Quick Client Friendly workflow

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Shimobe

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I have been perusing the threads looking for an answer to my question and haven't found exactly what i'm searching for.

I am going to be doing some shoots where I will have many short (30 sec) clips. Probably 100-200 clips. I will then need to divide them and distribute them to a handful of different clients. probably 3-12 clips to each client. I would imagine the clips would go on a DVD as data files. They need to be viewable in many different situations, PC and Mac, without any work by the client.

I am running final cut pro on a mac. what would be the best workflow to get the bpav files to something a client can watch and use on their personal computers?

i hope this is clear, bu if there are any more questions to clarify anything please ask.
thanks in advance.
 
I'd do 3 things, assuming the colors don't need to be perfect on these:

1 . Render clips to quicktime mjpeg-A.
2. Include PC and Mac install files for Quicktime on the DVD
3. Render to windows Media Encoder and include on DVD


If the color HAD to be right (more work for client):

1a. Render clips to Avid DNxHD codec
2a. Include the DNxHD codec on the DVD for PC and Mac
3. Render to Windows Media Encoder


Option 3 takes care of any Windows clients. Option 1 takes care of any Mac clients. The other options take care of PC clients who want to view Quicktime files.
 
thanks.

nope color will be managed in camera.
does anybody know of an automated way to do the render of each clip? doing this to 100 individual clips could take a while.
 
Batch export

Batch export

Use batch export. I'd also investigate Photo JPEG as a format or you could do them in H264 & size them down to half or 1/4 size and provide a link to quicktime 7+.
 
i've rendered out to both mjpeg A and windows media. things seemed a bit choppy?
any advice?

i want the files a reasonable size but still look good.
 
SETUP
Purchase Flip4Mac WMV Studio HD ($100). This put's their WMV converter into the Quicktime bucket for use within all programs that utilize QT.

Launch Compressor and create a new Setting using Quicktime Components. You see that you can use the Flip4Mac Windows Media converter. Choose the appropriate Windows Media preset (HD or SD, size in pixels, 16:9 or 4:3, quality, etc... It's really easy to use)

STEPS
1) Import the clips into FCP using XDCAM Transfer and edit them together as needed. If you don't need to edt them together at all, then just drag the MOV files into Compressor and skip Step 2.

2) Select all your clips/sequences and choose File>Export>Export Using Compressor...

3) Choose your new WMV Setting in Compressor and Submit.

You'll end up with a bunch of WMV files. Is that what you wanted?

We've been using Flip4Mac WMV Studio HD for many years now as a way for us to distribute projectst to clients.
- We send a low data rate / small size version via email for client approval
- We'll produce a CD with a 1280 x 720 HD WMV file for presentations (full-screen on a laptop or for use on a projector)
- Plus many other uses I can't think of right now.

The point is, for $100 you'll be able to distribute on WMV instead of QT. I've yet to have a client not be able to play a WMV file......unless they are on a Mac. In that case, I help them download and install the FREE Flip4Mac WMV player.
 
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what is the difference between the flip4mac wmv files and the wmv files that compressor can already make?
 
Compressor can't make WMV files without the purchase/install of the Flip4Mac WMV Studio HD. Without that purchase/install, you won't see WMV as an option in Compressor. If you do, then you might have the free version already installed which means you can compress up to 15 seconds as part of their demo of the software (I think...if I remember right).
 
ic. that makes sense... i made a wmv and was wondering why my clip was cut short!!

i did some searching and found the free version of flip on my computer. forgot i had installed that!
looks like its time to spend another chunk of change... :/
 
Dont worry about wasting your money. If you need to send stuff out for client approval, etc.... you'll love Flip4Mac WMV Studio HD. Really easy to work with and looks great.

I have done some testing though, and Apple Quicktime H.264 usually looks better but creates smaller files than WMV. But I've had a heck of a time trying to get clients on PC's to install Quicktime. They are not computer literate enough to successfully do it. So WMV has been a great solution for us.

NOTE: If you're trying to deliver footage to clients that can be used for editing on a PC, I think there are better delivery formats. Perrone had some good suggestions on that. Also, maybe MXF format? You can create MXF format using your original BAPV folder and XDCAM EX Clip Browser.
 
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