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HD & SD footage to 16:9 SD disk
Hello,
I’ve searched the Cow for answers, and although I’ve gotten closer to the solution, I wanted to run my problems and planned workflow past all you fine people. I apologize for the long post. I also posted in the FCP forum, but thought the AE forum was applicable as well.
THE BACKSTORY
I’m an in-house editor for an ad agency (8-years experience on Avid, 2 on FCP). We have taken over the editing of a promotional video for our city. First draft was done by another post house, but the city didn’t like it and turned the job over to us. That post house has handed all of the digital files over to us via firewire drive. It turns out that they collected many of these shots from over ten 3rd parties in the form of digital files. So I now have a large collection of video files (SD, DVCPRO HD 1080i60, DVCPRO HD 720p60 29.97 & 59.94, HDV 1080i60) Any suggestions on how to make all of these formats play nice with each other? I have no options on finding the original tapes due to time/budget/logistical restraints. I am stuck with what I have.THE OUTPUT
The client would like a 3 min program at 16:9 ratio DVD. Any 4:3 footage will have graphical bars on the side. I also plan to keep any type or graphics within the 4:3 title safe zone just in case they ask for a cropped version. The program will also contain many motion graphics produced in AE.THE MACHINES
We have 2 identicle FCP workstations
Dual 2.7 PowerPC G5
Mac OS 10.4.8
6.5 GB RAM
FCP 5.0.4
AJA Kona LS
QT 7.1.3
After Effects 6.5THE PLANNED WORKFLOW
1. Use compressor to make 4:3 letterbox versions of all files for offline editing.
2. Edit an offline version in FCP of the project using these 4:3 temp files.
3. Export the offline sequence to AE via automatic duck.
4. In AE, change the comp to 864×486 with D1 pixel aspect ratio. (this is the step I am least sure of.)
5. Go through manually and replace each clip with its original file.
6. Interpret each clip according to its file type.
7. Resize clips as needed.
8. Apply motion graphics and animations as needed.
9. Export high quality at 864×486 movie file.
10 Compress for 16:9 DVD and author in DVD Studio ProAny comments or suggestions would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
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1 Reply
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864×486 has to be square pixel ratio.
(divide both numbers by 54 and you get 16×9, therefore, square pixels)
Also, any 480-high interlaced video has to be moved up or down one pixel in a 486-high comp if you don’t separate fields for those clips.Other than that, “your workflow should be fine”, he said cautiously. 🙂
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