Output to tape- quality?

[Chris Hobart]

I’m trying to export a film to tape from FCP 6.5.
I’ve attempted both Pal formats and NTSC and am able to export audio but can get no vision.

I am needing to export an NTSC clip thru my Pal system to tape. I have converted my original pal clip to NTSC by exporting as a quicktime movie, then importing back into an NTSC timeline.
Now I am trying to export it to tape, and I can operate my deck – canon HV20 – but can’t seem to get the clip to get on out there.

Any good advice right now would be much appreciated, it’s been two days and some serious language to this point.

Chris

[Shane Ross]

[David Benassi] “was wondering if this is uncompressed?”

Nope. DV is compressed…DVCPRO HD is compressed. Neither is an uncompressed format.[David Benassi] “Is this the best way to store a finalized version of a final cut project?”

Well, it is one way. A very good way for DV, not so good for DVCPRO HD. You are really lowering your quality by outputting DVCPRO HD to DV.

[David Benassi] “Can you output an HD project to mini DV? “

As long as you render it out in a DV timeline, or convert it to DV. But then it is DV and not HD.

I output my DVCPRO HD projects as self contained QT files, and archive them on hard drives. I also output to DVCPRO HD tape when possible, but that isn’t always possible.

Shane

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[Richard Sanchez]

Mini DV is absolutely not uncompressed, and if your source is DVCPRO HD, then Mini DV is not the way to archive it. Since you shot DVCPRO HD, you could put it out to DVCPRO HD, though for archival purposes D5 or HDCAM SR are the highest quality tape formats you could use. The deck rentals will cost you a bit, but will be the highest quality masters for archiving.

For your DV program, depending on if you used a lot of graphics or not, I’d recommend laying that back to Beta SP or Digibeta, and as for the DVCPRO HD, you could lay that one back to DVCPRO HD and probably be fine, though for HD masters D5 or HDCAM SR are going to the top formats.

If you’re in Southern California, you could look into using the Digital Service Station over at Alpha Dogs in Burbank, they’re great and very helpful.

Richard Sanchez
North Hollywood, CA

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[Steve Eisen]

For archive make a self contained movie.

It is possible to print to video your DVCPro HD timeline to mini DV. I did this last night using the MXO 2. Actually I used Print To Video and recorded my DVCPro HD timeline back to P2 Card with the HPX-170.

Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Board of Directors
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group

[David Benassi]

Regarding the last part of your post, you “archive in self-contained QT files”, what does that mean? Is that the default quicktime file that FCP exports, or do you go to ‘quicktime compression’ and set custom settings? And if so, what settings are those? (do you set a codec? export in dvc pro hd? or do you go for uncompressed?

David

[David Benassi]

Hi Steve, what exactly is a “self-contained” movie?

David