DSLR ProRes 422 and HDV

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DSLR ProRes 422 and HDV

Posted by Frank Giardina on January 15, 2011 at 1:53 am

Hello All….

Quick question(s). Mixing 1080 HDV footage and 1920 x 1080 DSLR footage transcoded ProRes 422. I’m not going to capture the HDV ProRes… I’m not setup for that with space at this time. So I’m capturing HDV-1080p24 FireWire Basic.

With that being said, I have two choices for sequence settings. One have the sequence match the ProRes 1920 x 1080 OR go with the HDV sequence setting. In each case I’ll end up with 720 x 480 when I author my DVD. I’ve been told I should base it on which footage I will use more of. That seems like the right answer, but with quality in mind…..

Here’s my questions:
1) Which sequence setting should I go with in order to have the best quality?
2) What compressor setting in the Sequence Settings based on #1.

Thanks!!

Frank Giardina
17 Video Production

Frank Giardina replied 15 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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Shane Ross
January 15, 2011 at 5:16 am

[Frank Giardina] “1) Which sequence setting should I go with in order to have the best quality?”

ProRes 422 1920×1080.

[Frank Giardina] “2) What compressor setting in the Sequence Settings based on #1.”

ProRes 422 1920×1080…frame rate to match your footage.

[Frank Giardina] “I’ve been told I should base it on which footage I will use more of. “

In this case, when mixing formats, ProRes is the better choice, as HDV is a GOP format, and putting non-GOP footage into a GOP formatted sequence leads to lots of crashing.

Shane

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Frank Giardina
January 15, 2011 at 5:33 am

Thanks Shane, I appreciate your wisdom. I’ve already made the change. I pay close attention to your advice on the forum.

Thanks Again!!!

Frank Giardina
17 Video Production
Frank Giardina
January 15, 2011 at 8:03 pm

Hi one last question.

Using a ProRes Sequence Settings, as noted below, forces my HDV footage to upsize to 133.33. Is that safe for HDV footage as far as retaining quality? 33% seems like a lot to me.

Help 🙂

Frank

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[Frank Giardina] “1) Which sequence setting should I go with in order to have the best quality?”

ProRes 422 1920×1080.

[Frank Giardina] “2) What compressor setting in the Sequence Settings based on #1.”

ProRes 422 1920×1080…frame rate to match your footage.

[Frank Giardina] “I’ve been told I should base it on which footage I will use more of. ”

In this case, when mixing formats, ProRes is the better choice, as HDV is a GOP format, and putting non-GOP footage into a GOP formatted sequence leads to lots of crashing.

Frank Giardina
17 Video Production

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