Jaap Verdenius
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There are a few threads on this issue at http://www.mindsuburbia.net/2008/08/28/70/ and on discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8280037. The guy who had the same problem as you was working on OS 10.1 or something. Which version OS, FCP and QT are you using?
Jaap
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Why has it to be done in FCP? You can do it in Soundtrack Pro, it accepts 12 fps. I guess you could even do it in Motion or After Effects if it just a matter of syncing.
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I don’t think you can edit in 12 fps in FCP – but Motion does any frame rate.
Jaap
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It means it’s going to encode your mp3 to something else that dvd players can handle – in this case something a lot bigger.
That’s why I suggested Dolby ac3.Jaap
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Go for Dolby ac3 – much smaller.
Encode via Compressor – look in Apple>DVD settings folderJaap
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So you will definitely go somewhere else for finishing?
In that case I’d check with the place where you are doing your online and ask them, because their equipment will define the way that your project will be conformed to something that they can work with, so you need to come up with something they can use.
I can do some suggestions like “import your tiff seqs into Quicktime Pro and save them als reference movies” but in the end these advices might get you into trouble. I think the advice should come from the people you are going to be working with.Jaap
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What exactly are the limitations, can you tell us what is your hardware? CPU, storage, etc.
Jaap
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Alternatively, if Compressor if too much of a hassle, you could also skip that and import the quicktime directly into DVD Studio Pro, as it can also take care of the encoding (but the settings are a bit more limited).
By the way, I forgot to mention that Quicktiome Player has a setting “enable Final Cut color compatibility” in the Preferences (bottom of the general tab). If it is enabled, that may account for brightness looking a bit upped like you described earlier.
Good luck!
Jaap
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What happens when you open the project on the other machine, copy-paste all bins and sequences (perhaps not all – just what you need) into a new project, save that and open this new project on the first machine?
Jaap
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Hi Emma,
I don’t think your quicktime was squashed, it’s the way other apps handle the file. A file with 16:9 aspect ratio has the same number of pixels as a 4:3 file, but is flagged to display with a 1,422 pixel aspect ratio – more rectangular.
So if you noticed any picture degradation, it could be the result of what you did in Quicktime Pro.My workflow in this is to
– export using Compressor, choose one of the standard settings in the settings window under Apple>DVD (varying from fast encode to best quality), which will give me an MPEG for video and a Dolby file for audio
– import those into DVD Studio Pro and put it on a track set to “16:9 PanScan&Letterbox”, which will flag the track to be displayed as letterbox on a 4:3 screen.I don’t know which FCP version you are using, but if it is 6 then you have FC Studio 2 which also has DVD Studio Pro.
Jaap