[Jeff Brown]

I would say via a good transfer the loss is not “negligable”, but should look visually good. DigiBeta is a 10-bit color, 4:2:2 sampled data stream. DV of course is 8-bit 4:2:0 (PAL), so you’re tossing away 1/2 the color resolution. Unless you are doing keying or heavy color-correction though, it should work well in a DV project.
I’d opt for an SDI capture of the digiBeta, and a software conversion to DV. A digital hardware conversion (such as via SD-Connect or similar) could be good, but harder to find.

-Jeff

[Jeff Brown]

This is why storyboards are important.

But, to add to Ann said: I think you are dreaming as far as enlarging your announcer. If it’s a short clip, a combination of keyers and rotoscoping in AfterEffects (or other compositing program) would probably be the best solution. Even if it’s a long clip, though that could take a looong time to roto…

-jeff

[Jeff Brown]

Also remember that in all likelihood “30 FPS” is actually “29.97 FPS”.

-jeff

[Jeff Brown]

Look into any program that will let you author DVDs, or do a search on “DVD authoring”. That’s one way to do it, as well as being a very “portable” playback format. (Mac, Windows, set-top boxes, etc…)

-jeff

[Jeff Brown]

The link works for me…
(this one)—

https://web.archive.org/web/20040216045732/https://www.learndynamicmedia.com/tips-techniques/Graphicsforvideo.html

-Jeff

[Jeff Brown]

I’m with Noah… filters and post-processing today are pretty good at “optical” FX; starting with a sharp image gives you the option to glow and soften the edge of the face but keep the eyes sharp, etc.

-Jeff

[Jeff Brown]

If this is for a performance-specific video, and it sounds like that, you could use the full projector image, in which case I’d design and shoot with cropping the horizontal in mind. Or, “crop” the screen surface so it is 16:9, and use a letterbox projection.
In general, you want to use as much of the projector image as possible, but you can mask it in any way you like in a performance situation. I’ve done masks for hexagonal screens on stage…
You just need to decide _before_ you start shooting!

Have fun,
Jeff

[Jeff Brown]

This one?

https://www.aja.com/html/support_xena2k_swd.html

At the bottom of the page, under “Utilities and Optional Downloads”

-Jeff

[Jeff Brown]

Eddie– I frequently have the same need. I use Cleaner, as I’ve had a copy for several years, and it does quick batch work. There are probably other (cheaper) batch solutions you could find to do a conversion “off-line”. DV widescreen would probably be my choice too, for rushes.
I believe if you have CS4, you can use that MediaEncoder to set up a batch.

-jeff

[Jeff Brown]

and Matt–
How can anyone use a “professional” tool that doesn’t support file sequences? (or has FCP finally been updated in that respect)
Just my poke…

I don’t have to do long projects, so I haven’t run in to that ugly side of Premiere. For my short (<20 min) work, in SD and HD uncompressed, I've been pretty happy with CS3; I can't remember the last crash I had. I know there have been a few, but it's been a while. (Boxx 8300, WinXP Pro, 4 GB RAM). The titler tool is lousy; I typically build titles in Photoshop. For color correction and FX, I go to other software as well. So, FCP may be better suited for your work. I'd say if you feel the productivity gains warrant, plopping a MAC into the mix isn't all that hard these days. Convincing management of that is more difficult.

Personally, I have clients that won't change from AVID. It works for them, but I can't see the logic these days. Then again, I'm not a "real" editor, I'm doing more animation/FX. Hence the need for file sequences.

-Jeff