[Greg Brand]

hey there Nate

it’s best not to edit the Native H.264 files.
unless you have prem CS5 and the DSLR sequence presets.

It’s best to use mpeg streamclip from https://www.squared5.com (it’s free)
to convert your clips for editing.

to save some time you can just make exact name and extension copies of all your clips
then in prem, select all the native 550D clips, right click and make offline.

then reselect and link media, navigate to the new Proress or XDcam EX clips (converted through mpeg streamclip) and re-render the timeline.
maybe change your timeline sequence settings or simply copy paste all the clips to a correct sequence.

once you done render out as quicktime animation codec (highest possible quality)
then encode that rendered clip with Quicktime pro back into H.264

i know it seems like a bit of a long process but that is how to get the best quality out of your clips for H.264 web uploads.

Vimeo has some nice tips on quicktime encoding settings.
just play around with the bitrates to get higher quality or lower file size.

hope that helps?
Greg

https://gregbrand.co.uk

[Greg Brand]

no worries Stu

well the slow mo does make for very nice clips.
just remember to make a copy of the clips you wish to down convert to 24 or 25fps as cinema tools converts the actual clips you choose directly and does not make a copy.

as well, when you finally encode your quicktime anim codec video remember to deselect preserve aspect ratio in the size tab or else you will have some small black bars on the side of your SD clips.

Greg

https://gregbrand.co.uk

[Greg Brand]

hey there Stu

what software are you going to be using to edit the footage?
or as it sounds, you may just be wanting to put the unedited footage onto a DVD?

If that is the case, your still going to have to go through a bit of a process to get the footage into a good .m2v or .mpeg format for DVD.

I would suggest the following:
use mpegstream clip from https://www.squared5.com to convert the footage from it’s native .H264 into a more edit friendly format like XDcamEX or Proress.
then Edit the converted footage in a sequence that matches your footage i.e 1280x720p @50fps
finally render out at in a High quality format such as Quicktime animation codec
then use Quicktime pro to convert the HD footage @50fps down to an mpeg or DVD @ 25fps

the fact that the footage is at 50fps should make no difference to the timing of the clips unless you want to slow them down? then use cinema tools to conform the clips (after making a copy of them) and use those clips in a different sequence to match the new frame rates.

hope that makes sense?
good luck

Greg

https://gregbrand.co.uk

[Greg Brand]

Thanks very much for that Adam and especially the example scene.
will give it a try and let you know how it works out.

https://gregbrand.co.uk