What temperatures not to exceed when video editing?

I have a 24inch Imac 2.66Ghz and I wanted to know what temperatures to watch out for while video editing. Also what would be the best settings for smc fan control for the Imac. I just recently backed up my macbook pro hard drive, which had smc fan control, and migrated it to the Imac and don't know whether smc fan control is actually needed on the Imac just yet. Please help!

You might find these articles pertinent to your question:
http://www.ehow.com/how_7273022_cool-imac.html
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23049/smcfancontrol
Hope this helps

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What's best to do when Video Editing?

I'm pretty new to this. I love the challenge. I'm curious though. When you begin your editing process which program is best to use first? Adobe Premier Pro, SpeedGrade or After Effects?

For the overwhelming majority of projects, I start and end in Premiere Pro.
Unless I missed the correction, there is currently a bug when you send a Prelude project to Premiere Pro having to do with missing audio, so until that get's fixed, I prefer to leave Prelude out of the chain. And if you have to ask where to put SpeedGrade in the chain, you're probably not at a level where you need to use it. It's a very powerful program, but the current work flow between PP and SG leaves out some critical features that everyone but the high end colorist would sorely miss, so until those features show up in a future version, I also prefer to leave SpeegGrade out of the equation.
That leaves PP and AE. The former for editing, the latter for effects. There may be the occasional short, self-contained project that can be done entirely in AE, but for the most part whatever I do in AE will end up as part of a larger project, so PP is the center of my editing work flow.

What is the best Monitor for Video editing & Graphic Design?

Hi every one,
I would like to find out what is the best monitor for video editing and graphic design that you recomend, I am trying to buy one but not sure which one is good and not expansive.
Thanks very much

I don't want 2 monitors, so a single 27inch model just what I need... plenty of room for PPro, or I can have a Word document and a Text file open and side by side
John,
That is personal taste and there is no discussing taste. However, from my perspective, and that is personal, I prefer 3840 x 1080 resolution with dual monitors over 1920 x 1080 with a single monitor, but that is because I very often have Firefox, Filezilla, Dreamweaver and some other applications open at the same time, switching between the Adobe forums, Gmail accounts, Notebook results from the PPBM5 data submissions, PPBM5 form submissions, MySQL access, phpadmin pages to update the database, the PPBM5 results pages and various DW .php pages for the maintenance of our database and switching back and forth between various versions of PR. I occasionally really run out of real estate with all these applications and could not consider a single monitor with only 1920 x 1080 resolution, even if it were a 105" screen. In the future I would even like to have a four monitor setup (with MPE hardware support) in a two by two configuration, so that I can freely move my application screens around.
If that happens, notice I say if and not when, my preference for a monitor would be something like 4 Samsung F2380 monitors. Small bezel, great display and panel, affordable.

In Address Book, Lion, what are the checkmarks for when you Edit a Contact?

In Address Book for Lion, when you are in the Add/Edit a Contact window, what are the checkboxes for?

I am not seeing any checkboxes when I edit in Address Book in Lion, can you take a screen shot (Shift Command 4) of what you're seeing and post it?
BTW please fill out your profile (under Your Stuff above) so we know what machine and version of Lion you're using.

What Macbook Pro to get for video editing?

For software like adobe after effects cs5, what macbook would be the best, I have pretty limited money so is the base model ok? if not whitch one works well?
Thanks!

The top end non-retina, 15" anti-glare is the best. SSD preferred, has a Superdrive. RAM and hard drive upgradable later by the user.
The retina has a glossy screen which is hard on the eyes and using in various places, it's battery life is terrible and the images are not correct as it's blowing things up to mach the higher pixel rate. No Superdrive. You can't open the machine up, you can't clean the fans of dust you can't upgrade it later, you will have to max it out at purchase for a small fortune and go way over budget. Plus there really isn't too much difference in the quality of the screen with regular MBP's anyway, just eats battery life to drive that huge pixel screen. You'll be replacing it a lot sooner than the standard 15"
Don't waste your money on the 13", it lacks a dedicated graphics, the CPU does it thus it's HOT. Won't 3D game well if your also into play.
Top end 15" antiglare is perfect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X0wo6dIsMU
Actually the MacPro is the perfect choice of power and performance for video editing, with it's substancial cooling. But you want a laptop , just know things will take longr and the machien will be hotter as a result and wear out sooner if your doing 3D gaming or video often.

