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Beta SP 10 bit
I am shooting a ton of footage for an instructional DVD.
We are shooting on Beta SP, with some additional HDV footage on our HVR Z1U
Slo mo is integral to the project.
So…..
We are hoping to shoot on shutter up to 1000 depending upon light conditions.
Want to maintain the best quality so I assume 10 bit uncompressed?
We have the decklink card. Can someone suggest What is the minimium requirement to edit 10 bit? I assume fire wire 800 is not enough?
Using Mac G5 Dual 2.5 2 gig memory Studio and newest version of FCPMany thanks in advance for any help.
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4 Replies
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SP doesn’t have much more color space than DVCPro50 even, so I’d just try and capture it close to what the Z can give you. No need for 10bit. Won’t do any good except to chug your system.
Mike
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Thanks appreciate it
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I have no trouble running SD 10 bit uncompressed PAL off Lacie FW800 drives with a G5 of similar spec.
I prefer to use 10 bit if grading, particularly using a few extra filters like the excellent Nattress gamma curves.
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Whenever you digitize an analog source try to do it with the higher possible quality.
The lower the quality of your source, the higher the quality you must try to capture with.
Capture your Beta SP in 10b Unc or Proress HQ.
Cheers,
Rafael
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