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best (most popular) capture codec
Hey Guys,
I’ve been using the HDV codec to capture to. It’s been effective for what we are doing. It’s captured with a Canon XLH1 so it’s originally HDV on tape. I’m capturing through firewire from the camera itself.
I’m just wondering if I should be using a different codec. I’ve also captured to DVCPRO HD and ProRes…just wondering what you guys capture to. (I also have access to the Matrox codecs…but my thought is only to capture to those through the matrox box)
The final output will be file delivery (WMV, h264, etc) and SD-DVD…there won’t be any heavy compositing or color correction…just some basic overlays and maybe some cropping with side-by-side power point slides.
Thanks,
-Jason
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4 Replies
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The most popular codec is DV. Heck, we shoot on our Panny HVX170 in 1080/60i but we can’t use it for anything so we store it for future use but bring it in as DV for editing.
The best codec is whatever you think you need to maintain your subjective impression of image, motion, and color quality while staying within the limits of your machine’s ability to process in your subjective impression of time.
There’s absolutely no reason to over-resolve your stated output codecs which all have varying format settings so it’s still completely subjective. Use whatever you want to use.
bogiesan
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If you’re not adding a lot of text or graphics or doing any extensive color correction, and if your system doesn’t bog down when editing HDV, then there’s no compelling reason for you to change your workflow. “If it ain’t broke…”
Variables that might alter your decision would be the addition of lots of graphics/text, doing extensive compositing/color correction or adding lots of filters. In that case, ProRes would be a better choice.
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Great…that helps.
Thanks.
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[Alan Okey] “Variables that might alter your decision would be the addition of lots of graphics/text, doing extensive compositing/color correction or adding lots of filters. In that case, ProRes would be a better choice.”
Unless of course you plan to go back to HDV tape. Then anything you’ve gained going to ProRes gets wiped out when it’s laid back to HDV tape.
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