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Editing HDV in Media Composer
I’ve checked both the Avid and HDV forums, but couldn’t find an answer. I am capturing footage from a Sony HVR-Z7U into Media Composer. The default resolution is HDV 1080i, which I assume is the highest resolution possible. Is there a way to create lower resolution files that I can off-line with, so that render times etc for effects won’t take as long? We are planning to online this in-house, as the final product is QT or Flash for streaming on the web.
Thanks.
Jaclyn Lee
MacPro
Avid Media Composer 4.0.2 -
4 Replies
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Can you not consolidate imported clips to DNx36 for the sake of editing, then replace that with the hi quality files when cutting is done?
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Hi Bill,
Thanks. When I capture the footage, the only option I have in “resolution” is HDV1080i. When I try to transcode, the only options I have are: AVC-Intra 50, DNxHD-TR 145, XDCAM HD 17.5 mbit and 35 mbit.
The only effects I have are fades, titles, dissolves. Not having edited in HDV before, I’m concerned with the amount of time it will take to render the fx. Is there a huge difference between the HDV 1080i resolution and the DNxHD codec?
Thanks.
MacPro
Avid Media Composer 4.0.2 -
Another possibility is to transcode your file prior to importing them into Avid. There are several applications that will do this, most notably Quicktime Pro and Sorenson Squeeze.
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If you have a Nitris DX or Mojo DX you could digitize via the HD SDI input/output and then select an Avid codec that’s not HDV which should improve your computer processing.
If you want to down-rez. Have the HVR Z7U do it and capture via Firewire using Avid’s DV25 codec. In the iLink menu, you can change your VTRs output to 16×9 or 4:3 SD. One word of caution…batch capturing (for up-rez) may be difficult. I haven’t had much luck finding timecode sync while tying to batch capture with DVcam or HDV footage.
Hope that helps.
Keith
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