[Chris Gorman]

Thanks, yes there is a ProRess 10bit, but there’s also the ProRes 8bit typically used for hdv footage, and that’s what I use. I just read on another post that clipwrap2 might be useful. Maybe I’ll download the trial and see what happens.

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[Chris Gorman]

It was too late to delete this post, but I just now solved the problem. I did have to unhook the mxo and re-cable. Works now. An inconvenience I guess I’ll have to live with when switching workflow.

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[Chris Gorman]

Pardon the repeat posting of this. I’m still having a problem. Maybe it’s hopeless because it was shot 16×9.

My final output file does not end up as 1024 x 768, intead it’s 1366 x 768 or 1024 x 576 when viewed in QuickTime. The only way is get 1024 x 768 is when I do the test with footage originating at 720 x 480.

They don’t want black bars on the top or sides when viewed. I’m working with the restriction of not being able to view/monitor or test on their system.

I’ve tried a bunch of different ways now and still no luck. I’d appreciate any further help on this.

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[Chris Gorman]

I don’t think you’ve read this thread. It would be simple if all I was trying to do is make a DVD…done that hundreds of time with DVD Studio Pro.

I think I’ve come up with a workflow that will do the job based on chris blair’s posts above. MPEG Streamclip has been helpful making the final file.

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[Chris Gorman]

Thank you. I’d like to try Standard DVD mpeg-2 inside a video TS folder, but don’t understand how you play the file or give it to someone to play and have it play with the audio…they seem to be separate files unless burned to a DVD.

Can you explain please?

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[Chris Gorman]

My final output file does not end up as 1024 x 768, intead it’s 1366 x 768 or 1024 x 576 when viewed in QuickTime. The only way is get 1024 x 768 is when I do the test with footage originating at 720 x 480.

They don’t want black bars on the top or sides when viewed. I’m working with the restriction of not being able to view/monitor or test on their system.

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[Chris Gorman]

“Double click the HDV clip, and change it’s aspect ratio”
How? The latest way i tried was dropping it into a custom sequence, setting aspect ratio to square, and checking anamorphic.

client also needs small file sizes for the mpeg-2 program stream clips, so that’s another challenge.

my tests so far end up (at about 2 MB per sec.) double the size of what he has been using, even when I tested down converting to dv on capture.

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[Chris Gorman]

I can’t get a custom seq. 1024 x 768 to do 4 x 3 aspect ratio on my ProRes 16 x 9, 1440 x 1080 clip unless i set it to square pixels, and that squeezes it tall.

Out of desperation, I recaptured the hdv clip from the camera, set to downconvert hdv to dv and crop to 4:3 in the capture process. When I put that into a custom 1024 x 768 ProRes sequence, set for square pixel aspect ratio, it works without squeezing or stretching it.

So, it seems I have no choice – I have to downconvert the hdv footage on the way in. Is there something I’m not doing right?

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[Chris Gorman]

In the custom Sequence settings for the 1024 x 768, should I set pixel aspect ratio the same as my original, eg. 1440 x 1080?

I haven’t delivered for kiosk before, so just want to make sure there’s no rectangular vs. square pixel issue involved.

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[Chris Gorman]

Thank you. After I do my rough cut, I’m handing the footage to my associate to do the chroma key in After Effects. Then he hands it back to me and I add background etc., render, and then, as you suggest, I’ll drop it into a custom 1024 x 768 . . . .

My ProRes 422 8bit rough cut sequence settings are 1440 x 1080 etc., and I plan to have the After Effects guy use those same settings on input and output back to me. He will be using the “animation” codec.

We are going to do a test on a sample clip. Is there anything I should tell my After Effects guy?

The other post warns that it’s tough doing chroma key on hdv footage. I hope we’ll be ok on this. I guess the test will tell us something, but any additional recommendations are welcome.

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