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Premier Pro 5.5 & GH2
I’m just about to start a project that will consist of 8 videos, 7 of which will be 2-3 minute testimonial types…interviews and b-roll, probably no scripting.
The other will be about 8-10 minutes…scripted.
Everything will be shot on 2 GH2’s. Editing will be done on a combination of MB Pro 2.8/8gig ram w/Matrox MXO2 mini and new iMac 3.4/16gig ram, FW800 drive(s).
FCP7 user who just purchased the production premium package. Recommended workflow(s)? Stay native AVCHD…or another route? Videos will be graded, of course.
Thanks,
Forrest
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APP works with those files native.
Chris Tompkins
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Thank, Chris. I realize that it works with the files natively. I guess I should have made myself more clear. As far as color grading and such…I’m used to using ProRes which holds up well. How does color grading hold up when working natively?
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If I was doing heavy-duty colour-grading, I would edit native, and export the finished timeline to a codec more robust (422 colour space, and/or uncompressed etc etc). Then go from there.
I think you would stretching the limitations of the AVCHD codec otherwise.
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[ninetto makavejev] ” If I was doing heavy-duty colour-grading, I would edit native, and export the finished timeline to a codec more robust (422 colour space, and/or uncompressed etc etc). Then go from there.”
Ninetto,
I am curious about your workflow. What would you do if there was color grading required, but with different settings for different shots? If you exported the whole edit as a new file to be graded – how would you apply different filters to different cuts when the edit is consolidated to 1 large file. I don’t do much color grading outside of the original avchd sequence, where I can easily drop different color settings on to each individual clip in a sequence. So I am curious what your workflow is when working off of 1 big file.
Thanks,
AngeloIronbird Studios
Music / Audio / Video Production
New Jersey / New York City
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Your query is a good one, which I personally haven’t had to deal with as most high-end col.correction programs do have scene detection… like Davinci Resolve which I use. So the “1 large file” is not a problem. In fact, until relatively recently, most colcorr was done from master tape formats.
It is hard to offer general advice without knowing the details of what you plan to do. If it is not intensive correction I guess I would stick to AVCHD and see how it holds up.
Maybe someone else has experience with AVCHD correction? Some kind of proxy solution?
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ninetto, is davinci resolve available for pc users? if not what would the equivalent color program be for the pc?
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