[Ira Liss]

Dear Tom,

Thank you for this information about jpeg
versus other formats, PNG, TIFF or PICT.

I didn’t realize these distinctions.

I will try out the client logo in one
of these other formats, and then I’ll try
the right click.

Thanks again,
– Ira Liss

[Ira Liss]

Thank you! Thank you!
Have a fabulous weekend!

What an excellent service you and
your colleagues at Creative Cow provide!

Thank you for sharing your time and
expertise. (It’s diamonds and gold!)

Warm regards,
– Ira

[Ira Liss]

Ouch! Ohhh. Sorry!

(I’m doing my best to be the good student. : )

I’ve gone back in to select “Apple ProRes 422.”

No HQ overkill.

(By the way, I didn’t see “DV50” as a choice
in that long drop down menu.)

Also, regarding Tom’s suggestion, I did not
see a way to turn “alpha type” to black.

Alpha is listed as “none/ignore.”

– Ira

[Ira Liss]

Dear Tom,

Re:
“Try right-clicking on the graphic and changing the alpha type to black.”

For the jpeg imported into FCP which contains the gold logo,
I’ve gone to item properties > Format > and see “Alpha” listed, and under the “Still” heading,
it says, “None/Ignore,” and under “V1” it also says, “None/Ignore.”

Am I in the right place?
I’m not seeing an opportunity to change the alpha type to black.

Further comments?

Thank you very much for your help!
– Ira

[Ira Liss]

That does make sense!

I found “Apple ProRes 422 (HQ)”
and “Apple ProRes 422”

and selected the (HQ) and it does
clean up the logo a bit.

Have not yet exported to QuickTime.
That’s what I’m very curious to see.

I very much appreciate your seeing this
color issue through to its conclusion.

Thanks again,
– Ira

[Ira Liss]

Sequence Settings

“General:”
frame size 720 x 480 aspect ratio ntsc dv (3:2)
pixel asapect ratio: NTSC-CCIR 601/DV (720 x 480)
Anamorphic 16:9 is checked
Field Dominance: Lover (even)
editing timebase: 29.97

QuickTime video settings
Compressor: DV>DVCPRO – NTSC
Quality: 100%

Audio Settings
Rate: 48 kJz
Depth: 16-bit
Config: Channel Grouped

Video Processing
Render in 8-bit YUV
Process Maximum white as: White
Motion Filtering Quality: Normal

Render Control
Render and Playback
Filters: checked
Frame Blending for speed: checked

Render
Frame Rate: 100%
Resolution: 100%
Codec: Same as Sequence Codec

Master Templates and Motion Projects
Quality: Normal

These are most of the tabs under “Sequence Settings.”
“Timeline Options” seemed to cover interface issues
and labeling. I will include it if you find that to be helpful.

I appreciate your help and diligence
in asking for such specifics.

Sincerely,
– Ira

[Ira Liss]

Dear Chris,

Thank you for your prompt reply.
May I ask you for some clarification?

Are you saying that my FCP settings may be set to render
the timeline in YUV which might create some distortion when
it translates my RGB gold logo file?

Is there a way I can change the preferences or
settings so that FCP renders my client’s gold logo
more accurately and cleanly?

If I understand this correctly, it would seem unnecessary
to render in YUV considering that these videos will not
likely ever appear on television (broadcast or otherwise)
but are instead intended for the web.

I appreciate your help and patience.

Sincerely,
– Ira

[Ira Liss]

Dear David,

When I export to QuickTime, I’m following some guidelines of a particular website that these videos may be uploaded to, and it recommends a codec of H.264.

As far as the codec setting for my FCP timeline, I’ve looked in FCP preferences, and may be looking in the wrong place, as I did not find what that setting is.

(And I realize I’m revealing my ignorance and inexperience. I appreciate your patience with me.)

Is there a default codec setting that FCP is usually set to?

Can you kindly tell me where to find the Codec setting and what it ought to be set to in order to get better color accuracy?

I appreciate your help very much.
– Ira

[Ira Liss]

Glenn,

Thank you for taking the time to
write up such a detailed description.

(It’s a great tutorial!)

Looks like I’ll be able to follow
it pretty easily.

I appreciate your
help very much!

Sincerely,
– Ira Liss

[Ira Liss]

Hello Glenn,

Thank you for your helpful comments.
I think I understand what you’re speaking of.

The thing is,
the clips come from a continuous interview I’ve
been editing from, that is, 2-3 minute interviews
where the camera ran continuously (no stops and
starts during the interview).

I loaded a number of complete 2-3 minute interviews
to my Mac. Now I’m going through the footage
selecting 20 to 35 second clips, and placing
them in the time line.

I am supering titles over the beginnings of different
clips to give the viewer quick summary text that
tells them what the clip is about.

I’m fading the titles on and off and
doing cross dissolves between clips.

(These short videos will be going on the web
with video still frames as start buttons.)

Anyhow, i don’t yet understand how 30 frames after
or before my edits would have black frames.

One more thing —

I’d actually like to use this simple fade to black effect
intentionally at the end of some of the clips (as opposed
to cross dissolves).

May I ask for help in how best
to do fade to blacks? (I’ve done it okay
by accident, and now, I can’t seem to
do this on purpose.)

Thanks again,
– Ira Liss
storyboards
and graphics