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Upconverting to Digi Beta?
I need a little help/advice. I have a project in Premiere Pro 2.0, 4×3 standard 29.97 NTSC DV. I need to get the short on to Digi Beta for a festival. I have a friend at a trailer house that uses high end FCP w/ Digi Beta decks, the whole nine. My question is, what’s the best method to get the project to him so that he can get it on to Digi Beta?
I can export via 1394 to a DVCAM tape on a DVCAM deck. He can make a clone to Digi from that. I just want to avoid any and all quality loss.
Is it better to export a file for him to bring into FCP? If so, what file/codec? I seem to remember having some issues with the Quicktime codec in PP 2.0.
Any and all advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks -
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Transfer via DVCAM tape will be your best avenue. You really shouldn’t lose any quality if your friend has an average facility.
Redgum Television Productions
Broadcast & Corporate Documentaries
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That may be the only to do it without buying expensive hardware, but…
You will however lose quality if you have altered your original footage in any way (other than straight cuts). Levels, color correction, resize, etc., as well as any sections with title overlays, will require a new compression. And if you have any graphics, things get worse.
I’m not sure what the latest version of FCP will support as far as format goes, but going from PC to Mac has become a much more difficult task ever since Automatic Duck went away.
Since I haven’t kept up with FCP, you can give this a shot. Export a small segment to an external HD to Quicktime Animation, 100% quality. That’s theoretically a lossless format, but there are differences between the Mac and PC version, so I’m sure what your limitations will be. Maybe someone can correct me here.
Vince
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Just stay away from format conversions. There has to be a good reason why most facilities transfer with tape.
Redgum Television Productions
Broadcast & Corporate Documentaries
Brisbane, Australia
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