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formats formats formats
I just wanted to get some opinions…sorry if this question has already been asked before, but I can’t find my exact situation on the forums.
I’m going to be producing a very fast turnaround project, 7 mins long, drama. The delivery format is dv/dvcpro ntsc.
I want the final product to look at good as possible, but need to minimize format conversions as far as possible because of time constraints. I do not have a breakout box or anything like that…just apple compressor.
I have at my disposal a HVX200 and HMC150 (both panasonic) and possibly a Canon 7D.
The question is: Should I just shoot everything in DV (restricting myself to the HVX200), or shoot everything in HD (with the various formats associated with those cameras), convert everything to ProRes, then convert again to DV. Advantages: get pretty 7D footage. more cameras means more coverage possible in available time. Disadvantage…conversion times.
Would conversions to and from ProRes be quick, or slow as hell?
I’d love anyone’s opinion.
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I would stick to the SD Panasonic cameras and not use the Canon 7D. The 7D will produce much better quality (I have an HVX200, 7D and a 5D Mk 2), but won’t not match the quality (or lack thereof) coming from video cameras. Conversion from the 7D QT H264 to Apple Pro Res isn’t very fast even on a 8 core machine.
Good luck with your project.
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Shoot and edit HD, export the best Prores master you can achieve and from that master make your SD, DVD or web video.
rafael[Tim Dowse] “Would conversions to and from ProRes be quick, or slow as hell?
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You only need to convert the Canon footage.
Edit everything in a 1920×1080 Prores sequence.
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Depends on what you consider a quick turn-around. Will you have an overnite to compress your HD master to your DV deliverable? When the edit is complete.
Chris Tompkins
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In a nutshell, no. I won’t have any overnight after the edit is complete. But it’s only 7 minutes.
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Then, I’d probably run with the SD from the start. JMO.
Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC
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