Terence Curren
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Rob,
I know you had this answered on the Avid community forums, but I wanted to add my thoughts. First off, the 220 DNxHD is in 59.94 projects and equals the 175 in 23.98 projects. They are the exact same Data rates and level of compression, the 175 is a lower number as it has less frames to deal with in 23.98.
Second, the “X” at the end denotes 10 bit vs. the standard which is 8 bit. This is a very significant difference as there can be a lot of “banding” (you can find an example of banding here: https://www.moviola.com/bit_depth_article ) in 8 bit that won’t be there in 10bit. This is especially true in graphics as they often contain gradients of the same color which is where banding becomes obvious. You may not be noticing a difference if you are watching on an 8-bit LCD or a CRT.
If the graphics were created in 8-bit, or the file format they were stored in is 8-bit, then this doesn’t matter.
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I agree with Jon, just ask for 48K.
Is this being shot on film? I ask because I’m wondering how they are going to shoot off speed and then get that back to you at the proper speed. This won’t be a problem if it’s film as they will adjust in the transfer.
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If you are seeing the words “Academic Version” in MC, then the software is the academic version. AFAIK, there is no such thing as an “Academic Version” of Mojo. It might be possible to purchase one with an academic discount, but being hardware I can’t imagine they have a way of branding it as such.
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Short answer, if your final delivery is 1080i 59.94 (29.97 frames), then edit in a 29.97 SD project and you’ll be happy. The HD deck, SRW 5500 for example, can spit out a 59.94 conversion and the TC will match.
If you have to deliver a 23.98 master, which fortunately for you is not the issue, then yes you work in SD 23.98. The DV dubs have pulldown added. If they were done correctly, Avid will remove the proper extra fields on capture. There is potential for error in the dubbing process as follows:
1: If a bozo did the downconverts, he could have changed the TC from Non-Drop (the only thing that exists in 23.98) to Drop-Frame TC. This means when you try to go back and conform to your HD masters, there will be hell to pay.
2: If the HD deck doing the downconverts was not locked to Tri-Level and normal Sync that were also locked together, then the pulldown phase can be incorrect. This way even if you work in a 23.98 SD project, and Avid assumes the “A” frame cadence is the proper, you will get stuttery footage to work with.
For those reasons, working at 23.98 for a 59.94 delivery makes no sense. Also, should you want to add any archived footage that is 29.97, it will be simple in 59.94 and a PITA in 23.98.
Terence Curren
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Consolidate will NOT transcode your clips. It just copies them over with the handles you assign.
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[Ron Lindeboom] “I have always found that the person that grinds you for a low-ball price is also the one who can never be satisfied, not matter how good a job you give them. They also have no loyalty and will often try to destroy your reputation “
Ron is 100 percent correct. Fortunately I learned this relatively early and have avoided those clients ever since.
Here is my theory on why their work is always harder. Since they are scrimping throughout the process, they are getting the lowest common denominator quality throughout the process. That means when we get it in post, every part of the project is bad. Bad sound, bad picture… etc. This means the job of post becomes excruciating.
Terence Curren
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You should get Squeeze free with your MC package.
Export a reference movie from MC, this is fast after your timeline is rendered, then take it to Squeeze to encode.
Terence Curren
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[grinner hester] “You can totally nail the sky and surroundsins but over and over shadows will give you away.”
I don’t really like to argue with Grinner, but…
This is actually incorrect. As a matter of fact one of the reasons we can get away with Day for night on Earth is that we have a unique situation where the sun and the moon are both the same size as a light source. This has the effect that the full moon casts the same shadows that the sun does.
Next full moon go out at night and you’ll see what I mean.
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When I started, there was nowhere near the playing field that there is now. Building an online edit room cost nearly a million dollars and offline rooms were hundreds of thousands. This meant that every Tom, Dick and Harry didn’t own an edit system. To get on one, you had to get into a company that existed, and work your way up to the chance to hammer on a system.
So no, there weren’t a lot of folks asking for free work. But there also weren’t hundreds of channels, tons of internet sites, iPhones, etc. to fill with content.
Since the market place is SO diluted now, there isn’t a whole lot of money to dedicate to any one part of it. This spawns what you are seeing.
FWIW, if you find a good place to do a qualified internship, which either means they are paying you minimum wage or you are getting college credit, then you should jump at the chance. And when you are there, LEARN, NETWORK, LEARN, NETWORK, LEARN, NETWORK…. Get my point?
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[Daniel Kullman] “Is the Matrox MXO2 compatible with Avid or do I need to get the MOJO DX for $3,000 more. Advantages? Disadvantages? “
The MXO 2 is not compatible, but the MXO is. This is for output only. If you need to ingest HD, then it’s the Mojo DX.
Terence Curren
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