Which Comp Preset to use to output to Avid DNxHD codec

[Kevin Camp]

dnxhd is full raster (or square pixel), there is no horizontal scaling of the image like hdv, dvcprohd, etc… so you’ll want square pixel for your comp setting.

as far as which preset or comp settings to use, it depends on the the frame size and frame rate that they produce the show in… i assume that since the office is on nbc, that it is shot in 1080. if that’s true then the comp size would be 1920×1080.

what i don’t know is what frame rate…. it could be 1080i, which would be 29.97fps, and rendered with fields (upper 1st). or they could be shooting in 1080p, which would most likely be 23.976fps (though you can shoot in 29.97 progressive), either way you would render progressive.

so you really should ask.

Kevin Camp
Senior Designer
KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW

[Michael Bayouth]

Thanks so much for your speedy reply!

The specifics on the codec are 1080p / 23.976 175 10-bit
Actually they didn’t say “go make us some graphics” I just made them any way I could and they got approved. Now I have to give it to them so they can use it. Yikes!
My main question is: what preset to use in AE CS5? Is it a DVCPRO preset? If so which one? I loaded their codec fine and can see it when I render under “Format options”.
BTW, what is HV resolution? (dumb Q I know!)

I’m kinda green to motion graphics. Mainly it’s the composition setting Q.

Thanks so much for all the great help!

Michael

[Michael Bayouth]

Thanks Kevin!

So basically I can leave the comp setting in CS5 set to “Custom” and just make sure it’s 1920 X 1080?

Thanks again!

Michael

Thanks so much for all the great help!

Michael

[Michael Bayouth]

Thanks Kevin!

So basically I can leave the comp setting in CS5 set to “Custom” and just make sure it’s 1920 X 1080?

Thanks again!

Michael

Thanks so much for all the great help!

Michael

[Kevin Camp]

i don’t know if there is actually a preset for this, but what you want is:

comp size: 1920×1080
par: square
frame rate: 23.976

when you render you’ll choose quicktime, click the options and choose the dnxhd as the codec/compression and then choose 1080p/23.976 175 10-bit for the resolution.

Kevin Camp
Senior Designer
KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW

[Kevin Camp]

i replied to your response to dave, but you’s also want to set the frame rate to 23.976 (based on your response to dave…)

Kevin Camp
Senior Designer
KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW

[Michael Bayouth]

You guys rock! Thanks so much!

Michael

Thanks so much for all the great help!

Michael

[Jon Bagge]

And make sure you render in 16-bit (or 32) since you’re delivering in 10-bit.

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[Cory Petkovsek]

Michael>> I’m kinda green to motion graphics.

What I’d really like to know is how you got the job then??

Cory

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