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Help with the best workflow of capturing HDV and downconverting to SD
I will shoot advertising with Canon XL H 1 and MINI35 Image Converter (P+S TECHNIK).
Camera setup is HDV 1080p, 25fr. Final master will be SD PAL 16:9 DIGI BETACAM.
What capture setup in FCP 6.0.2 and workflow will be the best for editing in FCP, grading in Color and down-converting to SD.Can I capture direct via firewire to pro-res?
How do the best software downconverting to SD PAL 16:9. I haven’t HD hardware like AJA or BM. I have onlz AJA Io.Thanks for suggestions
KAREL -
4 Replies
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Use your Io to capture to ProRes. Edit… then use the Io again to transcode to SD… record that signal.
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer
Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D
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I don’t understand how can I capture HDV by Aja Io?
ThaksKarel
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Take the analog outputs from the HDV device (component of course) to the Io. And it’s audio too. There is an D/A/A/D conversion that happens doing this, but I’ve not seen a problem with it… using a Sony Deck anyway.
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer
Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D
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Karel- As Jerry is suggesting use the component SD out of the camera. Go component into the Aja. If your system can’t handle the Prores codec then use 8-bit uncompressed or DVCPro50. I suggest you get all your settings correct on the camera output and the I/O (via the I/O control panel) first then launch FCP and choose the proper Easy Setup. You will be using firewire for machine control. This will give you clean SD I-frame video and not have to deal with the idiosyncrasies of editing HDV and it’s problematic mpeg2 GOP structure.
Hope this helps.
Jerry
G5 Dual 3GB Ram
FCP5 Studio
External 1 TB SATA Raid 0
Kona LH, Second system w AJA ioLA
Sony Z-1
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