Using a USB2 Harddrive for Editing

Hey. I have a Western Digital MyBook 500 Gb hard drive for my MacBook Pro and I know that firewire is more common for video, but will this still work for basic DV editing?

I did test one Western drive like the one in question with a FW 400 and its performance was terrible.
You tested ONE drive...and a cheap one at that. There are reliable drives and ones that are not so reliable. And there are also bad eggs. Western Digital enclosures aren't the best...not recommended for video editing. OWC drives, Seagate, G-Raid, Caldigit...all good. OWC sells good drives and enclosures for not too much. Very reliable.
To say that Firewire is NOT good for video editing goes against the experience of a majority of FCP users.
Shane

Similar Messages

Wanting to use a 15" HDTV for editing on MBP and need to guidance.

I searched the board and read several threads but am still confused.
I really need a Broadcast Monitor but budget is tight. I am thinking of using a 15" Magnavox I have as my display for the Canvas for editing. It claims to be HDTV but doesnt have HDMI input, only component and a standard PC connection. How do I connect this to my MBP? And then if I can do that how do I assign the external display to only show the Canvas?
Also I have two MBPs. Could I use one as the display for the Canvas?
Any other suggestions welcomed.
TIA

Well if I dedicate the external display monitor to solely the Canvas I will have a much bigger screen for that window. Also I should get a better indication of how the final project will look on a TV monitor.

SOS problem using one Entity bean for editing records. please help me

Hello
I have one great problem using one entity bean 2.1 and i am working with this problem several days and i dont solve it.
i am using this jb 2.1 for add new records to one oracle database and for editing records.
I have one great problem for editing records
I have one objets that is as one of my database table. (PersonaObj.java)
     //personaObj.java
     public class PersonaObj implements Serializable{
          private Integer id_persona; //this ishte database table autonumeric
          private java.lang.String nombre;
          now the set/get methods.
     One field of this objets (bean) is the primary key of the table, and this field is one part of the pk from the entity bean.
     From one session bean i call the entity bena passing the objet
     into the entity bean (interface) i have one methods:
          public getPersona getT56aaat04();
     public void setPersona(PersonaObj obj);
     into the entitybean bean i have:
     public PersonaEntityPK ejbCreate(PersonaObj obj) throws CreateException {
          this.setT56aaat04(obj);
          public abstract Integer getId_persona();
     public abstract void setId_persona(Integer Id_persona);
     public abstract java.lang.String getNombre();
     public abstract void setNombre(java.lang.String Nombre);
     public PersonaObj getPersona() {
          PersonaObj obj = new PersonaObj();
          obj.setId_persona(getId_persona());
          obj.setNombre(getNombre());
          return obj;
     public void setPersona(PersonaObj obj) {
          setId_persona(obj.getId_persona());
          setNombre(obj.getNombre());
But i have one graet problem.
adding new record to the database i runs well but if i want to edit one recor appears this error:
=> Error <=
java.rmi.RemoteException: EJB Exception: ; nested exception is: javax.ejb.EJBException: EJB Exception: : java.lang.IllegalStateException:[EJB:010144]The setXXX method for a primary key field may only be called during ejbCreate.
at PersonasEJB_a43o8n__WebLogic_CMP_RDBMS.setId_persona(PersonasEntityEJB_a43o8n__WebLogic_CMP_RDBMS.java:328)
at PersonasEntityBean.setPersona(PersonasEntityBean.java:114)
at PersonasEntityEJB_a43o8n_ELOImpl.setPersona(PersonasEntityEJB_a43o8n_ELOImpl.java:45)
at PersonasSessionBean.editarPersona(PersonasSessionBean.java:849)
at PersonasSessionBean_bszo9t_EOImpl.editarPersona(PersonasSessionBean_bszo9t_EOImpl.java:208)
at PersonasSessionBean_bszo9t_EOImpl_WLSkel.invoke(Unknown Source)
into the session bean i make this (the session recibes one PersonaObj obj):
T56aContactosEntityLocal personaLocal ;
               try {
                    personaLocal = personaHome.findByPrimaryKey(new T56aContactosEntityPK(obj.getId_a04()));
                    T56aaat04Obj objTmp = new T56aaat04Obj();
                    objTmp.setAp1_a04(obj.getAp1_a04());
                    objTmp.setEstado_a04("false");
                    personaLocal.setT56aaat04(obj);
Please can you help me to solve this problem?

