Edit HD proxies offline as DV, then online HD, all in Premiere?

[Paul Carlin]

1) Create a DV project, capture using the camera/deck’s built-in DV downconversion and edit the offline. You will need to create DV proxys for the DPX footage.
2) Use Project Manager to create an “offline” trimmed project with only the needed footage (plus handles).
3) Batch capture the offline HDV footage.
4) Import the DPX sequences (or transconverted files) and manually match them in. Remember to Interpret the correct frame rate.
5) Color correct and output.

The Premiere project will open in AE natively if you need to paint.

You might want to look at the Color Finesse plug-in.

[Jack Kelly]

Hi Paul,

Thanks a lot for your reply.

I have one problem: I’m hiring the HDV camera for just the duration of the shoot (1 day) so I wont be able to batch-capture from the HDV camera. Is there a way for me to import the HDV footage without having to batch capture.

For example: could I edit as DV in Premiere Pro, then export an EDL, then create a new project in PPro for the online and import the EDL? I’d make sure that the “online” and the “offline” files all have the same file names.

One last question: can Premiere Pro handle 10-bit log DPX files?

Thanks a lot,
Jack

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Jack Kelly
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[Paul Carlin]

In theory, you should be able to “re-link” the DV clips to the HDV files. I have not tested this. Worse case scenario is that you manually match the footage. If using the EDL, the only things that matter are the reel name (Tape Name) and the Timecode.

Premiere, to my knowledge, does not handle Cineon or DPX files. You will need to convert them in AE (Be sure to do a LOG to Linear conversion… Interpret Footage/More Options). You could create both HD and DV proxies at the same time (Don’t forget that you can have more than one output module!)

You should assign unique start Timecode to the conversion comps in AE.