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1. Once Edit Detector has scanned the frames the results will appear in the list below The default settings will work for most movies but there may be anomalous results if the movie contains long pans or slow cross dissolves In these situations you can adjust the Sensitivity slider at the bottom to compensate less sensitive for long AOO Chat Back and END mov n D aa D a G Thumbnail Start Frame ee ee S 286 524 6 items Sensitivity EE Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Quick Start 1 Launch Edit Detector and open a QuickTime movie 2 Wait for it to build information about the frames 3 If there are some anomalous results adjust the Sensitivity slider and click Recalculate 4 Export the results as separate QuickTime movies self contained or reference markers within a Final Cut Pro XML file Final Cut Pro marker lists Avid locator files EDLs ALEs CSV or text Frequently Asked Questions Q Why doesn t Edit Detector spot very quick shots of 1 2 frames A Edit Detector expects all shots to be at least 5 frames in length This reduces the chance of anomalies Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Gamma Shift Detector Gamma Shift Detector compares gamma shifted files with their original source files to calculate how much the gamma has shifted It works out if the shift is a result of incorrect metadata or if the shift lies within the pix2. Point Duration v 00 00 00 00 Video 00 00 29 05 vw 00 00 00 00 Timecode 00 00 29 05 00 00 00 00 xT 00 00 29 05 gt gt b _ _ _ ___ a dq ip Chapter 4 info Quick Tasks Settings Chapters Metadata Thumbnail Chapter Name Time D E Chapter 2 00 00 05 00 i Chapter 3 00 00 11 14 Chapter 4 00 00 22 05 f y Info This shows statistics about the movie file including frame rate codec and track structure Quick Tasks This tab allows you to perform common tasks quickly such as removing empty tracks Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual removing all audio tracks except track 1 and creating timecode tracks automatically from metadata Conform QT Edit can convert a movie from one frame rate to another It can also conform a movie shot at a high frame rate to slow motion By default the Conform pane shows the current frame rate in the dropdown menu Select a different frame rate and then click Conform Important This operation is destructive and cannot be undone so it is best performed on a duplicate of the file Conforming will also immediately write all unsaved changes to disk before the conform occurs Chapters This tab shows all of the chapters within the file Chapters can be added removed or modified To import chapters from another movie a Final Cut Pro marker list or an Avid locator file go to File gt Import gt Chapters Remember to select the appro
3. that you do not need to worry about data being overwritten no matter what the user enters in the metadata field Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Actions ane Auto Transfer Trial Version G t A X Transfer Auto Mode info Eject ignore Volume Erase Transfer Destinations Metadata When transfer completes M Growl notification _ Play sound v Bounce Dock icon __ Eject drive Show files in Finder __ Open mov files in QuickTime Player _ Add mov files to Final Cut Pro project Archive to Disk Image 4 __ Add metadata to spreadsheet inside project directory Total Remaining Space on Media Drives 178 48 GB The following actions can be performed after transferring a volume Growl notification Displays a message if you have Growl installed Play sound Plays a sound Eject drive Automatically ejects the volume Show files in Finder Launches a Finder window showing the files that were transferred Open mov files in QuickTime Player If the media files are in QuickTime Movie mov format on the drive they can be opened up in QuickTime Player for playback Add mov files to Final Cut Pro project If the media files are in QuickTime Movie mov format on the drive and a project path has been specified in the Transfer tab Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Auto Transfer can automatically import the files into Final Cut Pr
4. were dropped when capturing from a tape Enforce aspect ratio mattes If your video is supposed to have a matte on it Video Check can determine if the matte is the right size and flag up frames where it is too small too large or non existent The dropdown menu allows you to select the desired aspect ratio of the matte and Video Check will determine what the correct matte size should be based on the resolution of your video Check for audio peaks Audio that is too loud will be clipped upon playback which distorts the sound and is undesirable This checks for peaking audio Check for timecode track Checks for the presence of a timecode track and alerts you if one doesn t exist Start timecode must be If your company has a specific policy that requires content to begin at a certain timecode Video Check can be used to flag up movies that don t match Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Software Updates By default all applications are set to check for updates at startup This can be disabled by launching Digital Rebellion Software Update in Applications Digital Rebellion and disabling Check for updates whenever a Digital Rebellion application is opened in the Preferences dialog Support Email support can be accessed directly within each application e To report a bug or any other issue go to Help gt Report a Bug e To request a new feature go to Help gt Suggest a Feature When emailing custome