Hello Werner,
The mappings seem to be alright at a first glance.
Have you tried out un- and redeploying your application? Sometimes values appear to be cached in the server. So if you have deployed the application before you entered DB_BANK as alias this might solve the problem...
BR
Daniel

How can I use web service call for edit a report with SSRS in Java Struts2 web application

Hello im new in SSRS technologie and I would like make web service call at my SSRS server. Is sombody can help me ?
- What API should I import in my project ? I use Maven can I found this API on Maven repository ?
- I would like have an sample of code which initialize the ReportingService, do the call and process result.
We use the SQL Server ReportingService 2008 R2 and currently we made HTTP call like this : http://<ssr_server>/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?%2fSSRS_OMB%2fMyReport&rs:Command=Render&MyParam=<value>
Regards

Hi ombinte,
SQL Server Reporting Services provides access to the full functionality of the report server through the Report Server Web service. Because the Report Server Web service is an XML Web service which uses Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) over Hypertext Transfer
Protocol (HTTP), any SOAP-aware application or development tool can communicate with the SSRS web service.
There are three primary ways to develop Reporting Services applications based on the Web service, please see:
Develop applications using Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK.
Develop applications using the rs utility (RS.exe), the Reporting Services script environment.
Develop applications using any SOAP-enabled set of development tools.
For more information about Report Server Web Service, you can refer to the following document:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms152787.aspx
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Katherine Xiong
Katherine Xiong
TechNet Community Support

I have been using the app Fotor, for editing my pictures, it has crashed, i have tried to re install it, but it is still " crashed" can anyone help please?

Hello people
I have been using an app called FOTOR for edtining my pictures, it has recently crashed. I deleted it and re installed it but it ha sthe same crashed staus, can any one help me please? I miss it so much...

UnInstall the App first and then Restart the computer then Verify and Repair Permissions.
There are so many third party Apps out there that are just problematic to Mac's. I am sorry for your problems but you can Install a program like GIMP it is Free and Open Source and has always been a very good app for Mac users and it was really developed for users that couldn't afford Adobe's Photoshop.
http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

How do I manage Lightroom photos when using 2 computers, keeping all edits made on either one?

Based on http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1308132?tstart=0 I decided to add each question seperately:
Hello, I'm quite interested in buying Lightroom 5.2. I tried the RC which ran out now. Yet, I have a several questions that I can't really find good conclusive answers to, that I'd like to get answered before buying LR. Please don't write maybe like this or that (assumptions), since I don't want to start my whole workflow and then realize that I have to change everything around, so please answer, if you know for sure that something works and you are, preferably, using that method too.
This is the biggest question, where I mainly want a conclusive answer: How do I manage Lightroom photos when using 2 computers, keeping all edits made on either one of them, using the same photos for editing. I won't use DNG. Details: I mainly use my older MacBook Pro, but would like to be able to use my PC as it's way better (Specs: i5 2500K, 16GB RAM, SSD, USB3, nVidia GTX 560 TI etc.). I have 2 external HDs that I could use, one for Backup and one for the actual Photos/Edits. I'll probably need to use it as my internal HDs are quite full, and I can't just delete stuff or move it to an (Developer programs, Lossless music, etc.).
Based on this, how do I back up the whole thing e.g. Photos folder (all photos and edits, and preferably presets too)?

I believe it should be possible to work cross-platform without having to relink files each time, or without having to keep exporting/importing the catalog, by keeping the single catalog and the image library on the one external drive which is then switched between systems as needed.
Obvious first requirement is an external drive that is formatted in such a way (e.g FAT32) that it can be used on both platforms in read/write mode. Given that, if the catalog AND the images parent folder are both established at the same level in one overall parent folder, then it should be possible to take advatage of Lightroom's ability to use relative paths rather than absolute paths to detect the images, no matter if the drive is named (Mac) or lettered (PC). This is how "export as Catalog" works, i.e. it creates a "package", aka a parent folder, containing the catalog and a replica of the exported images folder hierarchy alongside the catalog. Take that "package" to another system (same OS or not) and "it just works" even if the drive letter is different or the OS is different....because the relative path from catalog to images is still the same.
I haven't tested this cross-platform (though I have between different PC systems with different drive letters) so for me it's still just a theory, but there may be others who have done this successfully.

Which iMac for Editing ACVHD video?

