[Bobby Abate]

This just in from the projectionist where my video will be screened:

The HDCAM deck is Sony J-H3

The video from the J-H3 goes to a Barco ACS-2048 scaler via HDSDI.
The video projector is a Barco DP-2K32B.

-Bobby

[Bobby Abate]

Hm. What about a video that’s going from FCP / DVCPRO HD 1080i60
to HDCAM tape for projection in a theater? I do not know anything about the projector.

The video has several animations that seems to look better in FCP when exported progressive without fields. Wondering if I should export the entire video w/o fields or just leave it.

-Bobby

[Bobby Abate]

So is it correct/safe to say that one should always master PROGRESSIVE – then all bases are covered?

-Bobby

[Bobby Abate]

So here is what the theater can project/playback. I guess since my project is in HDCAM, I’ll just pop it out to tape. If someone has some special tips or advice from the field as to how to get the best output, I’d love it.

HDcam (Not HDcam Sr)
HDV
BluRay
The theater is in 5.1.

-Bobby

[Bobby Abate]

Walter, can you explain this a bit more? “For theatrical work we do everything internally at 720p so there is no aliasing.” Why would 1080 cause aliasing?

The theater said they can project HDCAM, what their other playback options are is a question I hope they’ll answer soon.

If the playback is HDCAM only, then I imagine I would only need to print the video to tape and send it off…?

If they have digital projection – I’m not sure what is the best option for output.

-Bobby

[Bobby Abate]

Hey everyone,

Thanks for the information! I think the Beyer DT100 option sounds best at this point.

Basically I’m filmmaker and artist, and I got an amazing studio space in DUMBO/NYC near the Manhattan Bridge – but the subway train goes by quite often, making irritating, almost impossible for me to edit with regular headphones. I guess I didn’t realize how loud it was!

I almost always edit using headphones, then switch to another monitoring set-up for final mix. I have great pairs of headphones but the sound of the train seems to echo underneath the ear pads and make it even louder.

Of course, with the windows open it’s ridiculous.

If I want to stay in the space, I’ll need the best “noise insulating” headphones that don’t kill me – and do my sound mixes elsewhere. So maybe that’s the DT 100. I didn’t realize Noise Canceling headphones could cause you to get headaches. So I’ll kill that option right now.

In the future, I’ll probably have to invest in some sound proofing for the windows to kill as much of the noise as possible — but for now I need a bandaid. Either that, or it’s hit the road again and move somewhere else.

-Bobby