Hi Folks,
This is my first post (be gentle), and bits and pieces may have been answered elsewhere (so I apologise for asking again) but I have a couple of technical queries regarding colour grading and quicktime export.
I've shot a short film in 720pN (PAL) using the HVX and cut it all together into FCP (v6).
All looks great in FCP... until I export into a quicktime file. Initially this was just done using "current settings" - DVCPRO HD 720p50 960 x 720, 25 FPS.
2 problems...
1) Colour - The footage looks great on FCP, but upon export the image becomes very bright and the colours all washed out. Unfortunately, this isn't consistent across the media I watch it on. If I watch it in Quicktime on the same Mac it looks crap, but if I upload and watch on VIMEO it looks better. If I burn it to DVD (SD) and watch on my SONY Bravia through my PS3 it looks crap, but if I watch the same DVD on my cheap DVD player and ordinary TV it looks OK. Which image do I trust considering DVDs will be burnt and submitted to film festivals? I was unable to colour grade on FCP using an external broadcast monitor so am unsure which is the most accurate representation of the quicktime file.
2) Resolution - The files exported using the relevant HD codecs, and subsequently downrezzed to SD do not look impressive at all on DVD. The font of the title sequence is even pixelated (again, on the Bravia). Presumably this is also related to the colour problem. The only reliable export codec I've found (suggested somewhere on this site) that maintains a semblance of resolution is to export the file using a jpeg codec. The font remains unpixelated in this instance, but still, the footage just doesn't look as great as I'd hope considering it's HD origins. Converting straight into SD from FCP also doesn't produce resolution that looks DVD quality.
Is there something really basic/stupid I must be doing to produce both these issues of colour and resolution?
Is there a consensus on the best method to export footage shot using HD onto an SD DVD? Ideally I'd export a HD and SD movie to cater to the different media that festivals can take.
Again, sorry for the repetition, and thanks for any assistance anyone can help. If you need more information to make an informed guess I can upload additional info.
Cheers
D
This is my first post (be gentle), and bits and pieces may have been answered elsewhere (so I apologise for asking again) but I have a couple of technical queries regarding colour grading and quicktime export.
I've shot a short film in 720pN (PAL) using the HVX and cut it all together into FCP (v6).
All looks great in FCP... until I export into a quicktime file. Initially this was just done using "current settings" - DVCPRO HD 720p50 960 x 720, 25 FPS.
2 problems...
1) Colour - The footage looks great on FCP, but upon export the image becomes very bright and the colours all washed out. Unfortunately, this isn't consistent across the media I watch it on. If I watch it in Quicktime on the same Mac it looks crap, but if I upload and watch on VIMEO it looks better. If I burn it to DVD (SD) and watch on my SONY Bravia through my PS3 it looks crap, but if I watch the same DVD on my cheap DVD player and ordinary TV it looks OK. Which image do I trust considering DVDs will be burnt and submitted to film festivals? I was unable to colour grade on FCP using an external broadcast monitor so am unsure which is the most accurate representation of the quicktime file.
2) Resolution - The files exported using the relevant HD codecs, and subsequently downrezzed to SD do not look impressive at all on DVD. The font of the title sequence is even pixelated (again, on the Bravia). Presumably this is also related to the colour problem. The only reliable export codec I've found (suggested somewhere on this site) that maintains a semblance of resolution is to export the file using a jpeg codec. The font remains unpixelated in this instance, but still, the footage just doesn't look as great as I'd hope considering it's HD origins. Converting straight into SD from FCP also doesn't produce resolution that looks DVD quality.
Is there something really basic/stupid I must be doing to produce both these issues of colour and resolution?
Is there a consensus on the best method to export footage shot using HD onto an SD DVD? Ideally I'd export a HD and SD movie to cater to the different media that festivals can take.
Again, sorry for the repetition, and thanks for any assistance anyone can help. If you need more information to make an informed guess I can upload additional info.
Cheers
D
