Posted by Spex on 05/27/07 07:37

leekazimir@gmail.com wrote:
>> Lee
>>
>> DV50 is also known as DVCPro.
>>
>> If you are only going to use 5 mins then why are you going to capture 8
>> hours of footage? If you need to view the tapes get some DV copies of
>> them done. They will be cheaply done by most facilities. Use the DV
>> tapes in your edit when you have locked your edit down then go back and
>> get the scenes you need captured in either uncompressed or other
>> suitable high quality codec (to be determined by your delivery format).
>
> This seems like a very good idea. You are right, I wouldn't need the
> super hi-res stuff until I had what I needed nailed down.
>
> But you say that "this will be done very cheaply by most
> facilities".... I have not found a place that would convert PAL
> digibeta to anything in NTSC DV for anything less than about $400 an
> hour. If you know of a facility that would convert more cheaply then
> I'm grateful for any suggestions.

$400/h seems like a lot. Could the tapes be sent to you as NTSC? I
have seen facilities here in the UK charging about $120/h for the
conversion.

>
>> You say you shot in NTSC HDV. NTSC HDV does not exist. So what did you
>> actually shoot? 720P 24/30/60 or 1080i60 etc? If you've shot 24P HDV
>> then I wouldn't bother converting PAL to NTSC.
>>
>> What will be your delivery format?
>
> I shot 1080i 60 HDV.
>
> Delivery format will either be an HDV tape or an HDCAM master,
> depending on whatever festivals my movie gets accepted to requires.
>
> When you say you "wouldn't bother converting".... is there a way I
> could get the PAL stuff to coexist on the same timeline as my HDV
> stuff?

The wouldn't bother converting comment was only valid if you'd shot 24P
and PAL only being 1fps different.

>
>> What are you editing on? If FCP I might be able to help more than if
>> you use another NLE. But I am sure someone can help if you are using
>> Avid/Prem/Vegas et al.
>
> I am not using FCP. I am using Vegas 7 right now. Also considering
> getting Ulead if I need it, but do not own a Mac.
>
>> Don't even consider DVD.
>>
>> Apple ProRes is just a very high quality codec that will serve you
>> better than uncompressed, i.e. small file sizes, if you or the facility
>> are able to capture to it and you are using FCP6.
>
>> FCP6's open timeline can cope with mixing of HD, SD and with all
>> different frame rates. So FCP6 would make your project a breeze.
>
> FCP can mix PAL and NTSC? This I wish I had known. Do you know if
> this can be done on Vegas, Ulead, or any PC-based NLE?
>
> Thanks much for your help so far.
>
> Lee
>
Lee

It seems you are in luck. Mike Kujbida is the local Vegas expert here
and I'm sure he wouldn't mind helping you with the Vegas workflow. I am
sure he will chip in and explain how best to tackle the job from a Vegas
perspective.

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