5. PAL EE ME FA PAL gt EF ME FA PAL EF eL CAnDAL ja gt Label Preset None B 4 Offset moves the selected markers left or right on the timeline by the specified number of frames Custom Fields allows you to setup new columns within the markers table to contain additional data These fields can then be printed This extra data column could be used to indicate in a printout for instance that a specific marker refers to a visual effects shot Label Presets allow you to assign names to colors so you could name red Needs fixing and green Fixed for instance This would allow other people to know what the colors refer to Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Frequently Asked Questions Q Why is the usage count listed as zero A Project Overview only calculates this for clips in your browser It cannot see media files that only exist in a sequence or were added to a sequence before being dragged into the browser Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual QT Edit QT Edit allows you to add and remove tracks from QuickTime movies edit chapters modify metadata and more All changes will be displayed in the real time preview window The main window shows a list of all of the tracks in the file Selecting a track populates the tab bar at the bottom with options specific to that particular type of track e00 B316_C001_1217DB_S000 mov Enabled Start
6. Pro Media Tools User Manual MEDIA Pro Media Tools User Manual Pro Media Tools is a suite of utilities designed to simplify media management and streamline workflows for Final Cut Studio Final Cut Pro X Avid Media Composer Symphony and Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac The suite contains tools for offloading camera memory cards detecting gamma shifts editing QuickTime movie metadata watching render files editing markers and much more The applications are capable of outputting a variety of file formats to suit different editing systems and workflows Pro Media Tools includes Auto Transfer Automatically offloads from camera memory cards to your computer It can copy to multiple destinations at once verify the copied files to ensure integrity and even embed relevant metadata in a spreadsheet Batch Renamer Renames multiple files at once with options including find and replace frame renumbering frame padding and more Edit Detector Scans video files to locate where edits and scene changes occur Can output QuickTime movies marker lists Final Cut Pro XML files and EDLs Gamma Shift Detector Detects gamma shifts between source and destination media It will tell you if the shift directly affects the pixels in the image or if it is just a mismatch in metadata Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual 2 Post Haste Create folder structures for each project from customizable templates Project Over
7. anual 3 Quick Start After installation a launcher application can be found at Applications Digital Rebellion App Launcher This launcher is provided to make it easier and more convenient to launch the applications in the suite The applications themselves are installed by default to Applications Digital Rebellion Pro Media Tools Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Digital Rebellion App Launcher The first application you will see after installing Pro Media Tools is the launcher located inside your Applications folder This can be a useful way of launching the applications but you can still launch them with another launcher such as Spotlight or manually through the Finder if you prefer Digital Rebellion App Launcher Automatically copies and validates Auto Transfer media from camera memory cards to your computer Renames multiple files at once with Batch Renamer options including frame renumbering frame padding and more gt Scans video files to locate where edits Edit Detector and scene changes occur Gamma Shift Det Detects gamma shifts between original and processed media All Digital Rebellion applications inside your Applications folder will appear in the list To launch an application double click it or press Enter Registration To register Pro Media Tools first visit http Awww digitalrebellion com promedia and click the Buy Now button to purchase the suite Our system will
8. automatically email a license to the email address used to make the purchase To display the registration dialog either go to Help gt Register gt Pro Media Tools in the launcher or Help gt Enter Registration Key in one of the applications Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Pro Media Tools Registration continue using it for another 15 days before you will be required to y You are currently using the trial version of this application You may purchase it Y Enter registration information Last name Company Product Key Register Trial Purchase In the dialog that appears enter the registration information exactly as written in the registration email with no variations For example if it says Alan on the license you must enter Alan and not Al or any other variation The company name field is optional and is set when making the purchase If this field is blank on your license you must leave it blank when registering The product key field is best copied and pasted directly from the email It consists of numbers and capital letters only Click Register to complete registration If no error is reported and the window closes automatically it means your registration information was accepted If an error is reported double check that the information entered exactly matches the contents of the registration email If you have purchased multiple Digital Rebellion
9. commended to copy to multiple destinations on the same drive simultaneously Metadata The Metadata tab allows you to setup metadata fields that can be used to tag each volume with additional useful information This information can be used to create the destination path for instance by creating folders for each day or reel or it can be added to a spreadsheet ane Auto Transfer Trial Version O Transfer Auto Mode info Eject ignore Volume Erase Transfer Destinations Metadata Actions Title Type Default Value Visible Use in Path Usein spreadsheet Day Number vl Reel Number auto incre 3 Timestamp Timestamp auto HA aaa a j Destination Path Preview 9 Day C Reel C Timestamp Total Remaining Space on Media Drives 178 48 GB There are two ways to generate metadata You can either make it user visible and have the Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual 9 user enter relevant information or alternatively hide it from the user and fill it with computer generated data such as the current date or an incrementing ID number or a fixed value The Title field sets the column header in the Transfer window if it is user visible and in the spreadsheet The Type field allows you to choose from the following options Text Plain text e Number A numeric value e Number auto increment A numeric value that will automatically increase with every new dr
