[MacDV] Re type for FCP HD 4.5

[Richard Brown]

What kind of effects? If you are looking to do some kind of FCP HD 4.5 
effect (ripples, etc.) then a Photoshop Bitmap file would work fine, as 
it will be treated as an HD video frame which can be effected AS video, 
including fades and what not. Use targa format to get the most 
compatible color space between the programs.

More sophisticated stuff (3D objects with animated moving glints and 
such) are another matter... and could STILL be done in Photoshop (in a 
limited fashion) but with much tedium, frame by frame.

Live Type does some very neat stuff, and might also be of service. 
We've done some stereoscopic (for shutter glasses and anaglyph) titles 
in Live Type which have been stunning in that the 2D material "fills 
out," or so to speak, nicely in 3D.

1080i to film, though, is not necessarily best case, neither for HD 
space requirement nor for the eventual transfer. 24 frames per second 
would make life better in this instance, if only for the easier time 
you'd have in distribution to foreign markets which do not use 60/59.94 
Hz.

Further, if the impetus to go to film is for festival purposes, many 
festivals project HD currently. The fact you COULD go to film from HD 
is well known by potential distributors, and showing in HD would have 
advantages as to presentation to such people. Plus, you could spend the 
transfer money on a better soundtrack should it be allocated.

If your project is stemming from a consumer HD system, like the JVC, 
which uses tremendous compression in the source footage, then your 
issues multiply... I would recommend against a film transfer of such 
material... stick to video.

Well, that's my 2 cents...

Best of luck on your project,

Richard Brown




On Apr 27, 2004, at 1:52 PM, animal wrote:

> With the new FCP HD 4.5, does anyone have any suggestions what the 
> best way to put titles on a project going to HD 1080i60, then to film. 
>  We've been told Livetype is OK to a point and Photoshop is the same.  
> I heard Motion may be good as well - but not sure I have time to learn 
> it or $ for this project.  The credits are not rolling - just fade on 
> and off and have special effects so we can do a frame by frame text 
> paste if needed.
>
> Any suggestions welcomed.
>
> Lynn
>
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