Can I get 35mm Film dumped to miniDV and should I ???

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eppdidit

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In the very near future I will be exposing myself to the crazy world of "Film" and I need to be educated in a few areas!

I've been in "video production" for many years and feel I have a good grasp on the whole process, yet I have never even touched a film camera. I am hiring a guy to come in and shoot some footage for me on 35mm for some experimenting. My question is: Where do I send my footage to get the telecine process and what format do I want to dump it to. I will be editing on FCPHD, but my only real capability to load footage into the computer is through firewire. Do I get the film footage dumped to miniDV or will I lose too much quality?

Anyone who has been here, done that...please send me some info. Thanks
-Epp
 
eppdidit said:
In the very near future I will be exposing myself to the crazy world of "Film" and I need to be educated in a few areas!

I've been in "video production" for many years and feel I have a good grasp on the whole process, yet I have never even touched a film camera. I am hiring a guy to come in and shoot some footage for me on 35mm for some experimenting. My question is: Where do I send my footage to get the telecine process and what format do I want to dump it to. I will be editing on FCPHD, but my only real capability to load footage into the computer is through firewire. Do I get the film footage dumped to miniDV or will I lose too much quality?

Anyone who has been here, done that...please send me some info. Thanks
-Epp
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I would get it developed, prepped, and cleaned at forde film labs and telecined and transfered and maybe even color corrected at flyingspot. digi beta is a good way to go, mini dv will be good enough but you will only get half the color resolution and 10% of the quality. wich actually looks good some how but its not your highest resolution
 
If I were you, I'd ask a few labs if they could telecine to DVCPRO-HD straight to hard disk. That way you'd have the ultimate quality for your editing system.
 
dont use mini dv for film! please!!!

depending on what you are shooting you will need different film stocks. also you need a good timer. also, you have the option of using the DI process when you time your footage.. this could save you time when you cut it but it will be costly!

do you have a camera package yet? if not, inquire if a rental house can goive you a break on the telecine cost with the camera package. just about everyone is using the philips spirit.. are you going to do 4K resolution or 2K? there are a lot of questions you need to answer before you shoot one frame of film...
 
whoa!!!

whoa!!!

OK. I like where this is going...let's keep this up.

I like the idea of dumping the footage straight to a hard drive...this makes a lot of sense and I don't have to worry about the miniDV crap!

What is the DI process and what is the difference between 2K resolution and 4K?

I am meeting with a guy tomorrow who is experienced in film. I want to get up to date on the lingo before we meet, so I know what to ask. He might be the perfect hook-up for someone like me with so little knowledge in film. He is young, talented, and the best part...he works for a film and video rental company! So hopefully he can lead me in the right direction. "The Camera Department" out of Cincinnati.
 
im working on a arc angels dvd and we shot a lot of film. Can you bring dvcpro-hd straight into finalcut pro. Is this a dumb question? I think the ultimate quality sounds like the best idea....
 
Yes you can import DVCPRO-HD directly into Final Cut Pro-HD. You have to have the HD version, which I think is the name they applied to FCP 4.5, but anyway IIRC it's a free upgrade to FCP4, called FCP-HD. And yes, it can edit DVCPRO-HD natively, directly. So you can import the footage from tape via firewire (you'd need access to the AJ-1200HD deck to do that) or perhaps straight from a hard disk, if the film transfer house can transfer directly to DVCPRO-HD on hard disk.
 
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