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Jessica Mathies
August 20, 2010 at 9:25 pm in reply to: HD to SD .MOV

I shot some HD footage (1080i) for a client,and they want me to deliver all the videos in 720×480 format – there’s no getting out of this. For the life of me, I can’t compress the edited files without it looking squished. I’ve read the forums, and have seen the bit about not using a squared pixel aspect ratio. I’ve tried other pixel aspect ratios, but still no luck. Can anyone help me, please? My settings are below. Also, if there is a thread that can tell me how to compress 1920x1080i to 780×480 using only FCP and Compressor, that will work too. I couldn’t find it.

Jessica

Sequence settings:
Frame Size: 1920×1080
Aspect Ratio: HDTV 1080i (16×9)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square
Anamorphic: No
Field Dominance: Upper / odd
FPS: 29.97
Compressor: Apple ProRes 422

Export Settings in Quicktime Movie: (I export to quicktime movie so that I can export as a reference file)
Compression: H.264
Quality: Best
Frame Rate: 29.97
Key Frame Rate: 24
Frame Recording: yes
Encoding Mode: Multi-pass
Dimensions: 557×313 (current)

QUESTIONS:
Under Dimensions, should I switch from “current” to “compressor native”? If so, which setting should I use, and do I check the letterbox option?

Should I export with QuickTime Conversion instead of QuickTime Movie?

Compressor Settings:
In inspector under the Geometry tab, I’ve tried the following aspect ratios w/ a frame size of 720×480:
Default for Size
HDV 1080i (16:9)
NTSC CCIR 601 / DV (16:9)

Jessica
Jessica Mathies
August 20, 2010 at 8:27 pm in reply to: My camera has only one stereo mic input, but I want to use 2 mics

To: John, JC, Sam, Richard, Peter, and Ty,

The CreativeCow forums never cease to amaze me. I honestly don’t know what I would do without you guys. Thank you all for taking the time to offer your wisdom and suggestions. I sincerely appreciate your thorough explanations as I am obviously not an expert. Since you all provided me with such detailed information, I’m going to have to weigh out the pros and cons and decide what is best for my audio quality and my pocketbook.

You guys rock! Seriously.

Thanks again,

Jessica

Jessica
Jessica Mathies
July 23, 2010 at 9:50 pm in reply to: Red Giant Grinder question?

Hey Mitch,

Did you end up buying Grinder? If so, how do you like it? Does it do what you wanted? I just bought a 7D, and I’m thinking about buying it.

Thanks,

Jessica

Jessica
Jessica Mathies
June 9, 2010 at 11:30 pm in reply to: What is the best tapeless HD camera that is the most compatible with FCP editing?

Hi Shane,

I just replied to thank all of you for sharing your opinions. I sincerely appreciate your replies given my question. Mike mentioned the JVC GY-HM100U, which allows you to record to .mov. This would be ideal. Do you have any thoughts on this camera? I’ve read your reviews in the past and really value your opinion.

Thanks again for you help.

Jessica

Jessica
Jessica Mathies
June 9, 2010 at 11:22 pm in reply to: What is the best tapeless HD camera that is the most compatible with FCP editing?

Hi Mike (and Shane and Rafael),

No worries about calling me Julie, at least it started with a J. 😉 Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I knew when I first posted this question I would probably get ignored. You are right, the “best” is very subjective and everyone seems to have an opinion that differs from the next, but I was desperate. I am so grateful that you, Shane, and Rafael took the time to reply. I was unaware of the information you all shared, so you guys have really helped me in making a decision. I apologize for the late reply as I hadn’t received an email from CreativeCow alerting me that anyone had responded. I just saw your posts today for the first time, and will be reviewing all the cameras mentioned as soon as I am done writing this.

Thank you so much for your help.

Jessica

Jessica
Jessica Mathies
June 8, 2010 at 4:55 pm in reply to: Workflow: 1080 60p from Panasonic HDC-TM700 camera

Hi Khashyar,

I too am looking to buy this camera, but am hesitant because I need to edit in Final Cut. Can someone please advise us on which workflow would be ideal?

Also, in regards to Doug’s comment, I know that you can edit the footage in Final Cut. Apparently Final Cut does not natively support the AVCHD format, but you using Compressor, you can edit the footage one you compress it using the AppleRes codec. I’ve also heard you can log and transfer your footage and that will automatically apply Apple Res.

But again, can someone please offer a good workflow for the Panasonic HDC-TM700 / HS700 and FCP?

Thanks,
Jessica

Jessica