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How do I set up a HD timeline for P2???
Hello!
I just bought a HVX200A and LOVE it!!! Much cooler than my Sony DCR-VX2100!
Just a quick question. I bought it because I got a bid for a corporate piece for a Catholic church that needs to be done in HD. I’m going all out on this one, getting track and dolly and plan on shooting interviews and even some over/undercranked footage through the variable frame rate features.
Here is my question: This is destined for DVD and to be shown for people via projectors as well, although we are considering output to Blue-Ray and projecting that.
What do I setup my Premier Pro CS3 as? I want it to be in a timeline that PPro can edit natively.
I noticed that in this article https://www.dvinfo.net//articles/p2mi…remierepro.php that 720p/30 isn’t listed as a native preset in PPro. Any thoughts on how to setup my timeline??? I would imagine this would be a HUGELY popular mode for native editing, considering 30fps is NTSC standard, and 30p would probably translate to that nicely. ANY help is GREATLY appreciated!
Also, Should I be looking at shooting DVCPRO50 mode??? I have a 16GB card and plan on offing it to my laptop when it gets full on the field. Or should I shoot 1080??
I’m a good videographer and editor, but these high def options are crazy! 🙂
Thank you for your help!
Justin. -
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720p will be native if you have the I/O card and RAID to support it. Check AJA and Blackmagic for their offerings. But without the extra muscle, you would be limited to HDV. Not sure what CS4 will bring regarding P2 and MXF, XDCam, etc.
-jeff
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You have to select the 24p preset first, then go the custom presets and change the frame rate to 30p. Please note that AJA and Decklink do not currently support 720 30pN (which is probably what you would use to save space on P2 cards).
720 vs 1080 is an ongoing debate on the HVX since the camera uses pixel shifting to get there, but it seems that 1080 has a slight advantage.
DVCPro 50 is high quality standard definition.
Vince Becquiot
Director | EditorKaptis Studios
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Doesn’t CS3 now natively support P2/MXF files, though??? Shouldn’t I be able just to upload the files, and import them from the video folder?
https://www.studiodaily.com/blog/?p=238
I saw a podcast the other day where a guy did this. I wouldn’t need any AJA or Blackmagic then, right??
Thanks for your replies, gentlemen!
Justin. -
Good point by Vince; hopefully 24Pn will be supported real soon, as it is the sensible way to do 24P with P2.
I think in CS3, even though you can load in P2/MXF, you will have to render to work in the timeline. That’s supposed to change in CS4.-jeff
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As long as you have the latest CS3 update, P2 is native (no rendering) in both 720 24P and 30P. There just isn’t a preset for 30P (not sure why…)
As I said, just pick the P2 HD 24P preset first, then go to custom presets and change the frame rate to 30P.
To import, just go to your video folder (inside the content folder) and select all the video files (the corresponding audio will be linked automatically)
Vince Becquiot
Director | EditorKaptis Studios
San Francisco – Bay Area -
Thanks, Vince. Guess it’s time to stop putting off that Panasonic/P2 rental test I’ve been wanting to do!
-jeff
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Perfect, thank you, Vince!
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