Comments for Christopher Swainhart http://swainhart.org Filmmaker, Musician Tue, 08 May 2012 23:33:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on The Connection: Megan & Melissa, Martial Arts & Dance by Randy Noland http://swainhart.org/2012/the-connection-martial-arts-dance/#comment-655 Randy Noland Tue, 08 May 2012 23:33:45 +0000 http://swainhart.org/?p=2727#comment-655 Very nice job Chris. Good story. Good "connection" with nice story (parallel movements, twins, passion) well done!! I very much enjoyed. Very nice job Chris. Good story. Good “connection” with nice story (parallel movements, twins, passion) well done!! I very much enjoyed.

]]> Comment on How to Speed Up Final Cut Pro with a New Graphics Card by Randy Noland http://swainhart.org/2012/how-to-speed-up-final-cut-pro-with-a-new-graphics-card/#comment-613 Randy Noland Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:02:38 +0000 http://swainhart.org/?p=2673#comment-613 Good stuff Chris!, Good stuff Chris!,

]]> Comment on Marrying iPhone, Flip, and 5D Footage in Final Cut Pro X Multicam by Swainhart http://swainhart.org/2012/marrying-iphone-flip-and-5d-footage-in-final-cut-pro-x-multicam/#comment-610 Swainhart Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:19:53 +0000 http://swainhart.org/?p=2648#comment-610 When using FCP I first use MPEG Streamclip to convert the files to Apple ProRes 422 LT then import into FCP. If your version of FCP doesn’t support ProRes 422 LT then pick a format that does. If you are unfamiliar with MPEG Streamclip it is a free program. Download and open program, use batch list, convert to Quicktime, select destination, then you will see the dialog to pick what type of ProRes format you want. When using FCP I first use MPEG Streamclip to convert the files to Apple ProRes 422 LT then import into FCP. If your version of FCP doesn’t support ProRes 422 LT then pick a format that does. If you are unfamiliar with MPEG Streamclip it is a free program. Download and open program, use batch list, convert to Quicktime, select destination, then you will see the dialog to pick what type of ProRes format you want.

]]> Comment on Marrying iPhone, Flip, and 5D Footage in Final Cut Pro X Multicam by Lulu Gargiulo http://swainhart.org/2012/marrying-iphone-flip-and-5d-footage-in-final-cut-pro-x-multicam/#comment-607 Lulu Gargiulo Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:11:07 +0000 http://swainhart.org/?p=2648#comment-607 Looks great. I wanted to shoot something similar, using a 5D/ 7D and a few iphones and wondered if you knew what codec to use to import the footage into FCP6, not FCPX and if you had any suggestions to setting it up the best way to work efficiently. I have done muli-cam edits in FCP already, but not mixing the two formats. Looks great.
I wanted to shoot something similar, using a 5D/ 7D and a few iphones and wondered if you knew what codec to use to import the footage into FCP6, not FCPX and if you had any suggestions to
setting it up the best way to work efficiently. I have done muli-cam edits in FCP already, but not mixing the two formats.

]]> Comment on American Lung Association Vertical Mile Challenge by Vern http://swainhart.org/2012/american-lung-association-vertical-mile-challenge/#comment-597 Vern Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:23:48 +0000 http://swainhart.org/?p=2519#comment-597 Yep, anytime - just let me know you're in the area. Southern Thailand. Cheers man... CONGRATS! I saw you won this event! Yep, anytime – just let me know you’re in the area. Southern Thailand. Cheers man… CONGRATS! I saw you won this event!

