[Chris Tompkins]

Ya, you’re taking the long route for sure.

Finish Edit.
Change the Codec of your Sequence to Prores.
Render Full/All.

Export “Current Settings” self contained.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

Time-Code breaks would not be the problem.

Do you have the Entire Card structure?

Adobe PP can read the raw P2 files.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

Anytime you shoot for another and hand off the raw – they should get the P2 Files. All the card media. We ship it to them on a USB drive or BD-R. Any edit system or editor worth their salt can ingest P2.

Some want the raw cam files converted to mov for them – they should pay for this service.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

Airlines Charge heavily for extra bags and for heavy bags. Consider renting lights for $100 or so.

Consider driving ATL – MIA.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

You have to re-install the BMD drivers AFTER you install CS5.x for them to show up. – FYI

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

You need to read up on tapeless workflows. Ther are Tutorials here on the cow.

As for other editing systems – you give them the card media, the P2 files. Any editing system worth its salt can ingest P2.

Always transfer your card media, use P2CMS and verify the transfer to the hard drive, back up your card masters. L&T from the hard drive NOT the camera.

If you L&T your P2 Files to ProRes codec or DVCPROHD codec, and give the mov’s to another comp, they need to have those codecs on that machine.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

Here’s what you do:

(What DSLR gives you 720i AVI by the way?)

Convert AVI to mov.
Edit in a sequence that is 720×480.
When done editing change the codec of the sequence to ProRes.
Render all/full.
Export using “CURRENT SETTINGS”
Take that file and drop it into compressor to create your mpeg files for dvd

OR

Import that file directly into iDVD and let it compress the mov files for you.

FCP does not edit AVI’s.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

ANY HD flavor from that camera works fine for FCP.

Really, don’t over think it and don’t worry about it.
Shoot 720 for awhile to save space. Buy some larger P2 Cards down the road and shoot more 1080 for a slight quality bump.
But if the end product is always viewed in SD, it won’t matter 720 or 1080.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

Make sure you make the clips “Self-Contained” also.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

In your sequence – hit your “end” key. See where it lands, maybe you have a stranded clip way down the line you forgot about?

Did you try exporting with In and Out points set?

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC