[Pat Horridge]

Yes easy. You select the sequence and choose relink and in the bottom section specify the resolution to relink to.

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[Pat Horridge]

I’d agree with Job. Avoid Prores on the PC. Go the dnx36 offline route. Dnx36 looks really good and your system will be more responsive with dnx low bitrate media.
Check the conform process with who ever is doing the conform and grade and ideally do a test first.

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[Pat Horridge]

Its really down to how tight an integration we need with AE and photoshop. Generally we prefer Media Composer because we know it so well and like the backwards project and media support as we have clients and jobs that go back over a decade. And even if we have After Effects elements with AMA linking in MC we can update and change content easily.

But if we have a job that will need a lot of layers composited together and for that to be adjusted and altered as the job goes on then it’s quicker in PPro.

That said I even have FCP=X available here and an editor to drive it and some jobs even suit that. It’s just picking the right tool for the job.

On the Premiere side the main concern is the media management, especially for longer form stuff.
And my personal hate is (much as FCP7 had) having just a project file with all my bins and sequences in it. I’ve seen too many bloated massive project files and even worse the failing to open project file.
AT least with Media Composer you can save and manipulate bins and that can be a job saver…

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[Pat Horridge]

I do some tests first. Things have supposed to have gotten better but it’s never been an easy process in the past.
I’d rather pull my teeth out with pliers than have to make Premiere and Avid talk to each other…
We have both and use both but we make sure they stay separate. Each job is pitched for the system that suits it best. Jumping between systems is just asking for problems. And as each product evolves workflows that did work break and new workflows become possible. You’ll spend your life finding solutions.

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[Pat Horridge]

That method of making a project for each different frame rate, AMA linking into there and Transcoding there then copying the bin to the main project is a standard workflow in Avid for avoiding baked in frame rate changes!

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[Pat Horridge]

Just for clarity it’s unlikely you’ll import into Avid. More likely you’ll AMA link and Transcode. Ingest is the more generic term.

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[Pat Horridge]

The best bet is a small test first. Select a selection of media that covers the various issues. Then run the whole workflow and confirm the final conform behaves.

I’m not sure there isn’t an issue with Tape IDs added to media and Avid AMA linking.

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[Pat Horridge]

My understanding of 23.98 is it can be 2:3 pull downed to 29.97 directly 24fps to 29.97 needs 3:2 then a slow down.
So 23.98 is for NTSC folks who need to get to 29.97 for video post.

The additional interlaced frame added isn’t intended for the final output just for the 29.97 stage. the additional frame will be removed to get back to 23.98 and if need be speeded up to 24fps

So you shoot at 24fps for true 24fps offline and in PAL land speed up to 25fps if need be.

or shoot 23.98 2:3 pulldown to 29.97 for NTSC post then back to 23.98 and speed up to 24fps or standards convert the 23.98 to 29.97 (or 59.94i) if you need a true output at that frame rate.

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[Pat Horridge]

Videomixdown is far safer for robust review.
Sounds like you ate on shared storage? What system is that?
Was the relinking that had to be done AMA clips or Avid media?

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[Pat Horridge]

Automatic duck goes on FCP. Use that to send AAF to Avid. But that only brings sequences across.
All your source media needs to be ingested and Avid bins created to continue to cut.
Bring a guide track across as you may well have issues linking the sequence in Avid to the ingested media so you may have to over cut.
Also you need to consider and test the conform and finishing as that will determine how you ingest the footage. AMA linking is normally the best way. But you may then want or need to consolidate or transcode to make Avid managed media.

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