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  • Mactrix

    January 16, 2006 at 10:24 pm in reply to: Lumiere HD + Decklink workable ?

    If you have the disk speed and capacity you can convert
    directly to uncompressed … but if your output format
    is HDV again, than this step is not necessary. The real
    question is what is your output format if it’s not HDV?

    Keep in mind that with 720p24 you can output that
    format on a NTSC-videomonitor using the 3:2 pulldown.
    720p25 is no official standard and will only playback
    on a progressive computer display, not on standard
    videomonitors … and there is no online format (like
    HD-D5, HDCAM or DVCPRO HD) that stores 720p25.
    Currently it’s a pure HDV-format.

  • Mactrix

    January 16, 2006 at 8:29 am in reply to: Blackmagic Codec vs Apple Uncompressed Hell

    Hi,

    no, you’re not the only one with that kind of problem.
    An like I explained also when you work with a complet
    other format like DV the BMD-codecs might affect your
    renderings.
    This issue occurs on quite every BMD-workstation I’ve
    worked on. I am not sure yet if it’s a BMD or an Apple
    codec-issue …

    With 99% I meant that in most cases you wouldn’t need
    10-Bit because you have no visual quality enhancements.
    DigiBeta e.g. is not a 10-Bit format. It stores luma
    information in 8-Bit and chroma with more than 8-Bit
    but not true 10-Bit. If you want to preserve the higher
    chroma information you must capture in 10-Bit but in
    my tests you won’t gain much … I know it’s not what
    you would like to here but I would suggest to work in
    8-Bit with BMD-cards, since it’s the easiest way to get
    out of trouble …

  • Mactrix

    January 16, 2006 at 8:13 am in reply to: Full Frame-Bug when Editing to Tape.

    Great help to say that someone is wrong without
    analysing the description of the bug. Typical for
    technical support – not matter in which country.

  • Mactrix

    January 16, 2006 at 12:00 am in reply to: Full Frame-Bug when Editing to Tape.

    We are working with PAL by the way …
    … it would not be the first time that NTSC isn’t concerned … 🙂

  • Mactrix

    January 15, 2006 at 11:55 pm in reply to: Converting 10 Bit to DV

    For the NTSC-guys: This is only a PAL issue.

    The Mediamanager uses the normal QuickTime-Conversion
    and so the field dominance won’t switch. Only Compressor 2
    can do this.

    If you want to do Offline-Editing, try using the Sony IMX settings.
    With 30 MBit you’re close to DV but the field dominance is also
    upper field first like with uncompressed PAL. Also Photo-JPEG is
    an option, but you won’t have realtime effects than …

  • Mactrix

    January 15, 2006 at 11:47 pm in reply to: Full Frame-Bug when Editing to Tape.

    Please take a closer look at your videoscreen before speculating.
    I know what it is. It’s exactly like I explained, the last frame is
    fine, nothing missing. The offset is fine. I compared the result
    with both settings in the system preferences, so I can say clearly
    that everything is perfect when the option is turned off.

    It’s a bug inside that setting.

  • Mactrix

    January 15, 2006 at 5:44 pm in reply to: Lumiere HD + Decklink workable ?

    Hi Mike,

    Lumiere does not capture in a different format.
    Lumiere converts the HDV-footage in any possible
    QuickTime format. So if you’re working with 25p
    or 24p HDV you must choose a QuickTime format
    that is supported by BMD with the desired frame
    rate, e.g. DVCPRO HD 720p24 or 720p30 …

    Later than you will reconnect the original HDV
    footage (.m2v) and set the sequence settings to
    uncompressed, export it and transfer it back to
    HDV (one generation loos). That’s why I asked 😉

  • Mactrix

    January 15, 2006 at 12:49 pm in reply to: 10bit import in After effects

    It’s normal that AE shows up millions.
    Only 16-Bit formats like Microcosm codec will show up with trillions.

    By the way, take a look at this thread:
    https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?forumid=124&postid=859068

  • Mactrix

    January 15, 2006 at 12:44 pm in reply to: BlackMagic PAL – Upper field first ???

    Only NTSC is always lower field first in SD.

    PAL is upper field first when using SDI or analoge signals.

    Formats like DV, DVCPRO and MPEG-2 for Video-DVD are
    lower field first in PAL and NTSC.
    Sony IMX is upper field first in PAL.
    Digital Video Brodcasting (DVB) in MPEG-2 is upper field first in PAL.

    1080i is upper field first for PAL and NTSC.

    When editing in PAL with upper field first and output is a Video-DVD
    with lower field first you have to swap fields. In many encoding-programs
    this is a option. Apples compressor will do this automatically when the
    incoming and outgoing field dominance is set correctly.

  • Mactrix

    January 15, 2006 at 12:36 pm in reply to: Blackmagic Codec vs Apple Uncompressed Hell

    Take a look here:

    https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?forumid=124&postid=859068

    What formats are you working with? In 99% you won’t need 10-Bit.

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