Canon 5D Sony Vegas Pro Work flow

[John Rofrano]

[Thomas Roberts] “If I need to send out files to Final Cut editors, will Cineform allow me to encode to ProRes? “

No. ProRes is a proprietary Apple format that cannot be encoded on a PC because Apple won’t allow it. You can only decode it on a PC.

You should be able to give MXF file to an FCP editor and they can ingest them with a free MXF plug-in for FCP from Sony.

~jr

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[Ron Bakker]

I guess this would explain why my preview is so jittery, my entire video has been shot with a canon7D which has the same file format as a 5d.

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[John Rofrano]

[Ron Bakker] “I guess this would explain why my preview is so jittery, my entire video has been shot with a canon7D which has the same file format as a 5d.”

Yea, the problem is that DSLR cameras do not use an industry standard format like AVCHD or HDV. They use their own format of AVC/H.264 but unfortunately, the H.264 spec (which is a collection of standards) is so broad that no software company can support it all. As I said, Sony has announced that Vegas Pro 10 adds support for popular DSLR cameras. I’m sure as new ones come out it will break things again and the cycle will continue.

The bottom line is: if you buy a new camera that shoots AVC but not AVCHD, be prepared for poor editing performance until the NLE’s catch up. Or demand that camera manufacturers use standards like AVCHD by not buying their non-conforming cameras.

~jr

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[Ron Bakker]

Thanks John
At least I now know what my problem is, I have seen a few nice upgrades on vegas 10 but not quite enough to justify the upgrade.

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[David Keslick]

You should try the demo of the DVFilm EPIC plugin. It greatly improves the dlsr workflow, gives you realtime playback, and makes Vegas more stable when handling .mov files. It works with all the Canon camera files.

Here is a link.

https://dvfilm.com/epic/index.htm

Dave Keslick
DVFilm.com

[Ron Bakker]

Hi David
that looks like a real time saver, I have just about finished this project so I might wait until the next dslr job. Knowing my luck it will be the very next one.
Cheers

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[David Miazga]

I have a 5D mark 2, and i work with vegas pro 10, and yes it support hdslr footage in the form of mov h264. But i still like to trans code to the Avid coded DNxHD, which is a FREE download from Avid site. this codec is supported by PC, & Mac, which products a data stream @45MB/s 29.97Fps or 36MB/s 23.97 1080p. Avid DNxHD, which stands for “Digital Nonlinear Extensible High Definition”, is a lossy high-definition video post-production codec engineered for multi-generation compositing with reduced storage and bandwidth requirements. It is an implementation of SMPTE VC-3 standard.[1] DNxHD codec was developed by Avid Technology, Inc. It is comparable with Apple’s ProRes 422 which uses similar bit rates and has the same purpose