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Scale to Frame Size Question – Workflow Advice
I’m trying to establish a workflow and I need some advice. I’m editing video shot with a Canon T2i at 1080p 24fps. My final output will be 1280 x 720 24fps instead of the current 1920 x 1080. The web is the target for this piece. Is it better to create my sequence at the full resolution and then scale down when I output through media encoder? Or, is it better create a 1280 x 720 sequence and immediately scale the video to frame size? Do I loose much by scaling it down? I find that working in the 1280 x 720 size makes it easier for some of my overlays. Any advice you have would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
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When editing in a 720p project, scaling the full-res clips down directly after putting them in the timeline, you could end up having a lot of “downsize-render-time” while editing. And that sums up pretty quickly.
I think you’d be faster in editing, when working in full-res and scale down with Media Encoder.
Good thing with editing in a 720p project with 1080p footage is the possibility to reframe every clip.
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Thanks Peter. I really appreciate your help.
Andy
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Glad, I helped!
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What came to my mind right now:
If you are working with CS5 you can work with the native T2i footage, if you are working with CS4 or earlier, you might want to transcode your footage to Neoscene or DNxHD, to be able to work at all with VDLSR footage in Premiere 😉
AVID DNxHD can be downloaded for free from the AVID site and be used in any NLE. Neoscene seems to be an even better codec, but it’s not free.
Transcoding can be done with MPEG Streamclip, which is capable of resizing your footage while transcoding. I can’t say anything about the quality of the resized clips, since I do transcoding in full-res, but this might be an option too.All the best!
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Peter,
I’m using CS5, so I should be in good shape. However, I’ve noted the other programs and codecs so I can use them in the future. I’m a bit of a rookie at this process, but the 1080p video quality from the Canon has really inspired me. Thanks for the advice.
Andy
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Yes, with CS5 there should be no problem. I’m still working with CS3 and have to transcode, but a friend of mine has CS5 and doesn’t have any problems.
All the best!
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