FCP / Apple Color / File Sizes
Hi,
I'm pretty new to color correction stuff. In fact, I don't know much of it at all! I only have Final Cut Studio 1 at the moment and I use the 3-way color correction filter for all my clips to up the saturation a bit to make the color stand out more. Now, exporting for DVD, I realize this increases the filesize a LOT! I'm talking, 2.23GB without color correction filters for a 2h45m movie (wedding reception) and 35.13GB with color correction filters for the same movie. Oh, and this isn't even self-contained. So I'm just wondering if using Apple Color to do the color grading will do the same in terms of increasing file sizes? Thanks! (PS. On a side note, if anyone has any compressor tips to fit in iDVD, that would be great, thanks) |
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Regardless, Color creates new media when it renders. To make a long explanation short: expect a workflow using Color to require more scratch space for files. |
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I am using iDVD because I know how to use it to make simple menus. I can probably do the same thing in DVDSP just as fast but I just don't know the program yet. I will definitely learn it once I finish my wedding videos for the year but I'm just set on some deadlines. I took at 35GB file of mine and tried using Compressor to see what result I will get. I used the DVD best quality 120 minutes 16:9 setting and it compressed it to just over 5GB! So that's an improvement. But now the m2v file won't work in iDVD but I assume DVDSP will take it? Now I have no choice but to learn it! Haha... |
The best tutorial on COLOR
Buy Apple Pro Training Series book. Name: COLOR, Authors: Michael Whol and David Gross.
It comes with DVD lessons. Spend about 40 hours on study of this book and you will be an expert in Color. I consider this book as the ultimate training tool. I bought another training DVD "Stop Staring and Start grading with Apple Color" which I wouldn't recommend to anyone. This is very much chaotic system of lessons jumping from one topic to another one leaving a lot of black holes behind. It does look to me that the main goal of the author of this DVD (Walter Biscardi, Jr.) was to fit information into one DVD, where at least two would be required. So, go with the first one. And good luck. |
I've been meaning to get the Apple Pro Training Series book for Color myself. I already have many of the Apple Pro Training Series and I swear by them. Excellent books that expand on the supplied documentation (which is the first thing anyone should read. Apple's manuals for their Pro apps are very well written and informative IMHO).
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Check your render settings are correct. I'm guessing that is where the problem is.
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