Export settings for HD TV commercial
Hi folks,
Major novice here so please bear with me.
I've cut a 30-second spot for my company and need to submit it to the station that will air it. They have provided the following instructions and I'm trying to make sure I get this formatted and encoded properly for broadcast. A lot of this technical talk is new to me. Can anyone help?
HD Requirements:
1080i 59.94 fps / Stereo*
DG FastChannel (HD Code GOLFH-CN) or
Sony HDCAM or Sony XDCAM tape (no HDCAM-SR)*
Aspect ratio (16:9) no postage stamp (center-cut protected)
*TGC will accept discreet stereo or dual mono audio L&R…TGC cannot accept Dolby E, mini tapes or anamorphic spots at this time.
I set the project properties to 1080i / 1920 x 1080 / 29.97i (I see no option in FCPX for 59.94 -- I hope this is just the same as 29.97i) / stereo / 48kHz / Apple ProRes 422.
I'm not sure if there are other settings I need to apply nor what options to select at export -- e.g. there are video codecs that say things like "XDCAM"...
I plan on ultimately delivering this file electronically or on DVD... i.e. no tape.
Thanks!
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 2.53 Core 2 Duo, 8 GB RAM