Speeding up clips--dropped clip warning

I'm trying to speed up a clip to 2000%, but it gives me a dropped frame warning. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?

When does it give you the dropped frame warning, on playback? Try clicking Option-R to render it out and then play it back.

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Dropped frame warning after adding 3d video transition between 2 clips....

Hi all,
I have the MBP in signature and after making a very short sequence with 2 small clips (obtained by the same master clip, from/on my SSD, that is 640x480 / 10fps with AppleOPEN DML codec) between which I insert a 3D video transition (cross zoom), if I press the space bar for preview (with unlimited RT setting + dynamic setting for playback and frame quality) I get the dropped frame warning as soon as the playhead reaches the 3D transition in the playtime....Is this normal even with my very new MBP specs???
Note that I am currently on battery and not on charger (--> the GT330M is gently underclocked).
May you please advise?
Thanks
Emanuele

Hey there,
First of all, FCE doesn't support your media. You should really use something like the free [MPEG Streamclip|http://www.squared5.com> to convert it to DV-NTSC with a frame size of 720x480, a frame rate of 29.97, and audio set to Uncompressed Stereo 48kHz. Edit the media in a DV-NTSC sequence within FCE.
After applying almost any effect you'll need to render it out to view it in real time. The shortcut is Option-R.

Dropped Frames Warning after matching clip settings using Animation codec.

I have a 720 x 540 px animation exported as a QT movie from a 3D program, using the animation codec. I'm bringing it into Final Cut 6, placing it on the timeline and allowing FC to change its sequence settings to match those of the clip so it won't need to be rendered.
If I duplicate the clip several times, placing the duplicates back to back, the sequence plays w/ no problem. If I introduce a different clip, a generated slug or even leave a gap on the timeline I get the Dropped Frames Warning on the very last frame of the clip, right before the play head would move to the first frame of the new clip, or the slug, or the gap where there's nothing on the timeline.
If I initially bring in a clip that's been compressed using PNG and have Final Cut change its sequence settings to match those of the clip, everything plays flawlessly. Same thing using None compression. Plays fine. If I leave FC at its default settings and render the clips after I place them on the timeline, they play fine and I don't get the warning. I only get the warning when I have FC match the settings of a clip using the Animation codec.
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Turn the warning off:
Go to the menu Final Cut Pro > User Preferences and on the General Pane, uncheck the Report dropped frames during playback box. Then click OK.
The warning only alerts you that FCP can't call up and display the frames fast enough to play in real time, so it is dropping frames - during playback.
When you are done editing, you will export the finished file from FCP into the deliverable format you want, during that process every frame of your timeline will be added to the exported file.
And yes, playing back in Animation Codec is real heavy lifting for FCP.
MtD

Text Overlay Speeding up Clip

I have Final Cut Pro 6.0.6
Out of nowhere, after one editing project (which was a hassle in HD, but worked begrudgingly) I started a new, standard project (non-HD). when I went to overlay some text, the clip below sped up. Just the video, the audio was fine. the clip didn't shorten, just sped up within itself and then dropped frames message box came up. I left the text on, thinking it was a playback issue. after it was exported (as both iphone.m4v file and a .mov file), the clip stayed sped up.
I even exported the project without text, and attempted to import it and then lay text over the final project. it sped up again! what is causing this??
I already dumped prefs, reset, etc. I ended up having to import the project into imovie and do the text in there--which worked fine. I don't want to do that every time, what is this text issue!?

I did a search all across the internet and all I kept coming up with was "how to speed up clips" or "how to put text on your project". nothing like this. the last thing I want to do is sign up for a forum and post things.
well, when I drag a clip into the timeline to edit, FCP automatically matches to the clips settings. or, that's what it's telling me it's doing. I've edited tons of m4v files over the past few months and never came across this issue before, why would it happen now to two separate projects?
from what I understand, my settings are on DV NTSC and the file I'm editing is a Mp4 file format, which I have done plenty of times before. this is--again--only when I overlay text above any part of the clip.

How Can I set my speed of clip to 0%?

