Living with ProRes

[Walter Biscardi]

If you have a Mac Pro you can test capturing to the ProRes codec. Or you can capture native DVCPro HD and edit in a ProRes timeline.

If you have a G5 you might be able to capture DVCPro HD and then edit in a ProRes timeline, though I’ve heard some issues with that workflow too.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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[Russell Lasson]

[walter biscardi] “If you have a G5 you might be able to capture DVCPro HD and then edit in a ProRes timeline, though I’ve heard some issues with that workflow too.”

Or you could just change the timeline from DVCPRO to ProRes when you finish, but I really depends on how you’re going to finish (tape, DVD, web, cell phone cinema…)

-Russ

[Sergio Deustua]

My intentsions are to finish on tape an dvd.
Whay is this important in this issue?

[Sergio Deustua]

Maybe a stupid question, but, is it posible some way to capture in prores via firewire?

[Tom Wolsky]

You can with IoHD and a FW800 connection.

All the best,

Tom

Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy” DVDs

[Shane Ross]

[Langosta] “Maybe a stupid question, but, is it posible some way to capture in prores via firewire?”

Not directly from camera to computer. As Tom said, with the I/O HD, yes. But so far that is the ONLY firewire device that allows you to do that….and it isn’t even out yet.

You’ll need a MacPro and a capture card to capture ProRes422.

Shane

Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net

[David Roth weiss]

[Langosta] “Maybe a stupid question, but, is it posible some way to capture in prores via firewire?”

Think of it this way:

Direct capture via firewire or SDI typically involves simply moving a data stream from a tape source to a computer hard drive.

Capture via a capture card (“digitizing”) enables on the fly conversion to another format or codec as its written to hard drive.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

[Russell Lasson]

[Langosta] “My intentsions are to finish on tape an dvd.
Whay is this important in this issue?”

If you’re finishing on tape, only certain systems can handle outputting ProRes in realtime. If you’re finishing to DVD, then it’s just moving data and file playback isn’t a big deal. You could even export to uncompressed if you hand the room.

-Russ

[David Roth weiss]

[Russell Lasson] “You could even export to uncompressed if you hand the room.”

But who would hand the room to?

That requires some really big hands…

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

[Russell Lasson]

🙂 I guess I need to read my typing a little closer:)

-Russ

P.S. Could you hand me that room over there too?