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Don’t want to mess this up
Hello everyone. I am in a tight spot and could do with some advice please. There is a lot of information regarding transcoding digital slr files for editing. My question has to do with following a particular workflow. It goes as follows. The edit has been handled in final cut pro. The h.264 files have been transcoded to apple pro res 422 for this purpose. My problem is now I am planning to take the final edit and transfer it to after effects for colour grading using plug ins such as magic bullet looks and colorista. I want to ensure the best quality at the final render as we hope to bring this to the festivals. What format should the edit be given to me in and what format do I bring it into after effects. Furthermore is the final render from after effects going to be mpeg2. I just need clarity here because this is my first big project and have never worked with this type of file before. Many many thanks for your help in advance.
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2 Replies
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Hello Dave,
Once again you are a wealth of info. Thank you for your swift reply. I still am not sure, however, what format I should be using in after effects for colour grading. should i decompress the codec back to original format. many thanks.
Regards,Darren
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Thankyou once more. Luckily the editor has converted to pro res 422. So I retain the codec at 422 for colour grading and render out as you had suggested in your first reply. That’s great and thanks again for clearing this up.
Regards
Darren Behan
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