Which codec from MPEG Streamclip?

[Daniel Sametz]

Use Prores LT. I have use flootage from DVDs into it an looks great and it,s smaller than DV.
I have used Cinematize.

[John Pale]

I’m with Rafael on this. 8 Bit uncompressed or Pro Res if you have the storage space. Not adding more compression to something already heavily compressed is best. Pro Res is compressed, but at least it’s less lossy than older codecs.

However, if this is being mastered to DV or DVCAM tape, there is no point to using anything other than DV..as the deck will recompressed everything to the DV codec when you record.

[Chris Tompkins]

DVD’s use MPEG2 with 4:2:0 color space
DVCPRO50 is 4:2:2

You can’t add what is not there.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[John Pale]

True about color space, but dv 50 its still compressed more than 2:1.

[Rafael Amador]

[Chris Tompkins] “DVD’s use MPEG2 with 4:2:0 color space
DVCPRO50 is 4:2:2

You can’t add what is not there.”
Hi Chris,
Is not about adding, but about not resting.

Yes, DVDs MPG2 are 420, same than DV, but the downsampling pattern are different (I think one is call Lateral and the other Interstitial or so), so when going to QT I think is a good idea going to 422.
Going 8b Unc, would be the same than going DVCPro50, but skipping the final DCT compression of the DV codecs.
If choosing a compressed codec, Prores (No LT)
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Chris Tompkins]

Fair enough, makes sense to me.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC