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Import settings combining 23.98p video (GH2) with 29.97 audio (TM700)?
So, I shot a video in 24p Cinema mode on my GH2. When I check the info on the source files, it shows “23.98”
I don’t have a dedicated audio recorder (or headphone plug), so I had an assistant shoot with a panasonic TM700 handycam, which recorded in 60i. Checking the source file info from the memory card shows “29.97”
To combine GH2 video with TM700 audio, what codec should I use in Prelude CS6 to transcode each footage? Should I transcode them into the same same format/timecode/settings etc? I don’t one to be longer than the other. Also, when given the choice between 24p and 23.98, which should I select? same with the 60i 29.97 footage. I want the final product to be 24 fps (or 23.98..)
When this is done, which format should I have my timeline in? If I’m transcoding both to the same format, I assume that’s what my timeline setting would be.
When I export should I export 23.98 or 24p?
The video isn’t for broadcast. Its to be played on apple computers, through youtube/facebook, and on a dvd.
Thanks!
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Most computers and online video sites support multiple formats. If you plan to burn a DVD disc that will be readable in DVD players then use 23.976fps video and 48kHz audio.
Transcoding should not be necessary as long as Premiere can read the source files. Create a sequence to match the video from the GH2 (23.976 fps) and the audio from the TM700 (presumably 48kHz) unless your delivery requirements are different. The video from the TM700 won’t matter if you are only using its audio stream.
For online and computer viewing you will likely use the H.264 codec with frame rate and audio sample rate aligned to the sequence settings. Use the MPEG2-DVD preset for a DVD.
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Thanks Ivan,
Working natively makes sense so I don’t adjust frame rates, but I’d like to rename my files on ingest for organization. I’m used to FCP 7 to do this.
I haven’t used Adobe Prelude before, but this seems like the Adobe option to rename clips in a similar way. If I edit natively, I’m just pointing to the clips, or can I also rename them? It looks like I would have to transcode the footage to have the option to rename.
For this project, I can edit natively and point to media, but in the summer, I get mass amounts of footage every day, and would want to rename the files. Also, for avchd footage in particular, I’m told I should copy the entire folder structure from a card to edit natively, which would mean keeping all of my media. This would be way more footage than I’d want to keep.
So any suggestions in the future, of a way to rename and keep only certain clips.. would I have to transcode? Should I use prelude for this, or can I do this in Premiere?
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