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Re: down converting 2k file to work in FCP 5 Pre-Intel - 10 years ago
This last attempt worked. I used a DV NTSC - 24 setting under sequence settings. I changed DV to AIC I set the frame size to 'custom' and manually entered 960x720 pixels for frame size (preserving the 4:3 ratio) frame rate is true 24 fps in this sequence setting only, so this was the only correct choice in my FCP 5.1 (last Pre-Intel software) -- to avoid 23.98 frame rate. I rendereby filmman - Café LA
Re: down converting 2k file to work in FCP 5 Pre-Intel - 10 years ago
I looked for a sequence preset that had 24 fps and I found DV NTSC 48 kHz - 24. I cropped the full Academy frame to 640x480. The image looked acceptable. I put the scale at 160 in Motion and center at -132 This produced a 4:3 frame that encompassed the whole frame of the scenes of the movie. Everything looked good, so I exported a test scene and then proceeded to export two of the reby filmman - Café LA
Re: down converting 2k file to work in FCP 5 Pre-Intel - 10 years ago
Thanks Nick. The 'nesting' helped; but the AIC 1280x720 did not have the 24 fps. There was only a 30p setting with the AIC, and that yielded a 29.97 frame rate once I had exported the nested sequence (I didn't use Compressor). So I went with it and did the nesting and the export. I didn't need to apply the widescreen because it was already looking like 16:9. Besides the frame was being croby filmman - Café LA
Re: down converting 2k file to work in FCP 5 Pre-Intel - 10 years ago
Happy Labor Day! Okay, just to recap a bit and report my results so others who have followed this thread may benefit from the expertise of the three editors responding. I opened a DVCPro24p project sequence in FCP 5.1 (latest version before Intel) and set the: Frame Size: 960x720 Aspect Ration: 960x720 (16:9) Pixel Aspect Ratio: HD (960X720) Editing Time Base: 23.976 Clicked 'Advanby filmman - Café LA
Re: down converting 2k file to work in FCP 5 Pre-Intel - 10 years ago
I've been running tests on the QuickTime files. I've converted a few frames to AIC. The result is a 2:1 frame size! I did an export to DVCPro HD 24p but the frame rate is 23.98 All the test produce a larger area around the original Academy Frame. How do I crop the resulting frames? I want to end up with a 1:1.85 frame. Or even a 1:1.78 would be okay. Whatever I export, the result is a reby filmman - Café LA
Re: down converting 2k file to work in FCP 5 Pre-Intel - 10 years ago
Aha! Thanks, Shane! Ok, I'm glad I waited before I converted all those files!by filmman - Café LA
Re: down converting 2k file to work in FCP 5 Pre-Intel - 10 years ago
The codec of the project is ProRes 422 HQ -- which I don't think I have on FCP 5.1. So I guess Apple Intermediate Codec is the one I should use to edit, right? Thanks for the help.by filmman - Café LA
Re: down converting 2k file to work in FCP 5 Pre-Intel - 10 years ago
Thanks for the note Dennis. The soundtrack area was scanned with the picture. I assume the scanner was set up to scan the full frame, as in super-35mm scanning. So I can crop it out and end up with a standard 1:1.37 frame. I will use the AIC codec then -- as you suggested. I want to end up with a 24 fps edit. Also, I'd like to crop the 1:1.375 to an 1:1.85 frame or a 1:2.40 (old 2.33:by filmman - Café LA
Re: down converting 2k file to work in FCP 5 Pre-Intel - 10 years ago
Thanks Dennis. Here are the settings: Scanned from 35mm film with Arri Scanner. Vid Rate: 24 fps Frame Size: 2048x1556 (entire Academy Frame, includes sound track area) Pixel Aspect: Square Field Dominance: None Sequence Settings: Frame Size: HD (960x720) Editing Timeline: 23.98 Compressor: DVCPRO HD 720p60 Compression Setting: Custom 23.976 I hope this helps. I'm trying toby filmman - Café LA
Re: down converting 2k file to work in FCP 5 Pre-Intel - 10 years ago