Hello all,
I am a long-time PC user in need of a new computer and thinking of making the switch to an iMac. I have hours of HD video shot on a Canon Vixia HF200 camcorder, and even my high-end work computer bogs down trying to edit HD video.
How much horsepower is recommended in an iMac for editing AVCHD? I know that more is always better, but from a dollars perspective, middle of the road is where I am aiming.

Most Mac OS X editing applications transcode AVCHD to an intermediate format (Apple Intermediate Codec, or ProRes if you were to use Final Cut Studio) for editing, so you don't need that much horsepower (but lots of disk space).
You might be able to edit AVCHD natively using Adobe Premiere or Premiere Elements, in which case a powerful computer would help. It may also be possible to trick Apple's apps into editing AVCHD natively by remuxing to .mov with something like ClipWrap.
I'd say get an iMac as powerful as you can afford (favoring the quad-core over a similarly-priced dual-core configuration), and consider keeping money aside for accessories (e.g. external drives) or extended warranty.

G5 Power PC vs Imac...which is better for editing with final cut studio 2?

This is my present computer:
iMac 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo (2008 model)
4 gigs of 800 mhz ddr2 sdram (this is the max ram for this computer! )
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS 512 MB
Hard drive: 465 gig (I use mainly external drives for editing)
I use this mainly for video editing with final cut studio 2.
Rendering in compressor takes forever!!!
A friend suggested I pick up a used G5 Power PC.
I found this one, here are the specs:
APPLE POWER MAC G5 PowerPC DUAL CORE (2 x 2 GHZ)
System Mac OSX 10.5.8
RAM 12 GB
1 Hard drive of 160 Gb
Superdrive 16x CD/DVD/DL DVD (32x)
Video card NVIDIA GeForce 6600 (VRAM 256 Mb)
3 open PCI-Express expansion slots.
1x FireWire 800
3x FireWire 400
4x USB 1 and 2
2x Ethernet Port
2x Displays ports
Is this insanity or a smart move to move over to the older G5.
According to my friend, the older G5s are much better at processing video.
Is a dual 2 GHZ processor enough or would I need a 2.3 or 2.5?
OR is there another option that someone might be able to suggest?
I would be so appreciative of any opinions regarding this issue.
Thanks in advance.
Bill

Save your pennies and look for a refurbished or used MacPro. Early 2008 or newer 8 core machines w/8GB of RAM running 4 instances in QMaster will chew through material.
Beyond running compressor, it is just a better all round machine for editing video.
• it has multiple internal drive bays which run via SATA connections - much faster than the FW800 limits of the iMac for external drives
• it has 3 slots which give you the option of an i/o card from AJA, Blackmagic or Matrox so that you can actually monitor your video properly as well as ingest high end formats
• the slots give you the ability to connect esata raids for even higher data speeds
• you have much greater flexibility with computer monitors
• you have much greater RAM capacity
and so on ...
x

Using 720p 50fps video for Slow Motion

Hi there,
I've recently started using Photoshop Elements 9 for editing my action sports footage, and its a big improvement over free to use programs that I used before.
The thing that I have run into, and that I can't seem to solve, is making footage slow down.
I'm using both a GoPro camera (HD and HD2) and a Canon EOS 550D to shoot my video. Everything is shot at 720p @ 50fps so that I can use the footage slowed down when I want to use it that way without making it choppy (in normal 25fps export video (can be 720p, but I might use 1080p as well))
I've set up a project in PE9 using the preset for PAL-DSLR-720-50fps so that (me thinking) I can import 50fps footage without losing frames for importing. However, when I use the time timestretch function (through right click menu) and set the strech to 50% (so effectively 25fps) the video doesn't appear to have the extra frames. Even after rendering, if I foreward 1 frame at the time, every second frame is simply just a copy of the previous one. I've checked the file properties through PE9 and it says that the file is 50.000fps, so there should be 50fps available to build the footage from (yet only showing 25fps in frame by frame mode).
In searching the forum I've found some other suggestions to solve this, including the 'Interpret Footage' function. I've tried setting it to 'Interpret as 25fps' to see if this changed anything (as to smear out all available 50 frames over a 25fps clip, doubling its length), but that also retured with a copied frame every second frame.
I've also tried setting the project preset to DSLR-1080p @ 25fps to see if that might have an effect, but as soon as I import my 720p video it changes the project preset to AVCHD-LITE-720p50. Using that returns the same issue (btw, what is the difference between DSLR setting and AVCHD?). Using the AVCHD-720p @ 25pfs together with 'interpret footage at 25fps' also reverted to 50fps as soon as I imported the video file.
Frame blending isn't an option as it doesn't actually blend them. It just overlays the two frames and changes the opacity of the upper one (or so it seems), creating this weird blurry overlay effect, instead of interpolating the objects between the two frames (but maybe I'm asking for too much on this function).
Can someone please help me solve this slo-motion effect issue? I really want to use the full available 50fps footage I have shot to create smooth slow-motion in a 25fps export video (i'm not looking at reducing it much more than that). It seems that half the frames are dropped out as soon as I import into PE9.
Thanks,