What is Ideal settings on camera, video editing & DVD authoring?

What is ideal setting to capture video on DSLR, then edit & author; using adobe elements 12? I did previous projects with1280 x 720 and above; then had a challenge with video taking foever when authoring; using same settings; i then adjusted output to 720 x 576; concern now is slightly impared quiality on final product. Please advise!

It depends on what format and resolution your DSLR is shooting. Most DSLRs have several options.
At 1280x720, it shouldn't take forever to transcode to DVD. Certainly no longer than the running time of the movie. If your project settings match your video specs.

What macbook should I buy for video editing?

I'm an indie filmmaker and I need to have a macbook that I can take with me, so I can do editing. I never owned one before. (I have an iMac at home) I would like to keep it around $1800 (with tax&Shipping). I've seen some refurbished 2011 models here on Apple way under that amount.
I need one that will able to handle Adobe CS5.5 and Final Cut without any problems. I've been told 512MB was more than enough to run FCP. Should I just go with the 1gb video ram model instead? I just don't want a macbook pro that has issues with playback and rendering issues. I found a 17" online for $1900 with 1GB Video Card. Is that considered a good deal?
In the future should I consider putting in a SSD drive in the to help speed things up?
Thanks in advance.

It doesnt matter really what macbook u buy.. If u buy the latest ones they have usually i5 and i7 processors which are quite powerful for Logic 9. The important bit is to have a good amount of ram 4-6 GB is quite good
Also if you make a practise to run just Logic while ur working on it and close other applications it should be flying.. Althought i am pretty bad at following this habit.. I have a macbook pro with the following..
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Works MAGIC for me

First Play at Preview ok, but not working correctly when Video started from DVD

Hello
I created a Project with Encore CS5.1. When i test via the "preview" button (disc symbol) everything works fine.
When i export the Project to a DVD the Video starts directly with the Main Menue although i expect starting with the intro clip. As i said with encore preview everything works fine.
Has anybody an idea how to solve this issue?
Thanks in advance
Rene

Hi Bill and John
Thank you for your feedback.
Attached i'll send you a screen shot of the flow chart and the specs.
I just created a new project with only the "Vorspann - Trailer" and the Main Menue. All other links are not created yet.
With the preview everything is ok but if i create an image the video starts directly with the Main Menue.
Kind regards and thanks again.
Rene
With preview ok
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What does $ (NOT $_) mean when used by itself?

For replacing User attributes with values of other attributes of that same User, I discovered the following script online:
get-aduser User1 -pr supvid, manager | %{set-aduser -identity $_.samaccountname -Replace @{SupvID=$(get-aduser ($_.manager) | %{$_.samaccountname})}
I have 2 questions about the script:
1. What does the "$" mean when used outside the parenthesis - "$(get-aduser...)"
2. Is this the best way to replace attributes with the values of other attributes for an object?

Hi,
Here's an example that will illustrate the benefit of the subexpression operator:
$user = Get-ADUser User1
Write-Host "Here's without a subexpression: $user.SamAccountName"
Write-Host "Here's with a subexpression: $($user.SamAccountName)"
As for your second question, I'd go about what you're doing like this (really just because it's easier to read, IMHO):
$user = Get-ADUser -Identity User1 -Properties Manager
$supvID = (Get-ADUser -Identity $user.Manager).SamAccountName
Set-ADUser -Identity $user -Replace @{SupvID = $supvID}
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I taped video in 1920 by 1080 but when i edited in final cut pro it reset to 640 by 480 why?

what gives? i my last video edited came out just fine in HD 1080p so why is it not doing it again? please help! a million thanks in advance.

