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Export from FCP 6.06 to Digital Betacam
Hi!
I have been asked for the best settings to export to Digital Betacam 625/50 something edited with FCP 6.06. I´ve never exported to that particular format so I was wondering someone who has had to do so would be so kind to enlighten me on the export settings to use in order to achive the best results.
Since we don´t have a AJA card we are going to export to a disk and then give that disk to a company which will export that file to the digital betacam tape.
Should I export the file to a quicktime movie, using quicktime conversion, and an uncompressed 10 bit pal setting or would another setting be the best for this issue?
I´m also asked to keep the luminance levels at a maximun value of 700 mv. How can I check this in FCP? Is there any filter I can apply which will allow me to insert the luminance parameters they ask me for?
Also, do you know which bars and tone from FCP offers bars at 75% and a tone of 1khz? All of them? None of them? How can I get bars at 75%?
And then we get to the audio issue. I´m requiered to keep audio peaks to a maximun of 12dBm… How can I check this? Any filter to apply here?
How should I export the audio so that I have in channel 1 and 2 music and voice over and in channel 3 and 4 music and fx to suit the digital betacam tape best? Should the sound go along with the image file or should I export each sound channel separately?
Thank you, before hand, on your help. I´ts quite urgent so I would apreciate any help as soon as possible.
Luna
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[Luna Vetusta] “Since we don´t have a AJA card we are going to export to a disk and then give that disk to a company which will export that file to the digital betacam tape. “
You will need to ask this question of the company doing the layoff. Only they know what formats they can receive and output to tape.
Arnie
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You’ll probably export it to some sort of 10 bit uncompressed flavor of FCP quicktime. Ask the post house what they prefer. Rather than using quicktime conversion, create a new sequence in the format you’re delivering in and copy and past you video into the new sequence. That way you can take a look at how it renders and make any adjustments if you need to.
There is a “broadcast safe” filter in the color correction folder, but I wouldn’t recommend it. Open up the video scope tool and get it as close as you can. Then ask the post house doing the master to fine tune it as they need to.
There is bars and tone in FCP. You’ll just need to set the tone to -20 since you’re going to digibeta.
-12 seems a little low for your audio levels. Depending on the place I’ve mastered closer to -8 or -10.
I’d recommend setting up a FCP project for you post house to use rather than just a self contained quicktime. That way you can set up the time line with you self contained qt on video 1, a wav or aif of your music and voice on 1&2 and a wav or aif of your music and fx on 3&4. You’re post house will have to route tacks 3&4 from your timeline to the digibeta by right clicking on the speaker icon on your timeline and choosing “audio outputs” and selecting 3&4. Typically, I have master a full mix on 1&2 and music and fx on 3&4. Are you sure about your specs?
Good Luck!
JC
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