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DV25/DV50 in the same timeline?
We shoot most of material in DV25. If we decide to shoot different portraits etc (parts of timeline) in DV50. Both formats are DVCPRO and will work in the same timeline in Avid? Will there be anything to worry about or will everything work just fine? What about mastering? Will I need to transcode anything?
Thanks,
Austin
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I am working on Avid Xpress Pro 5.7.7 but will likely upgrade to Avid Media Composer 3 in a couple of weeks.
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As long as the frame rates are the same it should work fine.
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As long as the frame rates are the same it should work fine.
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Which means what exactly? I am only capturing from FireWire which means I have to choose the exact frame rate DV50 or DV25 when capturing.
When I do this- what will actually happend when I try to put both clips on the same timeline? And can I work like this?
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If you’re really in doubt, you should try a short non-critical test. I don’t have a deck that does DV50 through firewire. But I shoot on P2 cards. As long as your frame rates are consistent you can mix the two on the timeline. I have projects that mix DV25, DV50, and Beta-SP.
As far as being able to “work” this way, that really depends on your system. You didn’t indicate what hardware you’re using. As far as I know, you’ll need some form of Avid’s DNA (Mojo or Adrenaline) to see the DV50 on an external monitor. But the software is perfectly happy mixing resolutions as long as youur clips use the same frame rate.
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