Quickstart Guide to Project Settings - Using Bogart SE OS3+

Special thank you to Seth Hampton for providing this quick-guide which he developed for one of his customers at CAM Audio, Inc.

Projects MUST be setup correctly BEFORE loading any video/footage and editing can begin. We will cover several different ways to setup a project. We will also explore various video formats and proper settings for those formats.

SD (standard Definition)
SD can be shot in two (2) aspect ratios. 4:3 (640x480) and 16:9 (720x480).
1.Determine the aspect ratio of the video that you need to ingest.
2.Enter Project Settings
3.Locate an empty project
4.Name project accordingly
5.Set Image Size as Full
6.Select format. NOTE: the SD format will always show 720x480!
7.Select the correct aspect ratio IE…4:3 or 16:9
8.Select Interlaced “ON or OFF” NOTE: you will mostly use the Interlaced ON setting!
9.Enter the Edit Window for your new project
10.Enter the Record Window
11.Record/Ingest your footage.

HD (high definition)
HD is ONLY in the 16:9 aspect ratio! There are several different “flavors” of HD Video. We will cover three of the most commonly used in your Casablanca HDV, AVCHD and H.264 (.MOV). Let’s begin with HDV

HDV
1. Enter Project Settings
2. Locate an empty project
3. Name project accordingly
4. Set Image Size as Full
5. Select format NOTE: HDV will ALWAYS be set to 1440x1080 (16:9)
6. Select Interlaced “ON or OFF” NOTE: you will mostly use the Interlaced ON setting!
7. Enter the Edit Window for your new project
8. Enter the Record Window
9. Record/Ingest your footage

AVCHD
1.Enter Project Settings
2.Locate an empty project
3.Name project accordingly
4.Set Image Size as Full
5.Select format NOTE: AVCHD will ALWAYS be set to 1920x1080 (16:9)
6.Select Interlaced “ON or OFF” NOTE: you will mostly use the Interlaced ON setting!
7.Enter the Edit Window for your new project
8.Enter the Record Window
9.Record/Ingest your footage NOTE: when recording AVCHD footage you will use the USB Record Icon and NOT the standard Record button! More on this later.

H.264
1. Enter Project Settings
2. Locate an empty project
3. Name project accordingly
4. Set Image Size as Full
5. Select format NOTE: H.264 will ALWAYS be st to 1920x1080 (16:9)
6. Select Interlaced “ON or OFF” NOTE: you will mostly use the Interlaced OFF setting
7. Enter the Edit Window for your new project
8. Enter the Record Window
9. Record/Ingest your footage NOTE: when recording H.264 footage you will click the USB record Icon and NOT the standard Record button.

Explanation of contemporary HD (High Definition) video formats

HDV is used by cameras that capture High Definition onto tape. HDV image size is 1440x1080 (16:9). HDV will be recorded using a standard 4 or 6 pin Firewire cable.
AVCHD is used by cameras that capture High Definition onto Hard Drive (HDD) or internal/onboard Flash Memory or removable Flash Memory IE: SDHC cards.
H.264 is found mostly as being captured by newer DSLR cameras (Canon, Nikon etc.)

When Recording AVCHD or H.264 video clips can be imported via USB cable from the camera directly or by removing the Memory card and using a “card reader”. These types of video cannot be recorded via Firewire cable.

Tips & Tutorials by the Casablanca Expert, Chet Davis
www.CasablancaExpert.com

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