Separate audio tracks from FCP 7 to DVCAM

Gang,

I have to deliver a digibeta pal tape to a broadcaster with four separate tracks of audio (1&2 full Stereo; 3&4 M&E). The digibeta pal aspect is the most costly but I do have DVCAM decks (Sony HVR-M15U and Sony DSR25). I'll have to send out for digibeta pal transfer anyway but I have to solve a few issues first:

1. I have the separated tracks as I need them -- how can I export them to the DVCAM deck maintaining them as separate tracks? Can this be accomplished in one pass through firewire? (this is the most pressing question)

2. Can I export this as a DCVAM PAL format (to save me a few bucks on the conversion) to my deck?

Thanks for the help and let me know if I need to fill in a few blanks!

Alan Dominguez
Denver, Colorado

What did you shoot/edit in? What format?



www.strypesinpost.com

Shot in MiniDV edited in FCP 7.

Thanks!

DVCAM only supports four tracks of 32 kHz audio. It is limited to two tracks for 48 kHz.

Can you not give the post house a QuickTime movie that they can write to Digibeta tape?

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I did not even know this was possible. It certainly sounds like the the path of least resistance. How best do I solve the PAL conversion issue?

Thanks, Jon!

I've never used it but the Nattress Standards Converter is highly recommended:
[www.nattress.com]

P.S. I'd advise checking that the post house can actually accept a QuickTime movie before you start going down this route.

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