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Experiences with SheerVideo codec, over DVCPro HD?
Im looking into the SheerVideo codec, and am wondering if anyone has had any experience with using this codec along with the Kona2.
Currently ive been a part of creating a dv100 workflow in fcp, that in the end goes to sheervideo in a broadcast reel for air using avid.
Would there be anything to working in sheervideo earlier in a workflow (possibly loading to sheervideo from tape?) and saving avid’s slow transcode process and resulting in a better picture? Or is keeping dvcprohd until the end, and digitizing in realtime to sheervideo for the broadcast reel the best way to keep this workflow (and retaining the excellent flexibility of dvcprohd in post)?I’m just throwing this idea out there and haven’t even had a chance to try sheervideo on a kona setup (so i dont know how it handles compared to dv100).
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Sheer Video is undoubtedly higher quality than DV100 but you need to ask yourself a few questions. First, Apple hasn’t opened RT Extreme to non-native codecs like SV, so does the lack of RT play a role on your workflow? Next, realize that your source media is DV100, so even though it can be captured with SV, it will not improve the quality of your video. Will your Avid play back SV media without a transcode? If not, you still need to transcode anyway and thus the SV capture is not a big gain.
One gain however is if a lot of rendering (graphics, effects) came into the scenario. If this is the case, your final edit that goes to the Avid might look a little better.
In a nutshell, this is the same scenario and setup when discussing the merits (or lack thereof) of using a standard uncompressed codec in place of a DV-based codec when DV-based media is the source material format. SV however is a much more clever codec than standard uncompressed with some amazing features. The only catch of course is no RT with SV.
Marco Solorio | OneRiver Media
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