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HD question
I have recently filmed in HD using my new FX1 Sony camera. I understand that I cannot simply capture and drop the HD files in the timeline as that would be painful. Is there a way to convert the files without losing any quality for ease of editing? Also, can you output HD files to a DVD?? Will it read Mpeg-4?? How do people output to HD now??
Thanks in advance.
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you could just drop HDV clips in TL and render out using cineform codec = should be no loss …clips will be larger .. then edit the cineform clips or you could render out as DV.avi (exact copy of clip in TL and same name ) then edit the DV clips ..when your edit is locked you then hide the dv.avi’s and lead Vegas to the HD files ..
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Can you burn HD files to a regular DVD??
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After they are rendered as Mpeg2.
Gary
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So after the files are rendered to Mpeg-2, a high def tv will broadcast that dvd as true HD?
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No, it will be SD – you can get HD on a DVD disc as files by encoding to Windows Media HD. But that will not play on a set-top DVD player. Yet.
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How comparable is SD to HD?? And how can we broadcast true HD today??? Also, can I encode to HD media by choosing one of the HD presets in Vegas?
Thanks..
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in the US today i think the only way you are going to view HD on a HD TV is playing it back thru your sony camera connected to the HD TV until HD DVD rolls out in USA which is about to happen
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Also, can I encode to HD media by choosing one of the HD presets in Vegas?
Yes. Very easy to do and looks great on a monitor.
HD downcoverted to SD for DVD looks great too.
If you wanted to deliver for broadcasting, you would probably be asked for a D-5 master tape or something along that line of reduced compression.
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Broadcast HD for stations are usually DVCPRO-HD or HDCAM.
D-5 is usually used for film work as the decks
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Right – my point was – you shouldn’t expect to deliver a Windows Media file for broadcast. They are going to want it on tape with lower compression schemes.
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