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    Mixing XDCAM and AVCHD footage in Adobe Premier Pro cs6

    Posted by Bijoyini Chatterjee on January 12, 2014 at 11:38 pm

    Hi,

    I am moving over my editing workflow from FCP 7.0 to Adobe Premier Pro CS6.

    Recently I filmed in XDCAM (35Mbps, 3 CMOS EX1) and AVCHD (20Mbps, smaller single CMOS camera) and need to edit both of them together. It is not clear whether the XDCAM footage is the primary footage or the AVCHD yet.

    Browsing through other forums, it seems that the best way to do this is to make the timeline settings to that of XDCAM (since it is a higher quality image) and lay the AVCHD clips (and render as and when needed).

    I was just wondering if anyone had any experiences with this kind of workflow and if they could share their experience with me.

    The OS is Mac OSX 10.6.8

    Thanks a lot for sharing,
    Bijoyini

    http://www.oniricaproductions.com

    Jerry Aimee replied 12 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Jeff Pulera

    January 13, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    Hi Bijoyini,

    If the frame size and frame rate are the same between the two cameras, then it should not matter if you use an XDCAM or AVCHD sequence preset – as long as the preset matches the footage.

    This means if both cameras shot 1080p30 footage, then they will mix together fine whether the timeline is DSLR, AVCHD, or XDCAM. If the Sequence uses 1080p30, then you are all set.

    If the two cameras shot different specs, then please let us know what each is specifically to get a recommendation.

    Thanks

    Jeff Pulera
    Safe Harbor Computers

  • Bijoyini Chatterjee

    January 13, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    Thanks Jeff, for your reply.

    Yes, both were filmed at 1080p24.

    I was just worried about the conversion of the AVCHD footage to the XDCAM codecs but I guess that it will be fine.

    Best,
    Bijoyini

    http://www.oniricaproductions.com

  • Jeff Pulera

    January 13, 2014 at 8:31 pm

    As Premiere edits all formats natively, there is no conversion happening. Just import your clips and mix them on the timeline and that is fine. Best practice is to copy full contents of each memory card to hard drive and then use Adobe Media Browser (in Premiere) to Import, to retain important metadata for best playback performance.

    Thanks

    Jeff Pulera
    Safe Harbor Computers

  • Jerry Aimee

    January 23, 2014 at 2:11 pm

    You can convert XDCAM AVCHD to mpg or MOV for editing with adobe premiere via UFU soft AVCHD Converter

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