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=== Multimedia Lab Proficiency ===
 
=== Multimedia Lab Proficiency ===
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[http://www.evergreen.edu/electronicmedia/docs/mml_lab_use_guidelines.pdf Multimedia Lab Use Guidelines]
 
[http://www.evergreen.edu/electronicmedia/docs/mml_lab_use_guidelines.pdf Multimedia Lab Use Guidelines]
  
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=== Downloading Files ===
 
=== Downloading Files ===
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*Connect a card reader + memory card from your camera  
 
*Connect a card reader + memory card from your camera  
 
*Create a folder on the User Drive with your name  
 
*Create a folder on the User Drive with your name  
*Copy the DCIM folder from the memory card into your folder  
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*Copy the ENTIRE DCIM folder from the memory card into your folder  
*Eject the memory card after copying by dragging it to the trash
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*Eject the memory card after copying by dragging it to the trash  
  
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=== Creating a Final Cut Project ===
 
=== Creating a Final Cut Project ===
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[[Scratch Disk - FCP|Scratch Disk - FCP]]
 
[[Scratch Disk - FCP|Scratch Disk - FCP]]
  
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=== Log and Transfer ===
 
=== Log and Transfer ===
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#Go to '''File &gt; Log and Transfer''', or Shift+Command+8.  
 
#Go to '''File &gt; Log and Transfer''', or Shift+Command+8.  
  
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==== Log and Transfer Preferences ====
  
==== Setting Preferences ====
 
 
Our labs are set to convert clips from the Canon T1i and T2i to Apple ProRes 422 (LT).
 
Our labs are set to convert clips from the Canon T1i and T2i to Apple ProRes 422 (LT).
  
 
''Note: If you are working on Final Cut 7 from home please Aaron Kruse about installing extra software to download files from the T1/2i.''
 
''Note: If you are working on Final Cut 7 from home please Aaron Kruse about installing extra software to download files from the T1/2i.''
 
  
 
==== Importing Clips ====
 
==== Importing Clips ====
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#Click the Add Volume (Command+i) and select the folder copied from the camera.  
 
#Click the Add Volume (Command+i) and select the folder copied from the camera.  
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#To only import video click on the Import Settings button and uncheck audio
 
#To import your footage select the clip you want to transfer. Set the in and out points, set the Clip Name and Reel Name and then click ‘Add Clip to Queue’. Once placed in the Queue, media will begin to transfer.  
 
#To import your footage select the clip you want to transfer. Set the in and out points, set the Clip Name and Reel Name and then click ‘Add Clip to Queue’. Once placed in the Queue, media will begin to transfer.  
 
  
 
=== Playback ===
 
=== Playback ===
Preview clips using the computer monitor with Digital Cinema Desktop.
 
  
See the [[Video Playback HD - FCP|Video Playback HD]] tutorial for instructions.
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Preview clips using the computer monitor with Digital Cinema Desktop.
  
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[[Video Playback HD - FCP|HD Video Playback Instructions]].
  
 
=== Sequence Settings ===
 
=== Sequence Settings ===
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[[Sequence Settings HD - FCP|Sequence Settings HD - FCP]]
 
[[Sequence Settings HD - FCP|Sequence Settings HD - FCP]]
  
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=== Adding Titles ===
 
=== Adding Titles ===
  
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#In the Viewer click on the Video Generators tab<br>
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#Select Boris &gt; Title 3D<br>
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#Click on the Controls Tab in the Viewer and click on the Title 3D Button<br>
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#In the window that opens you'll have similar controls as a word processor for font/size/color/etc.
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#Click Apply
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#Back in the Viewer Window click on the Video Tab and drag into the Timeline<br>
  
 
=== Share ===
 
=== Share ===
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[[Share - FCP|Share - FCP]]
 
[[Share - FCP|Share - FCP]]
  
[[Category:Multimedia_Lab]] [[Category:2011-2012]]
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===Backing Up Files===
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[[File Space Overview]]
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[[Category:2011-2012]]

Latest revision as of 09:59, 15 October 2012

Multimedia Lab Proficiency

Multimedia Lab Use Guidelines


Downloading Files

  • Connect a card reader + memory card from your camera
  • Create a folder on the User Drive with your name
  • Copy the ENTIRE DCIM folder from the memory card into your folder
  • Eject the memory card after copying by dragging it to the trash


Creating a Final Cut Project

Scratch Disk - FCP


Log and Transfer

  1. Go to File > Log and Transfer, or Shift+Command+8.

Log and Transfer Preferences

Our labs are set to convert clips from the Canon T1i and T2i to Apple ProRes 422 (LT).

Note: If you are working on Final Cut 7 from home please Aaron Kruse about installing extra software to download files from the T1/2i.

Importing Clips

  1. Click the Add Volume (Command+i) and select the folder copied from the camera.
  2. To only import video click on the Import Settings button and uncheck audio
  3. To import your footage select the clip you want to transfer. Set the in and out points, set the Clip Name and Reel Name and then click ‘Add Clip to Queue’. Once placed in the Queue, media will begin to transfer.

Playback

Preview clips using the computer monitor with Digital Cinema Desktop.

HD Video Playback Instructions.

Sequence Settings

Sequence Settings HD - FCP


Adding Titles

  1. In the Viewer click on the Video Generators tab
  2. Select Boris > Title 3D
  3. Click on the Controls Tab in the Viewer and click on the Title 3D Button
  4. In the window that opens you'll have similar controls as a word processor for font/size/color/etc.
  5. Click Apply
  6. Back in the Viewer Window click on the Video Tab and drag into the Timeline

Share

Share - FCP

Backing Up Files

File Space Overview