Re: Work Flow through FCP

Hi Andrea

Well I have used the progressive setting and it look a lot better than interlaced but slow motion do not. So I am shooting some in interlaced. My water camera shoot only interlaced so I will be turning most of those clips into slow motion. Anything out of the water that does not need slow motion I am using progressive.

With shooting got to have the sun behind or you just can't get the colour you want. This mean if I shoot in the morning on the east coast of Australia I shoot from a headland or water, I don't shoot off the beach much unless I am looking down the beach normally south, winter is better as the sun is more in the north. So basically you need to move around to get the right light. That is if you care about the colour and clarity of your image.

Import you files as HD do all your editing in HD the once it is finished then down convert it to SD for DVD. I have found that give me a better image. If you shoot interlace, de-interlace you footage before exporting it to a compressor.

I have used a t-shirt, towel, plastic bag to cover the camera, but I have now put together a water proof canvas cover that I made myself as I also have a 400mm camera and lens mounted on the Z5. Having covers are more of a hassle to use the camera, but I guess you have to weight that up with what the salt air can do to it.

Don't know if any of that helps.

J.