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Conversion Settings for old HVX200 footage for use in Premiere Pro 2020
Hi all,
I have some footage shot on an HVX200 that I’d like to revisit and cut in Premiere Pro 2020. Unfortunately, from another project I have experienced crashing cutting HVX200 footage, and I’d like to do a full transcode of the footage before I bring it into PP just to be safe. Can you tell me?:
What codec do you recommend?
What settings do you recommend? Are there any settings I should watch out for/keep in mind when transcoding?
Thank you!
Here is what Finder tells me about my footage:
Dimensions: 960×720
Codecs: Timecode, DVCPRO HD (720p60)
Color Profile: HD (1-1-1)
Here is what Premiere Pro 2020 tells me about my footage:
File Path: 000224.MOV
Type: QuickTime Movie
File Size: 2.63 GB
Image Size: 960 x 720
Frame Rate: 23.976
Total Duration: 00:08:09:00
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.3333
Alpha: None
QuickTime Details:
Movie contains 1 video track(s), 0 audio track(s), 0 closed caption track(s), and 1 timecode track(s).
Video:
There are 11736 frames with a duration of 125/2997ths.
Video track 1:
Duration is 0:08:09:11
Average frame rate is 23.98 fps
Video track 1 contains 1 type(s) of video data:
Video data block #1:
Frame Size = 960 x 720
Compressor = DVCPRO HD (720p60)
Quality = Most (5.00)
Timecode:
Timecode track 1 contains 1 type(s) of data:
Timecode data block #1:
Start Time = 06:54:41:08
Reel name = NO NAME 1
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Thanks so much. Any tips/guidance would be highly appreciated.
Best,
Sean -
1 Reply
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Hi Sean
Accepted practice for many of us is to transcode to ProRes, Avid DNx or Cineform. Those play smoothly pretty much regardless if source is DVCPro, H264, etc.
Files will be bigger, but that’s because they’re designed to work well in PP, Avid, etc.
I also suggest you join the Facebook group Adobe Premiere Pro Editors. Lots of savvy folk there who’ll usually get back to you quickly.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/adobepremierepro
Bret
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