Thanks for the response, Nick. Yes, I'm doing an offline edit. The movie was scanned to gpx files. I was given a QuickTime version of the movie -- 170 Gigs. The gpx files are 1.5 Terabytes. The reels have time code starting at: 1 hr, 2 hr, 3 hr, etc. So then I have to edit the movie and turn it over to a post production house for conforming and outputting of the DI. I've never done this!by filmman - Café LA
Re: down converting 2k file to work in FCP 5 Pre-Intel - 10 years ago
The 2k quality is superb, but of course I'll have to down convert. So I was thinking of 720 24p, because the QuickTime files I got were 2045x1556. Also, the time base becomes 29.97, not 24p. I don't understand why. How do I keep the 24p? Does the FCP 5.1 use only 29.97 or should I use 23.98? I don't want to start editing before I have the format issues resolved, because then I'll have to baby filmman - Café LA
down converting 2k file to work in FCP 5 Pre-Intel - 10 years ago
I was given 2k files scanned at 24 fps in QuickTime format 2045x1556. I need to cut a trailer from the movie. I tried DVC PRO 720 24p but it wants 9 hours to render! What shall I do? I'm using FCP 5 Pre-Intel.by filmman - Café LA
Richard Marks - 10 years ago
That was a great interview you did with Richard Marks. You're outdoing Charlie Rose with getting someone as cagey as Richard to reveal his secrets as an editor. Thanks for getting all those nuggets out. Nice job.by filmman - Café LA
Re: OT: A Good Editor?? - 14 years ago
Shane, that's not the job of the editor. It's great that an editor can work well with others, but telling the story is the job of the director. The editor must work within the vision of the director, not any other member of the production team. Of course, this is an academic discussion, and there are a lot of variations. In the real world, sometimes the director has left the project and the prby filmman - Café LA
Re: OT: A Good Editor?? - 14 years ago
A good editor preserves the integrity of the script within the vision of the director. I like editors. Here is a longer version of what I think: EDITED BY MODERATOR (SPAM)by filmman - Café LA
Re: HDV to ProRes422 Render Looks Crappy - 14 years ago
Why not stick with HDV? If you export your project as HDV, the file will be small enough to send out to your post house. Let them convert the HDV to Uncompressed 1920x1080. I use a Sony Z1U and FCP 5.04. I don't have problems with quality. Is ProRes supposed to be used with HDV in this way?by filmman - Café LA
Re: Blurring Logo - 14 years ago
With Andy's Region Blur plug-in, is the blur moved with clicking on the "x" and moving the blur one frame at a time? Or is it possible to set a path for the blur effect to follow? How do you do it? Thanks - vicby filmman - Café LA
Re: FCP or Compressor? - 14 years ago
M1119, have you considered shooting film? You can buy a Bell & Howell 16mm camera on eBay for about $100. If it comes with three lenses, sell a couple of them back on eBay (there are a lot of digital filmmakers who pay a few hundred dollars for film lenses; that will more than cover your cost of buying the camera). Then buy a roll of film (they have that on eBay too) for a few dollars andby filmman - Café LA
Re: OT: RIP Dennis Hopper - 14 years ago
I met Dennis Hopper in the elevator going up to Orion. I had a movie I wanted them to screen. I had eighteen cans of 35mm, my whole movie picture and mag. He smiled and asked me, "Who's in it?" He was really nice -- talked to me like I was a big time director. At the end of our conversation he wished me good luck. When the elevator doors opened, he walked ahead of me to the Orion desby filmman - Café LA
Re: Apple Pro Res or 10 bit uncompressed for DVD - 14 years ago
Jennifer, email me vic at felliniesque.com I need to ask you something about pro res, since I don't have it and this is not my thread, so I can't ask a question outside the topic.by filmman - Café LA
Re: Apple Pro Res or 10 bit uncompressed for DVD - 14 years ago
Jennifer, do me a favor and export an 8-bit Uncompressed file from your FCP timeline and import that into DVD SR (without going through Compressor). Do this for the first trial. I'd appreciate it if you would report back as to the differences you noticed in the DVD resulting from this ... since you have a 55 inch TV -- that's why I'd like to know the result. If you do this, you will notice theby filmman - Café LA
