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Adding a new ending without recompressing
Hi, I just want to make sure I’m doing this in the ‘cleanest’ way possible.
I’ve got a DV Quicktime file of a feature film. This is the highest quality it currently exists in. I need to change the end credits and create a new seemless quicktime in DV.
If I simply import the existing DV file, lay it into a dv timeline, tag on the new credits and output as a new DV quicktime, will the file be recompressed?
Is there a better way to do this?
Thanks,
Will
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3 Replies
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!UPDATE!
Sorry the source file is Photo JPEG 75% and should be output this way too! Same issues apply, I think.
W
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If you choose file/export/Quicktime Movie in the end to deliver the file back, it will not be recompressed unless you change formats.
Sequence settings will also have to match the source material’s properties. Rendering equals recompression, but a file export done as I pointed out above, will not recompress the video.
Jerry
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Thanks Jerry, I thought this was the case, but just wanted to be certain.
W
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