[Peter Rooney]

Rafael said
‘What is important is that when you import he clips to FC, they show as 720×576 in the Browser. Then you need to check the Anamorphic column’

He did indeed mention it, and thanks Rafael but i understood ‘check’ for ‘have a look at’ which I did and the clip showed as 720×576. I never knew there was an option to ‘check’ as in select a ‘hidden’ anamorphic option, that’s a first for me I’ve only ever cut DVpal 720×576 and HDV and never had to modify a clip in the browser before.
First time for everything.

[Peter Rooney]

That’s it, you’re a star, all is now clear.
Many thanks folks

[Peter Rooney]

‘720×576 is the correct format for DV PAL. All PAL is that size.’

Yes I know that Tom

‘Widescreen is anamorphically squeezed into that frame and displayed as 1024×576’

I know that as well

‘ You capture and edit your material using a DV PAL anamorphic preset into DV PAL anamorphic sequence’
Yes I know that’s what should happen, BUT

Here’s where it’s puzzling me,I already tried to make a DV Pal Anamorphic sequence in FCP and drop the clip into it but FCP tells ‘Your sequence and external video should be set to the format of the clips you are editing. Change sequence settings to match the clip settings?
So it seems that FCP doesn’t accept that this is ‘anamorphic’. If I accept the FCP recomendation it gives me a 720×576 sequence and the clip is horizontally squashed, if I select ‘correct for aspect ratio’ the clip is squashed even more horizontally.
So I’m guessing that the camera is ACTUALLY shooting 1024×576 and NOT anamorphic
Peter

[Peter Rooney]

For my pennyworth, I HATE getting emails when i can see that it’s been sent to a hundred other people as well. If i want to introduce myself to a client or another business I definitely send an email directly to the person involved and only him/her. I think that’s simple courtesy, shotgunning your details all over the place looks desperate and discourteous. I’d check out a link quicker than loading a DVD.
Peter

[Peter Rooney]

“this went wrong when you pulled your trousers down at the first meeting”
I think I’ll just sue you instead:-)
Trousers is it? Who said anything about trousers?. UK based, not north of Hadrian’s walll , by any chance. Faintly reminds me of a popular ditty among the ginger tribes up there, something like
‘Donald where’s your troosers’.
She’s the Director of the organization, it’s a charitable ‘quango’ but is answerable to a board, a ‘governing body’. At the moment I did everything right and she’s reacted off the charts at being caught out being cheap and unprofessional. If I react aggressively by making waves with her board the thing will undoubtedly swing 180 so I look like I’m attacking her and all of a sudden I’ll be in the wrong.
That’s how these things go. I wouldn’t want to allow her the satisfaction of turning this around so she gets off the hook, that’s the only satisfaction I’ll get from this.
Peter

[Peter Rooney]

Very good advice and I believe you have a point and I have a case. At the moment what has happened is shabby. Spend quite a bit of money paying me to produce work which has been at a whole different level in terms of creativity, research, production etc than what they had been used to before hiring me, then tell ‘teccie’ in the corner of the office, who does a neat little sidleine in pirate DVS ( copied in the office ) to rip my work and doctor it.
These aren’t corporate promotional projects or advertising, it about documenting youth work projects.
All this before there was ANY dispute, disagreement, at all. I just don’t get it, what they got was a ripped mpeg2, which he converted to AVI, which was then converted to an FLV, CRAP! Why do it when I’d always done any extra reproduction in the past for free.
The funders, including International Fund for Ireland, all had their credits intact, everyone’s credits were retained but the really small, simple line of text at the end which said I did the graphics, additional archive material, photography, editing and authoring, the whole project.
Thank you for the explicit wording in your response, I’ll study it before deciding what to do.
As you all said, it’s certainly time to move on from this lot. But maybe I’ll bite her before moving on.
Peter

[Peter Rooney]

‘One last comment on the issue – on what grounds were there credits at the end of a work-for-hire piece? When a client hires a video company to create a work for them, the artist generally don’t get attribution unless it’s specifically arranged for in the contract, or even by verbal agreement.’

Brendan the credits were a list of funding bodies who funded the project, a music company who gave me personally permission to include their music on the video, and lastly my name as the editor, graphics, archive material supplied by etc.
If I do an entire shoot/storyline/edit/ dvd for anyone i absolutely reserve the right to put my name at the end of it.
Peter

[Peter Rooney]

A very incisive post. A little presumptious but very close to the truth. I never ‘came on strong’, that situation/conversation never happened. It’s what I felt when I learned that they were ripping copies. That surprised me as I’d made whatever copies were reqiuired in the past.
‘I actually spent about an hour on the phone trying to teach the teccie how to do what he thought he wanted to do, at no time complaining, at no time asserting my indignation, but to no avail, he can’t do it, still cant do it, they found someone else to do it. There’s always someone.
I strained to be diplomatic, professional, businesslike but exactly as you described ( you must have been down this road ) she felt ‘called’ on the issue, railed against being ‘called’ and we are where we are.The whole office knew what was happening, employees mumbled about it. I’ve had an excellent working relationship with staff for several years but it’s finished.
Earlier posters where close to the truth, the more you try to be accomodating the more you encourage the assumption that you are a sucker. But some of the best work I have done was done because I pushed the boat out and went above my obligations. Of that I am proud. I’m not naieve, I’ve been involved in Art and Design,Multimedia for about 30 years and most of that experience has been positive. So it’s not the end of the world, but although my default behaviour is to be polite, helpful, accomodating and positive if I am abused I will bite back with a vengeance. A learned habit from growing up in 30 years of political and civil conflict.
Just like to thank this community, the COW for such a completely positive and constructive presence on the web. I attended University but did not study digital media at all, it’s all self taught and a lot of it has been learned here and at Ken Stones site. Thank you all.
Peter

peterdewolf@picurpicture-multimedia.co.uk

[Peter Rooney]

Thank you all for the advice. And I will attend to the profile. Yes I live in Northern Ireland which to me is a geographical distinction but I’m subject to British Law. Well it didn’t end amicably as she has uploaded a ripped, crudely doctored, pixellated copy squashed with the wrong AR and removed my credits at the end. To my mind a shocking demonstration of spite and bad manners and unprofessionalism.
Good pont about commenting on UTUBE, I’ll look into it.
Thanks again
Peter

peterdewolf@picurpicture-multimedia.co.uk

[Peter Rooney]

As is predictable with these brilliant solutions ( which I’ve been looking for ) they’re NTSC only!!