10. d generators If you have added a plugin with transparency you can add it to the effect blacklist within preferences Once the name of the filter is added Timeline Tricks will not collapse clips that contain this filter Tips For best results make sure that the current Easy Setup is set correctly for your project and that the clips on the timeline have corresponding master clips in the browser For more complex sequences you may need to run the collapse operation more than once Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Video Check Checks video files for illegal luminance values flash frames long frames and audio peaks Results can be exported to Final Cut Pro marker lists Avid locator lists CSV and text files Results can be filtered and sorted according to type or error message and they can even be color coded for easy recognition eoo S Sintel Matte Test mp4 Audio Timecode Bit Depth 8 bit a _ Check for excess luma Minimum black 16 Maximum white 235 TA Check for flash frames Flash frame length a frames Sensitivity e f y M Check for dropped frames long frames V Enforce aspect ratio mattes 2 40 Analyze i Show All Errors amp Description No timecode track exists Quick Start 1 Load Video Check and open a QuickTime movie 2 Click Analyze 3 Alist of problems will appear along with a corresponding timecode position Clicking on any
11. der has finished Frequently Asked Questions Q How do I get Render Watcher notifications on my iPhone iPad A Download and install Growl www growl info onto your computer and make sure the checkbox for Growl notifications in the Actions pane of Render Watcher is switched on Then install a notification app such as Boxcar www boxcar io or Prowl www prowlapp com onto your iOS device Alternatively notifications can be sent by email or text message Q Does sending text messages cost money A There is no charge for sending text messages but the recipient may be charged for receiving them Please check with the recipient s network provider for further details Q If I enter my email address and password how is this information safeguarded A Email login information is not uploaded to our servers and stays on your system in an encrypted form so that others cannot read it Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Timeline Tricks Timeline Tricks performs common tasks on Final Cut Pro sequences including al gt s Removing disabled clips Collapsing video tracks Removing unused tracks Stripping filters and markers Sequence O E019 o E017 O E016 014 015 O E012 O E3011 O E010 _ E005 Tasks __ Replace gaps with slugs _ Collapse multiclips vi Collapse video layers vi Collapse uncomposited clips v Remove unused video tracks M Remove disabled video clips vi Rem
12. e advised to go back to the application that created the destination file and check the input and output settings to remove the cause of the gamma shift If necessary return to Gamma Shift Detector and sync the gamma metadata Check Gamma Sync Metadata Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Quick Start 1 Launch Gamma Shift Detector 2 Click the Browse button next to Original Source File and locate the original unmodified copy of the media 3 Click the Browse button next to Gamma Shifted File and locate the modified file where the gamma shift has occurred 4 Position the playheads so that both movies are showing the same frame 5 Click Check Gamma 6 The results will be one of the following No noticeable gamma shift This means Gamma Shift Detector could not locate a uniform gamma shift across the frame This could be because the gamma shift is occurring outside of the file Such as in a playback application or because the frames do not match exactly Gamma shift in metadata The pixels of the image match but the gamma metadata does not Click Sync Metadata to fix Gamma shift in source pixels The gamma shift is occurring within the pixels of the image as a result of processing You should go back to the application used to process the file and fix or compensate for the gamma shift Gamma shift in source pixels and metadata The gamma shift is occurring in the pixels of the imag
13. e and the metadata You should go back to the application used to process the file and fix or compensate for the gamma shift then bring it back into Gamma Shift Detector and press the Sync Metadata button Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Post Haste Post Haste is an essential project management tool that makes it easy to create customized folder structures for each project For more details about Post Haste please see the user manual located within the Help menu of Post Haste Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Project Overview Provides a complete overview of your Final Cut Pro project or XML file showing all media effects and markers within the project Data can be Media This pane shows a complete list of all media files within the project and how many times they have been used within a sequence printed and edited en masse Stats Public Pool m MVI_0001 mov Bi MVI_0002 mov MVI_0003 mov sy MV1_0004 mov Gi MV1_0005 mov sy MVI_0006 mov MVI_0007 mov Bi MVI_0008 mov Es MV1_0009 Conformed mov MV1_0009 mov cal MV1_0010 Conformed mov S MVI_0010 mov MVI_0011 Conformed mov The pie chart shows the disk space taken up by the media as a percentage of the total space Total size 125 24 GB Total size of filtered media 125 24 GB Largest file MVI_1082 mov 2 61 GB Smallest file MVI_1098 mov 12 67 MB Total number of files 315 Nu
