Just wanted to correct some info…we
never wrote aplug-in for FCP.
We just generate a playlist file (xml)
that FCP understands along
with the tiff images.
Sorry about that.
Victor
From: pro-apps-dev-bounces+vrbranco=email@hidden
[mailto:pro-apps-dev-bounces+vrbranco=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Victor
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008
12:41 PM
To: email@hidden
Subject: FCP Real time Subtitling
Hello,
My name is Victor Rosa-Branco and I am a QA Engineer for
SoftNI Corp.
We specialize in subtitling solutions for TV facilities
around the globe.
We have developed a Final Cut Pro Plug-In which imports a
Playlist
(xml) file that points to subtitle tiff images.
One of our clients needs to subtitle in real time; due to
their workflow, they can't afford to render, so they must subtitle in real-time
while exporting to tape.
They capture a clip in DVCPRO 50, import subs through our
Plug-In, and export via a DeckLink to tape.
They say they can only do 580 subs in real-time, and they
have over 1500 to do for one program.
They have maxed out their still cache (FCP gives them a
memory allocation error when they go over 31% of the still images cache).
They are using a G5 PowerPC dual core 2.0 GHz processor with
4 MB of RAM.
My question is, is there any way they can do over 1500 subs
in real-time without having to render? If so, how?
What does FCP depend on for processing subtitles?
How can we work together (Apple and SoftNI) to make this
work?
Our tiff images average about 200k each. They have also
tried another subtitling software (Belle Nuit) that apparently produces 50K
tiff images, but with no luck either.
I have read that FCP needs about 1 -1.4 MB for each subtitle.
Why? Does FCP decompress to a full screen image each tiff
file?
Thank you very much for any help that you can give us and
feel free to contact me at any time.
Best regards,
Eng.
Víctor Rosa-Branco
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