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DVCPRO-HD conversion?
Hey guys —
So heres the deal. I imported a boatload of footage via P2 onto my FCP system, and i need to bounce it to a PC. If I batch convert it, what setting would be best comparable to the original DVCPRO-HD footage? Animation? Uncompressed? DVCPRO-HD footage isn’t all that big — I was thinking sorenson 3 may not look all that bad….
Advice? Anyone run into this wall before?
Nicholas Toth
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5 Replies
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If I’m not mistaken, you should just use the codec that’s embedded. In other words, a direct duplication onto your PC’s drive.
Here’s what I’d do to make sure:
Open FCP.
Select a clip.
Hit Command 9
Look for the row that tells you the encoding.
It’s something like HDV 720.DO NOT USE SORENSON 3! It’s Lossy.
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PCS don’t like DVCPRO-HD, unless you have the software, which I don’t have.
I’m just looking for a decent codec!
Nicholas Toth
Freelance Animator
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Hi,
I would use Quicktime with the PhotoJPEG codec at highest quality. No Alpha channel but by the sounds you don’t need it.
Alex
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if you’re going to effect it on the pc, i would use the animation codec… why lose any quality at this stage. then, for delivery, if you need to render to a specific codec compress it at that point.
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Good thing they’re short clips —
I wound up just going out 4:2:2 uncompressed codec — yeah they’re a little big, but they still stream off a firewire 800 drive.
MAN I wish this binary conversion process was easier…
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