October 2007 - Pro-apps-dev

calling getInputBitmap from within drawRect of custom param view in FCP FxPlug plug-in
by Benjamin Kent 31 Oct '07

31 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com User-agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (Macintosh/20070326) Hi, Thanks Ben _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… Is it safe to call getInputBitmap from within the drawRect of a custom param view? I imagine it might not be, however the FxPlug release notes suggest using a custom param in FCP to draw overlays (as the FxPlug overlays aren't supported). So, if it isn't safe, is there a suggested way of getting the input images for drawing in the custom view? It does seem to work most of the time, but it seems a bit crashy, especially when interrupted. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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XML multiclips, in, and media delay
by Helena Ju 31 Oct '07

31 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Rainer! Hope that helps. Regards, Helena On Oct 29, 2007, at 3:07 PM, Rainer Standke wrote: Hi Helena, hope this one is going to make more sense... Thanks, Rainer _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com I've drawn a picture to try to illustrate the relationships of the media delay and in/out in the context of multicliips and multiclip angles. pastedGraphic.pdf The first angle clip shows each multiclip angle clip, as with any clips, can have an in and out indicating which portion of the media show be used in this clip. So now that we see the relationship to media, I'll leave that level of detail out of the next angle for clarity... The second angle clip shows then how you can line up each of these angle clips in the multiclip. The second angle will be black from the beginning of the multiclip for the duration specified in mediadelay after which, the second angle clip will be displayed. (You can see how it doesn't really make sense for the media delay to be negative since one could simply mark a later 'in' on the clip to achieve the same result.) Now on your specific question, Syncing by in point (synctype 1) means that all the in points of each angle clip are lined up at the beginning of the multiclip. In that case I don't think you should have any media delay. A great way to understand these values better is simply to create the desired multiclip alignment in FCP, then modify something (like the in point of one clip) and make another multiclip, then compare the XML for each one and see where they differ. When I create a multiclip using synctype one I find that the clipitems in the individual angles have an in (45 in the attached example). Now that I know what the mediadelay does I can't quite see how the 45 factors in, or how it was derived. Can you shed some light? <Archive.zip>

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Re: script rendering FCP project
by Andreas Kiel 31 Oct '07

31 Oct '07

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script rendering FCP project
by david vandergucht 31 Oct '07

31 Oct '07

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Re: FCP Studio 2
by Scott Jackson 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/resources/devicelist.php#results Scott On Oct 24, 2007, at 8:48 PM, Scott Jackson wrote: Scott _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… I just answered my own question. I didn't realize Apple had what qualifies for FCPS2. Never had this issue come up before for support of camera devices. One of my clients just recently updated to Final Cut Studio 2. When connecting a DV camera to the system direct via firewire 400 FCPS2 can see the DV device but I get the following error. "Unable to compete because of no video source" Funny thing is that FCPS2 can control the camera but is unable to log and capture. It is possible that the camera is no longer support? _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/scottjackson% 40mac.com This email sent to scottjackson(a)mac.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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FCP Studio 2
by Scott Jackson 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Scott _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… One of my clients just recently updated to Final Cut Studio 2. When connecting a DV camera to the system direct via firewire 400 FCPS2 can see the DV device but I get the following error. "Unable to compete because of no video source" Funny thing is that FCPS2 can control the camera but is unable to log and capture. It is possible that the camera is no longer support? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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codec in XML
by Rainer Standke 24 Oct '07

24 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hello, Rainer _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… I seem to find codecs (and their specifics) only sporadically encoded in XMLs out of FCP 6.0.1. None of the straight clips that I exported so far has it, but sequences and multiclips seem to have it. Wouldn't it be reasonable to expect the codecs be encoded in each <file>? Can anyone shed some light, please? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Durations etc in XMLs
by Helena Ju 22 Oct '07

22 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Rainer! On Oct 19, 2007, at 12:27 PM, Rainer Standke wrote: Hi Helena, vs. this is used for multiclips. This value could even be negative. I hope that helps. Cheers, Helena Rainer On Oct 19, 2007, at 11:12 , Helena Ju wrote: Hello, Thanks, Rainer _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/hju%40apple.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com so glad you asked ;-). For starters, these two seem to be somewhat redundant is applied to subclips: startoffset Description An integer specifying the offset in frames from the start media value, calculated using the In point of the clip from which the subclip was created. Parents subclipinfo, clip, clipitem This is used for subclips mediadelay Description Integer specifying the starting offset (in frames) for a clipitem used in a multiclip or subclip. Parents clipitem Also, if you could shed some light on how the various Durations, Ins, Outs, Starts and Ends (for clips, clipitems, files) interact with eachother that would be fantastic. if the media and the sequence are the same framebase and no speed effect has been applied then duration = out-in = end-start. Start and end indicate when on the enclosing sequence a clipitem starts and ends. In and out indicate the portion of the given piece of media a specific clipitem represents. I've tried to diagram out the terms and their meanings here: pastedGraphic.pdf Note that in/out/inoffset/outoffset are all in the framebase of the media, and duration/start/end are in the framebase of the sequence. I purposely made the clipitems (the one in the media portion then the one in the sequence portion) different sizes. These could be the same item, just with a framerate conversion between them or a speed effect of some sort, such that out-in !=duration. Hi Rainer, That document is indeed all the documentation for the XML format. There is also a few sample applications, but I dont think there's anything special about the durations in those. What was your specific question about durations in the XML for Final Cut Pro? Cheers, Helena On Oct 19, 2007, at 10:34 AM, Rainer Standke wrote: besides the document "Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format", is there any information out there about how durations etc are treated in XMLs out of FCP 6? This email sent to hju(a)apple.com

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Re: Durations etc in XMLs
by Helena Ju 19 Oct '07

19 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hello, Thanks, Rainer _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/hju%40apple.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… Hi Rainer, That document is indeed all the documentation for the XML format. There is also a few sample applications, but I dont think there's anything special about the durations in those. What was your specific question about durations in the XML for Final Cut Pro? Cheers, Helena On Oct 19, 2007, at 10:34 AM, Rainer Standke wrote: besides the document "Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format", is there any information out there about how durations etc are treated in XMLs out of FCP 6? This email sent to hju(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Durations etc in XMLs
by Rainer Standke 19 Oct '07

19 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hello, Thanks, Rainer _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… besides the document "Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format", is there any information out there about how durations etc are treated in XMLs out of FCP 6? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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