I'm finishing up editing a film I made tonight and it will be played tomorrow in class.
I need some help with a few things:
1. I want to have the DVD include 2 audio options (Stereo, and 5.1). The project was edited in Stereo, but I just want to convert that 2 channel mix to play through all 6 speakers of their surround system. It's okay if the Rear Left & Rear Right channels are exactly the same as the Front Left and Front Right, but I do want to make sure that my audio does go through the subwolfer as well.
2. It was Filmed in AVCHD 1080,24p, but in Final Cut on this project I selected HDV 1080i24p. It is taking a MASSIVE amount of time to render each clip while I'm editing and playback is horrible until it renders. Should I have selected DVCPRO 1080,24p instead: would DVCPRO HD have been faster and is there a way to change my project to this setting now?
3. How do I get this HD footage to look like it was shot on film in Final Cut Pro 6, and I really need to bring out the colors and contrast. It's a horror film so I need a scary look with lots of colors, reds, blues, greens brought out. Do I do this clip-by-clip filter, or is there a way to use a filter over a whole project?
I'm using Final Cut Pro 6, and I will be burning this DVD with iDVD.
