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Workflow questions…
At the moment, I am pretty interested in pre-ordering the new HVX200. But I have a few questions, that can hopefully be addressed here.
Is it possible to shoot in HD (all flavors 1080/720p etc) and cut in SD? All my work will be mastered to SD, for many years to come, but I’d like to offer my clients an option of having an HD master for themselves. Also, I’d like all my project to be ready for the future. This is the only thing I really like about the Sony HDV Z1. I can shoot in HDV on the tape, capture in SD, then later do a batch/EDL capture in HDV, all from the same tape (if I’m correct).
So if I shot in HD to a firestore, is it possible to play it back for capture into my AJA Io w/timecode? That way I can just back up the media and re-load it later?
Am I making any sense?
The reason is that we do episodic shows for inflight entertainment, and we have years and years of shows/work mastered on BetaSP and I am gonna have to mix them. Especially since the final delivery to the airline is BetaSP.
Thanks…
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9 Replies
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That would be more an issue for your NLE- most, like FCP will have no problem offlining DVCPROHD onto whichever SD codec you need.
Noah
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“FCP will have no problem offlining DVCPROHD onto whichever SD codec you need.”
I have clients who want to play WMV HD at trade shows. The HVX-200 demo dvd had
an HD version on the disc. Will FCP edit DVCPROHD footage so I can deliver
an HD version on disc?? And I am strictly talking playing back files through Windows Media Player, I know HD-DVD and Blu-Ray are a little our yet.Is the downrez from FCP in realtime using a Kona board?
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I’d like to ask if it would be better to edit your show in HD (lay in graphics, lower thirds, etc) and then convert to SD? You would then archive the HD show master to hard drive along with the project file and master the SD show to tape.
What is the best approach quality-wise and from an editor efficiency/effectiveness standpoint?
Thanks,
Stan Timek
Pollywog Theater
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WMV is a completely different ball of wax- in general I’d suggest having a PC to do that work as the software available to do this on the Mac is not the best. You’ll want to get the Flip4mac software if you are Mac-only:
https://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm
Noah
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I’m thinking the same thing. Flip4Mac can create WMVHD files at about 6Mbps/second or so. I know people using DVCProHD and HDCAM going that route for presentation and high end client approval.
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Hi Noah,
JVC has an a DVD player called the ioData which will play a WMVHD file from a DVD as well as standard DVDs. It’s $350 and it has DVI out in addition to the standard outs you find on a DVD player. -
The new XBox 360 will play WMVHD files off DVDs as well.
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Hmm. Could make for some interesting scenerios in the boardroom presentations to HDTV.
“Harry’s been in the conference room for over three hours . . . . ‘kaboom, screach, argh’ . . . . but the widge-o-matic presentation was only seven minutes long. . . ”
Something to play with if no one walks over to the booth at the trade show too.
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Hah! Seriously though, we have one set at home and use our XBox almost exclusively for a DVD play – complete with remote – works just fine.
The XBox 360 is going to put a lot of WMV-HD players in a LOT of homes.
What puzzles me is why Microsoft has not come out with WMV-HD authoring program for menu building.
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