Replies – Forums – Michael Lansdell – Page 7

Forum Replies Created

Page 7 of 10

← 1 … 6 7 8 … 10 →

Michael Lansdell
March 6, 2009 at 4:32 pm in reply to: Best SD to HD upscale solution? Trying to make 4:3 footage fit into a 16:9 film, seamlessly!

Compressor wins:

But if any of you visit Bristol I’ll get you a drink :o)

Thanks again, guys!

Michael Lansdell

Online Editor,
Available Light Productions Ltd

My system:

2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
5GB DDR2 RAM
512MB ATI Radeon X1900 XT
OS X 10.4.11
Final Cut Pro 6.0.4
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme (6.6.2)
Michael Lansdell
March 6, 2009 at 4:30 pm in reply to: Digitizing Footage into FCP

What settings are you using within FCP? The ones I mentioned previously work with the Sony DSR45AP DVCAM deck. Are you using Firewire or a video card system?

Michael Lansdell

Online Editor,
Available Light Productions Ltd

My system:

2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
5GB DDR2 RAM
512MB ATI Radeon X1900 XT
OS X 10.4.11
Final Cut Pro 6.0.4
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme (6.6.2)
Michael Lansdell
March 6, 2009 at 4:21 pm in reply to: Need Help with poor quality DVD from FCP project *TIGHT DEADLINE*

If you don’t have to burn it using iDVD, you could export it through compressor as 7MBS a second one pass cbr (for speed), and a 48kHz Aif and burn in DVD Studio. How long is the video? Even making a DVPAL (I’m in the UK, use your equivalent – DVNTSC?) QT at full quality and get DVD Studio to do the conversion would be better, assuming the problem comes from get iDVD to make a 1900 x 1080 60fps video into a 720 x 576 25fps one is the problem…

Michael Lansdell

Online Editor,
Available Light Productions Ltd

My system:

2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
5GB DDR2 RAM
512MB ATI Radeon X1900 XT
OS X 10.4.11
Final Cut Pro 6.0.4
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme (6.6.2)
Michael Lansdell
March 6, 2009 at 4:17 pm in reply to: Digitizing Footage into FCP

It sounds like you’re capturing off a camera, yes?
If so, make sure it’s set to accept external remote control and that you use the fcp easy setup preset “Firewire basic”.
It’s hard to give more advice with the information you’ve given here, but I hope that helps.

:o)

Michael Lansdell

Online Editor,
Available Light Productions Ltd

My system:

2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
5GB DDR2 RAM
512MB ATI Radeon X1900 XT
OS X 10.4.11
Final Cut Pro 6.0.4
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme (6.6.2)
Michael Lansdell
March 6, 2009 at 3:58 pm in reply to: Best SD to HD upscale solution? Trying to make 4:3 footage fit into a 16:9 film, seamlessly!

Heh, I realised after posting that it was the limitation of the demo. Even so, I don’t think there is any jump in image quality, and certainly not one you notice when the video is playing. Will try that compressor workflow, thank you!

Michael Lansdell

Online Editor,
Available Light Productions Ltd

My system:

2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
5GB DDR2 RAM
512MB ATI Radeon X1900 XT
OS X 10.4.11
Final Cut Pro 6.0.4
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme (6.6.2)
Michael Lansdell
March 6, 2009 at 11:19 am in reply to: Best SD to HD upscale solution? Trying to make 4:3 footage fit into a 16:9 film, seamlessly!

Hi,

I’m confused, how would I use compressor for upscaling?
I’ve tried the Red Giant Instant HD plugin and wasn’t impressed, also it gives a lot of colour artefacts in the image:

Boris’ UpRez filter is even worse, though:

!!!

Michael Lansdell

Online Editor,
Available Light Productions Ltd

My system:

2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
5GB DDR2 RAM
512MB ATI Radeon X1900 XT
OS X 10.4.11
Final Cut Pro 6.0.4
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme (6.6.2)
Michael Lansdell
March 6, 2009 at 9:21 am in reply to: How do you correct jerky playback on slowed down shots?

Hi all, thanks for your help with this, managed to sort it out in AFX in the end :o)

Michael Lansdell

Online Editor,
Available Light Productions Ltd

My system:

2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
5GB DDR2 RAM
512MB ATI Radeon X1900 XT
OS X 10.4.11
Final Cut Pro 6.0.4
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme (6.6.2)
Michael Lansdell
February 6, 2009 at 12:07 pm in reply to: How do you correct jerky playback on slowed down shots?

Hi, the footage is 1950’s archive, so a reshot isn’t really an option. The machine I’m on doesn’t have motion, if I get time I’ll try that on a machine that does though, thanks!
For now, I turned off the frame blending and deinterlaced the footage, so there’s non of that horrible ghosting and no two steps forward on step back malarky going on.

Right, now I shall put my next question to the forum…

:o)

Michael Lansdell

Online Editor,
Available Light Productions Ltd

My system:

2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
5GB DDR2 RAM
512MB ATI Radeon X1900 XT
OS X 10.4.11
Final Cut Pro 6.0.4
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme (6.6.2)
Michael Lansdell
February 3, 2009 at 10:48 am in reply to: Dan Ebberts Light Fall Off expression problem…

That worked perfectly, thank you!

I’m on 6.5, my boss is stingy…

Also, slightly embarrassed that you answered it! Your site has helped me so much, it’s very good :o)

Michael Lansdell

Online Editor,
Available Light Productions Ltd

My system:

2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
5GB DDR2 RAM
512MB ATI Radeon X1900 XT
OS X 10.4.11
Final Cut Pro 6.0.4
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme (6.6.2)
Michael Lansdell
December 2, 2008 at 9:26 am in reply to: Rendering visible light beams in 6.5?

AHA!

Awesome, thank you! I really should of realised that!

Michael Lansdell

Online Editor,
Available Light Productions Ltd

My system:

2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
5GB DDR2 RAM
512MB ATI Radeon X1900 XT
OS X 10.4.11
Final Cut Pro 6.0.4
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme (6.6.2)

Page 7 of 10

← 1 … 6 7 8 … 10 →