Brad Ballew
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Actually I figure it out. It was so simple. When exporting I was choosing Quicktime and then selecting H.264 as my codec. I guess I missed the H.264 option in the drop down menu. I just tried that using a pretty high bitrate and like you said.. my video looked stunning.
Case closed.. Thanks for responding!
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I am curious then, how does my current workflow compare? If I wrap my M2T files in a quicktime wrapper with Clipwrap and send them straight to FCP is it essentially doing the same thing? Since I am not actually converting my video but rather making it readable via the wrapper, I am experiencing no generation loss before it hits FCP. So then is FCP handling my wrapped M2T files like it does the video being captured from tape?
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David,
So are you saying that if you capture an HDV signal from tape via a capture card into FCP that it captures it full 1920X1080? Is wrapping M2T files in a quicktime wrapper using CLIPWRAP essentially the same thing? I was a little confused since I am not capturing through a card, but instead dragging files off of a MRC1K. FCP won’t log and capture the clips either before or after I wrap them in CLIPWRAP. However, importing the quicktime wrapped M2T files into FCP and then dropping them on a Pro Res 1920×1080 sequence seems to have worked the best for me.
I am not savvy on exactly how FCP handles then 1440 clip on a 1920 sequence, but it doesn’t seem to be giving me any issues. I test a quick test shoot yesterday with both my 7D and XH-A1S, and mixed them both in a 1920 sequence just how I described above. I went through the whole process sending the sequence to Color and back and then burning it to Blu Ray. When I played it on my 50 inch plasma, I didn’t notice any artifacts or jaggies like I got when I would try and convert the m2t clips via compressor.
I loaded the video on Vimeo and you can see it here if you are interested. https://vimeo.com/20275917
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So anytime I tried to convert to pro res AND change the aspect ration to 1920, I ended up with jaggies in my video. Then I brought my quicktime wrapped m2t files into fcp and just dropped them on my 1920×1080 sequence. FCP seems to be handling it just fine. I figure FCP can do the converting itself. I thought I had read somewhere that someone else decided that was the best workflow for them when faced with the same issue. I did a short test shoot and will post a link when I have it ready in case any one else is curious on how good the results are.
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I guess my next question is if neither Final Cut or compressor is willing to recognize my hdv files from my MRC1K,.. is using MPEG streamclip to convert them to PRO Res 422 an ok workflow? Or should I try to shoot to tape and capture via FCP? I though I saw someone say once that you don’t get as good of quality from your conversions when using mpeg streamclip.. However, if I want to shoot to solid state with my XHa1s then it is my only option.. I really like shooting to solid state, but if I can get better quality using tape and having FCP do my conversion then I will..
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I figured it out. I had installed the MBL for AE first and when I decided that I wanted to try and use it in PPRO I started the installation for the PPRO version. Instead of removing the AE version and installing fresh, I selected to modify the existing AE installation. I though this would work. Apparently not. I uninstalled MBL and did a fresh install of the PPRO version. Works great now.
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Any thing to keep in mind when encoding my final video? Are there any settings I should be mindful of?
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Thanks i’ll try that. So are there any ill side effects at all when putting a 1080p clip on a 1080i timeline? Or is it pretty flawless?
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Thanks for the speedy response. I checked it out and it looks like it’s just what I need. Much appreciated.