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D5 Master tape QC
We have a D5 master that keeps failing QC. There are about 60+ issues with the tape. I will list a few:
Vertical Blanking out of spec at 23/558 (should be 21/560)
Program does not start at top of hour
Video Aliasing effect / line bounce throughout program
Scattered dirt
Electronic blacks
Solarized whites
Awkward audio editetc.
We have sent this tape in to “get fixed” but it keeps failing. Am I to assume that the problems listed are unfixable at the master tape level, without going back into the avid online and remastering?
Or can they be fixed by creating a new master tape and making linear edits – fixing as you go along.
Thanks for *any* input (we need it!)
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1 Reply
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What does your on-line editor have to say about all of this? All of what you posted needs to be dealt with during the Avid on-line process. You can’t expect to put in video that has wide blanking, crushed blacks & whites and other technical problems and expect it to pass QC. Also it is pretty much a universal s.o.p. to have the first frame of program start a tc 1:00:00:00.
Also, if you have lots of substandard archival footage in your program, you may need to “sell” it to the technical people at the network.
Bill Stephan
Senior Editor/DVD Author
USA Studios
New York City
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