[Vcfilmmakers-l] End of the Year Screening Submissions

[Timothy O'Connor]

Hi Everyone -

So, we're getting real close to the screening now, and we're going to start publicizing for this thing. So, if you could send me an e-mail with any films you'd like screened, along with your name and the approximate running time, we can start doing publicity type stuff.

Then, we can work on getting the films ready for screening. Here's a repeat of that process for exporting that I sent out before:


Once you're finished editing, export your movie by following these steps:
   a. In Final Cut, go to File --> Export --> Using Quicktime Conversion
   b. Select the location where you want to save the finished file (the desktop works fine)
   c. Hit "options"
   d. Make sure both "Video" and "Sound" are checked.
   e. Under Video, hit "Settings." Make sure the compression type is H.264 (this is the default). Slide the Quality bar over to "Best." Hit OK.
   f. Under Video, hit "Size." Check "de-interlace source video" (VERY important). Under "Dimensions," select Custom. Then enter in the open fields:
      - For Widescreen (16:9) Projects: 853 x 480
      - For Fullscreen (4:3) Projects: 640 x 480
      Hit OK.
   g. Under Sound, hit "Settings." Make sure Stereo is select under "Channels." Change Quality from "Normal" to "Best." Change the Sample Size from 16 to 32. Hit OK.
   h. Hit OK on the "Movie Settings" window.
   i. Hit Save.

 Note: Depending on the length of your movie, exports can take a pretty long time and eat up a lot of CPU. I'd recommend exporting at a time where you're not going to need your computer (start it right before you go to sleep is usually a good bet).



Try to send us the info as soon as possible so that we can work out getting it all together and ready to go.


-Tim