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FCP EXPORT to QT with Color Correction Pre-uncompressed
Oh, boy…here’s a mouthful question(!). Ok, if someone could clear this up for me: I’m in FCP 5.1.4 (Can’t wait for Apple to fill my FCP Studio 2 order!!!!), working with DV-NTSC 24p (via the DVX100-A)…my project (I will be going to DVD, not the web) is finished except for final color correction. Now…I realize (and I am assuming that I am correct, here) that if after I color correct, it would be advantageous to EXPORT to QUICKTIME by first changing the setting to SETTINGS>NONE (no compression), then RENDER, then EXPORT to SELF-CONTAINED MOVIE. Ok, I understand that. But my question is this: BEFORE I do final color correction, would I get better “color correction” results (via my external SONY video monitor) if I jump the gun and change my settings to NONE (No compression) BEFORE I actually begin the color correction process instead of waiting until I am just about to EXPORT??? Whew!!
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1) You may wish to render your project in an uncompressed timeline…however “None” is not the correct selection. You should use Apple 8 or 10 bit uncompressed. “None” is not an editing codec and you should not attempt to use it in FCP for this purpose.
2) Your footage was compressed 5:1 in the camera when you shot it in DV….so putting it in an uncompressed timeline will not improve it, but you may get some benefit out of rendering in the 4:2:2 color space of an uncompressed timeline….HOWEVER…if you master back to DV, then you will lose that benefit.
3) If you are only mastering to DV, then you may not need to render in an uncompressed timeline…if you use the Export to Compressor option, then Compressor will re-render your effects directly to MPEG-2 without using any of your DV renders. This should be the cleanest of all encodes. Warning…this option will take drastically longer to encode than normal, but may be worth considering….since you wont have to render first in an uncompressed timeline.
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[John Pale] ” If you are only mastering to DV, t”
This should read “If you are only mastering to DVD…”
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John,
Thank you so much for your reply! You shed quite a bit of light on my concern. To make sure I understand, please correct me if I am wrong: When I am ready to “output” for MPEG-2 conversion, I should change the SETTINGS to either 8- or 10-bit uncompressed (then RENDER), not “NONE”.
I am opting to use MainConcept’s MAC Encoder 1.5 instead of Compressor. Theredore, am I correct to assume that once I have the QT file as described above (albeit a large file), and once I have converted it to MPEG-2…I will, indeed, have a higher-quality MPEG-2 file to place into DVDPRO4? (“Higher” meaning that it is better quality than outputting to QT with the DEFAULT DV-NTSC setting in FCP.)
Thank you, again for your time!
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[audiovideo] “When I am ready to “output” for MPEG-2 conversion, I should change the SETTINGS to either 8- or 10-bit uncompressed (then RENDER), not “NONE”. “
Copy/paste your timeline into a new 8 or 10 bit uncompressed timeline and render.
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Thanks, again!!!
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