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HDV to SD workflow
hdv – SD workflow. Any time saving suggestions. I shoot in HDV and edit in hdv so I always have a HDV version if the client requests for one at a later date. I then copy the footage into a SD sequence with no field dominence. Render it and export using compressor to mpeg2 for dvdsp. 4-5 hours per 1 hour footage.
If I let compressor do the hdv-SD down conversion it takes 6 hours per 1 hour footage. Too Long.
I could export to tape after the hdv edit and recapture with down conversion then. That would still take 4 hours per 1 hour footage.
Any Tips would be greatly appreciated.
phil
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Camera downconversion? I know our Sony Z1u’s allow for downconversion straight from the camera. You specify whether it be cropped, squeezed, or something else–can’t remember. Regardless, you still have the HDV tape, and can always re-import in HDV if needed. Otherwise, straight from camera downscaled to DV works pretty darn well.
Hope this helps
TimTim
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I agree… Output your program to HDV and use the deck to capture an SD version for your clients.
I do this all of the time with XDCAM HD. It works beautifully.
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Or use quicktime conversion to do the downconversion to
an intermediate file you can encode for dvd via compressor.Quicktime Conversion for some reason does a much better job
scaling HD to SD than final cut or compressor on its best resize settings.The only negative is that some people end up with their audio out
of synch, though that has never happened at my shop.
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