outputting HD to a Beta deck

[Walter Biscardi]

[axbaez] “Ok here is the deal.. I used compressor and when I put the new 10bit uncompressed clip into a new sequence it squeezes the video to fit the 4:3 ratio”

Ok, here’s the deal. No reason to go to compressor.

Create an SD 8 or 10bit Uncompressed timeline in FCP.

Drag the HD timeline into this SD timeline.

Scale and resize to fit as you please.

Render.

Output to tape.

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[Gordon Gurley]

You don’t necessarily need an HD card to get RT downconvert. I have an old Kona SD and it outputs HD to SD just fine (using HDV sequence). It only has SDI output so you need a D to A converter to get it into an analog Beta deck. Not sure about Blackmagic cards.

[Jason Porthouse]

Axbaez,

[axbaez] “Ok here is the deal.. I used compressor and when I put the new 10bit uncompressed clip into a new sequence it squeezes the video to fit the 4:3 ratio. Is there any way (cause this is a music video) I could just keep the 16×9 format ? I dont mind the black bars at the botton and top of the video. “

If, on your output monitor, it is displaying 4:3 and everything looks squeezed vertically then that is correct. HD (putting it simply) is native 16:9. SD is ALWAYS 4:3, but may or may not be anamorphic – vertically ‘squished’ so that it plays back widescreen on a widescreen set. So your seeing it on the canvas as 16:9 and on your monitor as 4:3 would be correct. You don’t say what you’re using as a monitor, but if its a 4:3 screen you may have a 16:9 switch (most pro CRT monitors do, if they’re not too old) or if you’re using a widescreen tv you may just need to switch the aspect ratio.

Mastering to Beta SP would give you a 16:9 FHA (Full Height Anamorphic) master.

Your other option is to letterbox – but this will be letterboxed 4:3 and may be unsuitable for broadcast on many stations. Most require 16:9FHA, certainly this side of the pond (PAL land)

HTH,

Jason

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[Andres Baez]

I do have a regular (standard) tv set as a monitor.
I have been tryng all but it’s the pixels in the background colors of the image the ones that come out not as clean as in the HD source. (let’s say the background of the image is blue and because of the lighting it looks like it fades to black. But in the standard tv set you can see the lines that separate the different tones of that fade to black. And it’s suppose to look smooth, clean. I’m talking about the background screen of this music video.

[Harper06]

Hi,

So this is my deal.

I have captured footage(HD,DVCPRO&DBC) material and placed it a timeline that has HD setting. All I am trying to do is lay that off to a DBC, the deck I am using is DVW-M2000.

I have tried the following.

1. I tried edit to tape but nothing happens. The deck starts and recognizes but no video or audio is laid down.
2. I tried Print to video and it takes it 2 hours for it to write to video and I already render everything and I get drop frames.
3. Last, I try to crash record and but the video and audio are not in sync and I get drop frames.

I really do not know what to do but I am definitely not doing something right. I am using FCP Studio 2 and the AJA Kona card. Can someone please help me?

Thanks,
Brian