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The selected audio and video devices may not match…
I’m testing a set up for a shooting an interview for a client that requires SD (PAL) 16:9 format and wants it delivered on a MIniDV tape (go figure, I did offer QT file…as he does use FCP) and then to send the tape the same say day by courier.
I’ve got a HPX 170 shooting to P2 and I’ve got 2 Canon XM2 that shoot only 4:3.
My plan is to shot SD, 16:9 on my Panasonic HPX 170 and import that to Final Cut and then print it to tape.Doing testing right now (the shoot is in 10 hrs) and when printing to tape the following message:
The footage does get printed to tape and it looks horizontally squeezed what I did expect,
but not sure if the image is printed squeezed but is in fact 16:9 or it is now 4:3 as the camera is 4:3.To simplify, will my client be able to get it as 16:9 once he plays back the tape or…
Thanks
Mio
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[Miodrag Ristic] “The footage does get printed to tape and it looks horizontally squeezed what I did expect,
but not sure if the image is printed squeezed but is in fact 16:9 or it is now 4:3 as the camera is 4:3. “In SD, 16×9 is always stored in a 4×3 raster. The difference is in the Pixel Aspect Ratio. Your colleague will simply have to capture 4×3 anamorphic and it will appear 16×9 in FCP.
In short, yes. In long, yes with caveats.
Jeremy
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Thanks Jeremy.
Just needed a confirmation for a peace of mind during the shoot.
Mio
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Another Problem!
After importing footage from a P2 card I wanted to print to tape as client requested,
but when I tried to print to tape, I’m getting only video.Tried exporting audio as aiff and importing that but nothing.
It must be something with the above warning message I’m getting whenever
I attempt to print to tape.Jeremy or anyone! Only 4 hrs before courier arrives.
Mio
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Make sure your sequence is only outputting stereo at 48khz. Then make sure the DV recorder is set to stereo 48 khz.
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Sequence is 48 kHz and I printed to tape to this GL2 Canon before and never had problems.
Only setting I know is one where you choose 16 bit and was never changed… -
Did you shoot DV on the P2 cards?
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Yes, it was shot only on P2 as that one is the only one that shoots 16:9,
couldn’t use Canons because they are only 4:3.Used Canon GL2 only for printing to tape, that turned out to be unsuccessful (video only, no audio).
Tried different sequence settings (I don’t really know what to change, everything looked OK to me),
but could not get the audio to tape.Mio
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i would reset your easy setup to NTSC DV PAL. Hit control-q to set it up.
Jeremy
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YOu said your client wanted PAL DV. So the camera and the easy setup should match and be PAL DV. You did shoot PAL I hope.
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Jeremy 🙂
I know you know much more than me, so I consider this one as a typo. It’s either NTSC or PAL,
can’t be both.Yes Michael, it’s PAL all the way, I’m in PAL (just across Tasman 🙂 land.
That’s not the issue.It’s something else.
I did talk to the client and he’s happy with a Quick Time file, but I’d still want to know,
where was the problem.Thanks to both of you
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