14. els themselves If the shift is caused by metadata you can use the Sync Metadata button to quickly fix it If the shift is occurring within the pixels of the image you will need to take it back into the software you exported it from and investigate the source of the shift It may be necessary to adjust the gamma before export to compensate for the shift the percentage shift returned by Gamma Shift Detector will help you do this Note that this software is designed for situations where the source file has been roundtripped to another application such as After Effects for additional processing It is not suitable for situations where the pixels of the file have been modified significantly such as transcoding to a different codec or modifying the frame size For best results make sure to compare the exact same frame in both files If the files are the same length Gamma Shift Detector will automatically sync them so that the playhead position ANA Gamma Shift Detector Original Source Destination Users Jon Documents Test Files 9 Browse 3 Users Jon Documents Test Files 9 q Browse 3 Destination color metadata is set Source and destination color metadata do not match Source file has no color space metadata set Destination color space metadata is set Source and destination color space metadata do not match Recommendation The gamma shift is occurring within the pixels of the movie and within metadata You ar
15. fault The search box allows you to filter effects by name You could use this to show only color correction filters for example Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Markers Name Comment Marker 1 Marker 1 Marker 1 Marker 6 Marker 7 Marker 8 Marker 9 Marker 10 Marker 11 Marker 12 Marker 13 Marker 22 Marker 14 Marker 15 Marker 16 Marker 17 Marker 18 Q Q Q Q Q Q Qa Q Q a a Q a Q a A a X h h X a X h X h a X a hg X Ei X ES X Ei h X h Ei h ME FA PAL 576i Position 00 00 01 05 00 00 01 05 00 00 01 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 49 24 00 00 50 09 00 02 26 07 00 05 14 20 00 05 15 05 00 07 25 04 00 07 25 14 00 11 00 00 00 12 13 21 00 12 14 06 00 15 51 18 00 15 52 03 00 17 55 01 ON 17 C0 14 This shows a list of all markers within the project Show Duration 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 AO AN AN AN All Sequence 22 ME FA PAL EF ME FA PAL EF ME FA PAL EF ME FA PAL EF ME FA PAL E ME FA PAL EF ME FA PAL EF ME FA PAL EF ME FA PAL EF ME FA PAL EF ME FA PAL E ME FA PAL EE ME FA PAL E ME FA PAL EE ME FA
16. her watches Compressor batches render files and custom directories and notifies when a render is complete When a render is complete it can Seretereree Play a sound Display a Growl notification Show the completed file in Finder Open the completed file in QuickTime Player Send an email Send a text message Send the completed file to an application such as Compressor Applications i Watch Folders Actions Tasks to watch qA vi Ea Compressor Batches vi A Final Cut Pro Render Files Users Jon Documents Final Cut Pro Documents Render Files v Avid Precomputes vi Pr Premiere Pro Preview Files Users Jon Documents Adobe Premiere Pro 5 0 Users Jon Docum Adobe Media Encoder Queue Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Quick Start 1 Launch Render Watcher 2 Tick the boxes next to the applications you wish to watch for renders Note that ticking these boxes only covers renders within the applications and not exports to external files such as File gt Export gt QuickTime Movie in Final Cut Pro If you need to watch exports too add your export destination as a watch folder 3 If necessary add additional watch folders 4 If you wish to use Growl notifications you must install Growl from http www growl info 5 Perform a render in one of the selected applications Please note that it may take up to 15 seconds for the notification to appear after a ren
17. ia Drives 178 48 CB Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual 7 Quick Start 1 Connect a drive or camera to your computer Launch Auto Transfer Type a name for the project in the Project field Id Optionally include a path to a Final Cut Pro project This will allow Auto Transfer to import the transferred files into the project automatically This function only takes place if the files are in QuickTime Movie mov format on the card already such as if they were shot with a Canon EOS 5D 5 Click the Transfer button to begin automatically transferring the media 6 When complete click the Eject button Destinations Auto Transfer can copy media to multiple destinations at once Use the Destinations tab to manage destinations ane Auto Transfer Trial Version v 2 B X Transfer Auto Mode Info Eject Ignore Volume Erase Transfer Destinations Metadata Actions M Users Jon Documents Transferred Media GE Size 698 32 GB Free 178 35 GB Total Remaining Space on Media Drives 178 48 CB Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual 8 You can also set destinations on a per volume basis by selecting the relevant destination from the dropdown menu under the Destinations column in the Transfer tab This requires the destination to be set up in the Destinations tab first Although Auto Transfer can copy to multiple destinations at once for performance reasons it is not re
18. ion Value Title 55F 1 Short ProRes TC mov Copyright com apple quicktime player version 7 6 4 7 6 4 QuickTime Version 7 6 4 1327 73 0x7648000 Mac OS X 10 5 8 9L3 1a Final Cut Studio Media UUID A369C17A D290 4E6F 8FO06 C1BF512E1EC6 com apple finalcutstudio media history uuid 87853BF1 8C05 4EA4 AB9E ABAF3A27A906 Quick Task Set timecode from current time Conform movie to 25 00 fps Set timecode to 01 00 00 00 and reel to Submit Batch As you Change options they will appear in the Queued Tasks list at the right This lists all of the tasks that will be performed on the file when the batch is processed in the order in which Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual they will be performed So for example if you have Disable all audio tracks followed by Enable all audio tracks the resulting movies will have their audio tracks enabled because Enable all audio tracks was the last task to be performed If you make a mistake and wish to remove a task select it in the Queued Tasks list and press the Backspace or Delete key Once you have finished changing settings click the Submit Batch button It is important that you process the batch otherwise your changes will not be saved to disk You have three options for processing the batch You can update the existing files on disk this is the fastest option create duplicates of the files with additional text appended to the filename or create du
