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Transcode won’t let me use HDV 1080i (It’s not listed) Why?
Hi,
I started a new project and the footage was shot at 1080i 60 1440 x 1080 HDV from on a Mini DV. I captured it in Final Cut and I am AMA Linking it in Avid and going to transcode it in there.
2 things:
When I open up Avid and start a new project it asks me to se my settings. Here is how I did it.
1) Format = 1080i/59.94
2) Color Space YcBr 709
3) Stereoscopic = Off
4) Aspect Ration = 16:9
5) Raster Dimension = 1920 x 1080
The Selected raster dimension supports the following raster types:
a) Standard
b) AVC Intra 100
c) XDCAM HD 50
d) XDCAM EX
I then open up Avid, AMA LInk the footge, select all of it, then go to the Transcode Window.
I want to Transcode the footage using Target Resolution HDV 1080i. It is not Listed. The one that is the default is DNxHD 145 MXF. Why is HDV 1080i not listed. I did this before with different footage and HDV 1080i was listed and I did Transcode to it.
What am I doing wrong? Is there a setting I am missing?
Thanks in advance
Media Composer 6.5
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4 Replies
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You can only transcode to the project settings you are in. Since your current project is 1920 x 1080 you can’t transcode to 1440 x 1080.
Most people want to get out of the HDV codec. DNXHD is far superior for performance and rendering, btw.
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Ok so your footage is HDV, but Id suggest dumping it for something / anything will be better, as soon as you possibly can. Transcode to avid format.
PeterPost Production Dubbing Mixer
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Hi Peter, I had a question about this too.
I’m in a similar position. I have a ton of HDV footage (80 hours) that was shot at 23.98, and 53 hours of full HD DSLR footage that was shot at 23.98 as well. I am trying to edit it all in Avid, and my first question – how to get the HDV in.
Bringing it in with a DNx220 codec looks pretty good, but the files are huge (over 100GB for each hour).
I can pull it in off of a deck, but then the timecode breaks every time there was a break in recording. Or, I can pull it through a black magic, but the problem there is that the the original timecode from the tapes isn’t recorded in the black magic card, so I can never go back to those tapes in an online.
What would you recommend here? I’m having a hell of a time with it.
Thank you so much.
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Hi Peter, I had a question about this too.
I’m in a similar position. I have a ton of HDV footage (80 hours) that was shot at 23.98, and 53 hours of full HD DSLR footage that was shot at 23.98 as well. I am trying to edit it all in Avid, and my first question – how to get the HDV in.
Bringing it in with a DNx220 codec looks pretty good, but the files are huge (over 100GB for each hour).
I can pull it in off of a deck, but then the timecode breaks every time there was a break in recording. Or, I can pull it through a black magic, but the problem there is that the the original timecode from the tapes isn’t recorded in the black magic card, so I can never go back to those tapes in an online.
What would you recommend here? I’m having a hell of a time with it.
Thank you so much.
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