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Posted by FCP User on 01/16/07 09:18
In article <1168890618.203747.6620@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"FOV" <mbevilacqua@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi I've been asked to create a DVD with some video and animations going
> on which will be played as part of a company presentation.
> Problem is this presentation will be in a major theater which will be
> hosting a huge screen in which my material will be projected. This
> screen will be several meters high and several meters wide so it'll be
> quiet something.
>
> My question is, does anyone have any experience in this and could
> identify potential pitfalls?
>
> I'm using some company DVDs to get footage from but I'm seeing almost
> each DVD has different screen ratio setups, at least I've seen: 4x3
> 1:33:1, 16x9 2.35:1, 16:9 1.66:1 and 16.9 2.40:1.
>
> I've almost always used my own footage so aspect ration is something I
> don't usually have to think about.
>
> I'll be editing in Premiere and I'd like to know what comp settings
> should I use, should I do any conversions and if so how? and what
> output settings when rendering to be able to mix these and get the best
> possible result.
>
> Thank you in advance!
I have corporate clients that do this quite a bit.
Unless you want to letterbox and/or pillarbox the various formats,
you'll need to pick one aspect ratio and stick to it. I'd make the
decision based on what content (the 4x3 or the 16x9) is the most
critical. Use that as your base aspect ratio then either crop the others
to fit or create a graphic bed that you can use to "host" the smaller
aspect ratio. Premier can do this without much problem.
The big issue isn't creating the DVD's it's the projection issue.
Often, typical theaters will install "business presentation" projectors
that are woefully inadequate for the theater size screen and throw
distance involved.
When we do this on a very large screen, we rent and bring in the
brightest video projectors we can find.
You'll need a LOT of ANS lumens to fill a movie screen and make it look
decent - 5000 to 10,000 PLUS. The more the better.
Often, we bring TWO 5K projectors and stack them on a rig like the one's
used for multi-image slide shows, where the two projectors are aligned
horizontally and stacked vertically. The signal from the DVD player is
split and fed to each via a video distribution amplifier.
Both projectors are then identically registered to the screen and the
double image projection increases the image brightness.
Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
--
Bill Davis
StartEditingNow.com
DVD editing instruction with Multi-Track Movies
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