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Quickest HDV to SD DVD workflow….
Here is a right up of the HDV to SD DVD procedure that a friend put together for me. I needed the quickest HDV to SD DVD workflow. (HDV to Compressor took 3 hours for a 30min piece, we needed somthing faster)
What does everyone think? (some steps are specific to the project in question)
Thanks,
-BHDV to SD DVD
This document assumes you have captured and edited in HDV and have a final HDV sequence ready for export.
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An HDV to SD DVD conversion requires you to go between HDV and SD sequences. The best way to ensure your sequence is at the right setting is to:
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“-*IMPORTANT* Do not render the HDV sequence once you have dropped it into your DV50 sequence. (By not rendering, the DV50 codec will not be used and will be shipped straight to the mpeg encoder via Compressor)
-Export the nested HDV sequence to QuickTime.
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Actually, the best way to work with HDV source, is to capture it as something else IMHO. DVCPROHD will play from your current scratch disks (Pro Res will also be a good alternative), and compresses fairly fast using the DVD presets in Compressor… This would avoid the extra step of exporting it as DVCPRO50. A Kona LH series card will allow you to capture HDV as that “someting else”… makes render times a ton faster during the edit too.
Also.. any CGI graphics, or stills from other than video will look better in a 4:2:2 color space as well. HDV looks fine, but it’s totally unfriendly to edit… So I would avoid editing it in the first place, and speed up the compression that way.
Jerry
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Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
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Yes, the encoding settings in DVDSP are unnecessary, thanks.
The Macpros these programs are edited on do not have Kona Cards. But you’re suggestion is appreciated!
Thanks guys,
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the same settings can be found on Bonsai’s webpage at https://www3.telus.net/bonsai/Step-by-Step.html … with pictures
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The absolute quickest way is to buy a DVD recorder and run the timeline out to it in real-time.
-Simmie
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3 G4s – Cinewave
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I have a few problems with this method:
1. My 3-4 minutes video still takes about 45min – 1hr to export.
2. It’s not anamorphic 16:9 anymore, it’s more 3:2- whatever DV ratio.
3. The color is way off from what I edited.Other than that, it helps a lot to just burn it low quality on SD-DVD. It tried to export my video on current setting, and it was choppy and the DVDSP for some reason keep quiting when I put the full HDV QT export.
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