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Final Cut Studio Compression & Codecs? Advice greatly appreciated :0)
Hi Guys,
Please excuse me if I’ve missed someone asking this already. I’ve looked in different places and haven’t found an answer – but having said that I’m kind of overwhelmed by it all so may be missing something glaringly obvious.
I’m not new to filmmaking but I am new to Final Cut and recent technology.
I have been asked to make a project filming on AVCHD and to deliver it in as high picture quality as possible to be exported into DVDSP (PAL and possibly NTSC stand alone DVD players). I appreciate this might involve making 2 different DVDs.
I will be filming on a Canon HF S21.
Could someone please advise me which would be the best way to achieve optimum results – ie codecs and compression etc for FCP & DVDSP (the most recent versions)? I’ve always used iMovie and iDVD with mini DV on a Canon XM2 so it has always been quite an easy task. Also, should my source footage be shot in a particular ratio for best results please?
I am more of a ‘creative’ than a ‘techie’ but am trying to address this for obvious reasons. If anyone could please advise me of the best way to proceed I would be really grateful! Also, if anyone is able to recommend a book or a source that is a good ‘idiots guide’ I’d be grateful!
Many thanks,
Mark
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2 Replies
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You use log and transfer to ingest the media. You should use a ProRes preset that matches the frame rate of your media.
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop” -
Ah! The Prores matches the frame rate! Thanks :0)
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