Common Chapter - 4 endings.
by Peter Sassi
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Nov 2, 2009 at 3:11:42 pm
Hi All,
I have a very large project with four separate videos. The first 20 minutes are common to each. The only difference is the end 5 minutes or so.
I am thinking that I export the "common video" and set it up as a chapter then, use stories to play the last few minutes of each when the correct button is pushed.
This one is killing me, because if I export/import all 4 full-length segments, it is over 4.7G.
Re: Common Chapter - 4 endings. by Alex Asp on Nov 2, 2009 at 6:20:24 pm
This one definitely calls for mixed-angle approach for the last 5 minutes of your video. You only have to encode the last chunk 4 times, taking into account all limitations and consideration, and definitely do it CBR. Works wonderfully for me, and also for Walt Disney company which uses this approach for mixed-language titles on-screen. Don't forget to uupdate your DVD SP to the latest version at least before FInalCut Studio 3.0
Re: Common Chapter - 4 endings. by Peter Sassi on Nov 2, 2009 at 6:49:10 pm
Hey Alex,
I probably could have been more clear. The first 20 minutes is a capsule look at the corporation. The last 5 minutes is different for each of four divisions. There is a break between the first 20min "common" area and the last 5 minute "specialized" division.
So, each of the four are the same for 20min. (Black) Then, specific video that division. Hope I made myself a bit more clear.
Re: Common Chapter - 4 endings. by Alex Asp on Nov 2, 2009 at 8:21:06 pm
Well, in that case you'd like to do it as easy as possible. One 20 minutes track, and one 5 minutes multy-angle track of 4 angles specific to each division. The end jump of 20 minutes track would go to 5 minutes track, and the specific angle would play according to the menu settings. Angle 1 - Accounting division
Angle 2 - R & D division
Angle 3 - QC division and so on
Re: Common Chapter - 4 endings. by Bob Cole on Nov 20, 2009 at 4:37:13 pm
I assume there must be other material in addition to this 20+(4x5), right? Otherwise, you could just use a lower compression setting when encoding to make it fit.
