Trevor Ward
Forum Replies Created
-
Two questions before you can get an answer:
1. Are you using Firewire to capture (from either a camera or a deck)?
2. Does your tape have time code breaks?-trevor ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
orlando, fl -
the data rate of your card reader has nothing to do with the data rates of the files. But, a slow card reader will mean slow copies. 30 minutes of footage may take an hour to offload.
-trevor ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
orlando, fl -
It’s not ruined. You just shot twice as many frames as you need. Do you want a 30p timeline? Does it matter to you? Is the slo mo footage supposed to mix in the same program as your interview? If so, then you’ll want to great your program (timeline) as a 30p timeline. then conform your slo mo footage to 30p. And convert your interview footage to 30p either using a separate program (compressor, mpeg streamclip, etc.) or just drop the 60p interview footage into the 30p timeline and let the program convert it yourself.
(Real time performance may be deminished if you choose the 2nd option because you’re computer is having to calculate constantly while editing.)
-trevor ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
orlando, fl -
They are pretty self explanatory. If your program is 90 minutes or less, use the 90 minute setting. If you’re going for the final DVD and want the best possible quality, use Best Quality. If this is a trial run or preview DVD or something and you just want it done quickly, use the Fastest Encode option.
-trevor ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
orlando, fl -
Here’s what I do with HD programs on SD screens: I edit in HD and export the quicktime movie. So that way I have the HD Master file. I then bring that into Compressor and use the DVD presets. Done.
What this does, is:
1. Let’s you keep a Master copy of the program in the highest quality, or original quality.
2. Compresses to SD DVD directly from the original quality, ensuring a high quality encode.
3. Gives you a letterboxed version of your program. I like this because I ensure that everything that was intended to be seen in the composition IS seen. I don’t mind bars at the top and bottom, thus giving me a slightly small image (measured from top to bottom). The advantage, with is, is if you play that DVD on an HDTV, the whole screen is filled in. It’s not necessarily an HD image, but it’s not stretched or side boxed.-trevor ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
orlando, fl -
Upscaling in FCP for me was the best solution. It gave me great results and required the least amount of hassle. I recommend it.
If ALL your footage is SD though, why upscale? Create a new sequence in SD, say using the ProRes compression. The end file will be big, but you’ll be working in the 4:2:2 color space and it’ll look good when it’s on DVD. Bottom line, though, is that SD footage, especial from sources like a FLIP cam and YouTube, will not look as good as higher quality sources.
However, if you’re stuck on doing a 720p output, then create a new sequence. I recommend you use the Easy setup of either ProRes 720p30 in either regular, LT, Proxy. If you final output is just DVD or YouTube, probably proxy is fine. It’s slightly more compressed. In my tests, it’s hard to distinguish between proxy, LT, regular and HQ.
-tw
-trevor ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
orlando, fl -
I agree, upgrade to FCS3. I’m running Final Cut 7 on a 2007 MBP with Leopard and haven’t had any problems.
Mic. Get the Sennheiser K66 shotgun mic kit. It’s about $650 I think. It’s really an awesome mic for the price. Not too sure about wired lavs. I haven’t used them.
Tripod: If you’re planning on doing lots of movement, then plan on spending about $1000 minimum on a good tripod. If you’re doing mostly interview with a locked off shot, then spend $300-400. I used a Libec 22 for 4 years and it was great. But they are limited for movement shots. IMHO audio is most important factor for professional video. 2nd most important factor is lighting. 3rd is Camera.
I bought a Lowell 250 light kit (one 250 softbox and one 250 fresnel type). It was MINIMUM. I really wished I had the money and foresight to buy either the Lowell 500 kit or even spent the money for a KinoFlo kit. I’d say you should budget minimum $750 for lights. But if you can double that, then you’d be set for just about anything, including lighting an interview outside or against a window.
-trevor ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
orlando, fl -
What bothers me most, is that this is the only data I don’t back up: captured media files. On small projects, it’d be no big deal to recapture. But this one got away from me. $400 worth of hard drives is more than worth 100 hours of recapturing.
-trevor ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
orlando, fl -
Revostock.com for cheap royalty free stuff.
Audiosparx for better music but higher price. Price dependent upon usage.
-trevor ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
orlando, fl -
Thanks Warren. My friend and I did this. We only had a problem getting to the small second screw on the fan assembly. Other than that, the whole operation was fairly straightforward. I think it too us 30 minutes because we had never take parts off the computer before. Thanks.
-trevor ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
orlando, fl