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Premiere Pro 2.0 and HDV how is the performance? anyone using it?
I was thinking of making the leap into HD or at least HDV. I am using Premiere Pro 2.0 right now and works prefect in DV editing. But will it work just as well with HDV 720p or even higher 1080i?
If anyone uses this combo. Please let me know how it works for ya. Also what is the minimum requirements of the system PP 2.0 recomends.
I would go onto the site but they already changed everything to the new cs3 collection. Wow hard to keep up.
I was thinking of getting this camera as well sony HVR-V1U My friend that does unreal video work with DVcam just switched to that camera and said it is unreal.
Anyways thanks in advance to anyone that posts with their opinion.
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Hi Brent,
HDV certainly has its benefits. Editing it “natively” takes more horsepower than editing it with Premiere Pro and an intermediate codec like CineForm because HDV is MPEG and MPEG simply takes some torque to handle…particularly encoding previews for video timeline playback.
There are lots of options in handling HDV in post production…they all have benefits and drawbacks. The key with editing native HDV is to have a serious machine. My own personal opinion would be to look at a dual Opteron 252 (not a current processor) or better…Intel systems should probably also be multi-proc.
The nice thing about HDV is the filesize is so small…no bigger than DV, that you don’t need to spend thousands on big gun harddrives…
TimK,
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Thanks for the response.
What about the new Premiere CS3 (I know it isn’t out yet but maybe you got the inside scoop)? Is that better for HDV? I have access to Two Computers with Dual Xeon Processers 2gigs of ram (they where our servers at work that we don’t need because we are going to virtual servers so we won’t need them)
Not sure if those will be good enough for editing HDV. I also just noticed that the sony’s I was looking at only shoot in 1080i. I wouldn’t mind having something that was a bit more flexable like the Panasonic HVX-200. I really like the 720p format.
I don’t know I am getting confused the more I research. I might just stay with the stuff I have now because it works well with out bugs. Just when you get the hang of something you have to start all over. I like change but this is an expensive one and I only want to do it once (once hahahha that makes me chuckle) and the right way.
Thanks again for the response I appreciate you giving your time to lend me advice
Thanks
Brent
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I use PPro 2 with 720p HDV from JVC HD110. My editing rig is Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2,14 GHz and Matrox RT.X2. The system would be able to edit at least one HDV stream WITHOUT Matrox, but this way, I can get mutliple streams with CC and transitions in realtime without hiccups, and realtime full-res preview with effects on TV or monitor thanks to RT.X2’s DVI output. Or you can skip RT.X2 and invest 500 bucks into Cineform. You would need large disk space, but can edit HDV even on lowly notebooks.
In basic terms, there’s not much difference between working DV or HDV in PPro 2 with Matrox. PPro 2 alone cannot preview HDV in its own capture window, and IIRC, it can’t do automatic scene detection. Cineform or Matrox RT.X2 helps here.
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I use PPro 2 with 720p HDV from JVC HD110. My editing rig is Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2,14 GHz and Matrox RT.X2. The system would be able to edit at least one HDV stream WITHOUT Matrox, but this way, I can get mutliple streams with CC and transitions in realtime without hiccups, and realtime full-res preview with effects on TV or monitor thanks to RT.X2’s DVI output. Or you can skip RT.X2 and invest 500 bucks into Cineform. You would need large disk space, but can edit HDV even on lowly notebooks.
In basic terms, there’s not much difference between working DV or HDV in PPro 2 with Matrox. PPro 2 alone cannot preview HDV in its own capture window, and IIRC, it can’t do automatic scene detection. Cineform or Matrox RT.X2 helps here.
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