Re: Any FCP filters or plugins to turn 2D into 3D? - 14 years ago
oh, ok. i will do that next time just wanted to know if these 3D TVs were different in the way they do 3D it seems that they're not using green and red gels for the glasses but polarising glasses polarizers should not produce headaches and such -- right?by filmman - Café LA
Re: Any FCP filters or plugins to turn 2D into 3D? - 14 years ago
spaseebah, gaspadin morelli for the info. LOL I enjoyed the Samsung website. The Samsung TV converts 2D movie to 3D movies on the fly; I don't even have to make my movies into 3D! I was quoted by a Chinese company $1.6 million to convert a 2D movie into 3D. But I think that's a bit more involved -- I don't know anymore; the technology is moving faster than my Mojo.LOL Samsung TV promo Thby filmman - Café LA
Re: Any FCP filters or plugins to turn 2D into 3D? - 14 years ago
strypes, the commercial for Samsung 3D TV shows fish (I think it's a sting ray) that comes out of the TV screen a floats into some living room. Are 3D TVs going to show us big 3D effects like that?by filmman - Café LA
Re: Any FCP filters or plugins to turn 2D into 3D? - 14 years ago
Thanks for responding Shane. I agree, it ain't cool to do 3D. I'm moving on to 4D :-) ... I actually read something about it, but don't remember what it is. I'm going to invent the plugin for 4D so it works on FCP 5.04 software. But joking aside, there are some movies -- as you know -- that should be done in 3D. Although, my wife showed me a small article in today's Sunday LA Times newspapby filmman - Café LA
Re: Any FCP filters or plugins to turn 2D into 3D? - 14 years ago
Quotefilmman wrote: Anyway, I'm going to download the beta version of the software and test it out. It seems it will work as a plugin with my FCP 5.04 & OS 10.4.11 G5. Whoops! filmman was wrong; it takes a FCP 6 or 7 that can run this plugin. Back to square one: how do you do 3D in FCP 5.04, using filters and plugins for the non-Intel FCP Studio 5.04 and the G5 dual processor computer. Tby filmman - Café LA
Re: Any FCP filters or plugins to turn 2D into 3D? - 14 years ago
You're the greatest, Shane. Thanks for the admonitions. I didn't realize there are risks to 3D! Anyway, I'm going to download the beta version of the software and test it out. It seems it will work as a plugin with my FCP 5.04 & OS 10.4.11 G5. I'm aware that there are easy ways of doing 3D, but I wasn't sure about the complications. I knew they existed. That's why I posted this questionby filmman - Café LA
Any FCP filters or plugins to turn 2D into 3D? - 14 years ago
Everything is going 3D. A lot of the movies are being converted from 2D to 3D. I understand from reading the American Cinematographer magazine April issue that a few of the blockbusters that are making billions of dollars now were shot to 2D and converted to 3D, such as Alice in Wonderland and Clash of the Titans. (I know some of AVATAR was shot in 3D and the rest in 2D.) 1) So which filters aby filmman - Café LA
Re: How do I get rid of that "Digital" look? - 14 years ago
I like what Jeff Harrell said in another thread regarding this subject. From what I understood what is often perceived as the "film look" is the look of 35mm film telecined and displayed as 29.97 on TV screens and digital monitors. He also added that only film looks like film. But if you look at one frame of video, regardless if it was shot with a film camera or digital camera, thenby filmman - Café LA
Re: 35mm > FCP > edit in SD > k2 DI > film out? - 14 years ago
Quotestrypes wrote: one of the two workflows, gives you unparalleled flexibility and is industry standard today that being the time code, reel # & EDL work flow -- ok. It's good to know this. It will help me in negotiating work flows when the time arises. Also it helps me reach certain technical conclusions regarding the state of the industry these days as filmmakers are considering the Arriby filmman - Café LA