How Can I set my speed of clip to 0%?
I can't do that. A minimum value is: 1.00

So I HAVE TO do this in that specific way? I can't normally set a "0%" value of speed curve?
Ann Bens wrote:
Cut it there and do a frame hold or a screen grab.
But how I have to do a frame hold if I can't set speed of one frame to 0%
Ann Bens wrote:
Use a time remapping freeze frame instead if you want 0 speed.
What a rubbish did you say? I am in Time remapping freeze menu and IN THIS MENU we can't set a value to 0%. A value: 1.00% is a minimum.
You have to miss a screen what I paste before, so specially for you (there is even a red box):

Best way to change speed of clips

Hey, I want to change speed of clips, both faster and slower in one clip. What is the best way to do that preserving the quality? I am still learning FCP so my apologies, and I had a hard time finding anything on here through search.

Jerry's right...
Take a look at this:
http://homepage.mac.com/captmench/SlowMo3.mov
Two frames each of FCP and Shake at 50%. Use your arrow keys to go frame by frame. First frame is normal, second is interpolated. Look at the background!!
Creative cow should have the whole tutorial online soon... I'll post back with the link when they do.
Also, for time remap -- shake's got that under control too... but for now, look at this:
http://www.proapptips.com/proapptipsvideotutorials/879F6B61-CFF9-4FD1-8D43-FDF89 605611A/D95A1854-BE2C-46A6-A064-FA0A2306E254.html
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Slow I expected, but when you click on something, nothing happens. So you click again. Then suddenly ten things happen at once and it's all screwed up. A little feedback on what it's doing would be nice.
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How the heck do you turn off the red highlight
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Can't change speed on clips in timeline - get error message

In Final Cut Pro 5.1.2, when I try to change the speed of clips in the timeline I get the error message "Unable to complete command. A conflict occurred during a trim operation." I have changed the speed of many clips in this project previously, but it suddenly won't do it now. I have searched for a solution but can't seem to find it. Any help would be appreciated.
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You could go next door and search the forum there. Or you could search for the answer here. It comes up pretty often.
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hi just wondering if you could tell me how to alter the speed of clips
e.g
i would like to create a clip with something moving quite fast and then go back to normal speed in the next clip
please could anyone help me?
cheers

Hi g
In iMovie'08 - Don't think it is possibly.
If Your material is on a miniDV tape. Use iMovie HD 6
• If You hade it previuos iLife08 then You find it in Aplications/iMovie previous versions folder.
• If not - Download it from Apple. As iLife owner You are entitled to do this.
Next see that it is updated to v. 6.0.4 (has to)
Here You can speed up or down Your clips.
iMovie'08 should have another name - it's not for more advanced editings and
DVD disks as goal. It's primary for publiching on the net.
Yours Bengt W

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Well, it's a little late, but this is one of the reasons to have your startup drive cloned so you can restore it to a working state if an update, upgrade or install sends things south.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2494
Have you tried resetting your fcp preferences
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2491
If this doesn't fix the problem, you could try sending the shot to motion. You could aslo try changing the speed in the motion tab of the viewer.

Judders on speeded up clips

Hi
When I export a short film (HDV 1080/50) I get judders on speeded up clips (120%). I have deinterlaced but this doesn't help. Any thoughts welcome. Thanks in advance. Colin

Hi
I think !
That speed selected should be 25% 50% 100% 150% and in this kind of steps
I would try 125% instead of 120%
Yours Bengt W

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Hello,
I need to speed up clips but iMovie 09 is only allowing up to 2000% faster than the as shot speed of the clip. Is there anyway around this limit to speed up the clip even more (I'm guessing to around 10,000 or 20,000 of the speed as shot)?
Thanks!

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LR 3 Highlight Clipping Warning Triangle Colors

A friend of mine has seen the colors of the highlight and black clipping warning triangles in the LR3 histogram panel change color to cyan (pink) and yellow but doesn't know what these are indicating.
I tried to replicate this in LR4 but only saw (what looks like) pink (but may be red), blue and green.
Does anyone know what the yellow and pink triangles mean?
Thanks,
Stephen

JimHess wrote:
Red and blue are the only two colors that the clipping indicator will show on the picture. I don't know where you would be seeing a green overlay.
In the two triangles themselves. And in the picture itself when holding down the Alt key while changing exposure etc.
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Edit: Screenshot of histogram with green peak touching right border:

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