Missing a piece of the puzzle!

[Kevin Downer]

Actually Blub, that process still happens quite allot for film test screenings for trial edits, so don’t feel too outdated.

Allot of the big studios execs still like to see it on the full screen to judge the edit’s impact. They are accustomed to it and don;t feel the need to alter their wants. The money and time spent is a moot point.

[Misha Aranyshev]

I always strongly suggest to print selects and assemble them before cutting negative for 35 mm. Otherwise there is too much risk. And after seeing it on the big screen they always come back to refine the cut. Of course with 16 mm the better way is to scan selects. Digital blow-up is quickly replacing optical blow-up all over the world.

[Blub06]

I am thrilled to hear this. Seeing things projected is the only way of really understandinghowthings are working and if they work.

I feel young again!

Chris

[Sebastian Leda]

ok, finally I got an answer from the telecine house (it was my fault it took so long, I was out of the country). But the answer is yes. I can transfer the selects with the original timecode, it’s going to take more time, but it’s definetly doable. The only problem is that timecode is going to be all over the place on the D5, and I’m going to have to position the tape on every shot before batch capturing it with FCP (otherwise FCP is not going to find the right shot automatically).

So, in my case, I think is better (and less expensive) to transfer selects with new timecode, digitize it, and then cut each shot into it’s respective place. Kind of a pain, but considering time and money, is the best option.

Sebastian Leda
Editor
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[Sebastian Leda]

I meant to post this here. I’m not sure why it went somewhere else. Anyhow…

Finally I got an answer from the telecine house (it was my fault it took so long, I was out of the country). But the answer is yes. I can transfer the selects with the original timecode, it’s going to take more time, but it’s definetly doable. The only problem is that timecode is going to be all over the place on the D5, and I’m going to have to position the tape on every shot before batch capturing it with FCP (otherwise FCP is not going to find the right shot automatically).

So, in my case, I think is better (and less expensive) to transfer selects with new timecode, digitize it, and then cut each shot into it’s respective place. Kind of a pain, but considering time and money, is the best option.

Sebastian Leda
Editor
Digital Post Services