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what’s behind edit natively
Hello . Can you guys help me gain abetter understanding of what exactly is going on within editing software when it is handling files natively , and why should I really care ? In particular I was wondering about AVCHD files in the just announced FCP X , as opposed to the transcode that goes on now. Thank you.
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Editing natively means your processors have to do all the work while you edit. The benefit: less work up front to import the media. Aside from that it’s mainly marketing. You’re still going to have to recompress to something when you output. The downside: less capability available to process other things like effects and multiple tracks of video and audio while you work. At some point native playback is a hinderance because smooth playback is lost and choosing edit points becomes unmanageable.
All the best,
Tom
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BTW, there was no mention of editing AVCHD natively in FCP X. They stated that the “transcoding of AVCHD will happen in the background.” Meaning, you will still have to transcode AVCHD. The only native format they mentioned was H.264 from DSLRs.
Shane
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