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Off line using DVCAM ?
I’m in the middle of a riddle, I need to deliver dowconverted tapes of Varicam material.
The client wants to off line in his Power Mac using DVCAM or MiniDV VTR and make an EDL of his work for a later HD on-line at 1080.
I never worked with DVCAM for off line, only Beta SP but I’m guessing if the VTR has timnecode in and out it shouldn’t be a problem since both are 29.97 based…
Am I right ? Anyone used this workflow in the past ? What considerations should I have ?Thanks for any help
Regards
Rodrigo Lizana
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2 Replies
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You can use a 1200a to downconvert material to DV or PRO50 codec. Works great and looks awsome.
Chris Bell
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As Chris said, the dub to DVCam should be fine, providing the camera was recording ‘normal’ speed.
If the camera shot variable speed (ie. anything from 4-60 fps) a straight downconvert won’t help you. You may need a Variable Framerate Recorder to make those tapes.
Where I am we have to record all the variable framerate material into a Quantel eQ, then make a new master and downconverts from there. That is the only way we have been able to make the offline to online process work.
If all is shot at 24, 30, (or 60P) you are fine with straight dubs, if not be careful!
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