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    To Transcode/optimize or not?

    Posted by Michael Hadley on March 13, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    Have a 2-camera green screen shoot coming up. Recording using Nanoflashes to 100mbps XDCAM wrapped in .MOV. Ultimately, i’ll have a lot of interview footage: approximately 10 hours.

    If I optimize to pro res on import, that is a lot of data! Am I okay to just use the original footage as my source, and only transcode at export of finals? Will I get too bogged down with keying a multicam clip on green screen if I don’t transcode? Thoughts? Advice?

    Thanks as always.

    Steve Connor replied 14 years, 2 months ago 2 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Steve Connor

    March 13, 2012 at 1:20 pm

    100mbs from the Nanoflash is absolutely fine to use, don’t bother with transcoding

    Steve Connor
    “FCPX Agitator”
    Adrenalin Television

  • Michael Hadley

    March 13, 2012 at 1:40 pm

    Thanks. That’s my thinking. My concern is editing performance of the 2-cam green screen multi cam clip once I am trying to key it over the background, add titles, color correct, etc.

  • Steve Connor

    March 13, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    What Mac and Drives are you using?

    Steve Connor
    “FCPX Agitator”
    Adrenalin Television

  • Michael Hadley

    March 13, 2012 at 6:29 pm

    8 core 2.26 ghz Pro with 8GB eSata, 24gb ram.

    Thanks.

  • Steve Connor

    March 13, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    Esata will be fine for your XDCam footage

    Steve Connor
    “FCPX Agitator”
    Adrenalin Television

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