19. ive that is mounted This is an automatically generated value e Timestamp The current time This is an automatically generated value Date The current date This is an automatically generated value Username The name of the current user This is an automatically generated value The Default Value field allows you to specify the default value to appear within the field when a drive is mounted You cannot set a default value for some of the automatically generated data types The Visible field allows you to specify if the field is visible to the user within the Transfer window Switch this off if you want to use an automatically generated or default value that you do not want the user modifying The Use in Path field specifies if the value of the field should be used as part of the destination path Use this to automatically organize copied files on disk based on information such as the current date reel camera etc You can see a preview of the proposed destination path in the bottom right corner of the window Use in Spreadsheet specifies that the information will be added to a spreadsheet CSV file within the project directory providing that this option is switched on in the Actions tab see below Note if a conflict occurs within the metadata information that leads the destination path to point to a folder that already exists Auto Transfer will append additional data to the filename to ensure it is always unique This means
20. mber of filtered media files 315 Location E Volumes 2 E Volumes 2 E Volumes 2 E Volumes 2 E Volumes 2 E Volumes 2 E Volumes 2 E Volumes 2 E Volumes 2 E Volumes 2 E Volumes 2 E Volumes 2 Volumes 2 Show All Media CODED MEDIA CODED MEDIA CODED MEDIA CODED MEDIA CODED MEDIA CODED MEDIA CODED MEDIA CODED MEDIA CODED MEDIA CODED MEDIA CODED MEDIA CODED MEDIA CODED MEDIA Type Movie Clip Movie Clip Movie Clip Movie Clip Movie Clip Movie Clip Movie Clip Movie Clip Movie Clip Movie Clip Movie Clip Movie Clip Movie Clip On drive Size 457 37 MB 306 71 MB 22 43 MB 291 77 MB 212 22 MB 305 81 MB 549 42 MB 305 26 MB 58 08 MB 58 07 MB 347 05 MB 347 03 MB 253 52 MB All Drives sage U 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Modificatioi Saturday 0 Saturday A Saturday A Saturday A Saturday A Saturday A Saturday A Saturday O Saturday O Saturday A Saturday O Saturday Ay Saturday O v ja Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual available Effects This pane lists all of the effects within the project The checkboxes on the left can be used to ME FA PAL 576i how All Effects D C Show default filters Filter Name vi Color Corrector 3 way Vignette vi Vignette 2 vi Vignette vi Color Corrector 3 way vi Vignette v Color C
21. n a movie for example Smart Bin This automatically moves media files matching a specified criteria into the bin You could use this to automatically add all DV clips marked Good for instance Smart Bin Range Automatically creates a new smart bin for each variation of the criteria For example you could use File Extension as the range criteria and it would create an mov bin for all movie clips and an aiff bin for the audio and automatically move video and audio Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual files to these bins Quick Start 1 EK9C6576 EK9C6577 EK9C6578 EK9C6579 EK9C6580 EK9C6582 EK9C6583 EK9C6584 EK9C6585 MVI_5791 MVI_5792 MVI_5793 MVI_5794 Hollywood Improv Load Quick Bins and open a Final Cut Pro project or XML file 2 Click the Empty Bin Bin Range Smart Bin or Smart Bin Range buttons to add bins 3 Once you have finished configuring your bins go to File gt Send to Final Cut Pro for Frequently Asked Questions Final Cut Pro projects or File gt Save for XML files Q Why doesn t all of my media appear when I add a Smart Bin or Smart Bin Range A Quick Bins only processes clips in your browser It cannot see media files that only exist in Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual a sequence Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Render Watcher Render Watc
22. o Archive to Disk Image Zip File Creates an additional copy of the volume as a ZIP or DMG file after the transfer has completed Add metadata to spreadsheet inside project directory Creates a CSV file inside the project directory containing metadata where Use in Spreadsheet was ticked in the Metadata tab Transferring additional volumes will append data to the end of the file Frequently Asked Questions Q Why is my drive appearing as Unknown A This is because the particular format of the drive is not supported by Auto Transfer This drive will not be transferred automatically but you can still initiate a transfer manually with the Transfer button Please contact Digital Rebellion s support department to request any formats Auto Transfer doesn t already support Q Why is Auto Transfer using up so much memory A This is due to a bug in OS X 10 6 0 10 6 6 To fix it please update to OS X 10 6 7 or higher Note that this does not affect users running OS X 10 5 Leopard Q My transfers seem to be failing frequently why is this A This is most often caused by an overheating card reader Leave the card reader to cool down for ten minutes and try again If the problem persists it could be a faulty card or reader Q Why does verification take so long A In order to verify Auto Transfer needs to check the data on the card and the data copied to your drive This means it has to check twice as much data or even more if yo
