[Andrew Johnston]

Great, thank you so much.

However, please correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t this make the file I’m creating a reference file and I’ll still need all my raw footage and stuff for the file to work? because i need to throw this file onto a hardrive and bring it to my client’s computer and can’t bring all my hardrives.

OR… Does checking the box “make self-contained” fix this problem and meshes it all together for me?

And last but not least… I remember in my older post yo mentioned that using compressor is a lot better than using Final Cut Pro. Is this only when I’m compressing and using something like H.264 or should I use COmpressor for creating my Self-contained quicktime as well?

thanks for all your help and speedy response.

[Andrew Johnston]

Okay thanks David I’ll try what you suggested, i’ll post back if it doesn’t work out

And Nicole, this isn’t for the web this is going to be my master. I pan on exporting 2 masters, one meant for a dvd and one meant just as a computer file to present to my cient.

[Andrew Johnston]

Isn’t that compressing it twice though?

here are the settings i’m currently using:

Using Quicktime Conversion…

Compressor: h.264
Quality: best
Keyframe every 24
encoding: best quality
Dimensions: current

Sound

Linear PCM
channel: stereo
Rate: 48khz
Render quality: normal
Sample size 16 bits

let me know if i forgot anything.

[Andrew Johnston]

Thanks for the tips Rick.

What are the advantages/disadvantages between kino flows and tungsten? I know kino flows light evenly and the temperature is more constant. Do they make HVX 200 footage look better because of it?

Thanks.

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[Andrew Johnston]

In California at the moment. originally from NJ. This job has me working at all ours, a lot of responsibility on my shoulders i’m feeling the pressure.

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[Andrew Johnston]

Matt, thanks so much.

Wednesday I will be back at the university and will find out… then i’m going to come back here and update you.

Will you still be checking up on this thread? haha

-drew

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[Andrew Johnston]

I use an old Powerbook G4.

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/sys/913617475.html

I’d consider buying an old used Powerbook (Not macbook) I know it costs a little more but in some cases (like the one above) it doesn’t cost that much more and there are a lot of benefits:

1. The PCMI reader built into the powerbook is more reliable than any adapter you’d buy for the macbook.

2. Your brand new macbook might see a lot of action i the field if you’re always bringing it to set and stuff. Which results in a lot of where and tear. I know that sometimes sets can be the cleanest places but sometimes I’m downloading cards on my laptop in the middle of the woods or somethign ridiculous like that… and i’m happy i have an older powerbook i don’t mind getting a little messed up and I’m not messing with my brand new beautifully clean macbook.

just a thought.

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[Andrew Johnston]

Hi Mathew,

Thank you so much for your help. What I’m ding is this: I’m shooting 1080i and editing on a macbook pro. THEN, once all my editing is finished I am handing the university the material and they are going to be playing it back on HD LCD displays capable of 1080p.

So basically, I want to be able to hand them something that will look the best it possibly can look on their 1080p LCD.

Now, they SAID that they will be hooking a computer up to the display, what KIND of computer i have no idea, but i figured as long as I output my file as 1080i they can run it on any computer and as long as the display has the ability to run the 1080i file AND the computer has the codec i used (which i also assume i can down onto any computer) then it will show up 1080i…Am I wrong?

I’m confused about it all. i don’t know the best thing to do. Is it even better to just burn an HD DVD and tell them they need a blue-ray player? That opens a whole other can of worms because now i don’t even know if my macbook can burn a blue-ray HDDVD…. can macbooks do that? I have the latest version of FCP and compressor.

I’ve been searching for an answer to this question for days, i think the problem is that i don’t know how to ask it right.

What do you think the best thing for me to do is… In the situation where I have to hand them something that will play 1080i nicely on a 1080p screen but what they used to play it back is not up to me.

Also…. Is the only thing that makes soemthing HD the fact that its 1080? Isn’t there other things I need to make sure get translated correctly from Raw footage to LCD display?

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[Andrew Johnston]

Mathew,

Thank you fr your help… Now I have a question:

What you said work when I am editing in FCP… But what if want to display my final product onto a HD display using a computer that doesn’t have FCP?

Can I use this wire to display the video fullscreen on the HD display? Whether i use a cheap or free program to achieve this OR i simply play it in QUicktime at fullscreen?

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[Andrew Johnston]

Hey, SO I found something that looks like it would work but i need an expert opinion…

two things..

1. https://www.pccables.com/cgi-bin/orders6.cgi?action=Showitem&id=ID7059866&partno=01761&search=01761&rsite=pccables.com&rcode=

2. https://www.pccables.com/cgi-bin/orders6.cgi?action=Showitem&id=ID7059866&partno=01712&search=HDMI&rsite=pccables.com&rcode=

So i plug it into the DVI plug on my macbook pro and then the hdmi end into the lcd and it should transmit the 1080i signal? and i should get a 1080i image on the lcd?

Has anyone ever done it this way? seems too good to be true for $15 but I hope it’s not.

Let me know what you think please your opinions are priceless to me

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