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  Posted by Steve Cook on October 28, 2008 at 2:49 pm

  Hey:

  I’m just about to start a project that has 50(!) HDCAM tapes shot at 23.98fps. The director/editor wishes to edit in HD… but does understand that it will have to be compressed in order to fit approx 2500 minutes of footage on the drives. My question to this list is: what is a good codec to capture? Apple ProRes? DVCProHD? I’ve got 2x500GB Glyphs for the project and need to fit all of the footage on those drives. I’m using Aja Kona3 & FCP Studio 6. The director will be editing on his own FCP system.

  Thanks in advance 🙂

  David Roth weiss replied 17 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  David Roth weiss

  October 28, 2008 at 4:54 pm

  [Steve Cook] ” I’ve got 2x500GB Glyphs for the project and need to fit all of the footage on those drives.”

  50 hours of DVCProHD will take up 2.5 terrabytes of drivespace, and ProRes twice that.

  500gb hard drives are just $70 (see https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145215&Tpk=hitachi%20500gb). I suggest you invest in additional drives if you’re going to cut long-form HD projects.

  David Roth Weiss
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  David Weiss Productions, Inc.
  Los Angeles

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