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Chris Tompkins
August 5, 2011 at 7:12 pm in reply to: Converting Apple ProRes files to H.264

Whenever you compress a video file there is some to much image quality loss. Export your sequence using “Current Settings”
Take that file into your compression program and make the deliverable. In your case, a mov file w/ .h264 codec. Choose a high data rate and frame controls to preserve quality.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC
Chris Tompkins
August 5, 2011 at 7:10 pm in reply to: QuickTime Recording Problems

Choose native always. Will bring in DVNTSC as DV NTSC
bit for bit.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC
Chris Tompkins
August 5, 2011 at 7:07 pm in reply to: Importing AVI files

FCP works with Quicktime files.
Convert it to quicktime first.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC
Chris Tompkins
August 5, 2011 at 4:49 pm in reply to: What is your take on Smoothcame in Final Cut 7

The new AE has a Fantastic Image stabilizer.
FWIW

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC
Chris Tompkins
August 5, 2011 at 4:47 pm in reply to: HD to SD Digibeta Layoff using Edit to Tape

The kona3 card should give you a clean and very acceptable downconvert on output.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC
Chris Tompkins
August 5, 2011 at 4:46 pm in reply to: Workflow FCP 6 Combining .mov files with Pro Res and DVC PRO HD codecs

Prores is a cleaner codec. That being said, you will not gain anything by converting your DVCPROHD clips/finished movies to prores.

Start with a Prores Sequence. Put it all in there, you can edit with realtime.

Final full render.
Export “Current Settings”

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC
Chris Tompkins
August 5, 2011 at 4:44 pm in reply to: Re: MP4

These clips are less then full screen – even for SD.

When you convert them as dave mentioned. I would leave the size UNchanged to avoid further image degradation.

They will be letterbox and pillar box in a NTSC sequence.
You can double up the video layer and blow up the back ground, blur, lower opacity to fill the screen if you want. Or you could use a jump back grfx.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC
Chris Tompkins
August 5, 2011 at 12:02 am in reply to: Lighting Kit For Travel

Airlines had a weight limit of 50 lbs for the golf bag.
Big fees for over weight.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC
Chris Tompkins
August 4, 2011 at 6:30 pm in reply to: Problem with adding .mp4 to FCP 7

If you converted it to ProRes, you should be able to view it just fine. Can your mac play and view the original mp4 file?

Can AE play that file?

Create a 720×480 Anamorphic Timeline in AE, drop this clip in it.
Render out a dv50 mov

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC
Chris Tompkins
August 3, 2011 at 10:52 pm in reply to: Lighting Kit For Travel

I just spent a week traveling and shooting.
I choose to rent a light kit in each city. Travel with gear is a royal pain. I brought sticks in a hard shell golf bag. Camera, Laptop. I was loaded down. Choose not to bring my light kit which is in a carry hard shell/HEAVY.

Next time, I’m renting sticks as well as lights.
Just my 2 cents.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

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