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backing up to tape
thanks in advance for the help.
I recently finished a large project (2.5 hours) in FCP and I want to back-up each sequence to tape. We shot it using dvx100s in 24pA Anamorphic, and removed the pulldown to edit in 23.98 Anamorphic. I want to back all of my sequences up to a large DV tape, but I’m not sure how best to do so using our deck (a Sony DSR-25). Do either DV or DVCAM support the 23.98, or will I need to re-introduce the pulldown (or something to that effect)? I’m pretty sure that both formats will handle the anamorphic aspect fine. Also, one of the sequences is 2 hours long, so I need a format that can best capture something that long without having quality loss or having to use multiple tapes.
Also, once I get the right tape format, Should I just play it back using the external video and record from that, or should I Edit to Tape? The large majority (95%) of my delivery in the past has been QuickTime or on DVD, so I don’t have a lot of knowlegde on laying to tape in the best way.
Thanks again for the advice.
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FCP adds the pulldown back automatically… I’d certainly use DVCAM tape becasue it has a longer shelf life, but there’s really nothing special you need to do. I’d set the pulldown pattern to the same pattern that you shot… i.e. if 24pa then set it to 2332, if 24p then set it to 2323… this setting is found in RT pop up menu in the Timeline window when your sequence is open there. III-526 of the manual explains the dfferent selection options. For DV 24pa I’d use 2332…
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thank you!
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