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FCP and HDV workflow
Hello,
I am a former Avid editor (as of yesterday) and setting up a new sytsem with FCP. I am editing a program for Discovery. Originating on HDV 1080i.
I need to keep the quality as high as possible.
I have workflow questions:
1. What is the best way to down convert this material ? DCI accepts Teranex. (discovery does not accept down conversion directly from the tape as it does not accept dv footage- so I cannot use the standard dv codec )
2. I would appreciate any input regarding ; Kona cards, Aja Io box, and storage.
3. I am out-putting final to D- Beta.
4. Some footage will be stock on Beta.Soooo, any help in configuring system and workflow would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Treat the HDV as DV. Capture via firewire and cut in HDV format. Then if you are using an external box just play out. If you need to convert then embed the HDV sequence into a new 10-bit uncompressed (or your choice) of sequence and play out that to digi. It should be relatively straightforward. Just remember to check the fields.
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Noob question, but when you take one sequence and drag it to another is that nesting?
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Hello all
I have been reading and following all the threads related to HDV worflow. I am in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I am working on an hour long documentray shot completely on HDV using the Sony camera. I have about 22 hours of footage, which I will be looking at tomorrow.
I wanted some suggestions on my workflow. I am working with FCP 5, a G5 dual processor, 2GB, no capture card, but can get one if needed.
I have been deciding to edit native HDV, capture all the footage via firewire onto 500GB FW800 drives. But it seems like almost everyone prefers converting the HDV footage to an i-frame format. but what’s the point of having the native codec, if you are going to convert everything.
Secondly, considering the amount of footage I have, i can’t convert it to a 10-bit uncompressed format. It would take way too much time.
My next option is to downconvert my HDV footage during capture to DV-PAL. Am I going to lose a lot of picture quality? What are the cons if I stay native?
My master has to be a digibeta PAL.
Please advise me on my workflow. I don’t have a capture card, but I can get one if it is essential to my edit and the final output.
Thank You.
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