Outputting to DigiBeta

[Steve Roberts]

The person you want to please is your FCP editor, who will be responsible for recording to DigiBeta. Ask the editor what his/her FCP sequence settings will be for the project.

Steve

[Chris Irving]

Calling the editor is a good idea.

In case you need to get started, the basics are:
D1 720×486 .9 aspect ratio

The big question is whether to render interalced or frames. We tend to frame render almost everything frames except for scrolling titles.

Best of luck.

Chris

Chris Irving
Director / Motion Graphics – VFX Artist
https://www.chrisirving.com

[Kenn Bell]

I can’t call the editor, because the editor is me! Hahaha…
I’ve been editing since FCP 1, but like I said previously, everything was always mini-dv.
It’s seems I’m moving up a bit into an area that I’m not that sure about.
Again, the finished product needs to be on Digi-Beta, 29.97, Non-drop with 4 audio tracks. 2 for Vocal Narration, one for sound effects, one for the score.
Since I can’t afford a digibeta deck I was gonna output a finished MOV out of FCP and bring it to a transfer house in NYC.
So my problems are basically setting up my AE comps, which you’ve already answered, and how would I set up my FCP sequences and then how would I encode it?

The whole project is painted artwork that’s in different photoshop layers. That’s why I figured the animation codec would be fine. The end result, on my client’s side, is just going on to DVD’s.

Thanks!

[Steve Roberts]

I think you know what my answer would be … 🙂

Call the transfer house. You should match the settings of whatever NLE they are using to output to DigiBeta. Blackmagic codec? Avid codec? Animation codec? It’s up to them.

Steve