This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] downconverting to SD for DVD

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Re: [Avid-L2] downconverting to SD for DVD

I'm with Dylan.
1:1 is overkill.
Over here broadcast standard is Mpeg50 for normal daily work, including
multiple generation stuff.
Commercials to air are to be delivered in Mpeg30 (!)
(and then the company that does local add insertion makes it even worse...)

The downscaler in Avid is actually quite nice.
Transcoding in Avid keeps all your metadata and is worry free / one step
(and a good night of sleep if you have a lot of material)
And your graphics will look better when made in the native resolution.

Bouke

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dylan Reeve" <dylan@dylan.wibble.net>
To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] downconverting to SD for DVD

> I'd be inclined to AMA the files in, then transcode to a suitable edit
> codec. I'm somewhat partial to MPEG50 for Standard Definition.
>
> The project format will need to be an SD type (29.97p I guess) before you
> do
> the transcode.
>
> If you decide later you want to go back to HD you can always relink back
> to
> the AMA source files.
>
> Dylan Reeve
> http://dylanreeve.com/
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 8:21 PM, wplate <wes@automaticduck.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I'm just starting editing my daughter's latest dance recitals, this time
>> I'm going to edit in Media Composer 5 (software only). The main camera
>> was
>> recorded to 720p60 ProRes 422 and a secondary wide lockoff was recorded
>> in
>> AVCHD 1080i which I imported into FCP to rewrite into ProRes 422.
>>
>> My media has been linked into MC via AMA.
>>
>> I was thinking that since a) DVD is the "deliverable" and to b) reduce
>> computer overhead it might make sense to convert everything to 720x486
>> near
>> the beginning of the process.
>>
>> Do you agree that's a good approach?
>>
>> If so, would you use Compressor to do the downconvert, saving to ProRes
>> then bring that ProRes QuickTime into MC for transcoding to, what, 1:1?
>> Can
>> I do 1:1 in software-only MC?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
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