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Exporting through QT conversion
Hi,
I just wondered which is the best format between Uncompressed 10bit and Animation to save a clip with no loss of information at all, and highest quality.
ThanksDamien
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6 Replies
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Damien,
What format is your original material, and what format is your sequence? You are always best off not changing formats, assuming of course you start out with something uncompressed, and render using QuickTime, not QT conversion. You want as few render hits as possible.
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The original format is DV PAL from tape as the sequence.
I need to archive clips which have been edited regardless of sources (tapes) and by making off line all Final cut pro files.
Basically I need to be able to use QT uncompressed clips for future editing as masters. -
If your sequence are DV, just save with this codec. you don’t go to get any bennefit by saveing with 10b Unc or Animation, just a bigger file.
rafael -
Right on. For an archive, you can’t do better than the original format. QuickTime Conversion always recompresses all frames, even if you stay in the same codec as the original. Export QuickTime Movie allows you to pass the DV through without recompressing.
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The only exceptions to the above advice are when you have graphics, keying, color correction and filters in your show, in which case, I would change my compressor to 8 or 10 bit, render and save as a movie. But I’d still avoid QT conversion in all of this.
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Thanks for your advice.
This format seems to operate if the output is also DV PAL. But should I also keep it as a QT self contained movie if I was to output it on BETA SP or blow it on 16 / 35mm?
If so, why would anyone use conversion (either ‘None’, ‘Animation’ or ‘Uncompressed 10bit’)?Damien
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