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Do the clips keep its native codec on the sequence?
Okay, I have a question that has bothered me for a while but never found the an answer…
When setting a Final Cut Pro sequence to a codec compression of DVCPRO HD 24p 960×720 for example, but then dragging DVCPRO HD 24p 960×720 clips mixed with NTSC-DV 720×480 29.97 to the timeline… on output, lets say using Compressor to output MPEG-2 from the timeline, will Final Cut re-render the NTSC-DV footage to DVCPRO HD, then re-render it again to MPEG-2 with Compressor? …or will it keep the NTSC-DV footage native (even though it’s in a DVCPRO HD sequence) but go right to MPEG-2?
…might be a noobie question (and sorry if its been asked)… but I rarely have mixed footage so this has been a non-issue for me until now.
thanks in advance-
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It will convert the DV clip to DVCPROHD information if it is in a DVCPROHD timeline, then use that information to create the MPEG2.
-Russ
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Thanks for the response… Is this true with the new Final Cut Studio as well? (even though it supports multiple codecs on the same timeline) …or does that “multiple codec support” only mean for playback viewing?
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It will playback different codecs in the same timeline, but the timeline settings will have only one codec to which the renders of that timeline will be rendered.
So if I have a DV clip in a DVCPROHD timeline, it will render out a DVCPROHD clip instead of a DV clip.
-Russ
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thanks… so I guess when working with mixed codecs, the best idea is to keep the sequence setting at which you have the highest quality clip in your timeline.
…so one last thing, if that is the case, how does it handle multiple frame rates? …does the timeline keep them native? …or does a NTSC-DV clip at 29.97 get converted to 23.98 with a DVC-PRO HD 24p sequence?
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[michael ryden] “thanks… so I guess when working with mixed codecs, the best idea is to keep the sequence setting at which you have the highest quality clip in your timeline.”
Yes. High quality – Good.
[michael ryden] “..so one last thing, if that is the case, how does it handle multiple frame rates? …does the timeline keep them native? …or does a NTSC-DV clip at 29.97 get converted to 23.98 with a DVC-PRO HD 24p sequence?
“It doesn’t do it very well. Yes a 29.97 clip will be converted to a 23.98 clip if it is dropped in a 23.98 timeline. But this can cause all sorts of stuttering problems. It’s best to solve those problems on a case by case basis.
-Russ
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