23. of these problems will jump to the relevant frame in the movie 4 Optionally you can export these to various formats by going to File gt Export Results Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Settings Bit Depth This allows you to switch between 8 and 10 bit codecs 8 bit codecs include DV DVCPRO HD and HDV and 10 bit codecs include ProRes and XDCAM EX 10 bit processing is only supported on OS X 10 7 Lion and higher but 10 bit codecs can still be scanned in 8 bit mode Check for excess luma This checks the value of the luma component similar to brightness of each pixel and alerts you if it is out of the range specified by the Maximum black and Minimum white text boxes Unlike video destined for a computer monitor broadcast video does not fill the entire 0 255 pixel value range of an 8 bit codec because some values are used to store extra data unrelated to the visual image The safe range Studio swing for 8 bit codecs as specified by the Rec 601 and Rec 709 broadcast standards is 16 235 Sending video to broadcast that is out of the safe range can theoretically have adverse affects such as visual artifacts or audio cutouts although most broadcasters now have limiters that automatically clip out of range pixels Clipping can degrade the image and broadcasters expect submitted programs to be within the legal range Video Check is very strict and will alert you to minor errors that are probably too small to n
24. orrector 3 way vi Color Corrector 3 way v Color Corrector 3 way vi Soft Focus v Soft Focus v Soft Focus vi Soft Focus v Soft Focus v Soft Focus vi Soft Focus vi Soft Focus v Soft Focus enable and disable the effect Type Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Media Type Video Video Video Video Video Video Video Video Video Video Video Video Video Video Video Video Video Video 712 items Q Clip 2 Sam in Grad 2 Sam in Grad 2 Sam in Grad Eg Lucy speakin Lucy working Lucy working 3 Majorca ba Eljobs egs p Eajjobs egs ru E Brighton Gvs E Brighton Gvs E Brighton Gvs E Brighton Gvs Es CAROOL_CIP Es CAROO2_CIP supermarket Sequence ME FA PAL 5 D ME FA PAL 576 ME FA PAL 576 ME FA PAL 576 ME FA PAL 576 EE ME FA PAL 576 EE ME FA PAL 576 ME FA PAL 576 ME FA PAL 576 ME FA PAL 576 ME FA PAL 576 ME FA PAL 576 ME FA PAL 576 ME FA PAL 576 ME FA PAL 576 ME FA PAL 576 E jobs egs vicar E ME FA PAL 576 _ Brighton GVs mi Rrinhtan 3 EE ME FA PAL 576 Show Default Filters displays the filters that are added to every media file in a Final Cut Pro project by default such as Crop Distort Motion Blur Opacity These filters are hidden by de
25. otice on your software scopes Each error will be followed by two numbers the first is the luma value of the lowest or highest pixel in the frame and the second is the percentage of pixels in the entire frame that are outside the limits Video Check is designed to inform and it is up to the user to decide what to do based on the results If the deviation from the legal range is small the out of range values make up less than 1 of the pixels and you cannot spot it by eye in your NLE s scopes you may decide that this is an acceptable margin of error Check for flash frames This checks for short frame flashes that can appear in your video if a gap is inadvertently left in your timeline or a few frames of a clip are accidentally cut in Flash frame length This allows you to specify how long of a gap will be considered a flash frame You can adjust this to catch flashes longer than the default of up to 4 frames Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Flash frame sensitivity If Video Check is not catching every flash frame in your clip try raising the sensitivity The scale is exponential so raising it by a notch or two should be sufficient in most cases Raising it too high may result in too many false positives Check for dropped frames long frames Each frame in the video should play for the same amount of time however some frames may play for longer than a single frame which is usually an indication that frames
26. ove disabled audio clips __ Remove all filters __ Remove all markers Perform Tasks Only markers and filters can be stripped from Final Cut Pro X projects Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Quick Start 1 2 3 4 oy Launch Timeline Tricks and load a Final Cut Pro project or XML file A window will appear with a list of sequences Select all of the sequences you wish to process Select the tasks you wish to perform and click Perform Tasks lf you loaded a Final Cut Pro project the new sequences will be automatically imported If you loaded an XML file you will be prompted to save it The processed sequences will be placed inside a Timeline Tricks bin The original sequences will not be modified Collapsing Tracks The primary function of Timeline Tricks is collapsing tracks This can turn a messy and disorganized timeline into a neat and tidy one by moving clips to the lowest possible video track allowable without conflicting with other clips Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual If you have lots of clips redundantly layered above each other choosing the Collapse uncomposited clips option will take this one step further by working out which clips are redundant and removing or shortening them This will tidy up your timeline even further as illustrated below It will not collapse clips that it knows are transparent such as text objects and certain filters an
27. pecified text Remove Characters From Start Removes the specified number of characters from the start of the filename If the number of characters equals or exceeds the length of the filename no changes will occur Remove Characters From End Removes the specified number of characters from the end of the filename before the frame number and file extension If the number of characters equals or exceeds the length of the filename no changes will occur Remove Characters In Range Removes the specified number of characters from within a filename If the range equals or exceeds the length of the filename no changes will occur Convert Spaces to Underscores Replaces spaces in filenames with underscores e g My File jog becomes My_File jpg Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Strip Non Alphanumeric Characters Strips all characters that are not letters numbers or basic punctuation Remove Trailing Spaces Removes spaces at the end of a filename e g MyFile jog becomes MyFile jpg Make Uppercase Makes all characters in the filename except the file extension uppercase Make Lowercase Makes all characters in the filename except the file extension lowercase Lowercase File Extension Converts the file extension to lowercase Uppercase File Extension Converts the file extension to uppercase Capitalize Each Word Capitalizes the first letter of every wo
