Year 2, Semester 2, Week 4, Lecture

In todays Lecture we looked at Digital Masters. In the handout given in class we went through what is the difference between Project and Media files, the difference between offline and online editing. I learned about mastering to tape e.g chosen post production house performs colour corrections, titles, effects, etc, then masters to tape. I also learned that sprokit(probaly spelt wrong) holes are on just one side on super16mm and are on both sides on 16mm. Also in todays lecture i learned that RTE programmes must be shot on a professional format such as Digibeta, Beta SX, DVC Pro 50 or DVC Pro 25 and that Mini DV is only acceptable in certain acces or diary-type programming. We also didd a recap on Aspect ratios where we looked at the two different ways to record a 16:9 picture on a 4:3 tape using Letterbox or 16:9 Anamorphoric and how in RTE the programmes must be delivered on 16:9 full height only. In the Lecture I also learned about the different RTE technical specifications.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 3, Practical

Todays practical was cancelled

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 3, Lecture

In this mornings lecture I learned about the different Digital Editing Systems. In the handout we first looked at Media 100 which aimed to take some of Avids market and was considered a cheaper but high-quality platform. Lightworks which was founded in 1989, during the mid-late 90s, fought for a market place against Avid, but in 1998 production was stopped for a period. Then under new ownership, production resumed with 2 main ranges Lightworks Touch and Lightworks Alacrity but both have lost large % of market to Avid. We then looked at the difference between HD and SD, the difference being HD has a collection of digital formats that offer higher resolution images and frame rates, also employs a 16:9 AR which gives a cinematic look. SD includes all analog video formats from consumer hi-8 video to professional BetaSP. We also then looked at Editing Files and remembering to date your first, second and final cuts to allow you to move back to a previous cut that you where happy with. In the conclusion of the lecture we had a recap on Timecode.