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Best way from hd to sd
What´s the best workflow if using xdcam HD 422 (shooting with the PDW 700), which will have to be converted to SD (Digibeta) in the end. I want to lose as less of the HD quality as possible, so I think I have 2 or 3 ways:
1. working native in a xdcamhd422 sequence, then rendering out the finished film, re-import into a apple prores HQ sequence, then play out to tape.
2. working native in a xdcamhd422 sequence, then copying the timeline into a apple prores HQ sequence, then edit to tape
3. working in an apple prores seqence form the start.Which way will promise to get the best output?
And: is it better (in terms of quality you´ll get in the end)) to shoot in SD (e.g. IMX 50 MBs)), if you have to downscale it to SD anyways? Is the benefit of the HD-Material all gone (and worse), when I edit and convert it in the above described way or is it still better?
I know at least the one advantage doing it that way: you have much more possibilities to \”work\” with the material – take the scaling; a disadvantage: when there is SD material within the project, you have to watch out, that you don´t get messed up with all the scaling in the end…
Regards
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Shoot and edit HD, let your video card downconvert as it is going to the deck.
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Thanks!
I am using the blackmagic/decklink Studio2. And I have heard, that the bm-downconverter is not supposed to do a good job.
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