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Mix format Editing (H.264 & DVCPRO HD (720p60)
I have shot some footage in the below formats to be edited together using FCP6. I’m not sure what is the best workflow for this. In order to ensure smooth edit and similar aspect ratio in the final product
Main camera:HVX200
Dimension: 960×720
Codecs: DVCPRO HD (720p60), Integer (Little Endian)
B-Rolls-Nikon D7000:
Dimension: 1280×720
Codecs: H.264, Integer (Little Endian)Should I convert both footages into ProRes in Compressor before editing them?
I’ve tried converting the H.264 footage to DVCPro HD. However, every time I try to edit the converted footage, my computer freezes and crash.
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That’s strange that the DVCPro HD files converted from H.264 cause your computer to crash. The only thing I can think of that MIGHT confuse your computer is transcoding to DVCPro HD at 1280X720 instead of 960X720 with the correct pixel aspect ratio.
Anyway, whenever I transcode Long GOP video, such as H.264, to something editable, I convert to ProRes 422. Then I’d work in a ProRes 422 timeline. No need to convert your DVCProHD footage to ProRes though.
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Personally I’d transcode everything to prores 422, even the DVCProHD stuff- yes it’s an ok editing format, but may as well batch transcode overnight everything to minimise rendering etc
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Tom Morter-Laing
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Thomas – I’d recommend the same for the best performance and less of a headache later on, especially if any of the source media will also be used by another application (like After Effects) down the road.
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