[Steve Bralver]

The quicktime files looks fine to me. But I don’t know if it will look fine broadcast on tv.

I also have a hard time telling the difference between good and perfect.

If you want, I can send you a link to it on youtube and tell me what you think.

Also — I’m more than happy to try to do this on Compressor.
I just don’t know how.

Regarding my footage: I shot on the Cannon 7D. I filmed at 24 fps. I shot at 1920 x 1080.
Does this information help?

[Steve Bralver]

I just got off the phone with their editor.

He walked me through the process. Looks like we are set.

I went into FCP. Opened Easy Set-Up. Set it to HDV 1080i60. That defaults to 29.97. Then I created a new sequence.
Then I went back to my original sequence in 24 fps. I created a quicktime movie of this sequence.

Then imported the quicktime movie, and dropped it into the new sequence.

Rendered. Checked broadcast levels using video scopes. Dropped broadcast safe filter because it was too “hot.”

Rendered.

Then exported as quicktime movie.

I’ll see if it works for them, but it plays fine now at 29.97fps.

Maybe this will help you. Give it a shot.

[Steve Bralver]

• All video should be 29.97 frames per second (FPS) and interlaced.
• The field dominance parameter must correctly match your video interlacing. • No slate or color bars should be included with your movie.
• Audio levels should regularly peak at -12dBFS on the FCP internal audio meters during playback on your timeline. • Video must be “broadcast safe”: Using the internal FCP ‘Video Scopes’, 0% is black level and 100% is maximum white. Both YCbCr and RGB levels should fall within this range using the ‘Waveform’ and ‘RGB Parade’ panes. When utilizing external measurement devices, 7.5IRE is black level and 100IRE is maximum white in the analog realm, while in RGB, black should not fall below 16 (RGB) and whites shouldn’t exceed 235 (RGB).

When outputting your commercial in HD via Final Cut Pro, please use the settings below: • Export the sequence as a self-contained QuickTime movie using the FCP default preset: HDV 1080i60 (1440×1080)

Then load file via FTP.

I’m in L.A.

[Steve Bralver]

Can you recommend a place to do this that won’t charge a gazzilion bucks?