Studio 2 HDV workflow

[Jerry Hofmann]

Funny you should ask: https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/98/864807?

Enjoy!

Jerry

Apple Certified Trainer

Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here

Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D

[Dave Mac]

Chris,

From my reading of your original post, no one yet seemed to answer your question. Or, having read the “Final Cut Pro 6 New Features” and “Final Cut Pro 6 Working with High Definition and Broadcast Formats” documents, I have a different take on your question…

According to the Apple docs, you can ingest and edit native HDV (and XDCAM HD), as usual. In FCP 6, you now have the choice of rendering that footage in the ProRes codec (selectable in the sequence render settings).

So, you can ingest HDV as HDV, edit HDV and render HDV, or edit HDV and render ProRes.

Of course, as Jerry and others have already mentioned, you can transcode HDV footage on ingest (to Apple Intermediate Codec, DVCProHD, Apple ProRes, etc.).

It bears repeating that the two manuals I mentioned above, especially the HD and broadcast one, are very worthwhile reads… they often are overlooked, as they may not come as printed docs, but only as PDF files on the installation discs.

Best regards,

Dave

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Thanks good to know I didnt read that post as I do not currently have a Kona card.

[Dave Mac]

Chris,

Oops!

I should have been more clear about my “transcoding on ingest” comment…

I should have included “depending on your system’s hardware configuration” at the end of that sentence. Sorry for any ambiguity caused by that.

And, to be a bit more comprehensive, the HDV footage can always be transcoded using Media Manager in FCP, or via Compressor, into ProRes, for example.

Best regards,

Dave

[Chris Poisson]

Hey Dave,

Thanks to you and everyone, very informative and interesting…

[Walter Biscardi]

[zrb123] “The IOHD has a built in hardware ProRes 422 encoder the Kona LH douse not.”

The Kona LH can capture to the ProRes 422 codec in both SD and HD.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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[Walter Biscardi]

[zrb123] ”
Thanks not being able to go to NAB, all I had to go off of is what I could read online. I never saw anything that sad that you could do that. It is awesome that you can. I just wish that there was more finalized info out there about it.”

I was one of the demo artists on the Kona 3 out at NAB and all the ProRes options were in there.

Always be careful with definitive “this product can do something and the other cannot” when you don’t have first hand knowledge as you did in your response about the Io HD vs. Kona LH. I’ve been discussing the ability for ProRes ingest via the Kona’s since NAB on this and other forums.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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HD Editorial & Animation for Broadcast and independent productions.

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[Nick Meyers]

a couple of people have suggested using Media Manager to recomperess the footage.
but are you sure that would be best?

i had the idea that Compressor might do a better job, what with all it’s fine-tuning controls.

but i guess if it’s just a transcode, with no scaling or frame-rate changes involved, MM should be OK?

guess we’ll wait and see..

nick

[Jerry Hofmann]

I think it would be the same quality compression…

Jerry

Apple Certified Trainer

Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here

Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D

[Graeme Nattress]

Just edit native HDV, but on a prores timeline. Why bother transcoding? You’re only adding anoher layer of lossy compression on an already delicate image.

Graeme

– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects and Standards Conversion for FCP