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HD workflow for a new project
I want to make an HD timeline for a friend for a trade show. There is no video, only stills and on-screen text. Three part question, 1. What size do his stills need to be? (he is a graphic artist so can create them in whatever size/ res I need). 2. What do I need to do in FCP and Livetype to make sure I can output this HD for him? (setting hints, etc) 3. What is the best way to output this for him? Stand alone hard drive player? Data file? H264 encode to? I do not have Blu-ray capabilities.
Any other helpful information or direction to previous posts would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
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Hi Tracy,
I know what I’d be doing, but I don’t know if your hardware and software are up to the task. So, you’ll have come back and give me some details, such as: your version of FCP, your Mac, and some specific about your media drive(s).
In any case, undoubtedly your best bet is to work at 720p or 1080p, and probably using ProRes as the video codec. But, all of the above depends upon your answers to things I already told you I don’t know about. So…
In any case, the “p” in both of the above stands for progressive, and that is a given, as working with graphics is vastly improved when working without the interlace, which is why this progressive thing is so important. True progressive video has two times the resolution of interlaced video from the get go, and it only gets better from there when working with graphics.
So, give me the details and I’ll give you more definitive advice.
David
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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Hi David,
Thanks -here are my puter specs.Editing on an IMac 2.8 GHz, Intel Core 2, 4 GB memory -graphics card NVIDIA GEForce 8800 with a monitor res of 1920×1200. FCP version 6.0.5 with external LaCie drives -800 firewire. Did I forget anything?
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Okay… All good, your machine should be able to handle ProRes at 1080p without dropping frames.
I would go with ProRes (non-HQ) at 1920 x 1080 30p if I were you. And have you graphics artist person deliver at exact that framerate and those pixel dimensions.
Make sure to set Livetype projects settings to those specs before creating anything, as it doesn’t do a proper job if you forget and change the settings after the fact.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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Thank you so much David. I really can’t believe what an amazing resource Creative Cow is..I’ve just spent the last hour watching some fun tutorials as well.
Tracy
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You’re very welcome Tracy, and come back when you’re outputting, as you will most likely need some additional help when it come to deliverables. The good news it that you will be able to create the very best of everything after editing in your 1080p 30 timeline.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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thank you sir. will do!
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oh -and my intent was to output h.264 to an Iomega 40G PMP and have my friend buy HDMI cables to hook up to his HD display. Does that sound o.k.?
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David, as I am setting up my FCP timeline, I set my audio/video settings to the ProRes 1080p 30, but my sequence keeps defaulting the aspect ratio to HDTV 1080i (I don’t see an option for my size so I selected custom and put in 1920×1080). What am I missing here? -T
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no need for response…blond moment.
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