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HD from FCP to TV
I have a project that I shot on a HVX200, edited in FCPHD.
I exported to a QT movie, took it home and played to a 1080i projector TV
from my G4 laptop 17″ 1Ghz with a DVI out. The project looks fine on the G5 in FCPThe picture came up, but it was very contrasty; no tonal range. Here is what I am thinking:
The QT movie was in HDVCpro 720/60. My laptop does not have FCP HD. Would this happen because you would need FCP HD to run the HDVCpro movie correctly?
What would be the best way to configure the HD movie to show on a TV from a laptop?
Also, I couldn’t get sound from the Macbook miniplug into my amp RCA plugs to play; any ideas?Also, would the result be any different using a Macbook pro?
G-5, 2.5 GHz, 8 GB Ram Mac OS X (10.4.8) Nvidia Geforce 6800, 30″ Cinema Display
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If you didn’t play it from FCP, how did you play it? What codec did you export to? Did you play it off of a MacBook or a Powerbook? Your post is confusing.
[MtClimber] “The QT movie was in HDVCpro 720/60”
That’s not a format. Do you mean DVCPRO HD or HDV?
[MtClimber] “Also, I couldn’t get sound from the Macbook miniplug into my amp RCA plugs to play; any ideas?”
Bad cable? You were muted? You had the mini plug plugged into the audio in instead of the audio out?
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I used a powerbook G4 1 Ghz with a DVI to HDMI convert.
I did us FCP, but not FCP HD.
I exported out of FCP HD to a self contained QT movie with the project defaults: HDVCpro 720p/30Then played it out of FCP (not HD).
G-5, 2.5 GHz, 8 GB Ram Mac OS X (10.4.8) Nvidia Geforce 6800, 30″ Cinema Display
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This isn’t really an FCP issue… but a couple of things come to mind.
1) It’s already been said, but HDVCPro is not a format… it’s HDV or it’s DVCPro HD.
2) I’d be really surprised if you could get acceptable playback of either of those formats from a 1 GHz G4 (a MacBook Pro would make a BIG difference).
3) Your audio may not be playing back because of your DVI to HDMI converter… HDMI carries both the audio and video over one cable so, unless you can tell your TV to get the signals over different inputs via some menu or button on your remote, you may be SOL.
Are you saying you exported a self-contained movie, then opened it in FCP to play out to TV? Try opening it in QT via the contextual menu.
You have two very different issues here: Getting AV signals from your Mac to your TV / Entertainment center, and getting your project exported to an existing format that your PowerBook (nothing with a G4 is a “MacBook”) can actually play back. Try solving them separately.
Good Luck,
Zak
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[MtClimber] “HDVCpro 720p/30”
Again, this is not a format, so from here on out I am going to assume you mean DVCPRO HD.
What version of FCP were you using then? FCP 3?
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It actually played OK, it was the contrast. The projector works great with DVDs and Satellite. What difference would playing it directly in QT do?
Regarding the audio, I have the HDMI only for video on the entire system. All audio goes separate via optical and the Tuner/amp.
I am using:
Desktop to make the movie: G5, dual 2.5Ghz, 8GB. OS 10.4.8
Laptop is Powerbook G4 1Ghz using OS 10.3.9 and FCP 5.04G-5, 2.5 GHz, 8 GB Ram Mac OS X (10.4.8) Nvidia Geforce 6800, 30″ Cinema Display
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A computer monitor is not a television. A television has a different gamma, which is one of the main determinants of apparent contrast. The Macintosh uses a 1.7 standard gamma. The standard gamma for television is closer to 2.5, so anything below that is going to look too dark. DVD players, satellite recievers, and other video devices are set up for television display gamma. Computer display outputs are not.
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One possibility is to render a Quicktime file with a gamma of somewhere between 2.2 and 2.5. That should display properly on a television monitor.
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That could be it. How do you render to a different gamma?
G-5, 2.5 GHz, 8 GB Ram Mac OS X (10.4.8) Nvidia Geforce 6800, 30″ Cinema Display
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Well, in Final Cut, use Effects->Video Filters->Image Control->Gamma Correction. Try a setting of about .7 to start.
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Thanks, I will try that.
One more question. If you use Compressor to mpeg2 for a DVD, does it adjust for gamma for TV? I was thinking it must if that shows correctly.
G-5, 2.5 GHz, 8 GB Ram Mac OS X (10.4.8) Nvidia Geforce 6800, 30″ Cinema Display
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