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On-line using HDV and EDL using downconverted DVCAM
I have a client that supposedly took their HDV camera reels and downconverted to DVCAM Don’t know the frequency on the HDV. Nevertheless, they offline their edit using the DVCAM tapes. Now they want to bring their EDL/XML and HDV tapes to my station. From their we will be performing the “Online”. We will have an HDV deck for this session.
Please assume if all tapes have accurate TC.
So here my run off questions:1) Should I use the HDV easy setup in FCP?
2) Will the GOP interfere with accurate edits from their EDL?
3) How accurate is the TC in HDV?
4) Is their an alternative Codec to use besides the HDV codec via Firewire?
5) What else should I be aware of?Keep in mind this is a feature film. Yes…I know HDV is the devils tool. Not a big fan on the quality but they are pushing this type of workflow. Please give me your guidance and wisdom.
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https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_page_wrapper.cgi?forumid=8&page=https://www.creativecow.net/articles/battistella_david/recapturing_HDV/index.html Start by reading David’s experience…
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hi marcus
that must be some trick to get HDV timecode onto DVCAM tapes, as i tried for several hours to figure that out and found it IMPOSSIBLE! i think its cuz the HDV timecode is not really SMPTE timecode, and dvcam is.
HOWEVER if he or she was succesful please let us know how they did it
BTW i hope they were succesful for your sake, elsewise itll be a lot of eye matching!
bee eph
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