Hello all!!! Can you help me?
I have a sound designer working w/ me on an intro for a series and I need to let him know what the specific sound format/final delivery format needs to be (like for example - 44.1kHz/16-bit Standard AIFF , or whatever).
It will be in stereo, high quality, and needs to have a separate track for the voice overs that can be stripped/replaced w/ new voice overs in other languages. (but we're just doing the english)
Also, what's the best way to output animation w/ sound for final delivery to the client? Do I have to find a post production house and provide them with the sound track and all the frames saved as high quality tiffs or can I just render it all out as a high quality AVI and burn a DVD?
I hate when technical stuff gets in the way of the fun stuff. :(
thanks!!
What are you animating with? Maya? 3D Max? Flash? Traditional?
If this is for broadcast TV, you can't just give them a DVD to play. It needs to be on Beta-cam or Digi-beta. A DVD is compressed and won't play well for broadcast.
The best way to do this, is to work backwards. Find a post house that does good work and has the right price. Tell them what you want to do, and get all their specs. Then work to those specs. Thats what I always do. :)
The Ape
...we must all face a choice, between what is right... and what is easy."
Great advice. It's 2d created with flash, and after effects.
Anyone know of a good post production house in the Wash DC, Baltimore, Annapolis MD area?
Thanks for the info Mr. Ape :o)
If you are animating with Flash, record all the audio at Flashes maximum with I believe is 44.1 khz. If you record the audio higher than that, Flash will drop it down to 44.1. You might not notice it, but for longer shots, when you re-edit the animation to the original audio file, the animation will fall out of sync. Unless you export the audio with the animation straight from Flash, which it didn't sound like you wanted to do. Did any of that even make any scence? I hope it did. :)
The Ape
...we must all face a choice, between what is right... and what is easy."
that made sense. I think that's what my sound designer was asking. So he'd know what settings to use from the get go.
I found a post production house in Baltimore that I'm going to talk with.
Thanks for the info!