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Apple Pro Res LT & Canon 60D in FCP
Many have posted that you should use Compressor or MPEG Streamclip to convert CAnon 60D 1920×1080/24 to Apple Pro Res LT. My client is a local TV station and they currently air their programming in HDV 1080i. Which program converts with higher quality, MPEG Streamclip or Compressor and once in edit in FCP with Pro Res LT am I not using a much lower quality image? And when I play out to HDV won’t that be a quality less than HDV? I’m trying to get a gist of the procedure for editing Pro Res and then delivering to a client. I may have the option of providing them each 30 minute show as a Quicktime File, but would I give them Quicktime Files as Pro Res LT or another higher codec? All new to me since I now use a Canon 60D. Thanks
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The ProRes transfer is visually lossless. If you chose ProRes 4:2:2 you might get a bit better result.
When you then deliver the HDV (likely an MPEG-2 transport stream?), it will be of the best you can do. I don’t think there’s a problem with the workflow you’re considering…
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I would double check the HDV codec, that maybe just a format if you are delivering the show on a tape. HDV is one of the lower quality codecs.
But I would use ProRes (not LT) if you are delivering in HD. But right now FCP cannot work with H264 footage, which is what the Canon DSLRs give you. So this is not a recommendation it is a most do. I would also want to give the TV station the same codec as what I edited with, if they can accept it.
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[Michael Sacci] “I would double check the HDV codec, that maybe just a format if you are delivering the show on a tape. HDV is one of the lower quality codecs.”
Most broadcaster use mpeg2 at a lower data rate than HDV. I doubt that they want a HDV stream however as it isn’t full raster. I agree with Jerry about editing in ProRes422. Not sure if the EOS plugin works with the 60D but the best workflow is to use Log & Transfer. It is all explained here –
https://library.creativecow.net/ross_shane/tapeless-workflow_fcp-7/1
and offline/ online tapeless –
https://library.creativecow.net/ross_shane/tapeless_online/1
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this station wants the show on BetaSP or miniDV, so I’m exporting the pro res timeline to 16:9 DVNTSC and then re-importing it to a DVNTSC timeline for export to my Sony A1U HDV deck. Export from the timeline as apple pro res LT was not liked by my HDV camera and I don’t have an AJA or Intensity Card to go back to the camera as Component RGB. This station broadcasts digitally but not in HD. Thanks
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