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Ideal timeline/clip settings for multiple properties
I know this has been covered in many different threads before, but I want to be totally confident that my specific situation is addressed and my settings are set correctly before I reach the point of no return! I shot my footage with university-issued cameras, so the settings were all different AND I had to use different cameras (I know, I made life really difficult for myself). Two cameras that were the same (Panasonic AVCHD), but they had different settings for some reason; and I also used a Sony EX3, as well as a pretty old Panasonic HD camera (I can’t remember what it was called).
Anyway, here are different clip properties I’m working with (at least they’re all 29.97fps):
Frame Size: 1920×1080
Compressor: Apple ProRes 422 (HQ)
Pixel Aspect: Square
(These properties represent about 15 percent of my clips)Frame Size: 1440×1080
Compressor: Apple ProRes 422 (HQ)
Pixel Aspect: HD {1440×1080}
(These properties represent the vast majority of my clips)Frame Size: 1920×1080
Compressor: XDCAM EX 1080i60 (35 Mb/s VBR)
Pixel Aspect: Square
(These properties represent my long interview clips and some additional footage)So, there it is! How do I make this a little easier for myself in the long run?
Thanks in advance!
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2 Replies
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It would be better to conform all your clips to a single setting.
You want to match codec, resolution and frame rate which you said is the same.
Bitting the bullet and going all the encoding up front will save you a lot of headache and time throughout the rest of the project.
You don’t say how much footage you have. But I would go back and re-transcode the 1440 to full raster 1920x. But ProRes is what I would match everything to.
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Thanks for your input. The problem is, I have a pretty massive amount of footage–over 600 gigs, and it will probably end up being closer to 800. What should I use to re-transcode the footage? And might it be easier to change the 1920 to 1440 since most of it’s in 1440?
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