C100: What format for TV?

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Carroll B

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I shot some footage of a beauty pageant that ABC wants to use a couple of clips from. What format do you save to for tv? They did not tell me what format to put it in. Keep in mind I filmed it on my C100.

Thanks,

Carroll
 
Also TV is usually 60i I would convert to that. TV tech people especially at local TV stations are usually total imbeciles so I would make the delivery fool proof.
 
I presume you're talking about big ABC, not a local affiliate. I'd give them the native file. They should be able to handle it.
 
It is going to be a very shot clip on 20/20. So short they probably don't care and that is why they have not responded.

Thanks for the input.
 
What about informing them about properly conforming PsF? I usually just link to an article on it along with the footage, which is an awful solution; most will not read it at all.
 
I hand over the footage and let them know if they have any trouble or questions to hit me up and let me know.
May have gotten lucky so far, as I've never had anyone had any issues with what I've provided (I handed over GoPro, C100, 7D, and T3i timelapses for VEVO Tour Exposed, and I didn't hear a word!).

I have gotten 2-3 page long list of specs for broadcast before, which is a pain - but if they didn't give you anything, just give them the native files and they'll be good for sure.
 
chappelldigital said:
I hand over the footage and let them know if they have any trouble or questions to hit me up and let me know.
May have gotten lucky so far, as I've never had anyone had any issues with what I've provided (I handed over GoPro, C100, 7D, and T3i timelapses for VEVO Tour Exposed, and I didn't hear a word!).

I have gotten 2-3 page long list of specs for broadcast before, which is a pain - but if they didn't give you anything, just give them the native files and they'll be good for sure.
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But what if they see the PsF and just think "Wow, what a ****, low resolution camera" and do nothing about it?
 
wgtwo said:
But what if they see the PsF and just think "Wow, what a s*%t, low resolution camera" and do nothing about it?
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Don't shoot psf ;) heh

edit -> although last time I shot PSF, it looked interlaced in VLC previewing, but I told the editor if you dump all the clips in Premiere it'll interpret them correctly automatically. He did, and I never heard anything again (the final product looked great as well). So either premiere took care of it, or he did a few steps and all was good!
 
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Wait, really? Pretty sure I have to do it manually in Premiere myself. And I have the latest version.
 
Yeah? Maybe thats the case then (I thought it did it automatically, definitely could be wrong though) -> Quite possible in my situation the editor took care of it on his own.
 
chappelldigital said:
Don't shoot psf ;) heh

edit -> although last time I shot PSF, it looked interlaced in VLC previewing, but I told the editor if you dump all the clips in Premiere it'll interpret them correctly automatically. He did, and I never heard anything again (the final product looked great as well). So either premiere took care of it, or he did a few steps and all was good!
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Psf is progressive, not interlaced, frames recorded in sequential field format. The only progressive recording option most low end compressed video cameras offer. Broadcast encoders can handle this just fine and convert to interlaced if that is what is needed. It is an industry standard. VLC normally handles Psf just fine too.
 
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