Setting up XPRESS PRO HD to capture from DIGI-BETA at DVinfo.net

Alessandro Di Vita · April 6th, 2007, 12:21 PM

I have never worked with digi-beta before. I have been working w/ MC & the HDCAM format as my master tape for quite sometime now. I will be digitizing from a DigiBeta tape, which is the master tape from a telecine.

I have two questions regarding this process:

1) Starting from scratch, how in Xpress Pro HD should I set the project to be able to capture/digitize DigiBeta via SDI mojo?

2) Since the music video has been shot on 35mm, the footage is progressive. Once it has been telecined and put on a digi-beta tape, am i capturing progressive still or interlaced now?

Thanks guys!

David Parks · April 6th, 2007, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Alessandro Di Vita

I have two questions regarding this process:

1) Starting from scratch, how in Xpress Pro HD should I set the project to be able to capture/digitize DigiBeta via SDI mojo?

2) Since the music video has been shot on 35mm, the footage is progressive. Once it has been telecined and put on a digi-beta tape, am i capturing progressive still or interlaced now?

Thanks guys!

It depends on how it was telecined most likely downconverted then interlaced but I assume you would use a 25i PAL preset. If it is NTSC then 30i. I don't think DigiBeta is progressive.

Good Luck.

Alessandro Di Vita · April 7th, 2007, 02:43 AM

Thanks David,

The problem is when I create a 25i project, and when I open the capture tool to digitize, I have DV25 4:1:1 OMF, DV25 4:2:0 OMF, DV50 OMF, and an offline 15:1s OMF. They appear to me as DV resolutions, so I am not sure which one to use for digitizing DigiBeta that's the problem.
Thanks

David Parks · April 7th, 2007, 10:29 AM

That's strange.

You should also have a 1:1 OMF resolution in 25i. If not then there is something wrong with your NLE. I double checked my Xpress Pro, setup a 25i PAL project, went to the Capture tool and I got all of the choices you mentioned plus 1:1 OMF. Double check again because 1:1 is what you would use for mastering quality from DigiBeta.

Good Luck, hope it works out,

Alessandro Di Vita · April 7th, 2007, 05:28 PM

Thank you, thank you David! This solves it for me. I'll try repairing the installation first, then I'll probably contact Avid if my problem remains unsolved.

Zulkifli Yusof · June 16th, 2007, 06:24 AM

What's the difference between a 25i and 25p project setting?

David Parks · June 16th, 2007, 08:23 AM

25i is interlaced and 25p is progressive.

Zulkifli Yusof · June 16th, 2007, 04:24 PM

So, with footages that was shot in 25p mode, i should start a 25p project?

John Mitchell · July 18th, 2007, 08:19 AM

You must be in DNA mode to digitise @ 1:1. MAke sure you have your capture tool set to SDI for input - you can use SDI for audio as well.

There is probably nothing wrong with your installation, but there may be a problem with your Mojo connection.

Digi beta was made for SDI ingest so an SDI Mojo to 1:110bit MXF or 1:1 OMF should be the perfect solution.

April 6th, 2007, 12:21 PM	#1
Alessandro Di Vita New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Beirut, Lebanon Posts: 5	Setting up XPRESS PRO HD to capture from DIGI-BETA I have never worked with digi-beta before. I have been working w/ MC & the HDCAM format as my master tape for quite sometime now. I will be digitizing from a DigiBeta tape, which is the master tape from a telecine. I have two questions regarding this process: 1) Starting from scratch, how in Xpress Pro HD should I set the project to be able to capture/digitize DigiBeta via SDI mojo? 2) Since the music video has been shot on 35mm, the footage is progressive. Once it has been telecined and put on a digi-beta tape, am i capturing progressive still or interlaced now? Thanks guys!

April 7th, 2007, 10:29 AM	#4
David Parks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 789	That's strange. You should also have a 1:1 OMF resolution in 25i. If not then there is something wrong with your NLE. I double checked my Xpress Pro, setup a 25i PAL project, went to the Capture tool and I got all of the choices you mentioned plus 1:1 OMF. Double check again because 1:1 is what you would use for mastering quality from DigiBeta. Good Luck, hope it works out, __________________ David Parks: DP/Editor: Jacobs Aerospace at NASA Johnson Space Center https://www.youtube.com/user/JacobsESCG

June 16th, 2007, 08:23 AM	#7
David Parks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 789	25i is interlaced and 25p is progressive. __________________ David Parks: DP/Editor: Jacobs Aerospace at NASA Johnson Space Center https://www.youtube.com/user/JacobsESCG

April 7th, 2007, 02:43 AM	#3
Alessandro Di Vita New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Beirut, Lebanon Posts: 5	Thanks David, The problem is when I create a 25i project, and when I open the capture tool to digitize, I have DV25 4:1:1 OMF, DV25 4:2:0 OMF, DV50 OMF, and an offline 15:1s OMF. They appear to me as DV resolutions, so I am not sure which one to use for digitizing DigiBeta that's the problem. Thanks

April 7th, 2007, 05:28 PM	#5
Alessandro Di Vita New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Beirut, Lebanon Posts: 5	Thank you, thank you David! This solves it for me. I'll try repairing the installation first, then I'll probably contact Avid if my problem remains unsolved.

June 16th, 2007, 06:24 AM	#6
Zulkifli Yusof Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 86	What's the difference between a 25i and 25p project setting?

June 16th, 2007, 04:24 PM	#8
Zulkifli Yusof Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 86	So, with footages that was shot in 25p mode, i should start a 25p project?

July 18th, 2007, 08:19 AM	#9
John Mitchell Contributor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 873	You must be in DNA mode to digitise @ 1:1. MAke sure you have your capture tool set to SDI for input - you can use SDI for audio as well. There is probably nothing wrong with your installation, but there may be a problem with your Mojo connection. Digi beta was made for SDI ingest so an SDI Mojo to 1:110bit MXF or 1:1 OMF should be the perfect solution.