Q: color not working
I am fairly new to Color and have done some grading work with it successfully. I've just started a new project and when I send a sequence to Color via FCP7, color grade it then send it back to FCP, the video is only a fraction of the audio as you can see in the attached image. It doesn't play normally and is stunted and choppy as though a ton of frames are missing. This is just SO frustrating. It makes me want to just get Magic Bullet Looks and be done with it. The round trip process with Color and FCP is incredibly convoluted. Any thoughts on why this is happening?
Thanks.
Mac Pro 2.8GHz quad 12 GB RAM 320GB SATA 500GB SATA, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Macbook Pro 2.4 GHz 4 GB RAM
Posted on May 23, 2013 7:54 AM
You should convert your material to ProRes before you start your edit.
Color really only works with ProRes. It converts anything else to ProRes and that can cause problems. 99% of the problems people have with Color can be traced to not following the recommended procedures to prepare your sequence before sending it.
This means -
ProRes material
No retiming
No effects
No transitions
That you got away with it before in no way means what you have been doing is an acceptable or repeatable work flow. Color has its roots in a Unix based app that is inflexible with regard to formats and equipment. Follow the rules and you'll get great results. Don't follow the rules and things just won't work.
Good luck
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Posted on May 23, 2013 9:22 AM



