Return-Path: Received: from mail-ie0-f169.google.com ([209.85.223.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4894848 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:25:48 +0100 Received: by mail-ie0-f169.google.com with SMTP id 10so5221739ied.28 for ; Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:28:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=8x4FzXIzu04tWpSRPG9cdGLvbKD7Cu+Qy7FK3WkEPOI=; b=Nq5ijPF7vzE46F5BcRvvIIZ2bGdMcfXBDyXBu89nttw43i2/tqvvYtuIihGQhfDmFW PRKDQSkGpFJhkVJEbaViykphnDxX/TRCqmfFJlxk3itcyantpr8YCpyn9cIZNBTxldSZ CiyU5WvxBBn/54dNP4cSjeJfyb86AbEHNsxhSG/e0QyexdMTtYfHWeRKZwZhIqb28G66 ztH9eYwZ6GlpOl9j+q+206JZGY2KbOLQhgbKpjnpQL1mKR63TW4CUu0TgDXTVrqwnSAI OFzklVy6H3O8tl9pF5DHY4c4t0dnTT0GUEh688IOOP5HWGSxzDa2lmsdqLnGOWYnNxXk hxrA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.12.165 with SMTP id z5mr441525igb.17.1352438933624; Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:28:53 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.43.82.194 with HTTP; Thu, 8 Nov 2012 21:28:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 21:28:53 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] DCI Compliance in software - why not there? From: Todd Kopriva To: After Effects Mail List , "stephen@sv2studios.com" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae93409bd38193904ce093a88 --14dae93409bd38193904ce093a88 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you want to share the details of your cutom presets here, maybe we could look into building something similar into our applcations. On Thursday, November 8, 2012, Stephen van Vuuren wrote: > I realize it=92s not a huge market but I just did a quick survey and ever= y > mainstream NLE, Compositing App including AE that I can see fails to offe= r > DCI compliant project presets. I realize theatrical has been a > traditionally very small part of post but with the DCP world, there is a > real increase in low budget content ending up on the big screen.**** > > ** ** > > Since creating DCPs is now 70% of my freelance work these days =96 and AE= is > my primary tool, it would be =93nice to have=94 built in markers and safe= areas > for DCP sizes =96 I=92ve obviously made my own presets and custom sets bu= t AE=92s > lack of awareness of these global standards is a pain. Worse yet, the > current film sizes and preset and irrelevant for almost any theatrical wo= rk > today.**** > > ** ** > > But for my clients creating in AE, Premiere Pro, FCP, FCPx, Avid etc. =96 > they invariably get the frame sizes wrong, aspect ratios wrong, frame rat= es > wrong. I always have to walk them through custom presets. Of course, > combined with the oft-discussed here ignorance of frame rates, aspect > ratios etc. =96 it=92s a nice big mess.**** > > ** ** > > Software could definitely help here by supporting DCI compliant presets = =96 > with safety markers indicating e.g. how your 16:9 1080p will look in a fl= at > 2K DCP =96 and maybe some scaling presets to boot.**** > > ** ** > > *stephen van vuuren* > > 336.202.4777**** > > * * > > *http://www.insaturnsrings.com/*** > > *http://www.sv2dcp.com/* > > *http://www.sv2studios.com/* > > * * > > *A film is =96 or should be =96 more like music than like fiction. It sho= uld > be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what=92s behind the > emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.* > > =96*Stanley Kubrick***** > > ** ** > --=20 -------------------------------- Todd Kopriva 1510 E Alder St Seattle, WA 98122 (206)437-2296 -------------------------------- "Ultimately, all knowledge is self-knowledge." - Bruce Lee --14dae93409bd38193904ce093a88 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you want to share the details of your cutom presets here, maybe we could= look into building something similar into our applcations.


On = Thursday, November 8, 2012, Stephen van Vuuren wrote:

I realize it=92s not a huge market but I jus= t did a quick survey and every mainstream NLE, Compositing App including AE= that I can see fails to offer DCI compliant project presets. I realize the= atrical has been a traditionally very small part of post but with the DCP w= orld, there is a real increase in low budget content ending up on the big s= creen.

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Since creating DCPs is= now 70% of my freelance work these days =96 and AE is my primary tool, it = would be =93nice to have=94 built in markers and safe areas for DCP sizes = =96 I=92ve obviously made my own presets and custom sets but AE=92s lack of= awareness of these global standards is a pain. Worse yet, the current film= sizes and preset and irrelevant for almost any theatrical work today.

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But for my clients cre= ating in AE, Premiere Pro, FCP, FCPx, Avid etc. =96 they invariably get the= frame sizes wrong, aspect ratios wrong, frame rates wrong. I always have t= o walk them through custom presets. Of course, combined with the oft-discus= sed here ignorance of frame rates, aspect ratios etc. =96 it=92s a nice big= mess.

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Software could definit= ely help here by supporting DCI compliant presets =96 with safety markers i= ndicating e.g. how your 16:9 1080p will look in a flat 2K DCP =96 and maybe= some scaling presets to boot.

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stephen van vuuren<= u>

336.202.4777

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http://ww= w.insaturnsrings.com/

http://www.sv2dcp= .com/

http://www= .sv2studios.com/

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A film is = =96 or should be =96 more like music than like fiction. It should be a prog= ression of moods and feelings. The theme, what=92s behind the emotion, the = meaning, all that comes later.

=96Stanley Kubrick=

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Todd Kopriva
1510 E Alder St
Seattle, WA 98122
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"Ultimately, all knowl= edge is self-knowledge."
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