Matt Doe
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Assuming you have access to Compressor, use that to make an h264.
You’ll probably have to tweak the settings a bit to get it down to fit on a DVD. Do they want an HD file, or would an SD frame size be acceptable?
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You’ll need After Effects, but take a look at this preset pack from Red Giant Software.
https://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/sports-graphics/
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I believe FCP X runs in 64bit mode even if you are not booted into the true 64bit version of SL
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Ran into this issue on a huge series I worked on last year. If you happen to know someone with FCP 7 (I ended up using one of the online editors laptops to do this), make a copy of your project file and have them open it and export the marker list for you.
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No, FCP 7 is not a 64 bit app, thusly it will not address the full CPU power and RAM you have in your machine.
That is just the way it is.
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Even with the fastest mac ever, if you don’t set things up correctly, it will seem slow, not because of the horsepower, but because of mis matched settings.
Make sure your sequences match the codec of your footage, and that the codec you are editing in is actually an editing codec (not something like h.264)
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You can get a 400>800 adapter plug. Though, not sure if that would effect the signal at all, having never tried.
If you want to just use the secondary screen for video, and not as a true second display for the computer; Blackmagic makes a Thunderbolt box that will do the trick. I believe AJA and Matrox also have thunderbolt I/O boxes on the market, or just about to be on the market.
https://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/ultrastudio3d/
If you use the mini display to HDMI, you just use the Displays preference pane to set up the arrangement and resolution of that secondary display.
Once inside of FCP, you can select View>Video playback>Desktop Cinema. That will have the video playback full screen on your monitor. I can’t remember off the top of my head which of the 4 options you want, but one of those should work out just fine for full screen playback.
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What codec are you using (ProRes, AVCHD, etc)?
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Assuming you have the 6 tracks of discrete audio for a 5.1 mix, you would simply map your output channels accordingly on the output to tape.
If you need to actually encode a Dolby 5.1, that is something best left to a dedicated post house that has all the hardware encoders to do it.
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In the sense of true HD being a 1920×1080 image, yes, you will get that on your 2nd monitor (assuming you have its resolution set at 1920×1080).
In terms of a true broadcast signal, no, for that you’d want to use a 3rd party card (AJA/Matrox/Blackmagic) running to a calibrated broadcast monitor.