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Delivering SD DVD from HD ProRes422 1440×1080 60i project – HELP!
Hey guys,
I’ve been a lurker here for a long time, but seldom post because I find the answers so quickly on Creative Cow! This time is a little different… I’ll try to be brief but thorough. I have a documentary/bio that was shot and edited using Canon HD cameras, edited in Final Cut Pro HD (latest rev) on a MacPro 8 core, 8 gigs of RAM. I need to produce the final delivered product to my client on SD DVD (ultimately on Blu-Ray).
The sequence is edited using ProRes422 codec and plays well on screen and on studio monitor. It’s in 1440×1080 60i, and I need to output to 16×9 anamorphic SD DVD (DVD Studio Pro).
I’ve tried to nest the sequence into an SD timeline, but I’m getting system crashes when I try to export it.
My questions are:
1. What sequence settings (compression, size, etc) should I use for the SD sequence that I’m dropping the nested footage into? I’ve edited using compression, so I thought uncompressed might be overkill or too large a file size. The crash I get says that the cause might be the “ProGraphics plug-in”. I have no idea what this is, and I can’t find anything that resembles this on the drive….thoughts?
2. Is it better to export a self-contained Quicktime file then rely on Compressor to do the conversion? I tried this and got less-than stellar results, especially producing interlaced images with line staggering. Also text and titles exported with lots of digital noise. It also took (are you ready for this?) 50 hours to complete! The project is an hour and 15 minutes long. Seems like an astounding amount of compression time to produce less-than-desirable results. What settings in the Quicktime Export are best?
I’ve read and tried most of the methods I’ve found online, including a few things in Ken Stone’s blog….my frustration level is rising, and I need to deliver this project. Soon!
Any help or advice would be great. Specs below:
Mac Pro 2×3.2 Quad Core Intel Xeon
8gigs of RAM
FCP 6.0.4
ProRes422 Sequence 1440x108060iThanks,
Scott
Richmond, VAThanks,
Scott
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Scott Dickens
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Not that anyone has seemed very interested in my post, but I’ve come up with a workaround if not a complete solution.
I’m not sure why, but with the latest updates to FCP and Motion, there is a bug when embedding Motion elements into a FCP sequence where you get an error on rendering, either blaming the “ProGraphics” plug-in or some other plug-in. The trick to fixing this is to go into your sequence settings, select the Video Processing tab, and make sure you’ve selected “8-bit YUV” – if you select 10-bit, it will crash EVERY TIME. At least in my ProRes422 sequence it does! Also, make sure you’ve got “Normal” selected, and de-select “Always render in best quality” at the bottom in the Render Control tab – this also seems to wreak havoc on the render engine causing crashes.
Since changing these settings, I’m able to render all my embedded Motion graphics within FCP with no issues. Haven’t done a final export yet, but I’m encouraged.
I hope this helps others dealing with the same issue.
Thanks,
Scott
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Scott Dickens
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Thanks for the tip! I think it fixed the crashes I’ve been struggling with. Also speeds up render time.
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Scott or anyone else, I have another questions that relates to a certain degree. I shot a school play for my daughters first grade class with my Panny AG-HMC150 at 1080/60i. I have compressed using Pro Res and edited in a matching sequence. Everything looks good on a regular CRT which of course is interlaced and matches my 60i. The problem is when I play it on a my 53″ Samsung or any other HiDef T.V. for that matter. I’ve have been seaching or some time and there are many opinions, etc. I realize there is a deinterlace filter in FCP and I will try that tonight, but I was wondering if you have found any tried an true methods to making the footage look good on a progressive HiDef set after burning it to SD DVD. My problem is any panning motion looks terrible. Thanks in advance
Tim Dumont
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