How to proceed with a .wmv (1024 x 576) video ?

[John Fishback]

What’s the wmv’s data rate? Starting with a wmv doesn’t imply a high quality result. How to you intend to convert the wmv to an editable codec?

John

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[Fredy Schwerdtner]

hi John, thanks for answering my question ….
Opening the file in FCP, I can see in the Browser a data rate of 1,3 MB/sec.
About the codec to edit it, that was my question. I need an advise on that. I have never worked with this size …. I’m not sure but I think, by the size, it is a PAL movie ….

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[John Fishback]

You could use the DV PAL codec and IMHO not lose any visual quality. However, if you are adding graphics you might want to use DVCPro50 or ProRes which will maintain their quality at a much higher level than DV.

Do the conversion with Compressor and make sure all the quality settings in the Encoder tab of the Inspector are set to Best. The conversion will take a while.

John

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