This IS the Avid L2: [Avid-L2] Re: AVCHD workflow for final SD DVCAM master

Saturday, January 19, 2013

[Avid-L2] Re: AVCHD workflow for final SD DVCAM master

-unfortunatly I am limited to MC 5.5.3...

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Robert Lawson wrote:
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> Avid added AMA support for AVCHD files in version 6.0.
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> Rob Lawson
> System Administrator, ACSR ISIS, Windows & Interplay
> CBS News
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> On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 8:12 AM, bartekz wrote:
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> > Dear L2,
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> > here is my scenario:
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> > I am about to cut a half hour documentary from about 30 hours of AVCHD
> > footage, shot on Sony FS100. I need to import into MC 5.5.3 but I am not
> > sure exactly what codec is acceptable for a master on PAL-DVCAM and
> > internet. I did a few tests and I can see the difference in the detail
> > between low-to-high data rate codecs, but will this matter in the
> > down-convert? My project will be down-converted for broadcast in SD.
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> > Since drive space is an issue for me can I:
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> > -import at DNxHD 36 or Apple ProRes Proxy via FCP and still be fine for
> > the final PAL master? The internet file will be compressed H.264 so I
> > reason the lossy/offline codecs here are fine?
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> > -or must I import at a higher data rate codec for some reasons of major
> > consequence?
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> > -is Clipwrap ok for the conversion here? I believe MC 5.5 can't do AMA
> > then transcode, only import.
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> > Thanks.
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