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BASIC technical question…. MODS please help..
ok i am making a motion logo for a film company.. and its about 30 secs.
the 30 secs shot.. is rendered at 352*288. ( the clips i used for making this logo are same resolution 352*288 )i would like to know if this resolution is good enough.. cos the company wants this logo to appear before their movie starts. ( off course in cinemas as well not just on dvd )
and my 2nd question… which still is unanswered..
i need to put reflections on a clip of camera hovering over water.. with the city skyline visible. i wanna add the skyline’s reflection on the water//
early response would be greatly appreciated.
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I’m not a mod, but Im pretty sure I can field this one.
Well, if its for the big screen, the resolution is definately too low at the size you just specified. Keep in mind that simple Mini-DV is at 720×480… so you do the math 😉 If its going to be outputted to 35 mm film, I recommend a minimum of 1080×720 for resolution.
As for your second question, duplicate the layer that contains the footage of the city. Rotate 180 degrees and make sure that both horizons meet.
Mask out the water in the Duplicate so that you don’t have water showing up in your original cityscape 😉
Now, make your duplicate layer like 10% transparent or so. Now add DISTORT—-DISPLACEMENT MAP. In the settings use the original cityscape footage as your DISPLACEMENT MAP LAYER.
Change the Horizontal and Vertical displacement to Luminance and play with the settings until you get everything to your liking.
I think that should pretty much do the trick.
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thanks a lot.. man,
i knew i was wrong somewhere… but didnt know.. ok one final question,my clips are only 352*288, and i think i am correct in assuming tht if i make them render at 1080*720 , there will be lot of loss of quality.. and blown up pixels.. so is there any solution for this? or do i have to use hi res clips..
and is there any other thing i need to keep in mind considering tht my output is going to be big screen… things like.. interlacing.. other technical blah blah.. this is the first time i am doing some commercial work.. so i dont know the technical side..
for example Columbia pictures logo… the one they have before all their movies, so my client too would be using this logo in all their productions.. and i wanna make sure i deliver a fully proffesional logo..
pls let me know a checklist of technical settings tht i need to keep in mind..
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when output is big screen do i use a codec for render? or use it uncompressed.. so tht no loss of quality is there.
( originally i had these clips.. i did editing part in sony vegas, and rendered with a Divx codec.. and now in AE i am adding some effects.. do i again render with a codec?? )
i am assuming if i render in vegas as well as AE both times without codec.. there might be less loss of quality..
pls advise
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Well first of all, what we need to know is what you mean by Big Screen. There are many formats that can be projected on the Big Screen.
Is it going to 35 mm? If so, I believe you’ll need to output to Cinepak or something along those lines. To make sure, call the company that will be transfering to film for you and ask them what formats would be best.
If its going to be going to video and projected on a big screen via projector, give them what they need.
Actually, now that I think of it, ask your client what his needs are. I’ve done lots of logos and my clients usually ask for different formats depending on their projects.
As for blowing up a low res image, well… if everything is created within after effects (i.e, no footage shot, just solids, filters, etc), then you could blow it up to anything if you have the correct settings, BUT, if they sent you source material that is only 352xsomething, then ya, you’ll probably need higher-res footage, otherwise it will be very soft when blown up to higher resolutions
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Holy COW.
1. Cinepak is obsolete. Do not compress to it.
2. Yes, find out what whoever is printing your clips to film needs from you: frame rate, frame size, codec, audio (if Dolby 5.1, you’ll need to pay a studio at least $1K to create the Dolby soundtrack, and pay Dolby a licensing fee, possibly $500).
3. 352 by whatever is only good for the web or quick client previews. Don’t blow it up. You need high-res originals, possibly 1920×1080. But ask the film transfer house. They may want DigiBeta tapes at 720×486, so you’d have to render 720×486 QT movies, then take those to a (possibly different) transfer house to get the DigiBeta tapes made.
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Your probably right, Cinepak is probably way out dated, I haven’t had to export to Film in awhile. Thats why I said to call the company that would be making the transfer to ask for the specific specs.
The rest of what you said seems pretty accurate. Good job
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[Jason Rouleau] “Thats why I said to call the company that would be making the transfer to ask for the specific specs.”
Always good advice, on all projects. 🙂
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That reminds me, why is Cinepack still around ?
I think an output on Windows Media at 100K might look better than full res Cinepack
Vince
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