]]> Comment on Troubleshooting Final Cut Pro X by Mikail Graham http://swainhart.org/2012/troubleshooting-final-cut-pro-x/#comment-596 Mikail Graham Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:26:57 +0000 http://swainhart.org/?p=2700#comment-596 OK, great news! On Friday I bought an Apple ATI Radeon 5770 upgrade kit at the local Frys electronics store and thankfully they matched the B&H Photo price of $229. Next I brought it back to my studio, opened up mt Quad Core 2009 Mac Pro and within 15 minutes had the old one out and the new 5770 in place. Next I closed her up and reconnected all of my cables, including my 2 24" monitors (one on the DV port and one on the Mini Display port via a DVI adapter, hit the power button, then reset my P-RAM, and bingo! Everything worked perfect from the first boot. Next I launched FCP X and dove straight into some heavy duty transforms, cropping and various video effects, and lo & behold everything is just golden and wonderful with no lag time, no stutters, no weirdness or slo-mo madness of any kind!!!! Ah yes, Houston we finally have ignition! Next up I ordered 16 gig of Apple Certified RAM with thermal sensors from Other World Computing at $124.99 delivered, which btw was the cheapest I could find it anywhere, plus these folks are great on the phone, help you out whether you are buying form them or not, and backup what they sell with solid warranties (from my experience over many years at least). And the final good news is OWC will be issuing me a rebate check for $24 when I return my current four 2 gig sticks back to them, so all said and done I now have a very happy & functional FCP X workstation for under $340 total cash outlay to get everything upgraded and working ever so smoothly. Well as you might expect I could not be happier about this and all because of your blog on upgrading one's video card to improve performance. Big thanks Chris and please keep those useful tips coming! Best... OK, great news!

On Friday I bought an Apple ATI Radeon 5770 upgrade kit at the local Frys electronics store and thankfully they matched the B&H Photo price of $229. Next I brought it back to my studio, opened up mt Quad Core 2009 Mac Pro and within 15 minutes had the old one out and the new 5770 in place. Next I closed her up and reconnected all of my cables, including my 2 24″ monitors (one on the DV port and one on the Mini Display port via a DVI adapter, hit the power button, then reset my P-RAM, and bingo! Everything worked perfect from the first boot. Next I launched FCP X and dove straight into some heavy duty transforms, cropping and various video effects, and lo & behold everything is just golden and wonderful with no lag time, no stutters, no weirdness or slo-mo madness of any kind!!!! Ah yes, Houston we finally have ignition!

Next up I ordered 16 gig of Apple Certified RAM with thermal sensors from Other World Computing at $124.99 delivered, which btw was the cheapest I could find it anywhere, plus these folks are great on the phone, help you out whether you are buying form them or not, and backup what they sell with solid warranties (from my experience over many years at least). And the final good news is OWC will be issuing me a rebate check for $24 when I return my current four 2 gig sticks back to them, so all said and done I now have a very happy & functional FCP X workstation for under $340 total cash outlay to get everything upgraded and working ever so smoothly.

Well as you might expect I could not be happier about this and all because of your blog on upgrading one’s video card to improve performance.

Big thanks Chris and please keep those useful tips coming!

Best…

]]> Comment on How to Speed Up Final Cut Pro with a New Graphics Card by Mikail Graham http://swainhart.org/2012/how-to-speed-up-final-cut-pro-with-a-new-graphics-card/#comment-595 Mikail Graham Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:23:56 +0000 http://swainhart.org/?p=2673#comment-595 OK, great news! On Friday I bought an Apple ATI Radeon 5770 upgrade kit at the local Frys electronics store and thankfully they matched the B&H Photo price of $229. Next I brought it back to my studio, opened up mt Quad Core 2009 Mac Pro and within 15 minutes had the old one out and the new 5770 in place. Next I closed her up and reconnected all of my cables, including my 2 24" monitors (one on the DV port and one on the Mini Display port via a DVI adapter, hit the power button, then reset my P-RAM, and bingo! Everything worked perfect from the first boot. Next I launched FCP X and dove straight into some heavy duty transforms, cropping and various video effects, and lo & behold everything is just golden and wonderful with no lag time, no stutters, no weirdness or slo-mo madness of any kind!!!! Ah yes, Houston we finally have ignition! Next up I ordered 16 gig of Apple Certified RAM with thermal sensors from Other World Computing at $124.99 delivered, which btw was the cheapest I could find it anywhere, plus these folks are great on the phone, help you out whether you are buying form them or not, and backup what they sell with solid warranties (from my experience over many years at least). And the final good news is OWC will be issuing me a rebate check for $24 when I return my current four 2 gig sticks back to them, so all said and done I now have a very happy & functional FCP X workstation for under $340 total cash outlay to get everything upgraded and working ever so smoothly. Well as you might expect I could not be happier about this and all because of your blog on upgrading one's video card to improve performance. Big thanks Chris and please keep those useful tips coming! Best... OK, great news!

