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HDV Capture Settings
What custom preset settings should be used for 1920X1080 HDV footage? The HDV preset is 1440X1080 1.333Pixel aspect.
Should the preset be Desktop-1920X1080 square pixel?
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Yes this would work in an editing environment. But unless you have hardware that allows you to capture in full sq.pxl res HD I’m pretty sure that HDV over firewire will only capture from PProCS3 (software mode) in anamorphic (1440×1080). Try it.
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If then, we assume that we ultimately want 1920X1080 output to Blu-Ray Disk, we have a variety of problems. First the limitation of captureing the video file to 1440X1080 @1.33Aspect; and then second, I understand that After Effects edits in square pixels.
Therefore, if we are working in Premiere at 1440X1080/1.33, then what should the AF project be setup to? If I set it up to 1440X1080/1.33 it distorts JPEGS. If I set it to 1920X1080/square it looks correct, but then what will happen if I bring it into Premiere at 1440X1080/1.33?
Additional question: When capturing HDV, what file format should the capture be saved to in order to get the best final output to Blu-Ray disk?
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Keep it all in HDV 1440×1080. When you create your projects in PPro and AE as HDV projects, the program adjusts the display to 1920×1080 so the jpegs should LOOK right. When you encode for blue-ray, use the presets and the program will make the adjustments (and doesn’t blu-ray actually use the same anamorphic frame as HDV?) But trust the the software – it does this part right.
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