Dong Won Lee Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Hello, I'm fairly new to the filmmaking industry so I would really appreciate if anyone can help me solve my confusion!! I had a question about matching the video specs for a digital billboard. I need to get a 15 second commercial spot into a digital billboard in my local town and their specs to meet are as follows: Composition Size: High Definition (HD) 432 x 252 Color Mode: RGB Resolution: 72 dpi - 300 dpi Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square Recommended Static File Format: JPEG Other Acceptable Static Formats: BMP, GIF/GIFF, PNG Recommended Animated File Format: AVI (compressed with XVID) Other Acceptable Animated Formats: SWF (Versions 6 through 9), MOV (compressed with H.264) Video Frame Rate: 30 fps Video Color Depth: 24 bit RGB Video Bit Rate: +9000 Here are my questions: 1) What is composition size? 2) Are there any of these specs I MUST consider before shooting? For example, it shows Video Frame Rate is 30fps. Must I film at 30 fps? 3) What is Video Bit Rate? 4) Can I match these specs in Final Cut Pro X when exporting? 5) I am filming with a GH5s. Is this camera compatible with these specs? I am embarrassed to say that I am extremely clueless to these things. I am really hoping I can gain some insight from you guys. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Speziale Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 The closest HD resolution to (HD) 432 x 252 is 720P (1280x720) so shoot your video in 720P at 30fps. The rest of your settings will be in export. I am using Premiere Pro and exported a 10 second clip. I think you should have similar export setting choices in Final Cut. . I set the quality to 100% to give me above 9000 kbps bitrate. I set the export format to Quick Time Movie (H.264 codec) for the the .mov output. I set frame size to 432 wide, which gives a height of 244 instead of 252, but I think that will just put a slight border on top and bottom of the frame. I set the pixels to square pixels (1:1). Looking at the propeties of the exported file, it shows my file as Sequence 01.mov, 11.1MB, Length 00.00:10, Frame width 432, frame height 244, Data rate 9256kbps, Total bitrate 9359kbps, Frame rate 30 frames/second. My file also had audio but I don't think your bill board will have audio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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