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first HDV shoot…30P or 60i?
We have our first small shoot with 2 new V1Us this week. I’ve read that people are having all sorts of trouble shooting in 24P when it comes to FCP, so I’m thinking of shooting 30P. Will I handle this footage in regards to FP) (capture and edit) the same as I would with footage shot 60i?
I have read countless posts about HDV workflow, but I’m still not sure what is really the best way to deliver (starting with HDV and delivering to SD). Should I downconvert when I’m capturing or should I capture via firewire as HDV, edit on a 1080i timeline and then dump to SD with compressor?
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Hey Brian,
I’m only just starting out with HDV too, probably read all the same posts, here’s where I have come out with it all.
I’m using a Canon A1, shooting mostly 30p. At least for right now. I like the look better than 24p, it’s still progressive so it’s good for the Web, and you can use it just like 60i in FCP. No sweat at all.
I’m capturing native HDV via Firewire, and using it in Prores and 8bit timelines. It goes down to SD just fine, you can scale it in an SD timeline or pan and scan it in an SD sequence after you edit 1080. If you put it in an SD timeline, FCP will add the switch fields filter, just let it do it’s thing.
Only word of caution is there was a post down a ways from a guy who was having trouble with 30p from the V1, it seems FCP supports the Canon for this but is yet to be fixed for the Sony, dunno where this sits, sorry.
But, in theory, 30p in a 60i FCP project works just fine. Did a job this way this weekend, worked great.
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Chris,
Thanks for the advice. Here is another small issue. I don’t have Final Cut Studio 2 just yet… I’m fighting with the finance guys to get the purchase approved. So with FCP 5, what is my best option? I’ll probably just shoot 60i on this first one. I can’t afford having things go wrong…
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You gave yourself the best advice. Shoot 60i with a high enough shutter speed to make it nice an crisp. Say at least a 60th. You can always futz with it later in Compressor or Media Manager.
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