H2 Video Submission Requirements
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1. a program called Mpeg Streamclip from Squared 5 This program can be used to quickly and easily convert and combine video clips from these type of cameras into an easily editable format The program can be downloaded free from the squared 5 website However some options are not available without the purchase of the Apple Quicktime MPEG2 playback decoder plug in for 19 99 Instructions for download and installation can be found on the website http www squared5 com Editing Software If you do not regularly use editing software we highly recommend the use of Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD 9 0 It is an easy to use low cost editing solution for Windows 7 Vista or XP The software can be purchased at retail outlets such as Best Buy Office Depot or Staples or you can purchase it online and download it straight to your computer Retail price of the program is 49 95 but you can save 10 by downloading from the Sony Creative Software web site http www sonycreativesoftware com 3 TIPS FOR SHOOTING AND EDITING VIDEO In this section we will discuss the use of specific equipment and software for the production of H2 content While much of this information is specific to H2 production the same principals and general settings can be used in the production of any video intended to be viewed on television Using miniDV cameras Cameras that record to miniDV tape can be utilized in H2 production only if you or someone from your organiza2. of the crowd all around so it is recommended to have the audio level meter displayed in the camera s LCD screen so you can visually see if audio is coming into the camera If you see the meters rise and fall then record a short clip of the announcers talking then play it back to ensure that it recorded Even though the overall audio may sound low the levels can be boosted during editing What can t be changed in editing is if the audio level is too loud coming into the camera and everything is distorted QUESTIONS AND ASSISTANCE For any questions regarding the submission process or technical inquiries not found within this document please contact the following John Plunkett Production Manager Phone 217 452 4147 Email jplunkett casscomm com ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Canon FS200 Manual http gdlp01 c wss com gds 7 0300001917 01 fs20 2 1 22 200 nim en pdf Mpeg Streamclip http www squared5 com Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD 9 0 http www sonycreativesoftware com moviestudiohd Ver 1 6
3. the clip was created by clicking on the cell called Date Modified An upward facing triangle will appear indicating that the files in this folder are now in ascending order based on the Date Modified information So a clip that has the time date stamp of 10 23 09 6 41 PM will appear above a clip with the time date stamp of 10 23 09 6 58 PM UPDATE Oct 28 2009 In your folder options you can select to arrange the files located in your folder by a number of different criteria By selecting Arrange Icons By Modified you can batch import files into MPEG Streamclip and not have to worry about out of sequence clips in your final video Now that you have your clips in order of their time date stamps you can look again to the file names of each clip and see that they are no longer in a perfect order If you wish to combine all clips together as one in Mpeg Streamclip you may need to rename your clips so both their file names are in numeric alphabetic order and their Date Modified info is in the correct time date order Can t hear audio through headphones Oct 27 2009 Some cameras have jacks for headphone use but to cut production costs they sometimes make these jacks multi functional in which one jack serves multiple uses In the case of the Canon FS200 the headphone jack also serves as the Audio Video output for hooking up the camera to a television set The functionality of the jack is set in the menu system of the cam
4. H2 REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION OF VIDEO CONTENT Version 1 6 1 REQUIREMENTS The following are a few guidelines on the submission process for H2 content NOTICE Submissions not meeting these set requirements will be rejected Video content must be 720x480 NTSC 29 97 frames per second 4 3 aspect ratio Audio sampling rate must be 48 Khz 48 000 Hz with a bit rate of 24 bits per second Submissions must be on DVD or in a digital file Quicktime AVI or MPEG Any video submitted to CassComm to be aired on H2 must contain the following 1 The H2 introduction clip provided by CassComm on our website 2 A title overlay of the event throughout the video 3 Closing credits and the closing H2 clip provided by CassComm on our website Submissions must be no less than 1 minute 30 seconds in length Use of unlicensed music in video submissions is prohibited and will be rejected SPECIAL NOTE While taping sporting events please be sure to stop recording during any extended breaks such as half time Submitter must acknowledge that CassComm is not responsible for the return of media upon receipt If a submitter wishes to have media returned to them they must submit a request for return prior to the delivery of said media Filming Special Note If you are using the Canon FS200 camera please initialize the card in the camera before shooting Initializing formats the card for use with the camera plus it erases any dat
5. TIONS The following are a list of product and software recommendations by CassComm to help ease the process of turning your footage into acceptable H2 content Camera If you or your organization does not have a video camera of your own we highly recommend the use of the Canon FS200 It is a solid state camera meaning it records video to SD memory cards We will supply you with 8GB SDHC cards for use with your camera if you choose to purchase the Canon FS200 as this is the camera we use most often and have the most experience troubleshooting If you or someone from your organization is shooting events for H2 under the agreement that CassComm will be responsible for handling all editing duties then the use of the Canon FS200 will be required for submission of footage If you or someone from your organization will be handling editing duties choice of camera will be left to your discretion Format Conversion Software If you use a camera that records digitally to an internal hard disk or to flash memory such as SDHC cards you will need to convert the files from their native MOD format on the camera to a format that editing programs can import While most cameras provide you with their own software for doing this sometimes they are limited in output choices and as our needs our very specific you may find that the programs cannot provide the flexibility you need to deliver a usable video file to us It is for this reason we highly recommend
