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Quick Question
Hey all,
Thanks in advance for the info.
I’m making the transition from Avid to FCP and it just seems to be a different language. When I ‘Print to Video’ it goes through a long process of “Conforming HDV video.” I am dumping onto a Sony HDV 1080i HVR-V1U.
My question is; What exactly does ‘Conforming HDV video’mean? And is it making a large file somewhere that I can delete or would be a space eater?Thank you!
Travis
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2 Replies
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[Travis Brillowski] “My question is; What exactly does ‘Conforming HDV video’mean?”
HDV is recorded using a 15 frame long GOP (group of pictures) recording format. This means that only one frame out of every 15 frames has complete information. All the other frames only record the changes from frame to frame. When you add filters like colour correction to HDV clips or transitions between clips Final Cut Pro has to re-interpolate those 14 out of every 15 frames. This is what’s known as conforming.
[Travis Brillowski] ” And is it making a large file somewhere that I can delete or would be a space eater? “
Look in the render folder for the conformed files. When you first set up FCP for a new project you set your capture scratch folder, render folder, audio renders, etc. using the System Preferences command in FCP. The render folder within FCP should be where the conformed video files reside.
– Don
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Thank you Don!
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