[Rob Grauert]

maybe people can use the iBookstore to download manuals so they can start reading them, lol

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[Rob Grauert]

Hey Jeremy,

I just got home and checked these files. I believe they are Quicktime files. So I guess that means I have to download an Avid codec for Quicktime?

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[Rob Grauert]

Did you uninstall properly – using FCS Remover?

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I’ll have to get back to you in the format when I get home from work tonight. I’m just not sure off the top of my head.

Thanks!

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[Rob Grauert]

hmm…im not sure if they are mxf format. I’m at work right now and I haven’t looked at the drive for a few weeks…I focused on transferring the P2 footage first.

I saw Avid downloads when I searched for a solution on Google, but they were all for Windows. I’ll take a look specifically at their site.

Will having these codecs allow me to open them in FCP, or do they allow me to open them in QT Player so I can export them as .mov?

Thanks for your help

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[Rob Grauert]

I believe 24p has pulldown added to make it 60i. Therefore, you’d capture 1080i60.

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[Rob Grauert]

You’re doing it right: File > Export Quicktime Conversion. Select “Still Image” from the drop-down menu.

But when that image is exported, bring it into Photoshop and change the Pixel Aspect Ratio to match the Pixel Aspect ratio of your footage.

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[Rob Grauert]

Sorry for the late response – had to go to an FCPUG meet after work today.

Anyway, here’s what i’d do:

Convert your 1440X1080 50i to 1920X1080 25p ProRes. Doing this keeps all your media in the same format, which is ideal for editing.

Once you are done editing, export a FCP reference file. File > Export > Quicktime Movie. No need to make a self-contained file since you will encode the MPEG file on the same machine you are editing on.

Once your FCP reference file has been created, bring that into Compressor. Apply the “DVD 90 minute Best Quality” settings to your file. Set it up for 720X576 50i. Make sure you turn Frame Controls on and set all the options to Best. Compressor should then spit out an MPEG and AC3 file.

Bring the MPEG and AC3 file into DVD Studio Pro.

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[Rob Grauert]

Ahh, just check the manual.

Make sure you go to DVD Studio Pro Preferences and chose HD Project. You can’t import HD assets into SD project.

Also, in Compressor try the ” HD DVD H.264 60 Minutes Preset” instead of the HD DVD MPEG preset

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[Rob Grauert]

I read about this a while in the DVD SP manual, and if I remember correctly, DVD SP authors HD DVDs with H.264 source files and that DVD only plays from a computer that can read that data.

So try importing an H.264 file into DVD SP and burning that. The benefit is you can have a dang nice image and AIFF audio. The drawback is it has to be viewed on a capable computer.

Give it a shot and see what happens. I never tried it before.

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