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Best codec to key & comp in? Source is m2t
Throwing this out to the community to get some feedback…
I’ve a mountain of footage to key using After Effects CS3 and Keylight. Source footage is HDV, m2t files. Shot on Sony Z7. I’m swithering as to which codec/format to convert to.
I have 4 options in mind so far:
1. Apple Prores 422 — visually lossless, 10-bit and 4.2.2, small file sizes
2. Apple Component Video YUV422 — uncompressed, larger file sizes, 4.2.2
3. Uncompressed TIFs — massive file sizes but flawless reproduction
4. Apple AnimationYour opinions? I’d like to keep file sizes somewhat manageable — that’s why I’m hesitant to go down the TIF route. Prores is tempting but I’ve never worked with it.
At the end of the day, I’ll be exporting the keyed footage as uncompressed TIfs, to pass onto the compositor. So my drives will be plugged with those files when I’m done…thus the desire to save some space during keying.
Thanks in advance.
rugged yet hygienic…
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Stick with the tif conversion.
Invest in another external drive to hold the tif files. In fact, you should be able to just sell this output drive to the client.You will want another drive for your ironclad backup strategy, too, since you are doing this for hire.
bogiesan
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