[Scott Anderson]

VideoSpec download worked well.

Scott Anderson

[Scott Anderson]

Cool. Thanks again. I’m normally a browser here but when I’ve needed help someone always comes through.

Scott Anderson

[Scott Anderson]

Thanks Dave. I ended up using 29.97/422 as I had in previous uploads. I’m going to reach out to the production folks on the other end for future specs and clarifications. Some of the info is coming from non-production people so it may be getting a little lost in translation.

Scott Anderson

[Scott Anderson]

The best one I have is below – otherwise most say just use quicktime or mov file.
The 59.94 fps detail showed up in another market I do work with . Most of the stations there had it in their specs. The one I’ve pasted below was generally what I pasted in or less. Can you tell a good way to verify the data rate after exporting out of AE? I set it for vbr with a low of 35 mbit and a high of 50 mbit but can’t check the final output. When I do h.264 straight out I can’t check the file in Cinema Tools and QT won’t show it at all. Thanks again.

High Definition:
1080i Quick Time MOV:
 1920×1080 resolution
 H.264 compression
 Interlaced Upper Field First, 29.97 fps
 Uncompressed audio, 48 KHz
 16:9 aspect ratio (1.0 pixel aspect ratio)

720p Quick Time MOV:
 1280×720 resolution
 H.264 compression
 Progressive, 29.97 fps
 Uncompressed audio, 48 KHz
 16:9 aspect ratio (1.0 pixel aspect ratio)

Scott Anderson

[Scott Anderson]

Thanks. When I noticed the 59.94 fps on a few specs I thought it was for the frame rate for the comp settings. Should I be leaving the comp settings at 29.97 frame rate for 1920×1080 HD? Also, should I be in 8bit or 16 bit? I found the upper field setting to change but I didn’t see anything regarding field rate. Where would I find it to change?

Here’s what I get from the various stations/cable companies –
Interlaced Upper Field First, 29.97 fps, .mpg (mpeg2) 720p 59.94fps 4.2.0, mpg2 format or quicktime, All HD commercials and PSAs must be produced in MPEG2 HD 1080i with a 59.94fps field rate. They must be converted by your production company and uploaded to our FTP site as .mov files using the H.264 codec.

Thanks for the help. My TV days were pre-digital (3qtr, 1inch stuff) and my pre-ftp spots were uncompressed files sent out for beta tapes.

Scott Anderson

[Scott Anderson]

Thanks for the feedback. I have the AE composition set for 59.94 fps per station/ftp instructions for hd. When I exported h.264 out of After Effects I wasn’t able to confirm the data rate for the file in QT or Cinema Tools but it did tell me it was 59.94 fps. H.264 out of compressor allowed me to see the data rate in QT after it was finished. I originally was sending Apple 422 with the older SD formats but we’ve converted the spots to hd, so using the h.264 format for broadcast purposes is new for me. The specs provided from the various stations were all over the place. Some only said “hd in h264 format” others added the 59fps. If I have a production contact I drop a call in to confirm. Most have eliminated the need for slate stuff. The file size on this one made me a little nervous. With the higher frame rate, I was sure it would be a large file. I’ll upload the files and verify with the stations that they’re ok. Thanks again.

Scott Anderson

[Scott Anderson]

RoRK, Many Thanks. Should save a lot of time with this. Cheers. Scott

Scott Anderson

[Scott Anderson]

I have some of the same issues. Some of the audio is imported from a Canon 5d and some is stock music audio. Sounds ok when played in FCp but when it’s exported to a DVD it drops out in various spots. Thanks for the post. I’ll give this a shot.

Scott Anderson

[Scott Anderson]

Thanks. I’ll give it a shot.

Scott Anderson

[Scott Anderson]

I do have Adobe Master Suite but I won’t be able to open 7 or 8 years worth of FCP projects. Really hard to justify the time needed to redo a large project with a small change. I went through this mess a while back when Adobe stopped supporting Apple. I left Premiere and built around Apple. Just put 5k into a new Apple while being reassured this was THE solution to continue my pro-video biz. . Really thought this would be great to stay up with HD. While 7 upgrades are hard to find and full versions are expensive – I owned the full suite and Apple won’t sell an upgrade I can use. Apple told me to upgrade to X. X is not an upgrade – it’s a new program. It has nothing to do with pre X. I got stuck in the middle of the Flash junk as well…. another time. Thanks for everyone’s time and suggestions.

Scott Anderson