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DV online to SDI 10bit Uncompressed
I am ready to output my dv project to digibeta. All the footage was captured as dv. I am trying to prepare the timeline as much as possible on my system before bring the project to an online room w/ a digi deck. I know that on my FCP timeline, I should change the compressor setting to 10bit uncompressed. But how about the frame size? Should it stay at 720×480 (3:2), or be changed to 720×486 (CCIR60 40:27). I see that if I change it to 720×486, which is native SDI, the image becomes a little blurry. At 720×480, the image is native. Would the digibeta take 720×480? Would the Kona3 or BlackMagic card be able to hand 720×480 size without having to render the timeline? How do you do it???
Thanks.
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I’ve been using 720×480 uncompressed with SDI for a couple of years. Maybe it’s wrong, but to me it’s better than the alternative of adding six lines and messing up the native file.
Just as a note, if your original files weren’t DV but you digitized them to DV for editing, it would be better to redigitize them as uncompressed instead of just converting the files you digitized.
-Russ
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[Russell Lasson] “it would be better to redigitize them as uncompressed instead of just converting the files you digitized.
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Hi Russell,
Sorry but I do not agree with what you say. There is not any reason for thinking that you will get something better when upgrading a DV to 10b Unc on capturing than making the upgrading in your time-line. IMHO the only thing you get are much bigger files.
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[rafalaos] “There is not any reason for thinking that you will get something better when upgrading a DV to 10b Unc on capturing than making the upgrading in your time-line.”
If the original source footage was DV (4:1:1 color space) then I completely agree. But if the footage was Beta SP or some sort of downconverted HD or something, then I’d suggest re-digitizing to stay away from a 4:1:1 hit.
-Russ
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