Re: 3:2

[Chris Smith <chris(at)sugarfilmproduction.com>]

So far I'm liking the BG container first thing.  I noticed though that I need to step through all the containers below and extend the tail out a couple frames so that on the top timeline when I fill in the length of the clip there is material there for the last frame.

Just to confirm because it seems pretty complex:

There will be 5 container levels from top to bottom:

Top Timeline (up arrow icon)

Expand Container (hurricane looking symbol)

Regular container to do effects tree work in (film clip looking symbol)

Contract container (hurricane looking symbol)

BG container with original clip inside it on a BG track (film clips looking icon)

Does this look correct for the normal workflow?

Chris Smith

Partner/Film Director

Sugar Film Production

3699 McKinney #222

Dallas 75204

214.655.2662

http://www.sugarfilmproduction.com

On Jan 5, 2006, at 1:19 PM, John Heiser wrote:

The purpose of putting the entire master clip into containers (timewarp and 3:2) is to permit slipping the shot to include material before or after the original edit points (a HUGE contention in earlier versions of DS). If this is not important to you, you can put the clip into a Background container first, then contract that container.

 

One downside to leaving the entire clip in the 3:2 container show up when recapturing. The recapture process will grab the entire master clip rather than just the portion between the markers. This can be quite cumbersome. “Precontainerizing” the clip will help the system ignore the unused material, recapturing only what you need.

 

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John Heiser

Avid DS Editor

o2ideas

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

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From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Paul Neal
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:51 PM
To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: 3:2

 

On 1/5/06, Chris Smith <chris(at)sugarfilmproduction.com> wrote:

 

If I step in to the container.  I'm at the true 24 (no half frames) footage.  This is good for me.  Except I'm having to hunt down the tiny area I was needing to work on.  Inside the container is the entire master clip.

 

 

Hey Chris, I'm not an expert on this by ANY means, but what you describe above is normal for DS. When you make a container, inside the container will be the ENTIRE original clip (like you just drag it from the bin into your timeline right after capture).  What you SHOULD see up in the timecode portion of the timeline are two little grey markers indicating where your IN and OUT were before the container was made. Make sense.

 

One thing to look out for...when you do these types of "timewarp" effects (even freeze frames) and you go to archive, you best go into EVERY container and cut out all extra footage from the clip that is NOT used, or it will go down on your archive tape.

 

I feel like I am maken NO SENSE today...and MARC, YES I make sense occassionally!

 

;)

Paul