Editing HD and MiniDV in the same Timeline?

[Shane Ross]

Gonna need FCP 6 to edit both formats without rendering.

What format of HD are we talking about here? HDV? If so, just capture that as DV and your problem is solved.

Also, since HD is 16:9, is your DV footage also 16:9? Planning on upscaling the DV to HD just for an SD output? That’ll cost you resolution. Can you capture the HD as DV? Do you have a capture card to do this…because you’ll need one to output to beta.

Shane

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[Thomas]

I am shooting 16:9 HD 720p at 24fps for the majority of the shoot and need to use MiniDV for Helmet cameras and bicycle POV’s at 30fps.
I need to mix up these formats because of shooting reasons.

My question and problem is how do you mix different formats and fps in the same timeline?
I’m sure they do it all the time. Ex. shows like Fear Factor.

[Shane Ross]

[Thomas] “I am shooting 16:9 HD 720p at 24fps for the majority of the shoot”

HDV? DVCPRO HD? XDCAM? What FORMAT of HD?

[Thomas] “My question and problem is how do you mix different formats and fps in the same timeline?
I’m sure they do it all the time. Ex. shows like Fear Factor.”

Most shows don’t do this. They don’t mix HD and SD if they can avoid it. Fear Factor is a standard def show. Main cameras Digitbetas or DVCPRO 50 (most likely digibeta), and the B-cameras might be DV. BOTH are SD formats.

If you are shooting HD, keep all the cameras HD. My shows consist of DVCPRO HD shot with a Varicam. B-Cameras are the HVX-200…also DVCPRO HD. But other people might shoot Varicam and then HDV…both HD formats. They’ll capture HDV as DVCPRO HD to get both cameras footage into the same format. Mixing HD and SD in a shoot is uncommon, and really not wise. Since you are delivering an SD DVD, why not shoot SD? Or if this is HDV, then capture the footage as DV…then mixing the formats is easy…both are DV.

But now with FCP 6 you can mix formats and there is no rendering. So you can do that if you want.

Shane

Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net