6. a previously stored to the card Initializing the card before each use will ensure that you have a full card to use during your taping You need to ensure that the footage you acquire is of the highest quality you can achieve with your equipment This can be accomplished in a few simple ways 1 Set camera for full auto auto focus auto iris auto white balance 2 Place your camera on a tripod whenever possible to cut down on shaking 3 Try to follow movement whenever possible but keep long telephoto shots to a minimum as shakiness increases greatly 4 Even if your camera has the option for it never use digital zoom Video Editing The key things you ll want to ad to the video while editing are the following 1 The H2 logo clip provided by CassComm from our website to the beginning of the video A fade from black effect at the start of the video Subtitles stating what the video is about A fade to black effect at the end of the video Closing credits and the closing H2 clip provided by CassComm from our website ala ae Link to H2 intro clip http www casscomm com H2 video h2opening avi Link to H2 closing clip http www casscomm com H2 video h2closing avi If you are not capable of authoring a DVD video you must submit your video in either Windows AVI or Apple Quicktime format The choice of deliverable media is yours i e Data DVD USB flash drive external hard drive SDHC card etc 2 RECOMMENDA
7. eld First 24 If the settings are incorrect then click on the Custom button 25 In the Custom Template window adjust all the settings until the read as follows a PROJECT i Template NTSC DV ii Video rendering quality Best b VIDEO i Include video Checked ii Frame size unselectable iii Frame rate 29 970 NTSC iv Field Order Lower field first v Pixel aspect ratio unselectable vi Video format NTSC DV vil Quality unselectable viii Interleave every seconds 0 250 ix Interleave every frame leave unchecked x Keyframe every frames unselectable x1 Data rate Kbytes second unselectable xii Render alpha channel uncompressed video formats only unselectable xiii Create an OpenDML AVI version 2 0 compatible file checked c AUDIO i Include audio Checked ii Audio format PCM Uncompressed iii Attributes unselectable iv Sample rate Hz 48 000 v Bit depth 16 vi Channels Stereo 26 Once rendering has been completed it can be dumped to either DVD R USB flash memory or SDHC card or sent to our server via FTP INSTRUCTIONS ON TRANSFERING FILES OVER THE INTERNET If you have access to broadband internet you may be able to transfer the finished product via FTP over the internet to our server First you will need to download Filezilla a FTP client program which can be located at http filezilla project org download php In order to reduce confusion later on in the process be sure tha
8. era by pressing the FUNC button on the flip out LCD monitor then with the joystick moving down to System Setup In this menu you will see a listing for AV PHONES This is where you will need to change the mode of the output jack from A V to phones Keep in mind that once you have selected phones you will no longer be able to hear sound from the cameras internal speaker upon playback To change this you will need to go back into the System Setup menu and change the AV PHONES setting back to A V Audio from the mixer is too loud Nov 17 2009 Determining the audio level during a game will be challenging The camera does not have a level control but rather something called AGC or Auto Gain Control which automatically adjusts the level based on the audio coming in Usually the radio stations we work with have us tap into the headphone output on their system This isn t ideal as it puts another amplifier in an already hot signal path The input of the camera is designed for dynamic microphones and not line level feed from a mixing board and especially not from the amplified output of a headphone jack For this reason we provide special cables with built in 40db pads in them to reduce the level coming from the headphone output into the camera This usually requires the headphone level control to be turned up considerably It may be difficult to hear the announcers talking through the headphones with the noise
9. h Using MPEG Streamclip and Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD 9 0 This guide is for anyone utilizing the Canon FS200 camera MPEG Streamclip and Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD 9 0 per our recommendations INITIAL TRANSCODING FROM MPEG TO AVI USING MPEG STREAMCLIP 1 Open Mpeg Streamclip 2 Open the Batch List from the list option in the menu bar at the top of the window 3 Click on the Add Files button 4 When the browser appears open the folder where you ve placed your MOD files 5 Right click anywhere in the browser window and roll over Arranged Icons By gt till another window appears Select Modified 6 Select all files in the folder by hitting CTRL A or shift click the file group till they are all highlighted then hit the Open button 7 A new window opens asking you to Please choose a task 8 Select Export to AVT from the drop down menu 10 On the next window you will be provided with quite a few options in which to set up your output 12 13 14 Click To Batch 16 Click on Join all the files and Fix timecode breaks then click OK Select the destination of the file MPEG Streamclip will be creating I usually select my desktop video Please use these settings Compression Apple DV DVCPRO NTSC Quality 100 Sound Uncompressed Stereo 48 KHz Frame Size 720x480 DV NTSC Frame Rate 29 97 Frame Blending Unchecked Better Downsca
