Best way out to BetaSP at DVinfo.net

Federico Martini Crotti · February 9th, 2006, 04:42 PM

I've got my documentary edited on FCP, with PAL DV from a Canon XL1 footage, some effects and constant subtitling. It's been invited to the MarDelPlata Intl. Film Fest where they ask for a BetaSP copy. My sequences are PAL DV, but I could easily change them to something else. I have already done some PAL DVcam mastering and it would be easy to take such master to dub to BetaSP. But I wonder if there's another way to go that would improve quality. I imagine some kind of sequence setting to make a QT movie and take it with a hardisk to a copy house and go straight to BetaSP. ???

Graeme Nattress · February 9th, 2006, 05:05 PM

It's a shame they don't give you the option of DVD or DigiBeta, both of which would be better, much better, quality than SP. Easiest thing to do is to get a dub made from your DVCAM master to SP. It's not worth the money for you to try and get a better quality output, really.

Graeme

Federico Martini Crotti · February 9th, 2006, 07:26 PM

Graeme,
I agree DigiBeta is much better than BetaSP, but I think BetaSP is better than DVD, at least to my eye. I actually want to master DigiBeta also. How should I get it out of FCP for DigiBeta?

Graeme Nattress · February 9th, 2006, 07:29 PM

Well, betaSP has about 75% of the resolution of DVD, and it's softness can hide details. If you're DVD is not looking better than BetaSP, I'd investigate a better DVD MPEG2 compression software.

For output to DigiBeta, get a decklink or AJA card or I/O. You need a fast-ish hard drive for uncompressed SD.

Graeme

Federico Martini Crotti · February 9th, 2006, 07:38 PM

I'll go to some post house to master to DigiBeta, but I have to take some form of QT movie on a hardisk. My question is what type of QT movie should I make to get the best out of my subtitled PAL DV material.

Graeme Nattress · February 9th, 2006, 07:43 PM

In order of bestness:

10-bit uncompressed
8bit uncompressed
Photojpeg 75%

Dupe your timeline, change the compression to the above, re- render and export.

Graeme

Federico Martini Crotti · February 9th, 2006, 07:46 PM

thanks Graeme.

February 9th, 2006, 04:42 PM	#1
Federico Martini Crotti Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Uruguay Posts: 57	Best way out to BetaSP I've got my documentary edited on FCP, with PAL DV from a Canon XL1 footage, some effects and constant subtitling. It's been invited to the MarDelPlata Intl. Film Fest where they ask for a BetaSP copy. My sequences are PAL DV, but I could easily change them to something else. I have already done some PAL DVcam mastering and it would be easy to take such master to dub to BetaSP. But I wonder if there's another way to go that would improve quality. I imagine some kind of sequence setting to make a QT movie and take it with a hardisk to a copy house and go straight to BetaSP. ???

February 9th, 2006, 05:05 PM	#2
Graeme Nattress RED Problem Solver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,365	It's a shame they don't give you the option of DVD or DigiBeta, both of which would be better, much better, quality than SP. Easiest thing to do is to get a dub made from your DVCAM master to SP. It's not worth the money for you to try and get a better quality output, really. Graeme __________________ www.nattress.com - filters for FCP

February 9th, 2006, 07:29 PM	#4
Graeme Nattress RED Problem Solver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,365	Well, betaSP has about 75% of the resolution of DVD, and it's softness can hide details. If you're DVD is not looking better than BetaSP, I'd investigate a better DVD MPEG2 compression software. For output to DigiBeta, get a decklink or AJA card or I/O. You need a fast-ish hard drive for uncompressed SD. Graeme __________________ www.nattress.com - filters for FCP

February 9th, 2006, 07:43 PM	#6
Graeme Nattress RED Problem Solver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,365	In order of bestness: 10-bit uncompressed 8bit uncompressed Photojpeg 75% Dupe your timeline, change the compression to the above, re- render and export. Graeme __________________ www.nattress.com - filters for FCP

February 9th, 2006, 07:26 PM	#3
Federico Martini Crotti Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Uruguay Posts: 57	Graeme, I agree DigiBeta is much better than BetaSP, but I think BetaSP is better than DVD, at least to my eye. I actually want to master DigiBeta also. How should I get it out of FCP for DigiBeta?

February 9th, 2006, 07:38 PM	#5
Federico Martini Crotti Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Uruguay Posts: 57	I'll go to some post house to master to DigiBeta, but I have to take some form of QT movie on a hardisk. My question is what type of QT movie should I make to get the best out of my subtitled PAL DV material.

February 9th, 2006, 07:46 PM	#7
Federico Martini Crotti Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Uruguay Posts: 57	thanks Graeme.