Preparing footage for broadcast

[Walter Biscardi]

Here’s a litte primer I created to help ensure broadcast safe in FCP

https://www.biscardicreative.com/blog/?p=134

But prior to this, you need to make sure you have done all proper color correction on the piece. Actual broadcast specs will vary depending on the broadcaster you’re delivering to.

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[Michael Gissing]

The FCP broadcast safe filter doesn’t stay safe after render in many cases. For the past few years I have been using the RGB Limit plugin that does levels and chroma but recently I had some shots that didn’t limit to broadcast safe after render.

I have since discovered a third party plug that does white, black and chroma legal for FCP called the Sweet Legalizer. It is part of a grading suite package and when you download the demo, the legalizer is free. Info here –
https://www.thegradingsweet.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Sweet_Legalizer

and demo download here –
https://thefilmbakery.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1

So far so good. It seems to do a great job.

[C david Miller]

Hi Michael
Downloaded the free Plug-in and try it on a 23 min clip……… tweet (aka sweet)

Dave

C. David Miller

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[Tom Law]

Great, thanks!