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19 Sep 2014 04:17 #52899 by Rosco
I want to export a project for use by tv broadcaster - which is all new to me. I was going to Share>Export>Master file> Settings and change to "uncompressed 8 or 10 bit?".
My footage is from Canon5d. Could someone advise me please.

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19 Sep 2014 08:19 #52907 by Tom Wolsky
Find out exactly what they want.

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19 Sep 2014 08:51 #52909 by Karsten Schlüter
What Tom said ...

depends on the broadcaster... I was told, some tiny, local stations in the US accept DVDs (!!), there are nation-wide broadcasters, who insist on 'tapes' = digiBeta, Mother BBc has a looong list of standards
www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/dq/contents/television.shtml

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19 Sep 2014 11:25 #52913 by BenB
Many US stations will take a QT ProRes file, but yes, get the specs from the station FIRST. Create a custom setting in Compressor, set it up in FCPX as a custom Destination, then you can pop through it easily with future work going to them.

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19 Sep 2014 16:21 #52933 by Scott Markowitz
The best time to get the specs is before you even start your edit.

I've delivered to Food Network, and to Discovery.

Their delivery requirements are very different.

Some stations will require that you deliver in 59.94 compliant files- some won't even accept files at all.
In both of these situations, it would have been best to edit your show in a 29.97 timeline.

I'm just saying that if the station will accept 23.98 master files, and your footage was all shot at 23.98- then you may have been editing at a timebase that just made things harder for your system to handle- and all for no reason.

It will also make things easier to track down as a problem sooner if you know the delivery format ahead of time. You can make test files early in your process to try to anticipate problems.

I'm sure you'll be fine for this job. I don't want you to think you did anything wrong.

In fact, it sounds like you're on your way to nice broadcasting gig for yourself!
Good luck with your delivery.

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19 Sep 2014 21:27 #52944 by Rosco
Thank you to all for your thoughts. I was able to telephone the Media Manager( at a Australian public broadcaster) - which I should have done earlier.footage was shot on 5D2. Ive delivered Prores422 HQ , 1920x1080, 25fps.
What I don't understand is how the footage is "Quicktime".
Anyway thanks again

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