• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Mixing formats/printing to tape

  Posted by Adam Paez on January 12, 2011 at 12:12 pm

  I have a project coming up that will mix XDCAM 1920×1080 and PAL footage. The end result will be miniDV tape, DVD but also a higher resolution version for keeping.

  I was thinking about upscaling (with Compressor) the PAL footage to 1440×1080 so that it fits the sequence and so that there wouldn´t be any rendering, but it would probably still need render when it´s 4:3?

  The whole deal with this 4:3 footage is that it´s supposed to look like shit and grainy and whatnot so the quality isn´t much of an issue.

  And my last question is: Can you print an HD project directly to tape?

  Thanks in advance

  Jerry Hofmann replied 15 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Jerry Hofmann

  January 12, 2011 at 1:53 pm

  Once all the footage is the same format, the 4:3 footage will actually not be 4:3, but have black bars on the side… actually video to fill out the 16:9 frame.

  Yes, you can print HD sequences to an HD deck with the proper hardware. You’d need a capture card like a Kona card, and an HD deck to record to.

  Jerry

  Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Blog: https://blogs.creativecow.net/Jerry-Hofmann

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  8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO2 with MAX – Cinema Displays I have a 22″ that I paid 4k for still working. G4 with Kona SD card, and SCSI card.
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  Adam Paez

  January 12, 2011 at 3:12 pm

  It wouldn’t be printed to an HD deck but just a regular DV or miniDV deck. Is it still possible for Final Cut Pro to do so?
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  Jerry Hofmann

  January 12, 2011 at 3:52 pm

  Well, with some I/O cards, you could do this in real time. Kona cards, etc … but you could simply export your sequence to a DV QT movie, then use FW to print that DV movie to tape. The cards would do a better job of the down conversion I’d submit, but compressing to DV first will work.

  Jerry

  Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Blog: https://blogs.creativecow.net/Jerry-Hofmann

  Current DVD:
  https://store.creativecow.net/p/81/jerry_hofmanns_final_cut_system_setup

  8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO2 with MAX – Cinema Displays I have a 22″ that I paid 4k for still working. G4 with Kona SD card, and SCSI card.

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