which project poperty in this case?

[Jeff Schroeder]

I choose B.

Jeff

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[Stephen Mann]

ALWAYS shoot and edit in the highest resolution available. Only downres at the last encode when you make the MPEG file for the DVD.

Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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[Jeff Schroeder]

I wouldn’t say always. If you know your delivery is HDV, then you can use the extra resolution for straightening and reframing your shots, or zooming/panning in post without too big a hit to quality. I do it all the time. When I shoot in 1920 and deliver in 1280, if I don’t crop past 1440 I get excellent results. Give it a try, see what you think.

Jeff

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[Gilles Gagnon]

Thanks to you both.

I like the idea of having some ‘play’ in zooming in in post and cropping without getting a hit on quality.

I like it.

Let me ask then… are there any reasons to use the ‘A’ approach above?

Gilles

Gilles

[John Rofrano]

[Gilles Gagnon] “Let me ask then… are there any reasons to use the ‘A’ approach above?”

The two main reason’s are that your timeline playback rate will be much better during editing, and if the client comes back and asks for a 1080 version all you need to do is render it out as 1080. This keeps your deliver options open.

~jr

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[Gilles Gagnon]

Thanks John,

If the client wants 1080, wouldn’t I simply change the project properties to 1080 and re-render?

Gilles

[Steve Rhoden]

B…Set my project properties to 720…and render as 720?
…That is my method.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
1-876-832-4956

[Gilles Gagnon]

Hey Steve, Thanks.

From what I understand, if we leave the project prop at 1080, we can then do some panning, cropping, etc without losing resolution.

Do you find this to be an issue if/when the the props are set to 720 and you pan/crop?
G

Gilles

[Mike Kujbida]

Gilles, my camera shoots at 1440 x 1080i and that’s what I set my project properties too.
If I do anything for the web, it gets rendered at 1280 x 720p.
SD (i.e. DVD) gets the normal 720 x 480i.
I love the extra room I have to zoom and/or pan if I need to.

[John Rofrano]

[Gilles Gagnon] “If the client wants 1080, wouldn’t I simply change the project properties to 1080 and re-render?”

If your original project was 720 and you added generated media (like titles) those would be 720. If you change the project properties to 1080, the titles (and other generated media) would still be 720. So it’s best to work at 1080 so that everything stays 1080.

~jr

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