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Editing MPEG2
Recently upgraded to Premiere Pro 2 (I know, I’m a little behind the curve) and was wondering how well it handles editing MPEG2 footage. I’m referring mainly to stuff from the new hard drive camcorders that you feed right into your PC via USB. Since MPEG2 is already compressed editing in that format then going to output your final video will result in a loss of quality right?
How do you think footage from a Sony VX2000 compares to something shot in HDV format (I realize that is a broad question since there are several models of camera)? Maybe the “loss” (from editing) won’t be too bad if you are going to be delivering in standard def anyway. I’m not real hip on the new HDV format so maybe I’m way off here. I’m just looking at some of the new options available. Basically I’ve been shooting with the VX2000 for years now and if I were to get a new camera (without spending $7,000) I am not sure which way to go yet. My first choices are the PD-170 or the FX-1 but I don’t want to put all my eggs in one basket. What do you all think?
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I don’t understand your motive to consider the PD 170 as an upgrade from your VX2000. If XLR is important to you, you could use a Beachtek or similar on your VX2000. In terms of advantage of the PD 170 the very slight better low light capability is negligent IMO and not worth the investment. The FX-1 has much worse low light capabilities, lacks XLR and the form factor and weight are a disadvantage in comparison to your current camera. If you want to go the HDV route I would have a look at the FX-7, which resembles the VX-2000 in form factor and weight very much and has the advantage of the 20x zoom capability and CMOS chips, which reduce streaking very much. An alternative could be the Canon XH-A1. The A1 has better manual controls than the FX-7 and has XLR.
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[DarinG] “won’t be too bad if you are going to be delivering in standard def anyway.”
If you are going to be doing SD delivery, You can downconvert the HDV footage in cam or deck to DV and edit that, I do that with Z1/FX1/HC7 footage and mix it with shots from anamorphic VX2K/PD/TRV900, Then you still have the HDV footage for archive later use. -
I am considering the PD-170 since it is a more robust camera with better audio features & DVCam capability. The main reason is that I have a notion that my VX2000 is on its last leg so I need to shop around. Instead of going with a new VX2100 I figure I should take a step up, but nothing is set in stone, I’m just doing research at this point.
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