-
Intermediate Files to Color Correct & Grade
I’d like to use Vegas Pro to edit, but CS6 to color correct and grade.
I’m looking for a good workflow. Do I render out my final edits from Vegas to an intermediate codec that is essentially lossless? If so, which one?
Also, an intermediate is not at all the same as a proxy file, right? Isn’t an intermediate file an edit friendly file that may or may not be tweaked further and rendered out to the final format like an mp4?
-
3 Replies
-
CineForm is a great digital intermediary format. Avid DNxHD is too but it uses QuickTime which is not native to the PC but great for interchange with Macs. I use CineForm.
You are correct, a proxy is a low quality substitute for the real video that still requires the original video to render while a digital intermediary is a high quality replacement retaining full quality and can/should be used to render from.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com -
Good response, thanks John. I just wasn’t 100% on that.
-
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up