Project A/V Settings….DV NTSC 48?

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Project A/V Settings….DV NTSC 48?

Posted by David Root on March 5, 2009 at 2:55 pm

ive searched creative cow and the net for an answer to my question but couldnt find any, so here goes. i am a photographer venturing into the FCP world (i have taught myself the basics) and in need of some advice.

i just returned from an assignment where i captured video in 1080i, audio in .mp3 format and photos in large .raw files (converted to high rez jpeg). if i had a newer computer (mine is an old mac g4 powerpc laptop) that could view hd content i would obviously create the project in hd. but i dont 🙁 also, just so you know, the project is pretty much for the web only.

so should i use DV NTSC 48? ive played around with DV NTSC 48 before and my photos dont look sharp at all. perhaps i am doing something wrong?

David Root replied 17 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 5 Replies
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David Root
March 5, 2009 at 11:05 pm

so nothing, huh? if i posted this question in the wrong place someone please tell me.

thanks,
david
Todd Gillespie
March 5, 2009 at 11:36 pm

Hello,

IF I were you, I would definitely stay away from the DV codec. ProRes is the usually the best choice for most projects, but if you’re computer can’t handle it, you could try AIC (Apple Intermediate Codec) which doesn’t require as much bandwidth on your computer, but still looks great. Keep the senquence settings the same as your footage, i.e. 1080i, or 24p, etc.
Since you’re dealing with HD footage, it will look the best to keep it as high as quality as you can, then render down for the web as the last step.

Good Luck,

PS, a little more patience would be good…

Todd at UCSB
Television Production
David Root
March 6, 2009 at 2:38 am

thanks for the tip(s) todd, they are appreciated. but are you sure i can keep the sequence settings at 1080i, etc.? every time i try and watch one of the 1080i clips i recorded with my camera in quicktime player it jumps around the screen like crazy.

in fact, i don’t care that much how the video quality looks, for me it is all about displaying the photos as sharp as they can be. what codec would be the best for photos first, video second?

and you’re right, i need to be more patient. getting fed up with fcp computer stuff is no excuse, even for a noob 🙂

thanks again,
david
Todd Gillespie
March 6, 2009 at 4:32 am

Hi
I don’t know what you mean by QuickTime jumps around?
If your hardware can’t keep up with HD footage, then you may not have a choice.

what hardware are you using? Drives, OS, etc.
Again, AIC should work better, even with SD res.

Todd at UCSB
Television Production
David Root
March 6, 2009 at 2:32 pm

todd:

when i say “quicktime jumps around” i mean that when i play an hd movie it loads a movie window way bigger than my screen and has choppy video, rendering it basically unwatchable and definitely uneditable, at least on my system.

i’m running a mac g4, with panther os, a powerpc processor with 2gb of RAM.

ill check into the AIC codec and get back to you. if you’re bored or have time, check out my photos on http://www.davidlroot.com.

thanks again for your help, and patience 🙂

best,
david

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