[Russell Lasson]

I’m not exactly sure, but you could try this.

First, the AVC-Intra plug-in in the Log and Transfer prefs looks like this. Note the P2 name.

Now open the contents of the FCP application by right clicking and selecting “show package contents”.

In the contents folder, look for this file:

My guess is that it is the P2 AVC-Intra plug-in. Not sure though, but this is my best guess.

-Russ

Russell Lasson
Universal Post
Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
Salt Lake City, UT

[Russell Lasson]

You can create a custom preset in Compressor to letterbox your footage. So open the preset that you’re using (may want to make a copy of it) and then go to the filters – video – letterbox. From there, there are several options for letterboxing. Play around with it and let me know if you don’t get it figured out.

-Russ

Russell Lasson
Universal Post
Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
Salt Lake City, UT

[Russell Lasson]

I think it’s more of a style decision than a technical one. If you scale your SD footage, you’re cutting off parts of the image. It might look like it wasn’t framed very well if you do that. But then again, it might make a lot of sense depending on the content you have.

-Russ

Russell Lasson
Universal Post
Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
Salt Lake City, UT

[Russell Lasson]

They typical workflow for 23.98 footage is to edit and finish at 23.98. Then when you’re done, allow a card like an AJA Kona card to add a 2:3 pulldown when laying off the master tape.

This doesn’t change the timing of the spot. 30 seconds at 23.98 is still 30 seconds at 29.97 with a 2:3 pulldown added. I isn’t like doing a speed change when changing 23.98 to 25.

-Russ

Russell Lasson
Universal Post
Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
Salt Lake City, UT

[Russell Lasson]

I suggest calling AJA support.

-Russ

Russell Lasson
Universal Post
Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
Salt Lake City, UT

[Russell Lasson]

First try capturing it as a non-controllable device. If it works fine, then your device preset probably isn’t configured right.

-Russ

Russell Lasson
Universal Post
Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
Salt Lake City, UT

[Russell Lasson]

[walter biscardi] “I was talking to my dog earlier and she was telling me that Apple is going to release BluRay Studio 1 at the WWDC in June. “

I was wondering how long your dog could go without breaking his NDA!

-Russ

Russell Lasson
Universal Post
Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
Salt Lake City, UT

[Russell Lasson]

In that case, the wouldn’t be any harm in choosing 29.97 when converting it in compressor.

-Russ

Russell Lasson
Universal Post
Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
Salt Lake City, UT

[Russell Lasson]

Just keep the frame size and frame rate the same as your existing footage. Then convert to either ProRes SQ or ProRes HQ.

-Russ

Russell Lasson
Universal Post
Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
Salt Lake City, UT

[Russell Lasson]

Convert it to ProRes in Compressor.

Also, this question is asked and answered almost weekly on the forum. In the future, do a little research on your own first.

-Russ

Russell Lasson
Universal Post
Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
Salt Lake City, UT