Re: HD music video to PAL

Rick,

[rick kadri] "ok,so i cut my music video in vegas using MXF files then i exported an AAF to premiere where i applied FX then did an AVI render uncompressed.

So now im in vegas with the HD file at 960 by 720,"

You don't give a lot to go on. What was this project shot with? Was it shot in NTSC or PAL? In DVCPRO HD? Was it a PAL or NTSC project edit? Did you use a 3rd party plug in to edit the HD in Vegas?

[rick kadri] "my final project will be broadcast at 720 by 576.

question: i need to take my file to a transfer facility to put the final cut to Betacam SP PAL. Should i output my project to tape at 720 by 480 before the conversion,or am i risking quality?"

Are you talking about going to NTSC DV25 tape? If so, then yes, you are not only risking quality, you will surely lessen the quality. You need to talk with the transfer facility about their capability to use your file and do all the transfering to BetaSP PAL, or you need a card in your system capable of outputting component analog SD which will allow you to translate to the proper PAL codec, and of course a BetaSP PAL recorder. I'm lost as to what you used and did along the way.

Ron Shook
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