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HDV into Final cut
i have some hdv footage and i was to capture it in final cut in the best quality i can… could i bring the hdv footage into final cut in any other format other than hdv like uncompressed hd??? does that even make any sense because the footage is already compressed hdv… let me know im kind of a newbie with compression and codecs…
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Nayim- Search the term: Prores.
Jerry
G5 Dual 3GB Ram
FCP Studio 6.02
External 1 TB SATA Raid 0
Kona LH, Second system w AJA ioLA
Sony Z-1
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Capturing HDV via firewire using the HDV codec in FCP is lossless. File transfer. However, many people capture as ProRes as HDV is very processor intensive. HOWEVER, if you plan on exporting back to HDV tape, do not capture as ProRes, capture as HDV.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
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I agree with Shane. I’ve worked on several HDV projects and have had good success capturing and editing in native HDV. The editing was no problem on my previous G-5, and excellent on my current Mac Pro. I set the render to ProRes which speeds up renders and avoids re-compressing in HDV. You can find the Sequence Settings (CMD+0) under the Render Control Tab. In the Codec drop down choose Apple ProRes 422. Best of luck.
Lee Berger
http://www.leebergermedia.com
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