Thursday, December 3, 2009

For the love of format

Little did I know about the format needed for the Maine channel to use my package through final cut.

I was told that i would need to reformat my package in a format that is compatible with the switcher used in the studio. My immediate thoughts were "no problem this shouldn't be too difficult".

I was directed to firstclass to look up a document on the Maine channel's folder which provided step by step instructions to restructure a video in final cut to be used for Maine channel production. I did not realize just how taxing the reformatting process was.

The format called for you to go into final cut with your project and export it as a certain type of file. Next you had to import that file and export it again with very specific designations.

Now that my package is formatted I am crossing my fingers that it will be compatible. This has been a learning experience for sure and definitely another piece I can add to my final cut/Maine channel repertoire.

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