On Friday I bought an Apple ATI Radeon 5770 upgrade kit at the local Frys electronics store and thankfully they matched the B&H Photo price of $229. Next I brought it back to my studio, opened up mt Quad Core 2009 Mac Pro and within 15 minutes had the old one out and the new 5770 in place. Next I closed her up and reconnected all of my cables, including my 2 24″ monitors (one on the DV port and one on the Mini Display port via a DVI adapter, hit the power button, then reset my P-RAM, and bingo! Everything worked perfect from the first boot. Next I launched FCP X and dove straight into some heavy duty transforms, cropping and various video effects, and lo & behold everything is just golden and wonderful with no lag time, no stutters, no weirdness or slo-mo madness of any kind!!!! Ah yes, Houston we finally have ignition!

Next up I ordered 16 gig of Apple Certified RAM with thermal sensors from Other World Computing at $124.99 delivered, which btw was the cheapest I could find it anywhere, plus these folks are great on the phone, help you out whether you are buying form them or not, and backup what they sell with solid warranties (from my experience over many years at least). And the final good news is OWC will be issuing me a rebate check for $24 when I return my current four 2 gig sticks back to them, so all said and done I now have a very happy & functional FCP X workstation for under $340 total cash outlay to get everything upgraded and working ever so smoothly.

Well as you might expect I could not be happier about this and all because of your blog on upgrading one’s video card to improve performance.

Big thanks Chris and please keep those useful tips coming!

Best…

]]> Comment on How to Speed Up Final Cut Pro with a New Graphics Card by Swainhart http://swainhart.org/2012/how-to-speed-up-final-cut-pro-with-a-new-graphics-card/#comment-594 Swainhart Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:22:41 +0000 http://swainhart.org/?p=2673#comment-594 Hi Mikail… your questions were so good I wrote a whole new post answering them: http://swainhart.org/2012/troubleshooting-final-cut-pro-x/ Hi Mikail… your questions were so good I wrote a whole new post answering them: http://swainhart.org/2012/troubleshooting-final-cut-pro-x/

]]> Comment on Troubleshooting Final Cut Pro X by Swainhart http://swainhart.org/2012/troubleshooting-final-cut-pro-x/#comment-589 Swainhart Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:13:30 +0000 http://swainhart.org/?p=2700#comment-589 I think you are on the right track. I went for the 5870 just because I wanted to make sure if would drive my two 30" displays. But, if you can find some other folks that are happy with the 5770 then that seems to make sense. The 5770 DOES have 1GIG and that is the biggest requirement. Please let me know which you choose and how it works for you. I think you are on the right track. I went for the 5870 just because I wanted to make sure if would drive my two 30″ displays. But, if you can find some other folks that are happy with the 5770 then that seems to make sense. The 5770 DOES have 1GIG and that is the biggest requirement.

Please let me know which you choose and how it works for you.

]]> Comment on Troubleshooting Final Cut Pro X by Mikail Graham http://swainhart.org/2012/troubleshooting-final-cut-pro-x/#comment-588 Mikail Graham Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:11:51 +0000 http://swainhart.org/?p=2700#comment-588 Hey Chris, big thanks for the reply and so glad my note help spur a very useful post from you. One last quickie, on the video card do you (or can you?) recommend the ATI Radeon 5770 or 5870? I've read quite a few posts from folks who just bought a 5770 and said it worked just great and that FCP X may or may not even take advantage of the extra features of the 5780..? The bottom line is that the cost for the 5770 is about $200 ledd than the 5780 and that extra $200 could easily get me moved up to 16 gig of ram or more if the 5770 will do the job. This is the only thing left for me before writing the check today to get my feet out of the mud (-; Thanks for anything you can offer on this last point. Hey Chris, big thanks for the reply and so glad my note help spur a very useful post from you.

One last quickie, on the video card do you (or can you?) recommend the ATI Radeon 5770 or 5870?

I’ve read quite a few posts from folks who just bought a 5770 and said it worked just great and that FCP X may or may not even take advantage of the extra features of the 5780..?

The bottom line is that the cost for the 5770 is about $200 ledd than the 5780 and that extra $200 could easily get me moved up to 16 gig of ram or more if the 5770 will do the job.

This is the only thing left for me before writing the check today to get my feet out of the mud (-;

Thanks for anything you can offer on this last point.

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