Re: FCP generated clips wrong size in preview of time line
Re: FCP generated clips wrong size in preview of time line
- Subject: Re: FCP generated clips wrong size in preview of time line
- From: James Brooks <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 10:55:05 -0400
Hi Paul
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately even in forced High RT it is still small (actually looks like 720x480 rather then 1/4, but it is hard to tell). My codec is an AVCi 100 codec. I am using the FCP decode codec and my encode codec in FCP to get real time editing and output. Everything else seems to be fine except this 'generated' problem. If I go into the RT enabler and remove the ai16 sections, it then goes non real time (red line) and everything looks good again.
The Text clip I am adding is the standard Text FXScript, but it only has a problem when my codec is selected in the sequence settings. If I select ProRes, it is fine and the MXF AVCi still plays back real time, but I have to change the settings to export as AVCi real time.
Thanks for your help, James
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Paul Schneider
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Hi James,
Does this problem go away if you change the Timeline's "RT" menu to High quality, from its default of Dynamic?
When previewing, FCP will often decode footage at "medium" or "low" quality, which is typically 1/4 resolution. It sounds like something may be going wrong in this interaction with your codec.
I'm a bit confused as to what you're testing, though. You added a Text clip which has been encoded with your codec? Or are you adding FCP's built-in Text generator to a timeline which is set to use your codec for render?
On May 6, 2010, at 8:45 AM, James Brooks wrote:
Hi Again
After going through the codec with a fine tooth comb I am pretty sure it is responding correctly in RGB, YCbCr8 and YCbCr10. The shrunken text issue looks like another artifact of the real time preview of the sequence in Final Cut Pro vs the render engine, which works properly. Even if I force the size of the text in the FXScript to 1920x1080, the text is still shrunk to the upper left corner, so it is likely detecting the size correctly, but applying the 1920x1080 image with text with a scale to the preview of the sequence. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, James
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:08 PM, James Brooks
<email@hidden> wrote:
Hi All
I have written a QuickTime codec for use in FCP. It only supports 1920x1080 and seems to work well in general (exporting, rendering, pass through). When I setup the sequence to use my codec most things work well except generated items. If I add a 'Text' clip with the default "SAMPLE TEXT" it looks fine in the clip preview and renders fine when I export the MOV, but when editing the "SAMPLE TEXT" shows up in the upper left quadrant of the sequence preview canvas. It does not look precisely like one quarter, fairly close but slightly smaller. I am sure my codec is returning an incorrect size for whatever fast path FCP is using, but I cannot find it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, James
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