[Vincent Strader]

I was handed a group of tapes and 2 SD cards with the 1920 x 1080. None of it was organized, different firemen brought me different tapes and I’m supposed to create one program out of it all. Which I have. Now i’m just facing issues with the size of the files once I export them out of FCP.

I was just exporting a QT movie, but the file was too large.

So I exported the files into 2 parts using the QT Conversion. NTSC 48 KHZ Anamorphic. And the files (2 parts now) were still huge. So I took each one of those files into Compressor.

That’s where I saw all the presets. Some of the video presets have audio properties inside them like the above cited ones. If they have the audio properties inside them, do I still need to drag in an audio preset?

Vinnie
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24, LOST, Prison Break, FRINGE, Supernatural, DEXTER, Breaking Bad, CHUCK, Flash Forward, HEROES…even SMALLVILLE in the latter seasons.. they’ve all ruined my movie going experience by being better than so many movies out today.

[Vincent Strader]

Back to my main question.

Some of the presets for the video already have the audio inside them.

If you look at DVD Fastest For Encode 90 minutes (Name: MPEG-2 6.2Mbps 1-pass)

You see that it also has audio properties inside it.

So is there a reason to drag another audio preset to the job window? Or just drag that one preset?

Would dragging both presets be over kill?

Vinnie
—
24, LOST, Prison Break, FRINGE, Supernatural, DEXTER, Breaking Bad, CHUCK, Flash Forward, HEROES…even SMALLVILLE in the latter seasons.. they’ve all ruined my movie going experience by being better than so many movies out today.

[Vincent Strader]

Sorry Craig

Model Name: Mac Pro / OSX 10.5.8
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 3.2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
Memory: 8 GB
Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz
FCP7.0.3

Video file:
compressor: XDCAM EX 1080i60
Frame Size: 1920 x 1080

Size of tape in the project:
Frame – 1280 x 720
Compressor – Apple Intermediate Codec

Desired destination codec and Use – SD DVD, and we drag the VOB files off the DVDs to our Princeton server which converts the files to m2v files.

We still go out SD, but Time Warner converts the signal to digital along their lines.

Normally I do everything in one setting. 720, and projects don’t get this long in time. But I had a lot of different firemen handing me tapes for a project this year that I haven’t had to deal with until this year. Got right up to 1 hour and 45 minutes. Two forms of HDV , and a big headache 🙂

IDVD tells me the project is too large. So does DVDSP.

So I did the above.. i converted the HDV footage into one file NTSC DV 48 KHz Anamorphic. It played back fine in the QT player.

But that one file was still too larger for either program.

So I encoded the same way, but into 2 parts. It’s going to have to be a 2 part DVD.

Taking those 2 sections (1 at a time) into Compressor. Both compressed quickly.

The Audio assett imported into DVDSP .. the m2v file will not be accepted by DVDSP

BOUT TO POUND MY HEAD INTO THE DESK.. As I’m typing this, I just finished another encode out of compressor. Now DVDSP accepts it.

Like that STAPLES commercial, I just wish there was 1 easy click button for Apple programs.

*EDIT*

But the video is only 1.5 gig… hoping it’s not going to look horrible once the first part of the DVD is completed.

Vinnie
—
24, LOST, Prison Break, FRINGE, Supernatural, DEXTER, Breaking Bad, CHUCK, Flash Forward, HEROES…even SMALLVILLE in the latter seasons.. they’ve all ruined my movie going experience by being better than so many movies out today.

[Vincent Strader]

Just to save time I’m gonna go ahead and do it that way, and if somebody else has a better way I’d certainly appreciate any corrections, suggestions, ideas, etc.

Vinnie
—
24, LOST, Prison Break, FRINGE, Supernatural, DEXTER, Breaking Bad, CHUCK, Flash Forward, HEROES…even SMALLVILLE in the latter seasons.. they’ve all ruined my movie going experience by being better than so many movies out today.

[Vincent Strader]

I cant find the edit button for posts now 🙂

I figured out the problem and deleted those videos so the links are dead.

All is good in the universe , till the next problem arises. Thanks for all the help.

Vinnie
—
24, LOST, Prison Break, FRINGE, Supernatural, DEXTER, Breaking Bad, CHUCK, Flash Forward, HEROES…even SMALLVILLE in the latter seasons.. they’ve all ruined my movie going experience by being better than so many movies out today.

[Vincent Strader]

1920 x 1080 30p (HQ) using the JVC HM100u

I should have asked in the beginning, what settings should I open up with in a new project?

1920 x 1080 30p is not in any of the start up settings FCP gives to choose from when starting a new project. You can render out to those settings, but you can’t begin a project with those settings.

In the past when this has happened I just drop a file in a sequence.. select “change sequence settings to match file” and all has been fine.

here’s a better visual if you have time to look at these 3 short test clips.

Quick Time file.. I forget the settings. It’s scaled down fom the original 1920 x 1080
https://youtu.be/OAADUXEiJJg

2nd test, current settings from the time line. Select 1080 under the video window.
https://youtu.be/AtYA75fObOs

There you will see the jagged lines in motion if you select 1080, when the guy in the white shirt walks by.

Test 1, DV NTSC Anamorphic conversion
https://youtu.be/EuLvP1CANLU

Test 1 is what I’m going to wind up using anywhere to make the DVD.

In 1 and 3 there are no jagged lines. But it’s not the original res.

I just dont want to edit a full concert , render it out to even an SD file , to get the problems addressed in the above issues.

It’s just driving me crazy why all the sudden the jagged lines are appearing. It’s never done this before in the year to year and a half that I’ve used this camera.

The ones scaled down look blury too. Or maybe I’ve just been starring too long at the issues.

And again, the original files straight out of the camera look fine.

Vinnie
—
24, LOST, Prison Break, FRINGE, Supernatural, DEXTER, Breaking Bad, CHUCK, Flash Forward, HEROES…even SMALLVILLE in the latter seasons.. they’ve all ruined my movie going experience by being better than so many movies out today.

[Vincent Strader]

Those original settings you cite, were there when the jagged edges started.

Thanks though I’ll check that out again tomorrow when I come back in.

Vinnie
—
24, LOST, Prison Break, FRINGE, Supernatural, DEXTER, Breaking Bad, CHUCK, Flash Forward, HEROES…even SMALLVILLE in the latter seasons.. they’ve all ruined my movie going experience by being better than so many movies out today.

[Vincent Strader]

I don’t know what I just changed but I did something. The timeline went RED so I have to render it out now, however the jagged lines are gone. But I still need to figure out what Im doing to (now) cause the time line to go red.

There’s no deadline on this, I’m going to bed.

Here are my current settings n ow that it looks good with the red render line

Frame Rate: 1920 x 1080

Aspect:
HDTV 1080i (16:9)

Pix Asp Rat. : Square

Anamorphix Box UNchecked

Field Dominance None

Editing Timebase: 29.97

Audio Settings 48 khz, 16 bit,

Compressor h2 64

Qualith 100%

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[Vincent Strader]

Sometimes it asks me to switch the sequence settings to match the clip settings, I select YES. and it all works fine.

Tonight I’m choosing several with the clip. And each setting I choose will not deliver anything different.

Which settings do you suggest?

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[Vincent Strader]

So for now should I not request an upgrade from my manager since our budget is tight?

I might have to choose between CS5.5 or FCPX

Currently using 7.0.3

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