As we've often discussed on this forum, Go-Pro footage rarely behaves in this program as source footage. The best solution we've found is a conversion to an editable format.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/668369?tstart=0
In fact, mixing video footage of any types is usually not a good idea. Especially when your project settings may not fully match either.
Try using just the footage from your Canon. When you add it to your timeline, do you see red lines above the clips? If so, you are not using the correct project settings for your footage.

I want to use my Time Capsule as a central 'hub/hard-drive' in order to keep all my working files in one place. I then plan to use my laptops/desktops as peripheral devices for editing and creation of these files. Is it possible? Create a personal cloud?

I want to use my Time Capsule as a central 'hub/hard-drive' in order to keep all my working files in one place. I then plan to use my laptops/desktops as peripheral devices for editing and creation of these files. Is it possible? To create a personal cloud?
Can someone advise as to whether i can do the following:
                            Future Internet connection -------------------TIME CAPSULE (containing all files) -------------- Backed up on the WD 2T Hard-drive I have
                                  (not connected yet)                                         I                                                          (*connected to timecapsule physically)
                                                                                                        I
                I                                         I                                                I                                                              I                                                I
      Macbook Pro                             iMac                                       HP (PC)                                             OLD Macbook Pro                         iPhone
(used for remote working)       (Used for home working)     (used for heavy CAD and rendering)    (not being used for anything at the moment)        (& iPods)
I am looking to have all my files in one place as i am hopelessly disorganised. I know the online clouds are a good solution (used Dropbox at work and uni for 3 years) however i am wanting to create my own 'dropbox/icloud' at home. So whenever i get back home with my laptop, any work i have been working on whilst out that day is updated to the timecapsule, and then ultimately as i turn on the other devices, they update to those newer versions of the files. Please tell me that the 3TB time capsule i have can do this, otherwise it feels rather overpriced as a wireless storage device?
Another note (to those in the know) If i am to be working on large files (REVIT/SOLIDWORKS/KEYSHOT/CREO/AUTOCAD) - is the timecapsule connection good enough to support editing and updating these files?
I know i may be asking a question that many have before, but as a bit of a technical novice I wanted a clear-cut answer to my specific circumstances. Your help is greatly appreciated.
(*can i use this WD hard-drive that is connected to the Time Capsule as a back up? so that the time machine back-ups/any back ups are also backed up onto this one? can the WD be a backup for the TC?)
Kind Regards
Joe

The diagram was supposed to look more like this......
Internet ---------TIME CAPSULE(containing all files) --------WD 2T Harddrive
                                            I
     I                           I                          I                            I                                   I
Macbook Pro         iMac                 HP (PC)            OLD Macbook Pro           iPhone
Sorry!
Regards
Joe

Using MBP 2.0ghz for Video Editing

Hey All,
I'm looking to buy a MacBook Pro 15" 2.0ghz for an array of uses, but mainly for video editing/DVD authoring.
My question is this:
If anybody out there uses their MBP primarily for video stuff (ie. editing, rendering, encoding, etc.) can you kindly provide me with some performance feedback?
I will most likely be using Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro combined with Adobe After Effects.
Thanks in advance,
Mark

I'm now looking for a good but relatively cheap
external harddrive. I'm looking for between
200-300gb.
What brands should I be looking for / avoiding? and
should I go with firewire or USB 2.0 or both? I know
the speeds of each but I don't know which is more
deliable for steady video?
Cheap is a bad idea for video as video has very high data transfer demands. USB is a no-go due to its limited bandwidth and subsequent frame-dropping. FW400 is minimum for DV, adding a /34 FW800 card and a FW800 drive is recommended (and mandatory for standards above DV) or - if affordable - Firmtek has introduced a /34 SATA card and external chassis, that would be the optimum and would even cover 8-bit uncompressed safely (no idea if you need that).
Edit: OWC, G-Tech and LaCie FW drives work pretty well - alternatively get a good FW chassis (e.g. MacPower) and put a HD in yourself.

