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Up Converting from SD to HD
Hi Guys,
Just had a client requesting quote for us to film on DVCAM – which we can do easily – but then in post-production to up-covert it to HD. All in PAL by the way.
We normally edit in SD – using FCP HD – and I have never edited in HD – let alone up coverted an SD picture to HD. I am using a G5 2.7 GHz, 2 G Ram, with a decklink extreme – so in theory I should be able to edit any footage fine. I also assume I am going to have to hire a Sony HDW M2000 – in order to ingest and output the final video as HD – is this correct?
Can anyone give me any advice / help – should I up covert, how to up convert, what I need to to do that, do I have to hire the M2000 etc. All comments will be greatfully recieved.
Sincerely,
Xavier
I have also posted this in the HD Hi-end section – cheers
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4 Replies
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My advise is to shoot either with Panasonic Varicam or HVX-200. Your results will be much better.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Director-At-Large
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they are dvcam and dvcpro hd, respectively arent they?! I advised the client that shooting HD would be the best option – however we have never shot HD before – and I hear it is pretty tough?! Can you firewire straight into FCP HD with those cameras?
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Why not quote them to shoot it on DVCPro HD? Or HDV? Both these formats have a Firewire ingest option, and you’ll get the frame resolution from the start. Not that either are a patch on Varicam or HDCAM once you start processing them, but then the latter two require expensive tape ingests and expensive camera hire costs. As a bonus, both look good when outputted as SD.
Just a thought.
Ben
Editec Broadcast Editing Ltd
EVS and FCP specialists
Current Mac systems All Dual 2.7Ghz with Kona 2 and Digital Voodoo cards, 6Gb Ram, Sapphire, SCSI320 Medea and Huge Arrays.FCP projects include Sky TV coverage of the Ryder Cup and US Open Golf – Live OB specialists. Edit/slomo vehicle.
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Sorry, meant to say, you have Decklink extreme? That’s an SD product, which will allow you to EDIT in HD and view it in SD (as long as your system keeps up). You will need a card with an HD-SDI output such as the Decklink HD cards or the Kona 2/3 (both of which are excellent btw) to output to the M2000. The workflow to and from tape is then identical to working in SD.
If you want to shoot and edit in a ‘proper’ HD format, bear in mind you will need a disk array that can cope. Dual 320 scsi or Fibrechannel usually does it. Hope I’m not just telling you stuff you already know.
Ben
Editec Broadcast Editing Ltd
EVS and FCP specialists
Current Mac systems All Dual 2.7Ghz with Kona 2 and Digital Voodoo cards, 6Gb Ram, Sapphire, SCSI320 Medea and Huge Arrays.FCP projects include Sky TV coverage of the Ryder Cup and US Open Golf – Live OB specialists. Edit/slomo vehicle.
http://www.editec.co.uk
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