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Downconverting with 1200A deck
I’ve searched some previous posts, but haven’t been able to find a definitive answer to this question:
I am editing a program in Final Cut Pro HD on a dual 1.8 G5 with 1 GB RAM. We have material which was shot in DV and are now shooting new material with the Varicam(despite my arguing that this just complicates things).
We had been planning to rent the 1200A to downconvert the HD to DV for editing. What is not clear to me is whether we can do this over Firewire. I’ve seen conflicting answers on different forums.
If we can’t downconvert with Firewire, would it be easier to send the HD tapes out to have them transferred to DVCAM? What would we need to make it work with the 1200A?
This is my first time with this workflow, so I appreciate any help. Thanks.
Todd
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Yes, it can be done via Firewire. A series I’m working for here did this very thing during a video shoot where they simultaneously rolled on DVCAM decks using Firewire output.
What you do is set up the deck to play 720p out as 480i and that will do the cross convert. I think there are several menu settings but you will be able to do this. If it doesn’t work, email me and I’ll get the DP to send me his settings.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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