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DSLR footage in CS3
Hey guys,
I’m looking to edit some DSLR footage (shot on a canon 550D to an SD Card) in Adobe Premier and I was wondering what the best settings were.
Should I render it out in MPEG Streamclip? What does Premiere like? Also what settings do I make my project in Premiere?
I’ve only every done this in FCP 7, rendering everything out to ProRes22 (LT) before the edit.
Thanks!
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3 Replies
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Hi Gully,
If you are able to import and play it, then no need to convert.
If you can’t import or play as is, then yes an intermediate format will be needed. The problem in that case is that you won’t be able to replace with the original files for the final export as you would with proxy editing, so an uncompressed format is preferred, that also means a nice RAID array to pull the footage.
For your sequence settings, you can create a “Desktop Sequence” under the custom sequence tab, and choose the appropriate resolution/frame rate. In your case, it’s probably going to be 1920×1080 Square pixels PAR, and 30P or 24P. Make sure you save the preset so you have it for the next edit.
Vince Becquiot
Kaptis Studios
San Francisco – Bay Area -
Hey,
Not sure what proxy editing is – or the RAID. I looked it up – seems pretty complex!
I tried the custom sequence but it still comes up with a red render bar for every export I try in MPEG Streamclip.
If ProRes is FCP’s preferred setting, what is Premieres?
Thanks!
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Hi Gully,
Premiere works differently than FCP, in that it creates native sequences based on the footage you are bringing in. FCP is (was) mostly restricted to converting everything to Prores. Unfortunately, DSLR wasn’t much around in the days of CS3. It also requires quite a bit of processing power, at least a solid i7 CPU to get rid of that red bar. In CS3, you have the option to purchase Cineform which is the equivalent of Prores for Premiere.
Vince Becquiot
Kaptis Studios
San Francisco – Bay Area
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