Final Cut Pro – Working in HD

This two day course focuses on how to work with the myriad of HD formats and Final Cut Pro. There will be discussion and demonstration and hands on time with the various HD decks and cameras for capturing, ingesting and getting familiar with different workflows. Key elements of this class include detailed looks at the P2 workflow and trouble-shooting as well as working with the AJA Kona 3 capture card.

Topics include:

• Primer on the fundamentals of key concepts of HD formats, a breakdown
  of the different standards, discussions of when to shoot specific frame
  rates and NTSC compatibility, anamorphic and full raster 16x9 formats,
  quality and the relationship to color spaces and bit depth, and the
  differences between working with various formats "natively" or
  "non-natively."
• Overview of storage requirements for various HD formats.
• Working with native formats including:
  • Panasonic DVCPRO HD tape formats
  • P2 tapeless workflows with cameras like the Panasonic HVX-200
  • Tapeless workflows with Sony XDCAM HD
  • HDV
• Capturing/outputtting with the AJA Kona 3 capture card for working
  with popular formats, including:
  • HD D5 or HDCAM
  • DVCPRO HD
  • Capturing from one tape or tapeless format and outputting to another
    tape format
  • Capturing from HDV to a more robust editing or mastering format
• Offline/online workflows for various formats.
• Mixing and matching different formats.
• Working with mixed formats timelines:
  • Using a Kona 3 capture card to up-convert/cross-convert and
    down-convert SD and HD video
  • Using Final Cut Pro and Compressor to convert formats from SD to HD,
    cross-convert HD formats and down-convert from HD to SD
• Preparing an HD program for an SD DVD.
• And more!