Re: [Avid-L2] Re: strategy for adding HD to SD proj?

All this makes perfect sense, thanks Michael. My SD project is 30i
aka 29.97 I can ask the shooter for any frame rate the HPX170 can
deliver. Rather then me pretend to know the best DVCProHD match to
NYSC 30i, what would that be? 1080i60 1080p30?

I don't have a P2 card reader so the shooter will deliver a drive.

Paul

>
>Copied/Pasted from the COW forums:
>
>The 170 records to P2 media and shoots in the DV, DV50, or DVCProHD
>codec. If they're shooting HD, you'll be getting DVCProHD. AVCHD
>comes from the HMC150.
>
>That said, with P2, you won't be transcoding anything. Have the
>shooter deliver an exact copy of the P2 card and it's entire
>structure. Open Avid and switch your Project to HD in the Format tab
>(the HPX170 footage will need to shot in the same framerate as your
>SD material for this to work on 3.1.3) and choose Import P2-->Clips
>to Bin. Navigate to the top level folder of the P2 footage and hit
>OK. It will populate your bin with MasterClips of the P2 media. If
>you want, watch the clips and select only the ones you want/need.
>Then choose Import P2-->Clips to Bin. It will consolidate the P2
>media to your media drive, leaving the original P2 footage alone
>(this could be considered your "tape", or backup). Switch your
>project back to SD and edit away. All timecode will be preserved on
>the P2 media.
>
>If the SD material is a different framerate, you'll want to upgrade
>to MC4.0 (which may not be possible on a G5 - I think it may be
>Intel Mac only). MC4.x can mix and match framerates. If you need to
>mix and match framerates, there is software that can add/remove
>pulldown to the HPX170 footage. Will you be mixing framerates?
>
>--- In <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com,
>Paul Dougherty <lists@...> wrote:
>>
>> Doing my best to recap what's possible with footage from a HPX170
>> going into an existing SD project on a (Mac) system running 3.1.3
>> Take with a grain of salt, this is my understanding, then what I
>> don't know.
>>
>> XDcam would seem like the best flavor of HD to integrate with a SD
>> project but that is not on offer. The HPX170 my shooter uses
>> delivers P2 and AVCHD(yes?). Since a driect port doesn't seem
>> possible, I've read about people converting such footage with
>> Streamclip or Panasonic's MainConcept transcoder to bring it in.
>> (transcoding to exactly what I'm not sure). Transcoding to bring in
>> a shot is one thing but I need to bring in an hours worth and retain
>> original TC values to intercut with lo-rez SD in my Avid project.
>>
>> Advise greatly appreciated,
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> >Thanks to both of you. As to Bogdan's suggestion I'd rather stay in
>> >a SD project as 90% of the material is SD*. Also thanks for pointing
>> >out the "latest qualified release for your PPC is 3.1.3"
>> >
>> >>"Is there a viable strategy to will allow me to
>> >>> integrate some flavor of HD into an 10-1 (off-line) SD timeline?"
>> >>
>> >>What format HD? If XDCam, just connect it via SD SDI and capture
>> >>into the corresponding SD project type. (ie, if it's 1080i/60, use
>> >>30i)
>> >>
>> >
>> >Kenton, yes I would like to capture into a SD project.
>> >
>> >Based on a quick look XDCam doesn't seem to be an option, the
>> >cameraman has a HPX170 and a Canon 5D. However HPX170 seems to offer
>> >SDI out.
>> >
>> >Paul
>> >
>> >*Honestly I'm strongly leaning towards a SD master, but I enquire in
>> >the event I shoot many more interviews and am pressed to deliver a HD
>> >master.
>> >
>> >>--- In
>> >><mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com,
>> >>Paul Dougherty <lists@> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Realizing NAB is about to start and consume all the oxygen I'm
>> >>> rushing out this question. I have an SD (ntsc) legacy project* in
>> >>> progress with the need to shoot more interviews. If the
>> >>> headache/overhead was not too great I'd like to shoot in HD and cut
>> >>> it in to the timeline of the on-going project. But since there is no
> > >>> budget, I can't send it out to have SD work copies made through a
>> >>> Teranex or whatever. Is there a viable strategy to will allow me to
>> >>> integrate some flavor of HD into an 10-1 (off-line) SD timeline?
>> >>>
>> >>> *It's MC 2.7 MojoSDI - I own MC 3.5 but have not installed it, I'm
>> >>> on a PPC G5 2.5
>> >>>
>> >>> I apologize for not taking the time to better research this before
>> >>> posting but events and deadlines have crept up on me.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks in advance,
>> >>>
>> >>> Paul
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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