best export settings for HD quicktime avid media composer

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best export settings for HD quicktime avid media composer

Posted by John Carlin on March 11, 2013 at 12:42 pm

Hi

I am exporting a short film from Avid Media Composer 5.0.3.
The film was shot on the Red Epic Camera but the footage was transcoded to DNxHD 1.85.

I need to Export the best HD 1920×1080 Quicktime possible. What are the best settings for this.
I was previously told to use animation but the file comes out at 42gb and stutters when it plays. The quicktime 1080p is needed for a film festival and projection on a cinema screen

Thanks

James Patterson replied 13 years, 2 months ago 5 Members · 7 Replies
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Michael Hancock
March 11, 2013 at 2:14 pm

What specifically does the film festival deliverable say? Do they give you a list of accepted codecs?

If they don’t, export an Avid DNxHD Quicktime, or ProRes (if you’re on a Mac and have the option).

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Michael Hancock
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John Carlin
March 11, 2013 at 3:54 pm

Thanks for the quick response

They have asked for Quicktime HD 1080p…. no more info than that. I contacted them to see if they required a certain codec but they didnt respond.

I assume they are going to project the film via a desktop computer and I just want to achieve the highest resolution without causing any lag during playback.
Shane Ross
March 11, 2013 at 4:11 pm

If they can’t supply a codec type…they don’t know what the hell they are doing. Well, they might know a little…but when asking for deliverables, you need know enough to give specifics.

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John Carlin
March 11, 2013 at 4:53 pm

Yeah – thats what I thought.

This was the only info supplied

Screening formats in order of preference are (1) 35mm (2) DCP (3) Quicktime 1080p (4) Beta SP / Digi-Beta (5) DVD

the quicktime format would be the easiest and cheapest for me. Is Avid DNxHD 1.85 the best output for exporting?
Shane Ross
March 11, 2013 at 4:54 pm

yeah…I’d opt for that if it was me. DNxHD…185? I know there’s 175. Is that a new one?

Shane
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Bill Ravens
March 11, 2013 at 10:08 pm

wow!
While DNxHD is a free source decoder, not all venues know enough to have the DNxHD playback decoder installed on their system. Without knowing, for sure, I’d opt for H.264, AKA AVCHD. This is a pretty widely accepted playback format, these days.
James Patterson
March 12, 2013 at 2:03 pm

185 is an option for us in PAL land!

Best

Paddy

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