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Who’s been working with HDV?
I’m looking for advice/stories on working with HDV in AE. I will be cutting with FCP and would like to find a workflow that works for editing and vfx/graphics.
Does anyone capture dv down-converted footage and then recapturing using the Apple Intermediate codec for AE vfx/graphics .
I’m looking for a workflow that will save on disk space for a first edit then give the best quality for the finishing. I’m not using any input boards, it will all be captured over firewire.
Also what comp setting are you using?
TonyTony
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Here’s a link:
https://www.adamwilt.com/HDV/I haven’t worked with HDV, but anecdotal evidence suggests that as soon as you capture the footage, you get it out of the HDV codec as soon as possible and never go back. The HDV codec is very lossy and can’t handle multiple compression cycles. I’m not sure how that relates to the intermediate codec, though.
Hope that helped,
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How silly of me. I forgot the COW’s HDV forum.
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Yes I’ve asked something similar there, but haven’t heard anything to convincing one way or the other.
TonyTony
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Thanks for the link. Looks like some good info.
TonyTony
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I’m using AE @1920×1080 with no compression.
I work in PAL (I’m in Italy)
I/E for an HD 1920×1080 interlaced : Render your work in AE @ 50Fps @ 1920×1080 in .tga sequence no field, then re-import this rendered sequence in AE with footage interpretation @ 50Fps, but putting this sequence in a 25Fps composition & now render this comp @ 25Fps with fields @ 1920×1080. You’ll get a very clean HD @ 1920×1080 interlaced.Anyway, I’ve asked +/- same question on this forum one year ago & now I know that there are no precise rules for HD (just think about the many formats, 1920, 720, P or I) It’s all depends of the final use of your work.
Don’t think to save space disk & money with HD !
Best regards & best wishes for the new year.
Pascal
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