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How to change default preferences for our online tools However, if you consistently work with a particular format (e.g. HDV) or work in meters instead of feet, it can be annoying to have to change the settings each time you want to use it. Here's how to get around that. 1. Delete your old bookmark for the page. 2. Go to the page and select the settings you would like to be the new defaults. 3. Click "Link to this calculation". 4. Bookmark the page. For bonus points, you could create separate bookmarks for different settings - e.g. one for HD projects and one for SD for example. Categories: DR News, Front Page News, Utilities "Codec overrun" error when installing our applications This error means that the file got corrupted during the download process. The most probable reason for this is that they are using download manager software such as Speed Download that breaks up the file into chunks and downloads each one separately before piecing them back together. Some people have reported that they receive this error when sharing their internet connection via Airport (for some bizarre reason). The solution to this problem is to either disable such software or download the zipped alternatives that I have now made available on every product page. FCS Remover Preference Manager Categories: DR News, Front Page News, Utilities New tool: Power Load Calculator Power Load Calculator allows you to calculate the load on a particular circuit when certain devices are plugged in. For example, you can calculate whether or not the circuit breakers in a location can handle the lights you want to use and if not, the size of the generator that needs to be hired. This sort of thing is better discovered during pre-production and not on the day of shooting, so this calculator is very useful in that regard. You can also calculate the minimum circuit breaker size for a given power load which is very useful if you are upgrading a building's power supply in order to accommodate your needs. As usual, there is also an iPhone edition available. Check out our resources section for more tools. Categories: DR News, Front Page News, Utilities Why FCS Remover misses out the Final Cut Server database Apple and myself worked on this issue for the past two hours. We found the solution and I got mine fixed in about 30 seconds. However, Apple has respectfully asked me not to post the solution here for a variety of reasons. This IS new software and they are working very hard on providing resolutions in their support area and in FCS updates. While I would love to help all of you... please wait for Apple to offer their solutions. It will def. be better than the quick fix that we found tonight. It sounds like Apple is aware of the problem and wants to be given the opportunity to fix it in their own time. I will respectfully grant them that opportunity, although I am prepared to add support in FCS Remover should Apple choose not to fix the problem. Categories: DR News, Software, Utilities New tool: Lens Angle Calc This is very useful because it allows you to plan your shoot on paper and work out exactly where the camera should be placed before you even arrive on set - saving valuable time and avoiding awkward situations in small locations where you can't see the subject on your widest lens with your back against the wall. It is invaluable for effects work, where everything must be planned out in meticulous detail. It can also work out the focal length of the lens from a given lens angle and frame width or height - very useful for working out which lens should be used in a certain situation. Lens Angle Calc Lens Angle Calc (iPhone version) See our other web applications here. Categories: DR News, Front Page News, Utilities FCS Remover 1.0.7 releasedThe biggest new feature is Final Cut Server support (thanks to Morten Schmidt for helping with this). Clicking "Remove Final Cut Server" will remove the Final Cut Server software but not Compressor or Qmaster. To remove these as well, you will have to click "Remove Final Cut Studio" as unfortunately these two applications overlap into both pieces of software. It also removes some Final Cut Studio support files that were missed out in previous versions. FCS Remover allows you to remove Final Cut Studio 1 and 2, Final Cut Express and Final Cut Server at the press of a button. Bug report Feature request Categories: DR News, Front Page News, Utilities Preference Manager 1.0.4 released We've completely overhauled the backup system so that backups are now stored in one compressed file instead of several folders. A lot of users want to synchronize settings between, say a work machine and a home machine. This new feature makes it much easier - just keep a copy of the file and Preference Manager on an external disk, install Preference Manager on the second machine and double-click the file. Easy. However, these changes have caused old backups to be completely incompatible with the new version. They won't even appear in the Restore list. Don't worry though - I added a function to convert old backups to the new format. Just go to File > Convert Backups to New Format. Browse to your backup folder (default is ~/Library/Application Support/Digital Rebellion/Preference Manager/Backups), select all of your old backup folders and click the Open button to convert them to the new format. The old folders will remain on the disk in case you need them but if not, they can be safely deleted. Preference Manager is a utility for trashing, backing up and restoring Final Cut Studio preference files, button bars, keyboard layouts, window layouts, user plugins, column layouts, track layouts and custom settings. This allows you to repair problems and copy useful settings to a second machine. Thanks to everyone who put in feature requests and bug reports. Keep them coming. To be notified of future updates, subscribe to our appcast or this blog. Categories: DR News, Front Page News, Utilities Preference Manager 1.0.3 releasedI was aware of it and had fixed it a couple of days ago. I was planning to delay the release until early next week, as I had several features I wanted to implement over the weekend but unfortunately the number of reports I received about this bug prompted me to release this fix early. Lots of people have been contacting me with suggestions for future versions, some of which excited me a lot because they were such great ideas. Keep it up, I appreciate it a lot. Submit bug report Submit feature request Subscribe to our appcast Categories: DR News, Front Page News, Utilities Preference Manager 1.0.2 released
("User plugins" refers to plugins residing in your ~/Library/Preferences/Final Cut Pro User Data/Plugins directory) For those not yet aware, Preference Manager is an application that allows you to trash, backup and restore your Final Cut Studio preference files. This allows you to create a "working configuration" backup and restore to that when things go wrong. It also allows you to copy across your settings, window layouts, button bars etc, when you switch to another machine. To be notified of future software updates, use the built-in application updater, subscribe to this blog or subscribe to our appcast. Categories: DR News, Front Page News, Utilities Preference Manager v1.0.1 released
Keep that feedback coming in via the bug report and feature request forms. Categories: DR News, Front Page News, Utilities
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