Beta Format!?

[ggoerl]

My friends dad wants me to film a short and quick 1 minute commercial and he is willing to pay me a few hundred dollars, problem is he told me that it has to be in beta format. what is beta format?
can someone please enlighten me?

 

[Barry_Green]

Betacam SP. It means you'll have to take your finished spot to a postproduction facility and have it transferred to BetaSP. Should cost you somewhere around $40 for the tape and the transfer.

 

[ggoerl]

well is there anything else i should take into consideration when rendering it out??
cause i am going to shoot it on my vx2100.

 

[Barry_Green]

If it's to be aired, you really should check with the station he's airing it on to find out what their "deliverable requirements" are. Things like slate, bars & tone, audio levels, all that stuff.

 

[Zak Forsman]

well is there anything else i should take into consideration when rendering it out??
cause i am going to shoot it on my vx2100.

the most important thing to get right during online are the black level and white level. your master will likely be rejected if it doesnt meet broadcast legal requirements.