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Exporting Question…
I recently shot a wedding for another editor. Normally, I would edit and build a DVD for my clients. However, my client has requested me giving him the raw footage on DVD. My question is how should I export the raw footage from FCP HD. He asked me to avoid using quiktime files. I am planning to export the raw footage as MPEG2 files, and burning them as files to a DVD. He will be working with the footage in Premiere. How should I set up my export options to keep the best quality?? Is MPEG2 the best option?? Thanks in advance..
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Why can’t he take the DV tapes from you? ‘Cause if I were you I’d be asking exactly why he wants you to go to all this extra work if he could just take the tapes.
If he wants the footage on DVD you’re going to have to ask him what, exactly, he wants. Any method I could think of would either create a file that I consider unsuitable for editing OR it would take about 10 to 15 DVDs to burn it all. Either solution seems pretty bad to me.
But hey, it’s not your job, if he really wants to work that way then that’s up to him. But since I don’t know exactly what he’s thinking I can’t give you advice on how to export your file. Find out what he needs, and if you still have questions, write back with that info and we can tell you how to get that type of file.
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I think the reason he decided on DVD..was to save him the real time of capturing. Besides that I’m not sure if he even has a camera to bring the footage in with, much less a deck. He obviouslt does editing at a consumer level, not professionaly. I completly agree with what you are saying about not having a suitable file type for editing. Which is where my question originated. My thought was that the guy is paying me quite a bit for not editing at all…I had no problem capturing for him, but I think I will suggest giving him the tapes. Thanks anyway, I’ll let you know what he decides and hopefully it will turn out ok for him.
Angela
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Ok, well based on that I’d say that IF he really wants a DVD you should just make a DVD like you would normally do. Make it all one track with just one menu that has one link to the video.
If he actually wants a DVD then I’m assuming he has some method of ripping that video off of that and converting it to whatever he needs.
So yeah, however you normally make a DVD should be good. Just try to make it the highest quality bit-rate you can fit on a disc or two.
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There will be no menu, or tracking. I’m going to burn it as data…Kind of like backing up files to a cd. That way all he will have to do is opening the disk from his desktop and drag the files into whatever it is that he edits with….the disc will not acually play the video, unless the file is opened in quicktime or something. I am simply trying to avoid quicktime for comprression purposes. It will be more like a data dvd, not one that he can pop in a dvd player and watch….who knows how it wil turn out. Thanks for sharing this headache with me, I appreciate it!
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MPEG2 is probably the way to go.
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