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Intresting question regarding compression
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Interesting. You don’t embed audio to the mpeg, so you create an aiff, or ac3 for audio, and m2v or smth for video, right?
Then how do you give your clients the finished product, other then DVD-Video (video_ts, vob, etc) ? And when not exporting .mov eighter:).
Thank you,
Sebastian Plamadeala -
So called “deliverables” typically include a tape output or QT file at the finished resolution, DVDs, and web videos. These aren’t made from the files created for the DVD, they are all generated from the timeline, or from a QT that is a copy of the timeline. The objective is to give the client the highest resolution copy possible so that they can re-edit or repurpose at a later date. In fact, nowadays, because hard drives are so inexpensive, it’s not uncommon to give clients there entire FCP project and all meida files on hard drives.
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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Yes, i have noticed a trend in using a hard drive for every project.
But i have experience with HDDs crashing. As i am having trouble right now with a WD mybook 1TB. One HDD or the circuit board stopped functioning and now i can’t get my work out of the HDD.
But archiving and storing are another topic.
What happens when you need to give an avi export of final cut with a windows friendly codec? I am trying to give an avid liquid 7 editor some materials, but mpeg 2 setting from compressor doesn’t seem to work.
I am sorry for asking this much questions, but i am trying to understand how the pros do it. In my country, there are tools, but not the knowhow necessary.
Thank you,
Sebastian Plamadeala -
Sending high quality files between systems is not as easy as it should be, as you often have both file size limitations and video codec compatibility issues.
Your bets bet for high quality and compatibility will most likely be to export a QT using the Photo – JPEG codec at 75%. You’ll find it in as an option in both Compressor (advanced format conversions)and in Quicktime Conversion.
In terms of gettting that file to your buddy on a PC, first copy the file to a firewire drive that is formated Mac Extended, and install MacDrive on his PC. The PC will then recogize the Mac formatted drive and allow you to copy over the file.
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 for your quick response.
We use FTP transfer to get the files, him being in another city.
Yes, the easiest way is to give raw DV footage, but when you have to have the smallest file size/broadcast quality file you can have, to be generally available no matter the system used (momentarily i am working in a video news agency) its not that easy to find a good way:).
Thank you for your time,
Sebastian Plamadeala -
Hi Sebastian,
Yes I don’t use MPG-2 with the embed audio because I only make DVDs and the MP2 audio is the poorest option.
If you are having problems with the MPG-2 from Compressor you my try “ffmpg”. You can use it to encode and mux video and audio.
You can as well encode the video with other application and use “ffmpgx” for the audio and muxing too.
Anyway as my dear friend David says, PhotoJPEG is the best option, with huge difference, regarding quality, file size and editability.
No long ago just to click a MPG-2 file with the mouse meant few minutes of spinning ball. Now things has changed. I think that is a matter of time that FC will be able to edit more easily H264.
Cheers,
Rafael -
Thank you guys for your time!
I am now testing different settings with mpeg2 with the liquid 7 editor, to see how we can come to a solution.
I will be posting my findings when there are any.
Again, thank you very much!
Sebastian Plamadeala
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