Re: [Avid-L2] OT - edit ready video files that aren't too huge

In my experience, that quality control slider has no effect with ProRes 422 LT. Not sure which formats it actually affects.

On 29 Jul 2013, at 20:21, Paul Dougherty wrote:

> A producer called me last minute to try to convert 2.5 hours worth of SD footage on video dvds into edit-ready video files that aren't too huge. What does too huge mean? Say files I could ftp upload in less than five hours or a file size total under 5 gigs.
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> The quality of the footage is not that great so it's not like I'm the gatekeeper of pristine quality. My first thought was to extract the dvd footage using MPEG Streamclip and converting to ProRes LT with the quality dial turned below 50%. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but tests dialing down the quality that way did not delivery great file size reductions. Thoughts?
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> The next thing I can try is using Compressor after creating (large ProRes) interim masters. This is a new challenge for me trying to turn around this volume (2.5 hours) of footage as an Internet deliverable. Any thoughts on a ProRes alternative ie. another way of getting the file size down and keeping it edit-ready?
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> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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> Paul
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With best wishes,
Roger Shufflebottom
+44 7973 543 660





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