A couple of things could be going on here:
When you created the project, what "settings" did you choose?
If you shot in 1920 x 1080p, and then if you toggled the "set based on first video clip," it SHOULD have defaulted to 1080--if... "IF" the first clip was, indeed, such material. However, if you FIRST added in a different sized clip (640x480) to the timeline OR checked the "custom" box, then you changed the aspect ratio unintentinally.
When you open the project library, what does the INSPECTOR say about the settings?
If it does not say 1920x1080, then it--obviously--is not in the ratio.
All is not lost.
Do this: Open up a NEW project. This time CUSTOMIZE the settings in the dialogue box to 1920x1080. Then, cut / paste the material in the timeline from your OLD project into this NEW project (with the 1920x1080 setting.)
See if that does the trick!

Getting 15" MBP to do some HD video editing - Canon 5D mkii. Premier Elements or Final Cut?

With a new 15" MacBook Pro, what would be the suggestion for video editing software - will be doing HD with the Canon 5D mkii. I am doing ostly some family stuff and a few things for work - training pieces, nothing longer than about 15 minutes in time. I don't need the Pro stuff as a lot of it will go unused due to lack of skill and need. I have iMovie 8 and I need more than that. Final Cut Express is discontinued, so I am looking at Adobe Premier Elements 10 as a possibility. It is not a matter of money, but I want like a middle of the road software, with a good laptop (need the portability). Also, shoudl I ge the top of the line upgraded 15" MBP or spring for the Retina display with the SSD option???

I have both Adobe's Premier Pro CS6 and Final Cut Pro X installed on both my Mac Pro 8-core and a new Macbook Pro with Retina Display (2.7 GHz, 768 GB flash storage, and 16 GB of RAM). I am not a professional editor, but I am serious about editing video as a hobby. On both my Mac Pro and on my MBPR, Final Cut Pro X is very very stable, and performs exceptionally well. Since it's introduction about 18 months ago Apple has offered a number of free updates to FCP X which have really improved its functionality and stability. FCP X has a unique trackless paradigm for video editing (the magnietic timeline) which I really like and find helpful in speeding up the editing workflow. However, FCP X (like all video editing programs) does have a learning curve and I recommend that you purchase and watch the training tutorials from Ripple Training or from other good sources such as lynda.com. It can be a frustrating and unprofitable experience to simply jump into FCP X and try to begin editing your Canon 5D Mark II footage without first taking the time to learn the fundamentals of the program.
These comments are also true for Adobe's Premier Elements (a simpler version of Adobe's Premier Pro editing package).   I have not yet used Premiere Pro CS6 to any significant extent on my MBPR but I have edited several projects (indcluding ones using 5D Mark II footage) on my Mac Pro using PP CS5 and CS5.5. I have never had a problem with the stability of the program. However, a number of Mac users are reporting problems using PP CS6 on the Adobe PP Forum.
As for advice on whether to purchase the top of the line upgrade 15 in. MBP or the MBPR, I would say that is a matter of personal choice. The high resolution display of the MBPR makes for a great editing experience since you can see a full 1080p video in FCP X's output window without any scaling at all.   The flash storage of the MBPR means that you will be able to play numerous streams of 1080p video simultaneously without the need for purchasing external Raid arrays. I purchased my MBPR for video editing purposes and I certianly have no regrets about the choice.
One final comment. Most of the time my MBPR runs quietly and reasonably cool (CPU temps of 45-75 C.). However, when you render a movie in FCP X, be prepared to hear the fan speeds go to their maximum speed (which is dfinitely audible but not unpleasant) and for the cpu temperature to rise as high as 100 C. or slightly higher. I have never had the MBPR do a thermal shutdown while rendering video, but it does get hot, and a laptop cooler support for the MBPR is a necessity when using it for high intensity cpu tasks like video editing.
Tom

