[Richard Doyle]

“I mean convert just the 7D footage.”

Convert the 7D footage to XDCAM using Compressor?

“Then change the sequence codec to Prores.”

Does this mean setting up a Pro Res LT timeline?

“You can set this right before making the final export.”

And is that “high precision” that I have ticked in the screen shot above or do I have to do something else?

[Richard Doyle]

“Don’t waist your time converting the EX footage.
Conform your sequence to the EX footage..”

Meaning convert the 7D footage to XDCAM?

Okay, I’m totally confused now.

“..and simply change the sequence codec to the Prores flavor that you like”

Which means…set up a Pro Res LT timeline and don’t worry about the render settings? But I thought you just said to conform my sequence to the EX footage?

“If you are applying filters, use the “Render in High Precision” setting.”

I have no idea what this means. Do you mean applying filters like ‘desaturate’, Magic Bullet etc?

[Richard Doyle]

When you say “set your sequence codec to Prores instead”, are you talking about just setting up the timeline for Pro Res LT? Does that mean I shouldn’t render to Pro Res, as you used the word “instead”.

I’m editing 1080 25p EX3 and 1080 25p 7D footage together. I will convert both to Pro Res LT, edit the project, export using “current settings” (1080 25p Pro Res LT) and then drop into Compressor using ‘DVD Best Quality’. Is that right?

Render in “high precision” is situated here, right? It’s what I have ticked here?

[Richard Doyle]

I’ve tried everything with it, but it doesn’t seem to be picking up audio as good as the in-built camera mic (even though that’s not a shotgun). It seems as though the quality of all-round audio I’m looking for is coming from the in-built mic. It’s capturing more of the room tone, and the celebrants voice is clearer.

When I play the audio back (from the NTG2) it sounds like it’s been recorded in an echo chamber…or a narrow hallway. I wonder could it be some setting somewhere? I’ll try turning up the audio level to 10 in ‘manual’ on the EX3 (again) and compare.

[Richard Doyle]

Thanks. I edited EX3 1080 25p footage in an XDCAM timeline, and exported it using “current settings” (instead of exporting as DV PAL, which is what I probably should have done, as it’s going to SD DVD?), and I tried it in DVD Studio Pro and iDVD to compare. In DVD Studio Pro, it’s fine. In iDVD there’s ‘judder’. It’s very noticeable, especially with slow pans. Any idea why this is so?

[Richard Doyle]

So what you’re saying is that one is not better than the other? I’ll get just as good an image by rendering as Pro Res AND my rendering time will be reduced?

[Richard Doyle]

If I don’t format the card, wouldn’t that potentially leave old information on the card that I don’t need (old folders etc), which could cause a problem down the line? I’m hearing conflicting messages on this. The way I see it, if you format it every time then you’re starting with fresh cards on each shoot, and you’ve lowered the chances of something going wrong when importing. Or maybe I’m being overly cautious?

[Richard Doyle]

Thanks. Just to be clear. I transcode the 7D 1080 24p footage to Pro Res LT, and then conform to 25p in Cinema Tools. I then set up an SD timeline suited for the 50i footage, and drop in the “conformed” 25p footage?

[Richard Doyle]

Adnan, what did you end up doing?

I’m in Europe and have Canon 7D 1080 footage shot 24p, and Canon XL2 SD 16:9 footage at 50i. Editing in Final Cut (latest). Need to output as a SD DVD PAL. Any tips? Thanks.

[Richard Doyle]

Also, I’ve read elsewhere on Creative Cow that I should be conforming the 24p to 25p (or is it 50i) using Cinema Tools? Does Compressor not do the same thing?