I have Video camera movies that are HD format.. I am doing editing work on them using Final Cut Pro, but using DV PAL format for the projects I am editing. When I then tried to copy my work done in FCP Project that's originally DV PAL , into a new FCP Pro

I have Video camera movies that are HD format.. I am doing editing work on them using Final Cut Pro, but using DV PAL format for the projects I am editing. When I then tried to copy my work done in FCP Project that's originally DV PAL , into a new FCP Project that is HD, and tried reconnect media with original HD movies (video), the sequence project got distorted for all the text, shapes used and all.. everything changed its orientation and scale.. Is there a way by which I can preserve my work done on DV PAL and switch it preserving its proportions, scale and orientation, but on a HD project sequence?? Appreciate your help and advice..

Yes. A couple of ways that might work.
First Way
What you need to do is load one of your hd clips in the viewer and edit into a new HD sequence. Does it display correctionly?
OK, select the clip in the hd timeline and copy (command-c). Now go to the HD sequence with the material that's distorted. Select all (command-a) and paste attributes (option-v) and choose basic motion and distort. That should maek things work. What won't work is anything that you've adjusted as far as basic motion or distort in your PAL sequence. That I'm pretty sure you'll have to redo.
Second Way.
Choose your original PAL sequence and do a Media Manage changing the sequence preset to the appropriate HD paramenters with the media offline. You then should be able to reconnect these clips with your original HD media.

I have the G Drive 1 TB (GEN4 1TB) external drive purchased in 2010. I need to connect to my new MacBook Pro. I'm using the external drive for media storage of my video editing projects. Will a 800fw to thunderbolt adapter cable work?

I have the G Drive 1 TB (GEN4 1TB) external drive purchased in 2010. I need to connect to my new MacBook Pro. I'm using the external drive for media storage of my video editing projects. Will a 800fw to thunderbolt adapter cable work? I understand that using a USB port connection is not fast enough for video editing. I read somewhere the G Drives don't connect well to MacBook Pro.
thanks
larry

I doubt this can be relocated or moved so you might want to just repost in the macbook pro area.
MacBook Pro
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
Can you afford a new Thunderbolt case and cable? any case with FW800 is going to be slow 72MB/sec and less, and any new 1TB drive is capable of 75MB/s minimum up to 125MB/sec.
Thunderbolt storage can of course when setup properly reach 100's of MB higher using multiple drives.
Use what you have for a system backup or for secondary backup storage.
you might be able to take the drive - most cases allow you to open and swap drives - and use this:
G-Technology 1TB G-DRIVE mini High-Speed Portable Hard Drive
or this:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/HB137VC/A/g-technology-4tb-g-raid-professional -high-performance-dual-drive-hard-drive?fnode=5f

I have AVI files that I need to be MOV files so that I can edit them in Final Cut Pro. I am going to use Quick Time Pro for this....do I have to 'export' it or can I just 'save as', or is there even a difference? Thanks in advance for your help!

I have AVI files that I need to convert to MOV files so that I can edit them in Final Cut Pro. I am going to use Quick Time Pro for this....When I have the files open in QT Pro do I have to 'export' it or can I just 'save as', or is there even a difference? Thanks in advance for your help!

I strongly recommend you use compressor to do the conversion (if it will open the files - since quicktime will open them, it will more than likely do it.
Compressor allows you to customize presets and save them and apply them to multiple files. Although the interface may seem daunting, it's actually pretty simple.
Even if you can edit the avi in fcp, it's not a good idea. Liable to cause problems down the road.

How to use same jsp for edit and add form

Hi,
I would like to use the same .jsp file for edit and add. I just want to change a few controls based on edit/add mode. How do I configure this in the jsp?

In the environment I currently have access to do not have similar setup.
Let say you setup the DFF1 default value to $HEADER.customer_name, the name of the DFF is CUSTOMER_NAME, description can be anything.
In DFF2, default value should be a SQL, where you can reference the DFF1. For example, SELECT DECODE($FLEX.CUSTOMER_NAME, 'ABC', 1, 'DEF', 2, NULL) FROM dual
In this case, you can reference the DFF1.

Using a USB2 Harddrive for Editing

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for