Tony
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Why not create a letterboxed sequence by dropping the 16×9 clips into a 4×3 sequence?
You do not need to redigitize the clips for 4×3.
Do you require a 4×3 full screen centered cut image?
In FCP you can also create a center cut from the 16x 9 sequence.
I will have to dig out the steps to create a center cut via FCP and repost when I find them.
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Better yet did the film student have the balls to turn the guy in or just keep editing.
By the way what was the guy doing editing student work is this his latest scam?
Tony Salgado
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The way it is suppose to work is an analog source with setup on it will have the setup stripped off when it is digitized.
But upon output to analog setup is added.
The problem you seem to have been having was double setup was being added on output.
Tony Salgado
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The Teranex format converter can do the conversion.
One question why did you shoot 59.94i in the first place with the F950? Was it because you wanted to reduce the motion blur in 24P?
I assume you were shooting in HDCAM SR?
Tony Salgado
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I only have one tip to recommend.
Any piece of equipment that you have not used before you should familarize yourself well in advance of the shoot, edit or other.
Reading the manual is no substitute for a hands on operational checkout.
You can’t afford to be guessing what menu does what during the “heat” of the shoot.
If you are renting the camera from a rental house they will usually allow clients to come in and prep the gear either the day before the shoot or day of.
This is your chance to ask any necessary operational or technical questions.
Good luck,
Tony Salgado
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If you use your own post gear then you need to charge for it but don’t expect the client to be so ready to start paying out for post gear when they consider their gear good enough.
Even if you use your gear and don’t charge them then you are responsible for the technical issues which develop as a result.
It is more pain and liability than it is worth in the long run.
Tony Salgado
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Post this question in the BMD forum and ask Luke for a quick response.
Tony Salgado
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I hate to say this but you should have started at the end of the entire chain before committing to such a cluster of shooting formats.
You should learn from this mistake and find out what are the actual deliverables required for the market and/or distribution source you will need to delivery to.
Is there any actual chance that your production will indeed require a filmout or is a digital master acceptable are major questions you need to get answered long before you decide which frame rate etc to edit in.
All productions are best served if you take into account the post production workflow long before a single frame is shot.
Tony Salgado
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Eli,
Not sure which mac you are using but I have had no problems with the Kona SD and FCP 5 on my G4.
The key is to upgrade the drives to the Blackmagic drivers which will only work with FCP 5 and the Kona SD.I had heard that there was a AJA modification done on the Kona SD to allow using it on G5’s. is this what was done for your unit?
I have never had any issue with the tech support from AJA as I have found them to be quite supportive so I can not direct relate to your issues.
Tony Salgado
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I think you may have overlooked even a bigger more important issue.
A qualified lighting and camera crew who will make the images stand out so you can put it on your demo reel.
Do you have contacts with experienced crew members or film students who have the same ambition you have?
All equipment is useless without the proper talent behind it to operate it creatively as well as technically.
Tony Salgado