[Paul Ray]

Fantastic… Thank you!

[Paul Ray]

Cool, thanks.

[Paul Ray]

Cool, thanks a million, Ty. I’ll do a test DVD to see how it sounds.

[Paul Ray]

Hi Angelo,

A few questions.

So, you’re saying to use these band filters across the board as my last step before exporting? Or, to apply the filters to each individual clip of just the dialog in the timeline?

Also, I’m editing in FCP7, and using the audio filters included at the moment. I’ve set the frequencies, what does “Q” stand for, and what should I set it to?

I’m almost positive I will be hiring another sound guy to mix this project for me, but I’m just curious and would like to run some tests.

Thanks!

[Paul Ray]

Wow, thanks for the help everyone! I’ll definitely try these suggestions and see how they work out. Angelo, I did pay the guy in full at the end of the production. I took him at his word that he’d follow through on the job. Lesson learned. This is the LAST time I pay someone until the job is complete.

Ty, I will email you a file that I have. I REALLY appreciate your listening to this.

Thanks again comrades!

Paul

[Paul Ray]

Hi Ty,

Thanks for your response.

I don’t think they sound skanky, but that being said I have no idea what the originals sound like… I’ve been told that using audio of such low quality though will definitely sound bad in a theater setting, even though they may sound decent online or in FCP.

What do you think? Can I get away with this poor quality or do I need to hunt this sound guy down and get medieval on him?

[Paul Ray]

Hey, it works! And that wasn’t half as difficult as learning how to make the F10 button work on this keyboard!

Thanks for your help,

Paul

[Paul Ray]

I used in and out points….

[Paul Ray]

If that’s the case, in compressor, under Frame Controls, should I leave the output fields as “same as source”?

Does deinterlacing the clip in FCP make it progressive?

Thanks for your input… I really appreciate it. This has been driving me nuts.

[Paul Ray]

Some more info. –

I’m using a Mac 10.6.2
FCP 7.0.1
If the file looks great on my computer monitor and TV monitor hooked up to my computer, the problem is happening in Compressor or DVD Pro, right? Can I be confident in delivering just the Quicktime file, even though it WILL be put to TV? (In that case not by me)

I’m also using Magic Bullet Looks to color correct, and I’m heavy on the correction tools…. I’ve applied Looks to each shot individually, exported the timeline, imported it back into FCP to consolidate 80 clips into 1, then applied more color correction. Can all these filters affect the file?

Even eye movement by my actors is causing a blur/pixelation on the DVD.

Help me!!!!