Digi Beta question

[Shane Ross]

First, you need to figure out what settings you want. HD or SD. What is your final output going to be? That pretty much dictates the workflow. If it is going to be SD, then use an SD sequence and capture the digibeta as DV50 (DVCPRO 50), or ProRes NTSC. If it is going to be HD, then see if they have the hardware capture card that will upconvert the footage to HD…and choose either PILLARBOX where you see the entire image, but with black bars on the side, or if you want it to chop off the top and bottom of the screen and make it fill the 16:9 frame.

Shane

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[Roli Rivelino]

Decisions, decisions.

Many thanks Shane.

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[Bouke Vahl]

Not really.
he’s working in 25 fps.
So Prores NTSC is a bit silly, Prores @ 25 fps is more logical.
(And note that NTSC is not the correct term, since it’s not a composit signal, but anyways…)

In 25 fps it is common to have full height anamorphic 16:9.
So a conversion to HD should be full frame. Black bars are never a good idea if the source is 16:9

Bouke

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[Shane Ross]

What he said. I didn’t notice the PAL settings.

Shane

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