Sequence Settings Changes-

Hello,
I am new to Final Cut Express, but have had no problems troubleshooting using the Support Forums in the past. Currently however, I am in quite the predicament. The problem first started when I realized that the quality of the video in the Viewer was far greater than that of the Canvas. I then reviewed several posts, and discovered that the sequence settings are set to 720x480, while the footage is 1920x1080. Following the post's "instructions" I attempted to change the sequence settings to match that of the file settings; but to no avail. As additional information, I just started using a GoPro Hero camera, and although I film in the same resolution as my Canon, the Compressor changed from Apple Intermediate Codec to "H.264" on the GoPro footage. Because I have never encountered this problem before, I am fairly certain it has something to do with the new camera. In addition to the Compressor difference, here are other changes since I have imported footage:
I noticed is that in the viewer, the resolution percent was set to 44%, automatically. In the canvas however, it's 132%.
I didn't use log and transfer to import files, because FCE 4 HD wouldn't recognize them, giving me a message about some sort of protection. I proceeded to copy the files onto my hard drive, and then import them into FCE4 through the Import>Files.
Overall, from reading the other posts it sounds like I just need to change the sequence settings. How do I do this...

Select the clips that aren't filling the frame correctly, and then right click on one of them to select "remove attributes". From the dialog box that will open, select "basic motion" then click OK. This should take care of your problem if I'm reading this correctly.
Jerry

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hello there.
i'm a new fcp user and i could really use some help on some issues that came up while working on a film project.
the material was captured with the camera function of a digital still camera, which resulted in rushes of .avi format, 30 fps, 640X480 frame size.
we then converted these into .mov clips using quicktime and compressor so that we can work without the need to render. we encoded them using the Apple ProRes 422 codec.
i opened a NTSC project to work on this and have created a sequence preset having exactly the same settings as my clips (Apple ProRes 422, 30 fps, etc).
i'm cutting the whole project on a macbook pro (see details below) running fcp 6.0.3 and i'm using a second monitor toggling between browser and digital cinema desktop preview.
everything was working fine till yesterday, when suddently some sequences needed rendering (while they were working fine till then) and dcdp freezed (that is i get the first frame and i can hear the sound when i playback a clip or a sequence and then i get the current frame when i stop it).
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this computer is never conected to the internet and it has never been manually updated (so there is not a way that an OS update is not working well with fcp).
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I've experienced the exact same problems you are having and it's driving me nuts.
It's not like my system has changed. I bought the Mac Pro and Final Cut Studio together and all was well when I first installed it. That initial project was an HDV project and DCDP worked great.
Since then I'm working mostly on SD PAL projects and when I go to preview it on the desktop it does the first frame freeze when you hit play and parks on the current frame when you hit stop.
I can resize the main edit window to full size and the sequence plays back fine but when I go to DCDP it just won't play at all. It feels like a bug but this is the first time I have found someone else with the same problem. By the way, I'm only using one monitor so the mirror desktop thing made no difference.
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"When it renders it ONLY renders to blue and not the typical green."
Green is not rendered. It means you have real time playback. Blue or Steel Grey (hard to tell on small screens) means the render is complete.
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menu: Sequence Settings (or Commnd 0).
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OK
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I've been doing quite a bit of work with the Flip HD video camera recently. I grew tired of rendering everything, so decided it was time to finally upgrade from FCP 5 to FCP 7.
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I tried trashing the preferences. same result.
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Hi Gang
Working with FC6
I work mostly with Standard Def, but I have a few pieces/clips of HD.
If I change the Sequence Settings here, as prompted, will ALL the sequence settings also be changed to exisiting Projects which contain mostly Standard Def?
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"I understand you have a DV timeline already setup"
Yes
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First of all, the setting that you mention is on Fit is the Zoom Level of the Program Monitor. It controls only how the sequence is shown in that monitor; it has nothing to do with how any sources are handled in the sequence.
Please provide the following information:
Exact version of Premiere Pro
Exact version of operating system
Graphics card and driver
Also, please post a screenshot showing the following
Project panel with the Video Info column visible
the Timeline visible
one of the problematic clips selected and the Effect Controls panel visible, with the Motion section twirled open.

Changing Sequence Settings?

Guys, I think I may have made a major boo boo!
I edited a sequence but when I render it certain parts (mainly the ones with speed adjustments) stutter.
I think I forgot to change the sequence setting prior to beginning the edit. It normally asks me if I want to chance the settings to match the clip but it didn't this time round for some reason!
I went and changed the sequence setting but now the canvas shows a smaller version of the footage even though it matches the clip settings.

what are the clip format properties (select a clip and press Cmd-9)
what are the sequence settings (with timeline active press Cmd-zero)
try Modify menu > Conform to Sequence ... it will adjust attributes of selected clip instances to better match the sequence settings inc. adding (or removing) shift field filters to compensate for field order errors if/where possible to predict a mismatch.
that said, some issues are unfixable. it may be that the juddering you see is because the speed changes you are applying are not suitable for the clip content (pans, zooms etc)
best
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I have loaded up a project i was working on yesterday and i can't understand why but my sequence settings appear to have changed from what they were initially set to.
They should be and were:
Frame size: HD 1440 x 1080 (16:9)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: HD (1440x1080)
Field Dominance: Upper (Odd)
Compressor: DVCPRO HD 1080i50.
Now they are:
Frame size: 720x576 CCIR 601 / DV PAL (5:4)
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Field Dominance: Lower (Even)
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How do I correct this without having to recut the whole thing?
Thanks
Jeremy

Zak Ray wrote:
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An even faster way to do it: select all in the timeline, then command option v. Then tick the Distot and Basic Motion checkmarks and press OK.
Note that any changes you've made in Basic Motion and Distort on your clips already will be lost (i.e. a "Ken Burns" pan/zoom on a shot or image).
Correct. Also for the workflow I sugested
Not sure if there's a way to do it without losing that information, maybe someone else will pipe up.
No. that is not possible. Both methods will reset all those information and you'll need to redo them.
Rienk

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