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HDV Workflow
So, I’ve replaced my trusty old Pana PV-GS400 with a Canon HV20, and I am going to start shooting in HDV. I’ve read a few of the posts around here, but haven’t really seen this one answered anywhere…
What is the best work flow for HDV in Vegas. I have shot a few test clips, 30i and 24p. I have no need for 24p at this stage. I will probably use it for in-door events due to the better quality in these settings, but it is summer, and I want to shoot outside 🙂 Well, I guess it is always summer in So Cal.
I know I can just drop the HDV clips on the timeline and cut, add transitions, filters, text, whatever and it’ll be fine. But is this the best way? Is it better to capture the clips, import into Vegas, render them as HDV Intermediate and edit the intermediate. I think the intermediate would allow me to work in 4:2:2 color space, which seems like an advantage, and space is not an issue. Is there a way to automate this?
I have downloaded Cineform NEO HDV, but even after reading the Cineform website, I am a little unsure what this gives me that Vegas doesn’t already have (apart from the ability to do 3:2 pulldown of any 24p material, but I am expecting/hoping Vegas will handle this in the next version due).
Pretty new to this, any hints and tips would be appreciated. I want to edit with as high quality as humanly possible, but I don’t want to add another $1000 in software. This is all just for fun.
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Terje A. Bergesen : https://terje.bergesen.info/ -
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As long as you have Vegas 7, there is no need for intermediate proxy files. Just shoot and edit HDV like you always did with DV.
Gary Kleiner
Learn Vegas and DVD Architect
http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com
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Thanks for the answer.
Just for the record, the Cineform intermediate format doesn’t use a proxy, it is a less compressed 4:2:2 AVI transcode of the M2T. You add this AVI to the timeline. It is around 2x – 3x the size of the M2T, but size is not an issue.
A concern I have currently is when I edit with Vegas each frame is re-encoded when I put M2Ts (or any MPEG) on the timeline. I downloaded Cineform NEO, and when I transcode the M2T to the Cineform intermediate and I render, only changed frames are re-encoded. This speeds up editing of course, I don’t know what effect this has on the quality of the final output however.
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Terje A. Bergesen : https://terje.bergesen.info/ -
If you are serious about HDV check out Cineform. You can reencode it several times without significant degradation. It also has a path for upgrade if you ever get serious.
JerryW
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