[kevss]

If I give an editor miniDV tape for short 5 min piece, how should I ask to get it back? thanks.

[John at Roxio]

Not sure exactly what you mean but either on the DV tape or just have them convert it to a DV file that can be recorded to a CD or DVD as a data file.

[kevss]

you give them mini DV, you want it back in best quality possible. HOw should I instruct the editor to send the material back?

[tsantee]

The best quality is to get it back as DV or as a QuickTime Full-Quality movie. That way there is no change or encoding of the video file. But if you already have it in that format, why send it to someone else for editing? You can edit DV in iMovie.

[kevss]

I sending it out becuase I hate editing, and don't want to edit.
But is DV or quicktime? I mean what do I say to the editor precisely. thanks!

( I want to use the material for web, and also for presentation piece on a reel)

[tsantee]

kevss, on Oct 14 2006, 11:24 PM, said:

I sending it out becuase I hate editing, and don't want to edit.
But is DV or quicktime? I mean what do I say to the editor precisely. thanks!

( I want to use the material for web, and also for presentation piece on a reel)

Tell them you want it back as a full-quality Quicktime movie. You might also ask for a version for Web streaming because that will save you time in having to make a Web version.

[kevss]

will the quick time be what I need when want to make a high quality DVD reel?

and for my website, don't I want to go the WMV route? most people are on window computers

[tsantee]

kevss, on Oct 15 2006, 12:41 PM, said:

will the quick time be what I need when want to make a high quality DVD reel?

Yes, with your video that will be the best-quality source for later encoding to a video DVD. If you want the editing house to do the encoding, ask for MPEG 2 with AC-3 audio. But also get your full-quality Quicktime copy too so you'll always have a high-quality source for future use.

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and for my website, don't I want to go the WMV route? most people are on window computers

Windows Media Player can play lots of video formats, but Mac's can't play WMV unless the user downloads Windows Media Player for the Mac. So I'd avoid that format for maximum compatibility with both Macs and PCs. I'm not sure what is best for the Web, however.

[kevss]

thanks T.
well how does it work.
the editor receives a mini DV and starts working on it with AVid.
Then what is he working with on his computer?

He has to to the encoding right, to get it back to me,no?

(when I ask for mpeg 2 with AC-3 audio and a quicktime copy, will all editors know what I want and will all be able to deliver that? and will it all come back on a DVD to me?

Yeah, think you are wrong on the web thing as most Mac folks do get windows media player, and the world is 90% windows (unfortunatley)--
but besides that-- is that something that editors will do routinely as well, give you "web ready" version, or it that my duty to do that?

[tsantee]

kevss, on Oct 15 2006, 04:52 PM, said:

thanks T.
well how does it work.
the editor receives a mini DV and starts working on it with AVid.
Then what is he working with on his computer?

He has to to the encoding right, to get it back to me,no?

(when I ask for mpeg 2 with AC-3 audio and a quicktime copy, will all editors know what I want and will all be able to deliver that? and will it all come back on a DVD to me?

Yeah, think you are wrong on the web thing as most Mac folks do get windows media player, and the world is 90% windows (unfortunatley)--
but besides that-- is that something that editors will do routinely as well, give you "web ready" version, or it that my duty to do that?

The editor will do the editing in the DV format so there is no encoding required at that point. A full-quality QuickTime movie is identical quality to the DV original except that it is now in a QuickTime "wrapper." That is a snap for the editor to create. They likely would charge you extra to encode the video into other formats such as MPEG 2 or WMV. If you want WMV you'll need to have them do it. I think there may be a Mac application that can do WMV encoding but I don't recall what it is.

[kevss]

thanks T.