10. ing the process There are quite a few possibilities to consider when troubleshooting a problem and the answer varies greatly depending on the type of equipment you are using Before perusing this guide for assistance we strongly urge you to review the user manual for your equipment to determine a few bits of information that will be useful when attempting to solve any problem you may be having All camera related troubleshooting steps provided in this section are specific to the Canon FS200 Footage out of sequence during editing Oct 23 2009 This is a problem consistent with the use of Mpeg Streamclip Mpeg Streamclip has the ability to combine multiple video clips together into one clip upon importing however the order in which the clips are put together is determined solely on their file name Using cameras such as the Canon FS200 we ve learned that the files are not given names linking them in chronological order The way to ensure that your clips are going to be combined together in the proper order is to make sure they are named sequentially based on the Date Modified metadata You can view this information by selecting View in your folder options A drop down menu will appear showing you a few options including Thumbnails and Icons You will need to select Details in order to see the Date Modified information for each clip From here you can actually arrange the clips in order of the date in which
11. ling Unchecked Interlaced Scaling Checked Reinterlace Chroma Checked Deinterlace Video Unchecked Field Dominance Lower Field First Rotation No Zoom 100 X Y Center 0 0 Cropping Unchecked You can save these settings as a preset by clicking the Preset button Click New in the Preset Manager window skip the next window then enter a name for your preset Once finished click Load SBR ORT Ore me pe op Once you re back at the Batch List window click Go to begin rendering the AVI file EDITING TOGETHER VIDEO USING SONY VEGAS MOVIE STUDIO HD 9 0 DOP Se Open Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD 9 0 Type in a name for your project then click Finish In the explorer window located at the top left of the screen find the file named h2opening avi Drag and drop the file onto the video track and make sure it is at the very beginning of the timeline In the explorer window find the file you created in MPEG Streamclip of the footage from the camera Drag and drop the file onto the video track and make sure it is just behind the h2opening clip In the explorer window find the file named h2closing avi Drag and drop the file onto the video track and make sure it is just behind the last video clip With your full video assembled click on the Media Generators tab at the bottom of your explorer window From the list at the left select Text Drag and drop your choice
12. of title preset into the Video Overlay track When the Video Media Generators window appears edit the sample text to display what the title of the video will be Click on the Placement tab in the Video Media Generators window to reposition your text where you want it to appear Close the Video Media Generators window and resize the text block to fill the length of the entire event clip Grab the top left hand corner of the event video clip and drag to the right this will create a fade in Create a fade out at the end of the clip by grabbing the top right of the clip and dragging to the left Create a fade in and out for the overlaying text by following the same steps as with the video track If needed the audio track of the event video clip can be faded in and out in the same manner as the video and text 19 Add your credits at the end of the video as a graphic overlay during the h2closing avi clip or shortly thereafter 20 Go to the menu bar at the top of the window and select Project 21 Click on Render As in the Project menu 22 Select the location you wish to save the finished video clip in from Renders to wherever you feel comfortable 23 If the following settings are correct then click the Save button a Save as type Video for Windows avi b Template NTSC DV c Description Audio 48 000 Hz 16 Bit Stereo PCM Uncompressed Video 29 97 fps 720x480 Lower Fi
13. t your completed AVI video file is saved to your desktop Once you have downloaded and installed Filezilla you will need to set up a site This will be the your connection point to our FTP server The set up procedure is as follows Launch Filezilla 2 Toward the top you will see a bar that says Host with a white box next to it followed by Username with a white box next to it This is where you will want to enter the following information Host ftpvideo casscomm com Username casscomm Password cAssc033 Port 21 3 Once you have entered this information hit the Quickconnect button This should connect you to our FTP site 4 Inthe right window labeled Remote Site you will see a series of folders Click on the one that says H2 5 This will open the H2 folder and show the content within 6 Inthe left window labeled Local Site You will want to select your desktop to view 7 Locate the AVI video file then drag it into the right window You may encounter difficulties in transferring large files where the transfer times out in the middle In this situation you may want to send the larger files one at a time If you find that even sending the files one at a time causes the transfer to time out then please contact me at jplunkett casscomm com 4 TROUBLESHOOTING This section is dedicated to the on going process of identifying and assisting in the solution of any problems experienced dur
14. tion will be handling editing repsonsibilities You will need to ensure that your computer or editing station has a firewire 400 IEEE 1394 connection Your camera will have a smaller 4 pin connection port often labeled DV on your camera while your computer or editing station should have a larger 6 pin connection port You will also need a 4 pin to 6 pin firewire 400 cable to connect the two together Many times this cable will be included in the box your camera came in If your computer does not have a firewire 400 connection port you will need to purchase and install a firewire PCI card for your computer They range in price from 20 to 60 Footage must be captured in real time during playback of the tape from the camera to a program such as Windows Movie Maker or similar video capture software Newer cameras that record to internal hard discs and flash memory have USB 2 0 ports Any computer produced in the past 10 years will have a USB 2 0 port Often times 4 pin firewire ports are mistaken for USB 2 0 Cameras designate the difference with either the words USB and DV or images seen below 7 _ i Q FireWire USB 2 0 Footage captured by these cameras can be moved to your computer through files These are MPEG2 files however they often carry a MOD or TOD extension These files can be converted to multiple formats like AVI or Quicktime files through programs such as MPEG Streamclip A Step By Step Editing Walk Throug
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