28. plicates inside a new folder Rewrite entire file automatically rewrites the entire file instead of simply updating it and is the equivalent of doing a Save As in single file mode Process Batch Update existing files __ Rewrite entire file Append text to filenames processed Save in directory Users Jon Documents Browse Note Existing files with conflicting filenames will be automatically overwritten Cancel Process Batch Note if files already exist with the chosen filename they will be overwritten Frequently Asked Questions Q Why does it say File is Busy when I try to save This means that another application is using the file This problem is commonly caused by Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual applications like Final Cut Pro that do not properly surrender their ownership of the file after they have finished using it The solution is to close the offending application or project save under a different name or delete the file and re save it Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Quick Bins Quick Bins is designed to quickly generate bins in order to assist with media management There are four types of bins available Empty Bin This is an ordinary bin that you can place special bins inside Bin Range This generates a group of bins numbered in sequence This can be useful for quickly creating bins for every scene i
29. priate file format from the File Type dropdown menu before importing Chapters can also be exported to various formats including Final Cut Pro marker lists and Avid locator files To do this go to File gt Export gt Chapters and select the appropriate format from the File Type dropdown Metadata This tab displays additional data about the file that other applications can read such as the copyright information the type of camera it was created with or the identification number of the file within Final Cut Pro Metadata can be added by clicking the button You can add application specific metadata from the presets available in the popup menu or you can select Custom to specify your own In the custom metadata window that appears you must enter an attribute key and value The key must be in reverse DNS format for example if your website is site example com it would be com example site like com mycompany myproduct keyname As an example the key name Final Cut Pro uses to identify a reel name is com apple proapps reel Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Metadata can be imported and exported to CSV and text formats via the File menu Encoding Attributes This tab shows various settings for displaying the file such as the pixel aspect ratio and field dominance These allow you to correct information about how the file was encoded if it is stripped out by another application These settings should be adjusted wi
30. products check you are entering the registration information for Pro Media Tools and not another product Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual 6 Auto Transfer Auto Transfer is a tool for transferring media from camera memory cards to your hard disk It can copy to multiple destinations verify the copied files against the originals to ensure their integrity and perform various actions once the file transfer is complete including showing the completed files in the Finder and importing QuickTime movies into Final Cut Pro automatically There are two modes of operation manual and automatic To switch between the two modes toggle the Auto Mode button on and off In manual mode you must select a drive and click the Transfer button in order to initiate a transfer In automatic mode transfers take place whenever you insert a new drive Auto Transfer will launch itself automatically to transfer the drive if it is not already running To stop Auto Transfer from automatically launching for a particular drive select the drive in the list and click Ignore Volume ane Auto Transfer Trial Version 2 X Ignore Volume 2 Transfer Auto Mode info 3 lil Transfer Destinations Metadata Actions Volume Name Destination Status Day Reel NO NAME a Copying 1 3 All Project Project Name Untitled Project FCP Project Path optional Total Remaining Space on Med
31. r support it is helpful to include log files from the relevant application if available To access the logs go to Help gt Troubleshooting gt View Log or Help gt Troubleshooting gt Gather Logs to place all log files on your desktop Before emailing support please visit our support site at http support digitalrebellion com promedia to see if your question has already been answered Last updated Dec 3 2014
32. rd in the filename e g my file jog becomes My File jpg Quick Start 1 Drag files into the window 2 Choose a task 3 Examine the Preview column to see what the new filenames will be 4 Click Rename The application will ask you to confirm that you wish to proceed 5 Once renaming is complete the new filenames will be added to the file list allowing you to perform additional actions on them Filename Conflicts The new filename for a file may conflict with a file that already exists in the folder Batch Renamer has several options in the Preferences window for dealing with this Move existing file to separate folder This creates a new folder called Conflicting Files and moves the old file to this folder This is the default option Rename existing file This appends some random text to the end of the old file to ensure it is unique Send existing file to Trash This trashes the existing file Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Skip File Does not rename the file Frequently Asked Questions Q How can I locate frame gaps without actually closing them A Go to Tools gt Check for Frame Gaps Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Edit Detector Scans video files to produce a list of edit points within the file It does not check for timecode breaks but scans the actual frames so it can be used with edited movies or files without timecode tracks
