Tom Brooks
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Isn’t the widening of the image a problem?
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Using Compressor, the geometry window would be as shown. Not sure it will do exactly what you need, but it will letterbox 1080 into 720×486. Why is your end-user requesting video in NTSC CCIR-601 format in the H.264 codec? What’s the final outlet medium for the file? Just curious.
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You would set up a custom H.264 preset, using one of the provided ones as a starting point. You’d set the output size (encoded pixels) to 720×486. Use the menu choice I mentioned (Letterbox area of source). This will letterbox the HD material by making its width 720 and leaving black bars at top and bottom to fill out the 486. Experiment with this to see if it gives you the same result.
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Use the Geometry tab in the H.264 preset of choice. There you can crop the source or pad the output dimension. In the drop-down for Source Inset (cropping) there’s a choice for “Letterbox area of source.”
Note that I’m on Compressor 3. Earlier versions may differ. -
[Sean Kinney] “I just got footage from a music video that was shot with two different cameras (A2 and DVX 100b) – both using 60i. They also have some standard DV footage. “
I’m confused. What is the A2? Could it be the Canon XH-A1? The DVX-100B shoots only in standard def, DV. It can’t play back an HDV 1080i60 tape–only DV.
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I use the Adobe Media Encoder that came with Adobe Production Premium CS4. I know it’s hardly freeware, but it is part of a suite that’s extremely useful in other ways. If you’re going that route or already have it, it’s a good Flash video encoding tool.
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Yeah, I get it, Bob. Do what you do. It’s a community. Things will be said. Products will have to stand up to the reactions of the community. Why did I buy that lousy Highpoint RAID card? That was a mistake.
Final Cut Pro 6.0.5, Mac OS-X 10.5.5, Quicktime 7.5.5, Adobe Prod Prem CS4, G5 Quad 2.5, Kona-LHe V6, 8.5GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce 7800-GT 256MB, G-RAID 2x1TB FW800, 6TB RAID-5 (Enhance E8-ML, Highpoint 2322), Panasonic HVX-200P P2. Also MBP 17″ Core 2 Duo 2.5, 4GB, GeForce 8600M GT 512MB.
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Yes, that option probably started in 3. The conform in Cinema Tools performs a similar function, but Braden said it does not have a conform to p59.94 option. You could enlist the help of a post house with a Kona 3 and other hardware.
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I think you could take the 24p clip into Compressor, apply the 720p59.94 Advanced Format Conversion, turn frame controls on and set it so the source frames play at 59.94. You should be able to test the quality of this workflow with a short snippet and it will do no harm to your (now) 24p source clip.
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[Dylan Murphy] ” I copied the sequence and converted it to 1280×720 to do the pans, zooms and final framing. From this timeline, I often sent stuff to motion for masks, mattes and graphics – and it worked 85% of the time… “
Dylan, Could you explain this again? Not sure what you mean when you say you converted the sequence to 1280×720. Also, could you point me to the other forum post so that I can see the responses there? Thx. – Tom