• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Which sequence codec should I use?

  Posted by Zeke Meginsky on August 9, 2011 at 11:43 pm

  I have a lot of DV footage, but also have many animations imported from AE that were created with the Animation codec (as Quicktime files obviously). Which codec should my sequence in FCP be to not lose any quality on the Animation codec files? I’m assuming it shouldn’t be DV..

  Rafael Amador replied 14 years, 9 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  Shane Ross

  August 9, 2011 at 11:52 pm

  ProRes NTSC.

  Shane

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  Zeke Meginsky

  August 9, 2011 at 11:55 pm

  Which ProRes, 422? Will ProRes darken the colors at all?
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  Shane Ross

  August 9, 2011 at 11:59 pm

  ProRes 422, or HQ…but NTSC (meaning SD…720×486). And no, it shouldn’t darken…

  Shane

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  Zeke Meginsky

  August 10, 2011 at 12:01 am

  Okay, I’ll try 422 first to see how long that takes.

  The DV footage is 720×480 though, right..? But I’m guessing that doesn’t matter..
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  Rafael Amador

  August 10, 2011 at 12:49 am

  Before rendering, set “Render all YUV material in High Precision”.
  rafael

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