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  questions about video(film) formats

  Posted by Leo Lagerwall on February 26, 2010 at 7:05 pm

  Hi everyone! I got some questions about video(film) formats.

  This new formats really confuses me. I miss the good old days when you just had to worry abut the dv format.

  What type of codec or lossless format would be preferred, when importing hdv into After effect? And what format whould be the best in speed and stabilitiy on a Windows based plattform?

  Lets put it this way , I have just got a new video-camera which can output hdv format, thats the main reason why I want to use the hdv format, but in many ways it seems better to stick with the old dv format. What are the most common formats people use these days?
  If I am going to output my work for commercial screening and internet what resolution and format would be the best choice?

  I have worked in After effects for many years and I want to continue doing that , but I need some basic understanding in these new formats. If you put i like this; what would be the best substitute for the old dv format?

  Thank you!

  Leo Lagerwall replied 16 years, 2 months ago 60,174 Members · 2 Replies
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  Leo Lagerwall

  February 26, 2010 at 8:08 pm

  I will try to explain things a bit more.

  I have shooted some material in HDV settning with a video-camera.
  I captured the materal in Adobe Premiere (HVD format, 1080p25).

  I moved the material from Premiere into After Effects, and after I am done adjusting some things I have to return the material into Premiere to make the final editing. What would be the best procedure or workflow?

  Thank you!
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  Leo Lagerwall

  February 28, 2010 at 4:18 pm

  Thanks again!

  What I meant by format are all the different kind of video -standards
  like the DVCPRO50 , DVCPROHD, HDV and AVCHD. My computer setup and camera are both capable in handling these new formats but I am unsure how to work with them.

  “Just about anything. DV always stunk. If you did any chroma key work in DV, do you remember the fun? Well, the fun continues with HDV! Its color resolution is even a little bit crappier!”

  Yes I remember, hehe. / But HDV standard seems a bit to extreme, the Lossless format in 1920x 1080 gets so huge it is impossble to store longer sequences on the hdd…
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  [Leo Lagerwall] “What are the most common formats people use these days? ”

  I’m not sure what you mean by “format” in this instance. 4×3? 16×9? HD/SD? A certain codec?

  — Yes, do you know any good place on the internet that explain all these different formats?

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