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

Photoshop Video Editing

What do you guys think about video editing in Photoshop? Is it powerful enough to use in a real production or would you prefer premiere?
Here are some issues l'm running into:
-I am unable to play videos in the timeline if they are large file sizes like 250 mb.
I have 24 gigs of ram in my machine.
-When I render (export video), the video size are huge.
Often 3 times the size of the original video.
Are there any settings to reduce video size while maintaining image quality when rendered?
-Is it better to render an mp4 file or single frames?
Any help is really appreciated.
Regards

I launch PS CS3 Extended and open a .mpg video file taken with a Sony DSC-W80 (mainly a still camera).
Nothing about animation showed. Window>Animation gives me a timeline across the bottom of the screen. The video is called Layer 1. If I click a small icon at the lower right of the timeline I receive this warning: "This will convert timeline keyframes to a frame animation. Video layers will not play back in the frame animation." Since I have no idea what that means, I cancel. Then I decide to do a simple export. File>Export>Render Video and accept all the defaults. The default file type is .mov
I get the progress bar. I open the .mov in the QuickTime player. The motion is fine. There is no audio. I can add that when I previewed the video inside PhotoShop there was no sound either.
Thank you both for taking a look at the problem.
Best,
William

Best Monitors for video editing??? NEC LCD2690WUXi² Vs 24"Apple GLOSSY LED

I am so stuck finding the right monitor for video editing in my price range i just cant afford the 30" apple cinema display, what is next best solution out there...?
Is Anyone using the NEC LCD2690WUXi² Monitors? from what i can tell they are better than the 24" apple LED displays for video editing as...
a) anti glare screen & can be properly colour calibrated
b) 26" screen Vs 24" screen size
c) got DVI-I & DVI-D Connectors so compatible with NVIDIA GT 120 outputs (1 Mini DisplayPort and 1 dual-link DVI-D)
i would love the 30" apple but the NEC comes in at 1/2 the price so i can eventually buy two & i would have definitely taken the 24" but its just not suitable for professional video editing from everything I've read - mainly due to glossy screen, colours & calibration
pls can anyone help with any display solutions/setups
warmest regards
graeme
Oh PS do the NEC LCD2690WUXi² work flawlessly with the latest "Nehalem" Mac Pros?

Not sure if that model number is here or not, but these are supposed to be very good for color work, though I do know that my old shops are still using their CRT's.
http://www.necdisplay.com/Products/Series/?series=171d9fbb-281e-44d8-be67-14d146 e8ada0
Third party monitors are having some trouble with the new Macs. Mostly because of the mini-display ports on the newest Apple supplied cards, but there seem to be other issues as well. You can definitely expect to use the DVI port and leave the mini display for whatever Apple will force on us next.
Apples 24"? Well, it works fine for most but in Apples own description of the display it was made to connect laptops to.
Edit: I'm sorry, for video work? Most anything in the upper end is fine.
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Best display profile for video editing

Among the choices you see under Display Profile on a Mac, what is considered "best" choice for video editing, so that you can assess color, exposure, etc. in your footage as you edit? I have always used Adobe RGB (1998), but realize that I have no knowledge about whether that's a good choice.
What do the 'good' editors use (to differentiate them from guys like me)? Do top editors calibrate their monitors for video editing? Any insights into this would be greatly appreciated!
-- Mark Strand

what is considered "best" choice for video editing
there is only one setting for Final Cut; Generic RGB
This is an apple stipulation, its how Final Cut must be set up, choosing any other profile will cause problems with any out put files you create.
Do top editors calibrate their monitors for video
ICC colour management is designed and can only be used for still image files eg. so while you can calibrate a computer monitor it can only be used with still image files; TIFF CRW JPEG PSD. ICC profiles are not recognised by Final Cut Pro or QuickTime.
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