[bradley greenwell] "I tried changing my compressor in the sequence setting to Dnx HD and it looked horrible. "
Don't do that! This is FCP, not Avid. DO NOT use Avid codecs as your compressor in FCP. No no no...CONVERT to DNxHD...
[bradley greenwell] "They say they bring it in and transcode it to DNXHD, and downconvert to SD upon output to DVC Pro. So from what it sounds like, this is an ok method?"
That sounds like more work than needed. Why transcode to DNxHD and then DV? That is adding a step of unneeded compression. SO they want a DVCAM master? Or DVCPRO 25 master rather? Then just output to that...forget transcoding. I thought you were trying to stay HD. Either output to that format via a capture card, downconverting on the fly (BEST method), or use Compressor to convert to that format.
[bradley greenwell] "FCP when the timieline is complete and you have all the voice, sound effects, music, do you recommend a mixdown, and if so, how much?"
Mixdown? You mean that option in the Sequence settings? That just ensures your audio is fully rendered. I am very unclear on this question...how much do I mix down? I don't generally do the sound mix, I export an OMF to an audio mixer and they do it.
[bradley greenwell] "And what audio setting do you recommend in the compressor settings. This is for broadcast. "
What compressor settings? FCP works with AIFF 16bit sterero, and WAV. ALL AUDIO must be in that format...period.
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