Michael Slowe
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Richard, I’m sure there are many places where they would demo for you but the one I use is a few miles out of London called Top-Teks. Why don’t you E Mail or call Sony UK and they could advise you. That’s if you really are planning on taking a trip. It’s night here now but I could call Sony sometime if you want.
Michael Slowe
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I know it will be an annoying answer but I can’t resist saying that I’m certain that this would not be a problem with our friendly and helpful suppliers here in the UK.
Michael Slowe
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Guys, I know this is a bit ‘off thread’ but since Compressor was referred to as an encoder may I just say how fabulous is the latest version of BitVice. I too used to get a lot of bother with EX footage (1080i) to DVD but now my discs are as good as tape. I edit in Media 100. Import EX footage in Apple ProRes HQ 422. export to QT still in ProRes, encode in BitVice (2 pass VBR average around 7 or less), format in Studio Pro and burn in Toast – to decent quality discs of course. BD’s are of course even better and Toast 10 does the business there.
Michael Slowe
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Thanks but I found that Floh’s detailed instructions worked perfectly on my MacPro. I now only use QT7, I can’t understand why 7 should be a better version than 10 but I’m assured that it is.
Michael Slowe
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I am in exactly this situation. I joined the ‘without a box’ site which informs subscribers of hundreds of festivals around the world. Most festivals only want DVD’s as Noah says but quite a number will accept Blu-Ray, both as submission copies and often exhibition also.
Alex, I’ve seen my BD discs projected in a cinema and they look great. Most cinemas here in London are now equipped with digital kit, some solely digital. If you have Toast 10 as you mention, provided you have the BD plug, in you can encode and burn just in Toast. As I write this my MacPro is encoding and burning a 48 minute documentary, shot on XDCAM and edited in ProRes HQ 422, on to a Blu-Ray disc. It’s taking about three hours to do the whole job. You should ask the festival what they’ll take.
Michael Slowe
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I keep saying that in my opinion BitVice is a better encoder than Compressor. Try it and experiment with different bit rates, both CBR and VBR (generally better).
Michael Slowe
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Many thanks Floh for your quick (time) response!
I only have Quick Time Player version 10.0 (114). When I press Command -J as you suggest I merely get a box headed ‘Render’ with the option of choosing Text Size from 10 to 16. No mention of Visual Settings.
From what you say am I right in assuming that the file is correctly in the 16:9 aspect but just that it won’t play at that in a computer? How is the broadcaster going to get it on air in the correct aspect? I don’t really want to play it but I was just checking.
All the HD timelines that I have exported in HD to QT .mov have the icon in 16:9 and they play in 16:9. It’s just this one that has been downscaled in Media 100 that looks and plays in 4:3.
Michael Slowe
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Noah, DVD’s may be old technology (1990’s to me are yesterday!!) but what else can we use for distribution other than BD? Blu-Ray is a vast improvement but the players are still fairly thin on the ground.
Michael Slowe
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Tom, take a look at the Vortex Media DVD workshop done by Doug Jensen on the EX1 camera. He goes into the ‘look’ very thoroughly with his Picture Profile chapter. This DVD is essential viewing for anyone with the EX cameras. By the way, you’ll know a ‘flat’ picture by looking at it on a well calibrated monitor. No great contrast, not too much saturation, no great impact. In fact Sony set up their EX with that very look in the default setting, you have to set your own look with the PP’s.
Michael Slowe
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No Jerry, I didn’t mention menus. I was merely setting down my workflow for creating Blu-Ray discs as opposed to DVD’s. I pointed out that I didn’t use Studio Pro for this and I don’t believe you can. I don’t put menus on my discs, just the one production and let it play automatically.
Michael Slowe