lot of 'focus lost' problems. I read all threads here and in metalink; this problem is a very serious one and in some cases hard to reproduce. at least 10 different situation causes different focus lost situations.
Oracle has concentrated that issue in the base bug 5358366.
The fix for the focus lost problems will be implemented in JRE 1.5.0_9 which is currently not available at SUN. Nevertheless, has anybody received that internal version for testing? What's your experience?
Thanks, werner

Hi kndwds,
Would be very interested in sharing some information re your Focus Lost question. We have had very similar issues in all versions of Forms (and occassionally have managed to create test cases) resulting in a number of patches. In 10.1.2 and the Sun JVM, the issue is very much worse, but currently we can not reproduce a repeatable test case.
I have reviewed all the bugs, but this does not provide much meaningful information.
Can you provide any update on the situation with your TAR, and if at all possible, full details of the test case that you have been able to provide.
Any help much appreciated.
Regards
Marc Ludwig

AVCHD import question

Some great people explained the options to bring AVCHD into FCP 6.0.4 (both converting it to ProRes and using Toast to convert it into DVCProHD).
My questions are: is there a quality issue between the two? Is there an advantage to using the Toast conversion and pulling it into the browswr (is it more like it's original quality)?
Second, why is the AVCHD file, when dragged from SD card onto desktop, only about 2 gig, and then after using the Toast program to convert, it's now 20 gig (aprox sizes)???
Is it decompressing? Is it normal to be so much larger? Why is this? What is it adding?
Thanks.

Hi
No you are right on. AVCHD really does a great job of reducing the enormous amount of Data in an HD video stream. However playing this back and editing it is currently beyond the power of most native computer/software configurations.... so we have to convert it.
As you noticed Apples' ProRez gets really big. It's designed to 'hold' most of the resolution of an uncompressed HD stream (200MB + per sec!), yet provide real time playback and editing on a current Mac.
Given your AVCHD footage has already disposed of most of it's native information (ie resolution) the question is 'do you need such a big container for editing?' I suspect not.
If your AVCHD format / cmera is already supported by FCP, then check preferences of the Log and Transfer window of FCP (click on the little gear icon at the top) and try changing the codec setting of the AVC HD line to AIC (Apple Intermediate Codec). Its much smaller than ProRez and will do a good job of editing your work.
As you mention DVCPro HD is also a terrific choice. I think its even smaller than AIC (but still a bigger container than AVC HD so you won't lose much) and edits well. It is even a great presentation format if you play back from a Mac with the Codecs in place. But as you note, FCP won't convert to DVC Pro from the Log and Transfer window yet. Toast is a good option for this.
I like DVC Pro HD ... but that might just be because I've used it for a while....
Try a sample of both ... see which floats your boat!
Lee

2part Airoport Question

1. When my computer goes into Energy Saver mode (screen black)...once the wake-up is inituated by tapping a key, I loss my wireless connection. Is that NORMAL, if not how can we change that
2. Everytime the connection is lost (Question 1) I have to go thru network diagnostics to choose: Home>Airport>Netgear (same ole stuff). PROBLEM: why cant i just select my Network from the minibar at the top of the screen. Heck my OWN network is even highlighted, and when selected it just tells me over n' over "Couldn't join network, Please try again" and the only way ive found to connect is thru NetworkDiagnostics (SLOW)
ANY HELP APPRECIATED!

you can change your energy saver settings...
if your want your screen to go to sleep then choose the time your desire.... if you have your computer to sleep then that is what it does (just like closing the lid).
the first thing that is turned off is your airport card because it does use a lot of battery power (always connected, always searching).

Resolution lost question?

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