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Max Resolutions DV and DVD
Hi all
I’m working on a documentary. My source footage is DV, DV Cam and DVD. I’m working on Avid Express Pro 5.7, with Mojo using Sony DSR 45 deck. Some of the DV footage was shot as 24p. The rest of the footage was shot at 30fps. The project is 30fps.
I’ve digitized the DV and DV cam footage at DV 25 via Mojo using component cables. I plan to load the DVD footage at the same resolution via Mojo and component cables.
Is DV25 is the highest I can realistically go with DV and DVD footage? My understanding is that digitizing this footage at a higher resolution like 1:1 doesn’t give me any additional quality or video information than I am already getting at DV 25.
Does all this sound right or is there a way to get higher resolution from the sources I have?
Thanks in advance for all your help.
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2 Replies
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This is a topic of debate. Capturing DV footage at any resolution higher than 1:1 will not make the footage better. Some people argue that any effects or color correcting to do to it will benefit for a 1:1 resolution because it will process the footage in 4:2:2 color rather than the DV’s native 4:1:1, but I haven’t seen empirical evidence that proves or disproves this.
If I were you, I would capture it all as DV25, then set my Media Creation settings to create Titles and Graphics at 1:1, and to render everything at 1:1, or DV50 at least (DV50 is 4:2:2 and is about a 3:1 compression, I believe). That way your titles and graphics won’t take a hit, but you won’t use up all your storage space with 1:1 DV footage.
Oh yeah, I’d capture the DVDs at 1:1. They’re already so heavily compressed you may as well try to retain every bit of quality you can rather than recompress them to DV25.
Michael.
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Hi Michael. Thanks very much for the advice!
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