DVCPRO HD to Film-out workflow, is this correct?

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Jamesratnarajah

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Hi Guys,

I am in the middle of researching the correct workflow for creating a film-out from HVX200 footage. The workflow I have suppositioned to be correct is below. If you guys can look through it and correct me if I'm going wrong, that would be great!

• Edit in FCP DVCPRO 720p24 timeline
• Uprezz locked picture from 720p to 1080p using Kona3
• Capture 1080p FCP timeline via Kona 3 as AJA’s 4:4:4 RGB 10-bit log codec
• Convert RGB QuickTimes into DPX files using AJA’s QTToDPX Convertor
• Colour Grade
• Render and export final graded DPX files onto FireWire drives for film-out

Your help will be very much appreciated!

James
 
I second Timur's question, why not shoot it in 1080 24P to begin with? You cannot create content with software, only guess and fill in gaps using mathmatical transforms. You will get a lot more footage to a P2 card shooting 720PA, but your overall image may suffer.

The question I have is: If the intention is to film out, which gamma setting should be used. I would think that as flat a response from the CCD as possible would be desired because the image will pick up the effect of the gamma curve when it is printed onto the initial film stock. Then again, the point of a DPX file is to preserve the gamma for printing. The "film to non-linear edit to film" process shouldn't double up on the gamma effect of film, right? So the labs should be able to get your image as faithfully as possible on the film stock.... ?

The answer is... Shoot some test footage and follow the process all the way through. It's the only way to know.

Bob
 
James,
The advice that I heard before and thought it was good was:
Research companies that do Film transfer. then contact them about your project and work with them to let you know the best way to get an image to them and what optimal settings you should have on the camera and files. Different transfer houses use different methods and some might not like extra noise, or saturated color or something that I don't know, but they will.
 
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