33. re available Find and Replace Searches for a specific word and replaces it with another This only takes place on the filename not the frame number To search on the file extension Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Offset Frame Numbers Increments or decrements the frame number by the specified amount Close Number Gaps Renumbers frames so that there are no gaps Pad Frame Numbers Pads frame numbers to the desired length by adding zeroes to the beginning Reverse Frame Numbers Reverses frame numbers This will cause an image sequence to play backwards Reorder Frames Renumbers frames according to their order in the file pane Drag files in the pane to change their order Remove Frame Number Removes the frame number Change File Extension Changes or adds a file extension Remove File Extension Removes file extensions Note that some files may not be openable without an extension Add Prefix Prefixes the filename with the specified text Add Suffix Adds the specified text after the filename but before the file extension If you want to add the text before the frame number tick Add before frame number Insert Characters at Position Inserts text at the specified position A position value of O inserts it before the first character Replace Range with Characters Replaces characters between the start and end positions with the s
34. th caution Batch Processing QT Edit can perform actions on multiple files at once Go to File gt New Batch to open a batch window After adding the files you wish to process use the tabs at the bottom of the window to adjust settings as desired see above for descriptions of each tab e090 Untitled Batch Filename Users Jon Desktop Temp folder Timber Jeb_Changes2 processed 15 mov Users Jon Desktop Temp folder Timber_jeb_Changes2 processed 16 mov Users Jon Desktop Temp folder Timber_jeb_Changes2 processed 17 mov Users Jon Desktop Temp folder Timber_Jeb_Changes2 processed 18 mov Users Jon Desktop Temp folder Timber_Jeb_Changes2 processed 19 mov Users Jon Desktop Temp folder Timber_Jeb_Changes2 processed 20 mov Users Jon Desktop Temp folder Timber_Jeb_Changes2 processed 21 mov Users Jon Desktop Temp folder Timber_Jeb_Changes2 processed 22 mov Users Jon Desktop Temp folder Timber_Jeb_Changes2 processed 23 mov Users Jon Desktop Temp folder Timber_Jeb_Changes2 processed 24 mov Users Jon Desktop Temp folder Timber_Jeb_Changes2 processed 25 mov Users Jon Desktop Temp folder Timber_Jeb_Changes2 processed mov 5 48 25 00 A2 5282 1590 00 Users Jon Desktop Temp folder Timber_jeb_Changes2 mov 6 27 35 15 Volumes DigitalRebellion Test Files 5SF 1 Short ProRes TC mov a 4i 1 New Chapter Info Quick Tasks Settings Conform Timecode Encoding Attributes i Erna gamma correction Descript
35. u have multiple destinations set which can sometimes mean that verification takes longer than the transfer itself To speed up verification only use one destination and ensure it is on a fast hard disk or RAID Alternatively you may prefer to deselect checksum verification in preferences and only perform a file size check This is fast and will find obvious problems but is not as thorough as a checksum verification Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User Manual Batch Renamer Batch Renamer is a tool for renaming large numbers of files at once Unlike other renaming tools it is designed specifically for post production workflows and contains many options for managing frame numbers and Source Filename Preview E FWB_FINAL 0000000 dpx FWB_FINAL 0000 dpx e FWB_FINAL 0000001 dpx FWB_FINAL 0001 dpx e FWB_FINAL 0000002 dpx FWB_FINAL 0002 dpx e FWB_FINAL 0000003 dpx FWB_FINAL 0003 dpx e FWB_FINAL 0000004 dpx FWB_FINAL 0004 dpx e FWB_FINAL 0000005 dpx FWB_FINAL 0005 dpx S FWB_FINAL 0000006 dpx FWB_FINAL 0006 dpx e FWB_FINAL 0000007 dpx FWB_FINAL 0007 dpx E FWB_FINAL 0000008 dpx FWB_FINAL 0008 dpx E FWB_FINAL 0000009 dpx FWB_FINAL 0009 dpx aii sin Settings Task Pad frame numbers AH Padding length 4 Pads frame numbers to the desired length by adding extra zeroes Example a value of 4 changes Mylmage 1 jpg to Mylmage 0001 jpg Rename checking for frame gaps The following tasks a
36. view Provides a complete overview of your Final Cut Pro project showing you all media effects and markers Data can be printed and modified en masse Can be used for mass editing markers with offsetting custom fields label presets and the ability to import Avid locators into an FCP project Not supported by Avid Media Composer or Final Cut Pro X QT Edit Edits QuickTime movies You can add and remove media edit timecode information modify chapters change metadata and more All changes are displayed in a real time preview window Quick Bins Automatically sorts media into bins according to various criteria Very useful for quickly sorting an untidy mass of dailies Not supported by Avid Media Composer or Final Cut Pro X Render Watcher Watches a set of directories render files or Compressor batches and notifies you via a sound and Growl notification when renders are complete Can be set to sleep log out or shut down the computer when all renders are finished Timeline Tricks Performs common cleanup tasks on sequences including replacing gaps with slugs collapsing tracks removing unused tracks and stripping filters Not supported by Avid Media Composer Video Check Scans a video file for illegal luminance values flash frames and audio peaks and shows the exact frame where errors are occurring Can output results to FCP marker lists Avid locators CSV and text Last updated Dec 3 2014 Pro Media Tools User M
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