Andrew Aiello

I am re-editing my reel and am having some difficulty finding the best quality to edit and export. When I change the sequence settings to a higher resolution, It looks better, but I cannot go full screen with the image when I'm watching the exported clip in quicktime. I have footage ranging from 23.98fps to 25 to 29.97 and from h.264 and dv-pal (720x576) to dvcprohd 720p (960x720), dvcprohd 1080i60 (1280x1080), to hdv 1080p24 (1440x1080). I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a combination of frame size, aspect ratio, pixel aspect ratio, and field dominance in the sequence settings or if I would have to convert all of the files so they are all the same, and if so what would you recommend. Thank you very much.

I am re-editing my reel and am having some difficulty finding the best quality to edit and export. When I change the sequence settings to a higher resolution, It looks better, but I cannot go full screen with the image when I'm watching the exported clip in quicktime. I have footage ranging from 23.98fps to 25 to 29.97 and from h.264 and dv-pal (720x576) to dvcprohd 720p (960x720), dvcprohd 1080i60 (1280x1080), to hdv 1080p24 (1440x1080). I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a combination of frame size, aspect ratio, pixel aspect ratio, and field dominance in the sequence settings or if I would have to convert all of the files so they are all the same. Thank you very much.

I am prepping a short film I am hoping to shoot on the Panasonic Varicam2700. At first I wanted to get the Digizooms, but am not sure if they're within our budget. I wanted to know people's takes on good HD zoom lenses. I need something pretty fast as there is a fair amount of night exteriors, something compatible with matte boxes and follow focuses, a sharp lens with good contrast, and I don't mind about flaring. Thanks

I am prepping a short film and am looking at shooting on the Panasonic Varicam2700 and possibly using the Zeiss Digizooms, 6-24 and 17-112. Wanted to know if anyone has used this combination and what they thought. Also, just any thoughts about the 2700 itself. Thanks

I am prepping a short film and am looking at shooting on the Panasonic Varicam2700 and possibly using the Zeiss Digizooms, 6-24 and 17-112. Wanted to know if anyone has used this combination and what they thought. Also, just any thoughts about the 2700 itself. Thanks

appreciate the responses. unfortunately it's not my personal project and the director does not have the funds. granted you shouldn't really try to do things unless you have the proper tools, but i'm just trying to do the best i can. i found a way to calibrate a dell computer monitor pretty well, the problem is i'm trying to figure out if i should calibrate the bars that i can generate through avid or if i should just use the bars that come up in the dell calibration menu. any ideas? thanks again

I am doing color correctioin I shot on an HVX200 at 1080. We're using Avid to do the coloring and I have a question about monitors. I am afraid to do the correction on the DELL computer monitor that we have just because I'm afraid I can't calibrate it properly. Unfortunately, however, the only proper monitor I have is a standard def SONY monitor. I calibrated the monitor, but it looks completely different. Is there an issue with correcting HD footage on an SD monitor? Is there any way to make this combination work? Appreciate any takers. Thanks

thanks for all your advice, chris i sold your car.

I am looking for the best possible quality of streaming video for my reel online. I was wondering what type of file, what size, and how is the best way to post your reel online so as to have two things - good quality, and streaming video so as to not make people wait for it to load. Any ideas? Thanks.