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  HDV workflow for Broadcast (PAL) with Decklink Extreme

  Posted by Jonathan White on June 14, 2005 at 3:24 pm

  Hi,

  I’m currently cutting a couple of 1/2 hour docs. for SD broadcast on FCP 5. Both were shot on a Sony HDV camcorder but will be delivered SD 16:9 anamorphic Digibeta.

  What’s the best workflow. Do I capture HDV, edit HDV and record direct from the SDI output of the Extreme (i.e is the downconversion good enough quality?) or do I need to render at the very end?

  Or perhaps I’m better off capturing SD component or DV ?

  Any help appreciated.

  Johnny White

  Will Macneil replied 20 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Will Macneil

  June 19, 2005 at 11:50 am

  I was really hoping someone would answer this as I’m about to do a similar thing. I was planing to capture directly to uncompressed SD (not sure whether to use 8 or 10 bit.) I don’t have the HDV deck, but I understand it live downconverts to SD. I also understand it has component outputs, but I don’t know if these are SD (can’t be hd can they?)

  I’ll try making a new post and see if anyone bites.

  Will

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