[Oliver Jones]

I won’t actually be doing the Beta transfer, I’ll be going to a transfer house. However, I generally record onto a DV tape and go from there.

I suppose the transfer house are set at 0db right?

[Oliver Jones]

Thanks.

Could you tell me what this reference tone means?

[Oliver Jones]

The copy was PAL.

I think it’s either the length of my film (the standard French TV length: 52 minutes) or, more likely, the style.

What kind of documentaries do german people watch?

OR, a way to say “not interested”, even if the guy did point out it was an interesting subject.

[Oliver Jones]

Thanks for the help anyway.

[Oliver Jones]

That’s really funny! Well done. I’ll avoid saying anymore.

[Oliver Jones]

There are far too many subtitles, the film is 70 minutes. So I don’t want to spend hours copying and pasting.

Isn’t it possible to extract all text files on the timeline in one go?

[Oliver Jones]

Do you know which which tool I can use in Final Cut Pro to check my white levels? I have no experience in this field at all.

Thanks a lot!

[Oliver Jones]

Thanks for the response.

So do you think it’s related to my color levels?

I didn’t do the subtitles in any other program, there were done (& embedded) in FCP, but I did boost the saturation a bit for the whole film…
However, despite the “dirty” white of the subtitles, the picture was perfect.

[Oliver Jones]

Thanks for the replies.

The problem is that I was just asking how long 52 minutes could be regarding minutes and seconds, not drop frames etc.

[Oliver Jones]

Thanks for the reply.

I usually do the 16/9 conversion to 4/3 on the timeline, but what would a tv channel prefer to broadcast? This 4/3 conversion or a “native” 16/9 which needs stretching?