Ernie Santella
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Read this tutorial, it lays it out nice and simple. Try it this way and see what happens.
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/compressor2_custom_presets.html
Ernie Santella
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Tom,
But, using ‘B’ and having the camera do the color temp adjustment up to 5600, adds noise vs. using D with very little electronic color temp.I’m not sure that is the best option in that situation.
Ernie Santella
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The satellite companies can use different compression on different channels. (You pay more, you get better quality) That could be part of the issue. Are you able to ask them what bit-rate they are encoding on your channel vs. other channels. (They may not tell you, they don’t like to admit that)
Ernie Santella
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Maybe I misunderstood your question? You asked how to change the preset from 4300 to 5600 correct? OK, we got that.
Now, I did some checking myself and did start to wonder about another question. I pulled my lens off and did notice that the C & D filters are physically different. I can’t quite tell how much difference in color though. Anyone know?? ‘D’ definitely looks darker.
I always assumed ‘C’ & ‘D’ were the same and you just preset your temp in the menu. But, it looks like they are different. That being so, I would use the filter closer to your required temp, thus less electronic correction needed. Use ‘C’ for shot closer to 4300 (florescent) and ‘D’ for outdoors at 5600 or above.
Anybody else want to chime in on this? And, anyone know the exact physical filter color correction of the ‘C’ & ‘D’ filters?
Ernie Santella
Santella Productions Inc.
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Charles, You can set any of the presets and A & B to whatever you want. Do this…
Main Menu – Operation – White Balance mode. Then there you can change the Preset, A & B to 5600. You can also set it anything you want.
Hope that helps.
Ernie Santella
Santella Productions Inc.
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That’s a new one. I’ve had my camera for two years and no issues with the wheels. How old is yours, still under warranty?
Ernie Santella
Santella Productions Inc.
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+1 on IShowU. Excellent. I just used it today.
Ernie Santella
Santella Productions Inc.
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When you render in AE, you can set the field dominance to Upper/Lower or Off if you are working in Progressive.
When you are ready to ‘Make Movie’, under Render Settings, you have the option to match what your working with in FCP. You can save that as a preference so It always is set for you.
Ernie Santella
Santella Productions Inc.
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You can render any format you you want directly from AE. Animation with alphas, Uncompressed 8-Bit, DVCProHD etc. Just select the output format you want when rendering.
Ernie Santella
Santella Productions Inc.
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Noah, actually I have a HDX900, not a Varicam, so there’s no lost time-code as I do get T/C out of the Firewire port vs. the HD-SDI port.
I wish I had the funds to purchase a deck, but, as we all know, times are tight and I have to feed the dog first. haha!
Ernie Santella
Santella Productions Inc.
http://www.santellaproductions.com