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Going to standard DVD from 1080 project.
I just got Studio 2 and an HDV camera, last weekend I was learning it all, and just for grins sent a 1080 project to Compressor for an SD widescreen DVD. It scaled it perfectly and the resulting DVD looks great. Just wondering, is this the best way to handle this? I mean, as opposed to scaling in FCP or nesting into a smaller sequence? From the standpoint of time, seems the way I did it was the most efficient, but just wondering if I’m missing anything…
BTW more project details, shot 24F on Canon A1, captured native HDV at 23.98, worked in a 1080 prores timeline at 23.98, retained that framerate through to the disc. Working on a G5 dual 2 gig with 4.5 gigs RAM, Kona LH and SATA RAID.
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[Chris Poisson] “Just wondering, is this the best way to handle this?”
Yep.
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So Walter…if I understand you correctly –
It is better to capture native HDV (via firewire) and edit on a prores timeline than to downconvert upon capture and edit on an SD timeline?
I am getting ready to jump into the world of HDV. I have 2 V1Us on the way and I’m trying to figure out my future workflow. We will still be delivering SD 90% of the time.
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Brian,
It is better to do it this way because your footage only takes one hit, when you render it out of your Prores (or whatever) timeline. All scaling, transitions etc. get rendered only once, uncompressed. It really works great.
Sounds like your workflow is very similar to mine, today I delivered some golf spots shot on a Z1U at 1080i, captured native HDV via Firewire, scaled and color corrected in a Prores SD timeline, out to Beta SP, it looked fantastic.
A lot more info on this here:
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/162/864839
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Thanks Chris. I’m really looking forward to getting the new cameras. How do you like the Z1U?
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Hi Brian,
The Z1U I was using was a rental, I’ve used it 3 times now, it’s the first HDV camera I’ve tried. I like it pretty well, although now I own a Canon A1, and have real-world experience with both.
I like the Z1’s functionality, but I like the A1’s better. I have been using a DVX 100 for 5 years, still have it, and the Canon seems an easier fit functionality-wise. I am a fan of progressive shooting, done it in 24pA with the Panny, and the 24F in the Canon looks and feels about the same. Don’t really have that in the Z1. Also, the larger chips give a bit more cinematic feel, more DOF control, which I really like, as DOF control is a critical component to help a film look IMO. I have considered a Redrock M2 as I have a couple old Canon SLR lenses, but it ain’t cheap and the image goes upside down, so hopefully Canon’s DOF control will give me what I want.
Then there’s the cinema and other settings in the Canon that will make your head spin, just getting started with all that, but I really love it.
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Thanks Chris –
One quick question. I’m picking up my cameras tomorrow, but I don’t have FCS2 just yet. It will be a few weeks before that all goes through the approvals and whatnot.
Anyway – What is the best HDV workflow using Final Cut 5? I still want to shoot 1080i so that we can deliver HD in the future with the footage is necessary.
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