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Better TIMELINE Setup
Hi there everyone.
I am editing a tvshow about a video producer here in Brazil. We have some testimonials in 1920×01080 xdcam, and the movies were stored in the company files as MPEG-2 640×480.
I’d like to know what would be the best timeline setup so that i lose the less in video quality. Its for broadcast.
And also, i’d like to know some clues about sound filters, so that i can do myself a bit of a clean, ambience end hummer fix.
Thanx a lot.
Daniel
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[daniel ladeira] “We have some testimonials in 1920×01080 xdcam, and the movies were stored in the company files as MPEG-2 640×480.
“Why were the original HD files stored as MPEG-2 at 640×480 if the final product is for broadcast?
FCP does not recognize MPEG-2 as an editing codec, so unless you have the original HD files you’ll have to lose another generation when you transcode. If the MPEG-2 files are all that’s available, you’ll have to transcode to ProRes 422 or DVCPro50 for editing.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
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Hello David.
this material is old stuff. Was generated in 4×3 format and the stored i ias mpeg2. This is what i have available. But i just have to put this material in order in the timeline. I wont cut the movies. It’s a collection of short movies, and betwen then there are some interviews with the people who have something to do with theyr history.
my timeline is 1440×1080 (because i thought that this way i’ll keep the 16×9 windows that will rule and i will have to scale less, the movies that are in 640×486)
apple pro ress 422
pixel aspect ratio squarewhat do u think of it?
and thanks for ur attention David
Daniel
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[daniel ladeira] “my timeline is 1440×1080 (because i thought that this way i’ll keep the 16×9 windows that will rule and i will have to scale less, the movies that are in 640×486)
apple pro ress 422
pixel aspect ratio square”I’d edit in a ProRes anamorphic SD timeline (720×480), not an HD timeline.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.comDon’t miss my new Creative Cow Podcast: Bringing “The Whale” to the Big Screen:
https://library.creativecow.net/weiss_roth_david/Podcast-Series-2-MikeParfitandSuzanneChisholm/1POST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums.
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Yes, quite logical.
Thanks for the help again david
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