Ben Slocum
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I get the same thing whenever I work with DVCProHD 1080 60i footage. Try dropping the “Fast De-interlace” filter on after the smoothcam filter. And change the field to Lower (Even). I know that your footage may very well be upper field dominant but for whatever reason, this works for me. I hope it works for you too.
Ben Slocum
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I like it! Great idea.
Ben Slocum
Production Manager
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Sorry, I don’t. When I’ve delivered HD video with 608 caption data it was in the form of an mpeg2 transport stream. Is that an option for you? If so, you only need your video file, a valid .scc file, and Compressor.
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At the TV Station I work at, our HD on-air encode will automatically transcode any 608 captions to 708 when it puts it on air… so check with the station’s engineers to see if you can give them a mpeg2 transport stream with 608 captions only. If so, then it’s a simple deal to marry the .scc file with your HD video in compressor to make an .m2t file. I’m a little pressed for time right now so I can’t go into all the steps, but feel free to give me a call at 805.478.8405 and I’d be happy to help you out. -Ben Slocum
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Rudy,
If you’ve got the latest version of FCP, then all you’ll need is an .scc file that you point the program to when you go to “print to tape”. If you don’t have the capability to make the .scc file, I can do it for $150 for a 30 minute program (or $5/minute $50 minimum for shorter stuff). Just send me the audio file. I know this post isn’t very detailed and doesn’t cover all the fine aspects of what can be done, but I hoped to catch you before you go out and invest in new hardware or software. Give me a call when you get a chance and I’d love to help out (even if it’s just advice 🙂 ) 805-478-8405. Ben Slocum -
http://www.soundsnap.com has a TON of really good sound effects. They recently went subscription, but you can still download up to 5 SFX files per month for free. It seems they have th entire blastwaveFX collection on there, so you’re sure to find some professional sounds. Good luck!
Ben Slocum
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Blockade and/or Aritfact from their “Damage” collection might work nicely as well.
https://www.digieffects.com/products/damage.htmlBen Slocum
Production Manager
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If there’s a nice contrasty line between the background and the subject, I would export the 2-3 seconds (60-90 frames) as an Targa image sequence. Then, open up one of the frames in Photoshop, choose the appropriate tolerance in the magic wand tool, and click an area of the white to set that as your selection. Then go into the channels tab, create a new channel (it’s going to automatically call it “alpha 1”) and hit delete (or alt+backspace depending on what you have your foreground and background colors set to) that should make your selection area white, and leave your subject shape as black. Now deselect (Ctrl+D) and hit Ctrl+i to invert the colors. What you should now see in the alpha 1 thumbnail is all black, with your subject pure white. Now save the targa with 32-bit color depth.
Now, I’m sure you’re not looking forward to doing this for all 60-90 frames, but you can just record an action within Photoshop with the steps I’ve described, open all the images at once, then go to file -> automate -> Batch. Choose the action you created, and set the source to “opened files” (or something similar, you’ll have to forgive me, I don’t have the program in front of me). Once all the frames have alpha channels, import them as an image sequence into After Effects. Have a great night. I’m heading home from work now, I’ll check the forum tomorrow to see if this helped you.