[Esther Casas]

Hello Shane! my fault writing it wrong…
I am NOT doing final mix…they are, but they ask for very specific set up for tracks and I am not sure what they mean, I am ashamed to ask them directly…this is why I am here.

If anybody knows what these specs mean, please do let me know, I have two questions for you:

1) AUDIO PHASING and SYNCH

Channel/track
1 stereo full mix left
2 stereo full mix right
3 stereo M & E left
4 stereo M & E right

“whether audio is delivered mixed or not, you must provide OMF files as well as separate and clean audio tracks for: band, vocal and dialogue

WHAT ARE EXACTLY M & E MEAN?
IS FULL MIX A TRACK WITH ALL OF THE tracks I HAVE TOGETHER?

I still don’t have the audio actually, so I am not sure what will they be giving me, but once they are, the turnaround is very fast so this is why I ask now…Do you think I should ask what exactly they are giving me in terms of audio files so I can plan ahead?

2) time code (this is for camera operator, correct?)

“Drop-frame tiemcode SMPTE 12M must be present on the longitudinal track with identical VITC recorded as follows”:

fORMAT: 480I
FIELD1: 16&18
FIELD2: 16&18(279 & 281)

I might be confused, but this is while recording, correct? the timecode they use for camara purposes?
does mine from Final Cut 7 has to match exactly this one I assume? they don’t say…

Do you normally add one time-code on video when deliver broadcast? (sorry again if this is a naive question…first time, a but confused..)

thanks to all of you!

[Esther Casas]

Hello Shane,

This is actually a program for PBS…a low budget one though, this is why I am doing this and not a super skilled in broadcast….So yes, I have to deliver what they want and they ask for OMFs, so I also assume that they have technicians checking my master for color and audio. the program on the link you sent (thank you)costs money…and as they don’t pay enough…for now I will stick with FCP 7…

BUT, I have to mix the audio and add a color bar with tone on my monitor to make sure we are within their parameters…which is not the easiest thing to do if you have never done it before, this is why I am on this forum now…So my next questions are for sound….i hope you can help me on that too. I am going through all now and will post later my audio questions if you don’t mind and think you can help?

thanks so much! can’t do many things without this forum!!
Esther.

[Esther Casas]

Dave, thanks so much, this is what I thought for trailer…they want 20sec slate..

Another question for you: they say they want a 2 pop countdown “keyed” into the slate….and beginning 10 sec before the program. What do they exactly mean with this? “key out” my countdown from background(?)or do they mean it to overlay? Not sure what is standard for broadcast for this..

Thanks again!!! 🙂

[Esther Casas]

Hi Paul, thanks for your reply, but unfortunately I already have this checked….so no problem resolved yet! thks anyway..

[Esther Casas]

got it, thank you Kevin!!!

[Esther Casas]

hello Kevin!
thks for the info…just 2 questions then:

– then how do you enalbe ‘collapse tranformations’ ??? where is teh option in AE?

– I understand you just wantto do it when you want just to do some effects only when a layer you want to apply these effects is a comp nested layers, right?

thank you!!

[Esther Casas]

I see..pretty strange actually bc I did not do anything to those tracks…i guess i will replace these videos
thank you!

[Esther Casas]

I see, project library, will do!
Thank you Charlie!

[Esther Casas]

hello B, thank you for your reply.
It makes sense,then I will create different projects just because the client already created projects form the different interviews.

I have 3 more questions after thinking about organization…
– if I create new projects from his selected footage to do a 2nd selection: will be copying from his previous created projects, this way I make sure they all have the same settings. So, when you duplicate, you don’t really add a lot of space into your hard drive, right? I will duplicate only “referencing” the media files, but not duplicating the clips, right?

– Then I am thinking to create a new folder with my new projects inside the “FCPX project” folder: do you have to quit FCPX in order to do that, right? tried today and it asked me to quit when i created a new folder and moves a project inside (FCPX was open). I guess when you create all these new projects you have to quit and then organize them into new folders, then when you open FCPX again, it will locate them easily, right?

– and the last question: I am working from their external hard drive, as I don’t want to copy this massive project into my computer, and this might be a stupid question…but it is better to turn on and off the hard drive from day to day or leave it on? (will only turn off when the computer goes to sleep).
Just trying to avoid any delayed computers- a death of a hard drive..

thanks again B!!! 🙂

[Esther Casas]

FORGOT TO MENTION:

The client created the projects for each different interview.

Then there is a huge library of events, of locations and years, which I will select myself and I am thinking to create new FCPX projects with the best selections on each of them, separate the project per year might be the best idea (?).

after doing this I am thinking to maybe create the master project, where i will be adding the clips from the several projects created before.

let’s see what you all think…
Thank you!!