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Finishing a project from Resolve – Master and DCP
Dear all,
I am color correcting my first video in Resolve and I have a few questions for you. Being still quite unexperienced please forgive my confusion.
My question and my workflow.
I shot some footage with a Panasonic DVX in Minidv 25p and edited it with Avid MC.
I sent my footage through AAF to Resolve Studio 15 and put it in a HD timeline to color correct; there I also added another clip which was already in HD (ProRes).Now I am finished color grading, and I have to create a masterfile and a DCP but I am not sure how to proceed. I am wondering what is the best way to create the highest possible quality master of this footage.
Should I do it myself or turn to a lab? Would a professional lab be able to create a master file of higher quality than I can do with my laptop? What are my possibilities?Any help would be appreciated!
Thank you
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[Greta Mabral] “I am wondering what is the best way to create the highest possible quality master of this footage. “
Uncompressed EXR sequence. Based on the original footage that would be a bit overkill though. Prores422HQ is probably enough for a master in this case.
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bizarrely speaking, anything above 12 bits is a waste of space as jpeg2000 DCP’s encode to 12 bits only. so you aren’t getting better quality going higher than that in the media container.
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Hi all,
Sorry this is quite the right place to ask but can’t find anywhere else!
Just using OpenDCP, exporting my TIFFs to JPEG 2000, I have a few questions. What are threads? Under bandwidth setting it has asked me how many thread – I’ve left it at default 4 for now but can someone explain?
Do I HAVE to transform to XYZ? Currently in REC709 and I’m not understanding why the conversion seems necessary?Many thanks for any help!
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Threads are your CPU threads. To make it as quick as possible use all of them
XYZ is required for DCP. Can I just say that the world of DCP delivery is not for the faint hearted. Understanding the basic tech is just the beginning of a world of pain.
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