Final Cut Pro 10.6.5, Monterey 12.6.1 on Mac M1 continues to give me a hard time. Today I'm exporting (Share) a h264 preset, two projects at once.
The first Project exports correctly. The second one does not, I get a notice: Share has failed.
Resulting in a QT file for the second Project has no video in it, only audio... What is going on???
Upon restarting FCP, the Export / Share goes through no problem.
Why is Epic Games Laucher soooo sticky and buggy on Mac?
Each time I go browse for an asset, click on the asset to see the details, and if I click the back button, or if I go browse again, this is what I get:
Also please update the free content so that more is available for UE 5.1. I mean what's the point of touting the last shiny 5.1 version if there is little content for it?
FCP has been pissing me off all day today 😡. After having a problem earlier with a Project Snapshot that I could not move, nor delete; FCP refused to Share on export and nothing happened...
I had to create a brand new Library, import my cuts / Projects, and all Media, while omitting the f$%ck@#p 🤬 Snapshot of course. And here goes a couple of hours.
Then I had to restart the computer because FCP still didn't want to export anything 😤.
Finally after restart it's behaving normally again. It's exporting, and the exported files look good. Pffui!.. 🥵
FCP 10.6.5 is giving me a hard time. I've created a Snapshot of a Project. I want to move the Snapshot from the Event it resides currently, into another Event.
FCP does not comply and gives me this error message:
Workaround: Duplicate the current Snapshot, then the new Snapshot can be moved to the other Event without problem.
Only... I cannot delete the original! FCP is being stubborn and I can't move this Snapshot to the trash. Something is rotten.
Pixelmator Pro is out with version 3.2. It adds video editing capabilities, integration with Apple Motion, and more! Very, very cool!
Now is the time to buy this great piece of software if you haven't already for a mere $19.99 (50% off.) Current users like me get to update for free!
Pixelmator Pro 3.2
Released on December 6, 2022
Pixelmator Pro 3.2 introduces some incredible new ways to create designs with full support for video layers, adds support for popular video formats, includes all-new video and social media templates, brings major improvements to Motion document support, and more.
With full support for video layers, you can now edit videos and create stunning video designs with all the same tools you use to edit images.
Use the new on-canvas controls to easily control video playback, set video start and end frames, select poster frames, and more.
Work with a number of popular video formats, including MP4, QuickTime Movie, and even moving image formats such as animated GIFs and PNGs.
Quickly create eye-catching designs with cinematic social media story templates and 4K movie title templates.
Video layers in Pixelmator Pro work just like any other layers — you can mask or crop them, add effects, change colors, and more.
Find useful information about video length in the video layer description.
Work with videos with transparency, compressed using HEVC or Apple ProRes 4444 codecs.
Import Live Photos from the Photos browser and edit them as photos or videos.
Use quick video editing settings in the video layer shortcut menu, and the menu bar, or use handy, on-canvas controls.
Easily start and stop video playback, mute, and unmute audio.
You can also press the Space bar on your keyboard to play all layers, or Option + Space to play only the selected layers.
With additional video editing settings, adjust the length of the video, scrub through individual frames, or select a poster frame.
For compositions with multiple video layers, use Advanced Settings to delay, loop videos, or choose the behavior of the first and last video frames.
Use playback delay to specify when each of the videos in a composition will start to play.
Keep your videos playing on repeat with Loop or Bounce effects.
Enjoy top video playback performance and a smooth, real-time video editing experience, powered by AVFoundation.
On devices with Apple silicon, harness the power of M1 and M2 chips to edit and export videos of up to 8K resolution.
Optimize videos for export with options for adjusting video size, quality, and frame rate.
When exporting to QuickTime Movie format, make the most of additional video compression formats, including HEVC and Apple ProRes.
Enjoy automatic video color management thanks to ColorSync integration.
Use Quick Export to quickly export videos to MP4 file format.
Export original, unedited videos from Pixelmator Pro by choosing Format > Video > Export Unmodified Video.
Automate video import, editing, and export with AppleScript and Shortcuts apps.
Enjoy support for video layers and many other improvements when exporting to Motion.
Motion projects will now keep the custom fonts included in Pixelmator Pro documents.
Basic vector clipping masks are now supported.
Color adjustments and effects layers are now supported.
Grain, Vignette, Black and White, and Gradient Map adjustments and effects will now be replaced with equivalent filters in Motion.
RAW layers will now open as bitmap layers in Motion.
To emulate nondestructive gradient and color fills from Pixelmator Pro, shapes will be used in Motion instead.
Fill and Gradient Fill styles now open as Fill filters in Motion.
Positioning of layers with complex transforms has been improved.
You can now show or hide layer handles by choosing View > Layer and Selection Handles from the View menu.
Arabic texts would sometimes be displayed incorrectly. Fixed.
In some situations, Pixelmator Pro would stop responding when upscaling images using Super Resolution. Fixed.
Dell S2721QS, 4K 60Hz, 2021, 99% sRGB, 8bits+FRC, $249 on Amazon.
OK, this is the first one I bought from my list of 15, because it was the least expensive 27' 4K 8bits+FRC monitor, and I wanted to see what I could get out of a budget Dell display.
It arrived from Amazon quickly. I immediately plugged it and... Noticed something odd.
On the default settings there is a visible color shift across the screen. It's bluish on the left, yellowish on the right. No! 😫
I asked my friends and family to have a look at the screen displaying a full screen white image, and they all saw the defect. So it's fairly obvious, not anodyne in any way.
I fiddled with the menu, nothing really helped. There isn't much in terms of customization anyway except for a User Colors setting, i.e. RGB sliders, Brightness and Contrast adjustments.
Otherwise, the screen is really nice. It's bright - way too bright on the default settings - crisp, compared to my old HD monitor, with a very smooth and stable image. The stand is adjustable, but it's kind of wobbly.
Time for calibration.
Not too bad. Not too great.
After calibration the color shift is somewhat less visible, but I can still see it! Darn! 😖
Let's measure the uniformity:
So three negatives points for this Dell S2721QS model:
I don't like the suboptimal uniformity of this Dell, and I'm even more bothered about the color unbalance. There is definitely a yellowish blob tint on the right and a cyan tint on the left. These two problems compound badly to make the screen look cheap/bad.
Dell, Dell, did I get a lemon? Possibly some units are better than others? Maybe. I don't know if I want to try and order another one just to see. Probably not.
I will be using this panel for a little bit, overall though I would not recommend this model, and I think I will ultimately be returning it.
Do you have a S2721QS? Does it look good to your eyes? Do you see a color shift like I do? I'd be interested in knowing what's your experience.
