Scott Sheriff
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[Craig Alan] “1080p in what codec?”
I don’t think the OP knows. He keeps saying its 1080p, and then when I press him for accurate info he says:
“1. Most of the footage is in Apple Prores 422. I use Log and Transfer and that codec is the setting I use when transfering.2. 1920 x 1080 HDTV1080i 16:9
Pixel Aspect is Square
Field is Upper
compressor is 422 HQ”Well, according to that it, it’s interlaced, not progressive.
He also keeps saying its ProRes, but there’s a difference between that and ProRes HQ. Maybe I missed it, but he didn’t say what camera this footage came from. I guessing a 5D since he mentioned shooting the screen caps with a DSLR.
I feel like I need to hold a seance to find out what the actual workflow this guy is using, which would probably be quicker.Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
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[John Godwin] “Maybe those guys taught me that the only certainty is change.”
That is not necessarily true. Some things are at the peak of their evolution, and can’t really be improved on. Things like the bicycle, firearms, and the internal combustion engine are all examples. Most all touted changes to these items are really nothing more than cosmetics, materials, or external changes. The basic working design of these items hasn’t changed in decades.
Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
Where were you on 6/21?
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[Gary Pollard] “Frankly, the new Coen brothers won’t come from the ranks of those people giggling.”
Your only as good as your last picture. We heard a lot of that breaking the traditional Hollywood pattern talk with the Wachowski bros. But I’m not seeing any more big budget films going to comic book authors, or other outsiders.
This is the same line of thinking that lead to the reign of unknowns in the “New Hollywood” era. All it took was Heaven’s Gate to put a stop to that, even though some decent pictures came out of that era.
I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for “New Hollywood II”, to happen any time soon.Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
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[Brian Mulligan] “If I go PRO… will it hurt my Olympic status?”
Yes.
But we can give our comrades the best food, housing and maybe even Volga GAZ 24 to drive.Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
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[John Godwin] “I guess I will reconsider that, as we know how things in type on the Internet don’t always come across as we intend.”
Fair enough.
Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
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[David Roth Weiss] “So, go back to your your beergarten and swill down some more of that superb Austrian brew that brought you out of the shadows on this wonderful summer evening”
Yeah, and on your way get me a beer, and make me a sam-ich. 😉
Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
Where were you on 6/21?
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[Gary Pollard] “Hmm. How are you a “courageous dissenter” when your view has been the MAJORITY one here for at least the past two weeks?”
OK, so as one of the dissenters, my history goes back a a lot farther than last week. I was a dissenter, naysayer, skeptic and more even before the NAB Supermeet. Even before this forum existed, when this stuff was posted in the Business, Art of Edit and the FCP forums. And you can do a search and go back and see what I said, and what others said. If you do that you will see that this was an unpopular opinion then, and remained that way until a few of the big guns declared it a dud.
Just sayin’Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
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[Gary Pollard] “You are assuming after all of two weeks that those tools will never exist.”
And your assuming that they will.
Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
Where were you on 6/21?
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[Gary Pollard] “To define only “me, me, me” as a pro is something I’ve seen since the “pros” were never going to use DV, never going to use the EOS 5D for serious photography, never going to use DSLRs for filmmaking, oh, and never going to use the early Final Cut Pro for “Pro” use.”
Funny you would mention that about Final Cut. Shane Ross busted his ass for years trying to get people in LA to accept FCP as suitable for professional use. This was not an easy thing to accomplish, and then this debacle happens, and now we are back to square one.
I guess you don’t realize that there is a chain of command on any gig, and the editor is often far from in charge. Right, or wrong it often doesn’t matter what you think, there are industry standards for every aspect of production. It doesn’t matter to the EP if a bunch of hipsters think a 5D is acceptable to shoot a film, or show with because you are not the guys writing the checks, he is. If the above the line guys think something is below professional standards, then it is.
And behind the scenes, these people are sitting around laughing at all this DIY guerrilla film stuff posted on the web. I get ten emails a day where someone finds a picture of a homemade skateboard dolly, or a 5D with 5 grand worth of Red Rock, or Zacuto stuff hung on it and they are mocking it.
These guys are the folks with the checkbook, and they read whats posted here, and on other forums and have a big input as to whats professional, and whats not. Things can change, but it takes time because there are plenty of standards and practices that are proven to work over that last century the OP was mocking. And the people that are risking their cash, generally want to minimize the risk by going with what is proven.Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
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[Justin Murphy] “Hate to sound like a dummy, but how do I find the codec?”
OK, my guess is you are trying to edit with a non-editing codec. Is this footage from a 5D, gopro, or maybe from youtube, something like that?
In the browser right click on one of the clips with your source footage.
Select >item properties>format.
On the screen that pops up what does it say in the compressor? And the frame size?
Now do highlite your sequence in the browser, right click and select>item properties>item properties, and see what it says there for compressor and frame size.Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
Where were you on 6/21?