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converting DV to uncompressed SD
I’m sure this has been covered before and I need to improve my search string skills. If someone could answer these question or point me to a relevent thread or White Paper, I would be greatfull.
Having read quite a few posts about improving text and graphics by working in an uncompressed timeline (over working in native DV) I want to drop an edited DV sequence into an uncompressed sequence. Render the clips, and then add my titles and graphics.
My questions regard the sequence settings for the uncompressed sequence. How should I set:
the Frame Size boxes?
the Aspect Ratio dropdown menu?
the Pixel Aspect Ratio dropdown menu?
Field Dominance dropdown menu?I’m using Final Cut 5.0.4 and an AJA Kona LH card for monitoring and non firewire output. The footage will go to DVD, so I’m sure there are frame size issues here as the clips were captured via firewire and are 720×480. Thanks in advance for suggestions and advice!
Regards,
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5 Replies
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I think most of the stuff I’ve read about DV to UC for graphics has said the real advantage is going to 10bit UC.
To set it up, go to Easy SetUp and select 10bit UC (Pal or NTSC). Go to Audio/Video settings and select the Sequence
Preset tab. Scroll down to the selected 10bit UC (you can eliminate the easy SetUp step just by going directly here to set
your sequence too), and select edit. There’s a aspect ration choice for DV 3:2 there. Selecting that automatically changes the 720×486
to 720×480. Field stays Lower.
Ed -
With due respect to Ed, unless you have a lot of gradients in your graphics, 8bit is fine, and you’ll save disc space.
Have a wonderful day.
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I’ve never managed to see the 10bit advantage my self in FCP. I’m not even convince fully that FCP treat 10bit with full respect.
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects and Standards Conversion for FCP
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I don’t edit DV, well maybe once. 🙂 I was referring to a number of posts where the DV to UC question came up.
Some of them suggest going 10bit. I don’t have any personal experience as to whether 8bit is sufficient.
I *do* know that banding is/was an issue with some 8bit codecs, and going 10bit was a solution.
Ed[Chris Poisson] “With due respect to Ed, unless you have a lot of gradients in your graphics, 8bit is fine, and you’ll save disc space.
Have a wonderful day.”
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Thank you all for your suggestions and comments!
Regards,
David
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