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When we should use uncompressed format
From shooting to post and then to the delivery of edited master, we are using mini-DV. Since the entire production and post production chain is straightly DV, when exporting footage from FCP and Pinnacle Liquid 6Pro to AFX for compositing, must we export in uncompressed format or just PAL DV format will do. And what will be the best format export from AFX back to Pinnacle Liquid 6 Pro that is not over kill and maintain its native quality, must it be uncompress AVI or Microsoft DV will do.
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I work in Liquid. To get files from Liquid to AE, since they are DV I usually just fuse my sequence and then open up the fuse in AE. I would use X-Send for some projects, but unfortunately it has let me down a few times so I stick to fusing.
I render out of AE using Quicktime (Animation codec).
I will capture and fuse uncompressed from Liquid if I am doing any Chroma keying work. Again, X-Send has given me field rendering issues, so I stick with fusing.
Hope this helps
Mark
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It’s important to remember that any time you render with a method that incorporates lossless compression, you’re losing data. If you’re working on DV anyway, you don’t want to lose any more. If you have the ability to import it back in, render in a lossless format. This will allow at least that part of the chain to not lose additional data. As far as compression goes, I like to use quicktime using the PNG compression, since at it’s best quality, it’s lossless, but can still save you 40%-60% depending on your imagery.
-Greg
Antifreeze Design
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[GregNeumayer] “It’s important to remember that any time you render with a method that incorporates lossless compression, you’re losing data.”
You mean “lossy”, yes?
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Oops. Yes. Sorry.
My brain is still using Cinepak encoding.
-GregAntifreeze Design
https://www.antifreezemotiongraphics.com
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