My feature film, 9:04 AM, is back in webisode form! at DVinfo.net

Heath McKnight · August 20th, 2008, 05:18 PM

Hey guys,

Just letting everyone know I've put the all the webisodes I created from my feature film, 9:04 AM, up on YouTube:

YouTube - mpsdigital's Channel

I'm going to work on a special premiere on YouTube, which I recently heard about (YouTube - Screening Room).

Thanks for watching!

Heath

Bill Thesken · August 21st, 2008, 03:29 PM

Heath, this is a cool show. Some very funny scenes. Do you mind if I ask what settings do you render to get the smooth look?

Heath McKnight · August 22nd, 2008, 02:00 PM

The overall smooth look, or the scene where the two main characters are walking? We shot on a Z1u in HDV, 50i with CineFrame 25. When I was finished with the rough cut in Final Cut Pro, I used Photo Jpeg at 75% quality in QuickTime Compression settings (YCbCr, no drop in actual quality), per Graeme Nattress' suggestion, then I converted to 23.98 fps in Cinema Tools. Later, I used ProRes 422 instead.

For the walking scene, it was originally handheld, then I used Smoothcam which made it look completely steady, like we used Steadicam.

The film is a feature, but I decided to try it out in webisode form, releasing a two new webisodes every week for 2 months or so. I put it up on YouTube due to extremely popular demand, which made the production team happy.

Heath

Tim Dashwood · August 22nd, 2008, 09:05 PM

This is a great idea Heath. Have you figured out how to use YouTube's new "HD" format feature? It isn't really HD resolution but it is "High Quality" encoded.

Heath McKnight · August 23rd, 2008, 02:32 PM

Tim! Long time now talk. I'll email you privately to talk about things. Anyway, tell me more about the YouTube HD feature.

Heath

August 20th, 2008, 05:18 PM	#1
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	My feature film, 9:04 AM, is back in webisode form! Hey guys, Just letting everyone know I've put the all the webisodes I created from my feature film, 9:04 AM, up on YouTube: YouTube - mpsdigital's Channel I'm going to work on a special premiere on YouTube, which I recently heard about (YouTube - Screening Room). Thanks for watching! Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 22nd, 2008, 02:00 PM	#3
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	The overall smooth look, or the scene where the two main characters are walking? We shot on a Z1u in HDV, 50i with CineFrame 25. When I was finished with the rough cut in Final Cut Pro, I used Photo Jpeg at 75% quality in QuickTime Compression settings (YCbCr, no drop in actual quality), per Graeme Nattress' suggestion, then I converted to 23.98 fps in Cinema Tools. Later, I used ProRes 422 instead. For the walking scene, it was originally handheld, then I used Smoothcam which made it look completely steady, like we used Steadicam. The film is a feature, but I decided to try it out in webisode form, releasing a two new webisodes every week for 2 months or so. I put it up on YouTube due to extremely popular demand, which made the production team happy. Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 22nd, 2008, 09:05 PM	#4
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	This is a great idea Heath. Have you figured out how to use YouTube's new "HD" format feature? It isn't really HD resolution but it is "High Quality" encoded. __________________ Tim Dashwood

August 23rd, 2008, 02:32 PM	#5
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Tim! Long time now talk. I'll email you privately to talk about things. Anyway, tell me more about the YouTube HD feature. Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 21st, 2008, 03:29 PM	#2
Bill Thesken Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: HI, USA Posts: 622	Heath, this is a cool show. Some very funny scenes. Do you mind if I ask what settings do you render to get the smooth look?