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1. Re: Export button grayed - working around SpeedGrade
marq5.1 Oct 24, 2012 4:40 AM (in response to marq5.1)Hi,
This is a bit of an update.
since writing the above entry I have been able to work with Sg without any snags. Even the problem with the strange export file format has disappeared.
Sg is working on my MacBook Pro (10.7.5) and my ProMac 3.1 (10.6.8) (without the Sg update) as it should.
I wish that I could say what exactly has ended the strange behavior, but I can't.
Cheers,
DK
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2. Re: Export button grayed - working around SpeedGrade
Patrick J. Palmer Oct 29, 2012 6:13 AM (in response to marq5.1)Hi DK,
thanks for the update. Definitely let us know if you come across any eratic behaviour again.
Cheers,
Pat
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3. Re: Export button grayed - working around SpeedGrade
marq5.1 Nov 15, 2012 4:28 AM (in response to marq5.1)I have still not given up on Sg. But I have to be honest, it is becoming more of a pet project than a useful tool.
I am currently working on a HDR project. The is the first time that I have experimented with HDR and video so bare with me. I would love to have any input on this.
I am using Ae in combination with Photomatix and and Magic Lantern's HDR setting for the 5D mkII.
I was hoping to use Sg to process the .exr sequences generated by Photomatix. It seems like Sg should be able to do this comfortably, but I am having all kinds of buggish problems trying to get it to. I can import and grade the .exr sequences, but Sg experiences an "internal error" and freezes when I try exporting it. I have now resorted to grading my .exr files in Ae where (though not comfortable) has been working reasonably.
On the upside, I'm learning a lot about the potentials of Sg.
I am also grading Alexa material and that is working pretty well now. I traced the problem with the strange export behavior (footage was being rendered as an image sequence with a .mov ending when the output method was ProRes QT film) to the Dynamic Link function. If I bring footage manually into Sg this problem doesn't happen. I have also been keeping the file structure of the media files I am processing with Sg as flat as possible (which is killing my data organization, but making Sg more run stable).
Any ideas about exporting .exr sequences would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
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4. Re: Export button grayed - working around SpeedGrade
marq5.1 Jan 12, 2013 4:50 AM (in response to marq5.1)I've been using Sg successfully for a while now. Most of the problems persist, but I am able to export graded clips as ProRes as I need.
The automatic naming convention from the Sg export is flawed
Dynamic Link doesn't work
I updated Sg yesterday to see if the update has addressed any of these issues. I'm guessing that nothing has changed since my last post.
After I update Sg, Sg crashes at launch. When I de-install Sg and download Sg from the Creative Cloud, it works as before the upgrade.
What is in the update that is causing Sg to crash at launch?
ProMac 3,1 OS 10.6.8
2x2.66 GHz QCore Xenon
10 GB 667 Mhz RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000


