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Quality question seeking answer please
My question is basically this. I was rushed to capture a mini-DV tape before I handed it off to my partner, who lives 8 hours away. So I didn’t get the chance to individually capture the takes I wanted.
Instead I captured the whole tape. Now I have a huge, long file which I don’t want in it’s entirety. Instead I want to pull a few takes that worked and trash the rest of the file. And let’s just say I have several tapes like this. Now… all my human error’s aside, is there a way to create smaller files from the main one without losing a bit of quality?
That’s why I’m asking the questions; I am not going to do this If I lose quality when I take the smaller clips and export them as their own files. I’m also not sure if this method will change any video options. I assume if I have the file logged, anamorphically, then I edit on an anamophic timeline and export it with the built it properties then there should be no video changes.
The main concern I have is quality, will I lose quality doing this?
Thanks for any help,
Will Keir
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3 Replies
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No quality loss.
Hope this helps-
Matthew
Quad 2.5 G5
OSX 10.4.X
Ram 4GB
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You can actually just put your selects into a timeline and media manage it, telling media manager to use the original clips, and delete the unused portion. No need to even copy the clips.
But if it’s just a couple clips, it’s just about as fast to export them as FCP movies, self contained. Don’t check the box labeled “recompress.” Duh.
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Thanks Matt, good to know.
Bret,
Not really too sure what you were trying to say, would you mind being more specific?
Thanks for the posts guys,
Will Keir
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