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As some of you may be aware, the FVSA is attempting our first ever digital running of the Lightworks Festival. After conferring with media experts from ISS to the Duderstadt and doing testing in the Natural Science Auditorium, we have arrived at a set of formats.
- For those of you who shot videos on miniDV or are editing in DV, you will be using H.264 at best quality, and outputting in the resolution of your Final Cut Sequence.
- For those of you who shot on an HVX and are editing in DVCPRO HD, you will be using Apple Pro Res 422 (HQ) also putting out in the resolution of your Final Cut Sequence.
- 300 projects are still being shown on 16mm reels with their sound on miniDV tapes (please put holes in your leader and a signal in your miniDV tape to allow the projectionists to synch your sound).
For anyone worried about H.264: Yes it is a compression, but it is optimized for playback on a computer, while DV is optimized for playback on a Standard Def TV Screen. You should not see any noticeable drop in quality, and H.264 will actually look better when played back on a computer. It has been tested in Nat Sci and looks good.
Please no color bars or countdowns on Digital files. 5 seconds of black, before and after your project will suffice.
How to Export and Turn in your Project:
Attached to this email are 4 files, called "droplets." If you are uncomfortable exporting using Quicktime Compressor in Final Cut Pro, you may use these files on any campus computer with Final Cut Studio to easily convert to a Lightworks format.
Click here to Download Droplets
To use a droplet:
1. Download the "droplets" to the desktop.
2. In Final Cut Pro, with your project open go to File>Export>Quicktime Movie (using "current settings") and save it to the desktop.
3. If you are on a central campus or ISS computer, you will be using one of the droplets ending with "_FCP6". If you are at the Duderstadt Center on North Campus, you will be using one of the droplets ending with "_FCP7"
4. Drag your exported project from Final Cut onto the appropriate "droplet" and it will automatically generate a copy of your project in the correct format, placing it on the desktop.
NOTE: When naming your digital file, please put your course number first, followed by a dash and then your title (example: 301-My Awesome Movie.mov)
Turning in your project:
SAC 300 reels should be turned in to the crate in Argus Film Equipment, with miniDV sound taped to the INSIDE of the reel. Please label your reel with Title, makers, and course number.
Digital Submissions should be burned to a DVD-R DATA DISC and placed in the cardboard box in the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures Office (6th floor Haven Hall). Please label the DVD with your course number, title, makers, and any other relevant information. NOTE: When naming your digital file, please put your course number first, followed by a dash and then your title (example: 301-My Awesome Movie.mov)
For projects larger than will fit on a DVD, an FVSA Board member will be stationed in our Office (4345 Michigan Union 4th floor) on FRIDAY, the 18th from 10am to Noon and will be able to do a file transfer via hard drives. We would like to do it sooner than that, so if you have your project done early, please email fvsa.info@umich.edu to set up an appointment.
DUE DATES and PLACEHOLDERS:
To ensure your place in the festival, you must turn in your project OR a placeholder (a labelled and empty DVD case or reel), by 5pm on Wednesday Dec. 16th. If you fail to turn in a placeholder, we assume you no longer wish to be in the festival. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS THIS YEAR.
If you turn in a placeholder by Wednesday Dec. 16th at 5pm, then your actual project is due in the FVSA office (4345 Michigan Union 4th floor) NO LATER than 12 Noon on Friday Dec. 18th. An FVSA board member will be stationed in the office from 10am until 12 noon. AGAIN THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS
If you have any questions or concerns, please email: fvsa.info@umich.edu
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