Hi!
I've done an edit on a 43 min Opera that I shot on two EX1 cameras I edited in FCP6 using xdcam ex settings inFCP
I'm having some difficulty in get a good looking DVD, the picture looks low rez, bitty. My BetacamSP camera looks better on DVD than the EX1 HD 720p.
So I've been doing my research. In Phillips HD book page 209 it says
Producing SD DVDs from HDV Source
Direct HDV-to-SD-DVD does not produce the best results in Final Cut Pro and Compressor. Ken Stone,
of KenStone.net has a great article on a better conversion that exports the HDV to a HD
intermediate in ProRes 422. This produces great results and I have used it recently myself and been
happier with the results.
Here's the link for Phillips excellent book on HD. I wouldn't have known about this DVD issue, and there's more info on HD outputs.
http://www.proappstips.com/HDSurvivalHandbook/
I just wondered if anybody has any tips making DVDs from EX1
I've shot on 1280x720p resize to 720px480 (Set EpisodePro to low Pass ?)
I'm using DVDSP (why are the type from DVDSP bitty?)
I'm outputting from Episode pro and will let you know the results.
Meanwhile any advice in the process with EX1 in FCP with output to DVD via Episode Pro?
It seems a recipe for this work flow is needed. It's not in the manuals!
Cheers
Peter
PS Animation FCP output aprox 11 gigs
Pro Rez aprox 35 gigs
