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c3kings
01-31-2007, 08:32 PM
Dear All,

I am shooting at P2 1080/25p format and need to output the final cut done by Avid Xpress Pro HD to a digi-beta tape.

I know, just thinking it in a straight forward manner, I can just dub it the final cut to a HD tape by a DVCPRO HD deck, and then I just make a digi-beta tape dub from this HD tape.

However, I don't have this expensive DVCPRO HD deck hooking up with my Avid Mojo. So, say if I do want to make a HD tape dub from my final cut done by Avid, what can I do? Export to a file? What kind of file, MXF? I am really not sure.

Also, I have a very limited budget, and my client needs many versions and copies, totally around 10 hours, so I am thinking if there is any cheaper way to do.

Thanks in advacne for any inputs.

King
Shane Ross
02-01-2007, 12:50 AM
Does the Mojo not downconvert to SD upon output? Can it do that? If so, that is the option I'd do.

I am from FCP land, so I am not sure what the mojo can do. My capture card can downconvert when I output.
c3kings
02-01-2007, 09:34 AM
Does the Mojo not downconvert to SD upon output? Can it do that? If so, that is the option I'd do.

I am from FCP land, so I am not sure what the mojo can do. My capture card can downconvert when I output.

Thanks, Shane Ross.

Yes, I heard about that the new Mojo SDI can connect to digi-beta. However, my Mojo is the old model, which can only have component connection. Anyway, I don't have a digi-beta deck either, and I think to rent a digi-beta is quite expensive.
carlone
02-01-2007, 01:12 PM
Neither MOJO will do a real-time down conversion.
You'd have to do a software file down conversion.
Shane Ross
02-01-2007, 02:40 PM
And...digibeta decks have component connections. At least the ones I rented did.
Disco Robo
02-01-2007, 11:29 PM
If you need 10+ hours worth of dubs the cheapest thing to do is rent the deck. A house is going to charge you way more. Keep in mind that in the tape world everything moves at real time (slower actually) so you'll have to pay for a tech as well as the studio time 125-175/hour+mark-up on tape stock. Good Luck.
c3kings
02-02-2007, 03:54 AM
If you need 10+ hours worth of dubs the cheapest thing to do is rent the deck. A house is going to charge you way more. Keep in mind that in the tape world everything moves at real time (slower actually) so you'll have to pay for a tech as well as the studio time 125-175/hour+mark-up on tape stock. Good Luck.

Good advices!