Exporting full resolution in FCP

[Neil Davis]

Thanks David,

Unfortunately the footage was already in AIC when given to me…

…wait, does that mean that the “cinematographer” who captured the footage compressed it to AIC after the fact, or was it just shot that way originally? Because if he compressed it after the fact, perhaps it’s possible to get the original (non AIC) footage from him?

But let’s say I’m stuck with this AIC footage…how would I set my export settings to make a perfect anamorphic SD DVD?

[David Roth weiss]

It absolutely means it was shot as something else then captured as AIC.

Don’t make a DVD, just transcode to ProRes 422. My mention of the SD was simply an example, but probably not good enough sounding for your client.

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[Paul Carlin]

There is no camera that records 960×540 and uses the Apple Intermediate Codec. Someone transcoded the original media into the QuickTimes you now have.

If you want to deliver the best possible quality, you need to get on the phone and get the ORIGINAL camera sources… whatever those may be. You then need to re-conform the spot using the ORIGINAL camera media. Then export the timeline to a ProRes HQ Quicktime.

What matters here is your reputation. If you want to establish yourself as a professional, then I highly suggest you do the required legwork to make this spot look as good as possible. The consequences of not doing so will seal your fate in this industry.

– Paul

[Neil Davis]

Thanks David, Paul and everybody else for all your advice. It’s very much appreciated.