David Roth weiss
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Francoise,
I tend to agree with Mike. I happen to be very partial to tape to tape color correction with DaVinci on all long-form projects and on all important projects. However, if you spend enough time, you can do a reasonable job on FCP.
Do keep in mind that, if there is even a remote possibility that you might later decide to do a color correction on DaVinci or a similar system, save a copy of your timeline without any color adjustments, as any prior color corrections will severely limit available lattitude, which normally increases the introduction of video noise and artifacts.
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Slim,
DVD Studio Pro is far more than an encoder/burner, but if that’s all you need, then you certainly need not spend your money for a powerful authoring package.
Have you installed Quicktime Ver. 7 on your computer??? According to Roxio’s website it is a requirement. If not, that could be the issue. Better check to see if QT 7 causes issues with FCP 4.5 though…
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Andy,
You asked for advice about what you should charge… I answered with the single most efficient cost estimation technique there is, based upon the age old axiom, “time equals money.” As you noticed, that advice does come with many years of experience behind it.
If you want to know what to put on an invoice for the client, i.e. a partial or complete “breakdown,” that’s a completly different question. You can make that as simple or as complicated as you desire, but, keep in mind, that can be a lot of wasted time and effort. Nomally, so long as you make it clear to the client that you are providing all necessary services, equipment, and expertise, most will simply want to know what thats going to cost.
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Toni,
I’m a Combustion user, so that setting escapes me… However, since you’ree going to DigiBeta, 10-bit color depth is as good as you might need.
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Toni,
The BM codecs are indeed able to be used without a BM card, however Decklink may lay claim on your first born child in that case if they’re not feeling generous.
Do a short test on your system to see what type of playback capabilities you get. G5s often provide surprises when it comes to this type of thing. And yes, the workflow you outlined seems quite reasonable.
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This is a problem that has no perfect solution. Macromedia claims that Flash Player has the highest installed base of all of the commonly used players, and most of the big Hollywood studios do encode their trailers for the Web using Flash.
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I recommend the Extreme card because its less expensive, is easily installed or removed from a G5, and is out of the way because its inside the box. Jerry’s reasoning is also sound…
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Good job Jeff… So are you a surgeon or is that your name??? Its certainly a good name for a cutter…
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Andy,
Simple answer… Charge them a day rate and multiply by the number of days you think it will take. Add a half day as a contingency if you want and credit it back to them if you don’t need it. They’ll love you for that…
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To add to what Dave said, there have been problems reported with Compressor’s VBR compression, so there’s another good reason to encode using CBR.