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Tarik Gawad
August 4, 2008 at 6:56 pm in reply to: FC Canvas Adjust Pixel Aspect Ratio?

Hi,

I am having a similar problem with 4:3 dv ntsc footage, except that I am exporting mpeg 4 (client requested this format) for the web and I want the pixel aspect correction to remain in the output. My sequence looks fine within the FCP canvas but when it is exported through compressor it is squeezed vertically. I’ve performed tests using square pixels and ntsc ccir601/ dv ratios with the same result. Any advice is very appreciated. Thanks

Tarik
Tarik Gawad
January 21, 2008 at 6:08 am in reply to: eSATA options?

Thanks for the suggestions. Both so far appear to be viable solutions.

The Firmtek seems good but I’ve never set up a raid before. Anything I need to know before trying? And I wonder how you’re supposed to store the hard drives that aren’t being used. Also, what are the best hard drives to use. (Which hitachi model is in the caldigit?)

I really appreciate the feedback.

Tarik
Tarik Gawad
January 12, 2008 at 8:39 pm in reply to: SLR Stop Motion – Project Setup

Thanks again for the info/advice. It has really clarified things for me. I’m going to upgrade fcp and test ProRes.

The gallery will supply the projector and a laptop for playback (I will oversee they use adequate equipment). The project runs at 24fps so I think it should work. Does anyone have any links to a good deal on an eSATA drive. I think I definitely will need one for editing.

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Tarik Gawad
January 12, 2008 at 8:19 am in reply to: SLR Stop Motion – Project Setup

Thanks Uli. But what exactly will a small striped two-disk eSATA drive and an Expresse card do to improve things? I assume these products are not inexpensive. If I plan on showing the finished project in its full resolution in an art gallery using a digital projector will my laptop be able to play the video smoothly?

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Tarik Gawad
January 12, 2008 at 6:49 am in reply to: SLR Stop Motion – Project Setup

Thanks for responding, but that is exactly what I need to figure out. Which HD format will preserve the color and image quality of my stills, and will allow me to edit in fcp on my macbook pro? I have tried exporting from AE in DVCPRO HD in both the 720 and 1080 formats and the footage looks much worse than when I simply play it in quicktime pro after making the initial image sequence.

Currently I am using FCP 5.14 and the HD options are only apple intermediate codec, DVCPro HD, HDV, and XDCAM HD. I have only tried DVCPro HD because I am familiar with the codec and after effects comes with the export preset. I have been researching the new apple prores 422 format and am curious if that could be a solution but I have yet to upgrade to FCP studio 2 and I do not know if I could run uncompressed hd on my macbook pro.

What format would you recommend for the situation, balancing compression and efficiency on my current system against degrading image quality,? I am open to delivery in both 720 and 1080 HD.

I appreciate your feedback.

Tarik