Thanks Shane! I’m new to Avid but need to learn the workflow…with Premiere it is almost too easy for DSLRs. The H.264 files coming off of the Canon DSLR can be imported directly into Premiere and you don’t have to copy the files.
I apologize for my “newbie” status with Avid. I really haven’t found a great explanation for the AMA workflow.
Doesn’t transcoding produce an Avid Native file and then you are left with your original files and the transcoded files? That seems like it would take up considerable space on a drive, unless I am mistaken.
My concern with transcoding would be a perceived lack of quality loss? The Canon H.264 codec compresses video too much already, wouldn’t transcoding result in further loss?
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