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XDCAM EX to SD
hey guys,
working with XDCAM EX 1080 25p
final output should be SD
client might want one day to have HD copy as well
my question is :what should I set my easy set up to? PAL DV? and what should be my workflow
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4 Replies
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What format is your SD deliverable? Tape? file?
Edit in an HD sequence….settings that match your clip settings. Then when you are done you can downconvert. HOW? Depends on your deliverable.
Shane
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Your easy setup should be HD, 25fps, XDCam EX 1080p25 VBR.
Use the log and transfert tool to transcode your footage to Pro Res 422 (I don’t think FCP supports the XDCam EX footage natively, but I’m not 100% on that, it may just be a re-wrap to .MOV files like with P2 footage, which would be much faster).
Cut your edit in HD and render out a downconverted SD Pal version when you are all done for final delivery. I personnaly find the software downconverts in FCP to be quite soft, so if you could use a software like After Effects or something to do the downconvert, or better yet playout of say an AJA Kona 3 card directly onto an SD tape, even better.
David D.
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Tapes and DVDs
so should I work in ProRess then? -
That or Native XDCAM. But the render times will kill with XDCAM. I’d go for ProRes.
How will you make the tapes? Have a capture card? It will downconvert in real time. The DVDs made in DVD SP? Compressor will compress the HD footage to normal SD DVD.Shane
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