Gidday
I’m pretty passionate about rebuilding country towns either through work, or my private time.
A group of the local blokes and shirlas decided to produce a DVD. It started off as a 60 second video, and then grew into a major production lasting 2 minutes and 45 seconds.
Just about everything known to God, and mankind stuffed us up. If it wasn’t the tides, it was the weather, people getting crook and so on.
Just when I thought I can’t put up with this misery anymore, I’m was told that colour enhancing, voice over treatment and background music needed to be completed again.
This was all shot in HD, and I was thrilled to learn after a long telephone conversation, that Channel 31 is produced in SD format.
But it gets ever better. Here is the technical dribble I received late last week:
Hi Kim,
Just a quick update on the Tooradin Film further to our phone call this
afternoon.
Once I have received the uncompressed wav file of the music, I will work
on producing a "Master Copy" of the film for you, which you can then use
to duplicate and send out. If possible it would be good to get the
broadcast spec and technical requirements from Channel 31 before I
complete the master version for duplication, that way both versions are
"broadcast safe", i.e. suitable for broadcast.
I will still need to render a version for the web in concert with your
web designers and one for actual broadcast as they use different video
standards and compression codecs to DVD.
I will have a version of the DVD of the film on Monday that you can use
to show people etc, but not for duplication just yet, I would like to
make sure the video is up to broadcast spec before getting it duplicated :)
I’m a simple old boy from the bush and have no understanding of this technology, but I’m very proud of what everyone has achieved.
Not one bob was spent, and the entire professional
services where donated.
You’ll see the final version shortly.
Regards
Kim