M100 - FCP Export and Sequence Settings
by Dennis Dean
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Apr 17, 2009 at 6:28:15 pm
I regularly create standard definition 720x486 NTSC videos for several of my clients, using a legacy Media 100i system (7.5) in OS9.
(OK-So I'm the last person on the planet doing this.)
Lately I've been taking some of the finished video into Final Cut Pro - but have found a tendency for panning shots to blur. I import to FCP by dropping the Media 100 self-contained export and letting FCP match the sequence setting on its own.
But I'm wondering if that's the best idea - whether I should be exporting differently from M100 (a slow process when I select a different type of QuickTime format) or if I should be setting the sequence manually in FCP - and what it should be?
Any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated.
And thanks!
Dennis
Dennis Dean
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Re: M100 - FCP Export and Sequence Settings by Floh Peters on Apr 17, 2009 at 8:44:00 pm
Exporting as self-contained sounds good. And FCP should set its sequence settings correctly automatically. Bit if in doubt you could check the sequence settings, they should be set to 720*486, and I think lower field first for NTSC.
Re: M100 - FCP Export and Sequence Settings by Floh Peters on Apr 17, 2009 at 9:31:57 pm
Besides a 480/486 mismatch or a field order problem I am not really sure what else could cause this. One thing you should be aware, though, is that your Media 100 quicktimes will show up with lower contrast in FCP.
Re: M100 - FCP Export and Sequence Settings by Dennis Dean on Apr 20, 2009 at 12:18:24 pm
I've never understood the 480/486 thing. Seems as though the video from Media 100 is coming out 720x486 - wouldn't FCP match that in the sequence settings when I let it match it on its own?
tnx
DD
Dennis Dean
The Dean Group
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Re: M100 - FCP Export and Sequence Settings by Floh Peters on Apr 20, 2009 at 12:56:48 pm
[Dennis Dean]"I've never understood the 480/486 thing. Seems as though the video from Media 100 is coming out 720x486 - wouldn't FCP match that in the sequence settings when I let it match it on its own? "
It should. But since I work in PAL I am not sure if it actually does it correctly.
