Michael Sacci
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[Timothy Anderson] ” field set to Progressive”
What is the sequence setting and the clips, are they progressive. What is the frame rate?Since you have a lot of specs left out here are my general guidelines. “etc…” is useless if you want help, type in what etc is.
Export out of FCP as self contained with current settings. Take that movie into Compressor and add a m2v preset. Make sure the frame rate and field dominence is the same as the source. So if the source is Upper first the m2v needs to be upper first. Do not de-interlace if the footage is interlaced.
Change the encoding method to CBR, it will take a lot less time and it will look better if you are able to use such a high bitrate.
If that does do the trick, try send to Compressor (or Export with Compressor in FCP6) Do a short 2 minute test with the graphics. Use the same compressor settings. This may give you a better result but it takes longer to get there,
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First – we have hundreds of post telling people not to use DVDSP to encode there video. Use compressor to make the m2v for video and ac3 for audio.
[Sachin Sundareshan] ” Is there any such thing as – the more videos you add”
That is not a question, what is the second part of that thought?AIC is not the best choice of codecs. What are your clips, your sequence settings and your encoding lengths.
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First the HVX200 does not have HDSDI out, it has HD analog component out. HPX170 has HD SDI out.
Each camera would go to a switcher, than the switch would go to the computers I/O.
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The HPX and the HVX are very similar cameras. The HVX200 has a tape drive for recording SD only. If you have no plans on recording to Tape get the HPX170. The HPX has HD SDI out verses the Component on the HVX, the HPX lighter and has a longer warrantee.
I feel the P2 cameras would be better quality because of the codec and compression rate.
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I guess I was reading to much into the post. If you want to do it, why not, most people will not even go to the uncompressed codec at all. But maybe that is what your finishing people want. But do some test, if you think you are gaining something do it. I would not even bother, I would keep it ProRes to the end.
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[Suhaimi Baruddin] “DVCPRO HDVp60”
no such thing.But this post it like calling up a mechanic and telling him that your car isn’t running right, what’s wrong with it.
What are all your settings, clip and sequence, how are you viewing the footage. Is the jerkiness happening more if there is more motion in the shoot. Help us out here.
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[Nader Shidfar] “Do I go to log and transfer? “
YES, it is as simple as that.[Nader Shidfar] “I am watching a training video for FCP and the guy in the video has quicktime files when he is importing the footage onto FCP.
Do I need to have quicktime footage when I am importing or does it matter?
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Yes you have to have QT files for FCP. There is P2 workflow info all over the place a simple google of P2 workflow for FCP will give you a ton of info. -
You have such limited control over the shutter with a DSLR, this is a limitation of the format, you should use a HD camera. I would also recommend a CCD type sensor, like the HVX or HPX Panasonics.
Also you are not seeing interlace, but every display has a refresh rate and even though it is a progressive DSLR have a rolling shutter so the entire image is not being exposed to the sensor at the same time.
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So you are asking if you should go from H264 to ProRes to H264 to Uncompressed. I have never seen anyone recommend the step back to H264 and you should never do that. That is adding a layer of major compression again to the process.
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no need to start a new thread for every question, this is just a follow up to what you started.
In Compressor after you drop the settings onto a clip, go to the Geometry tab, Dimension (encoded pixels) is your output settings if you are keeping the resolution of the original clip.
Also don’t be afraid to look this type of stuff up in the manual.