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

Thank you Bouke!

I'm always trying to teach assistants the difference between resolution and compression. Avid certainly doesn't help.

I feel better now.

Robert Ferguson

On Jan 19, 2013, at 5:27 PM, bouke wrote:

> First a bit of a rant, can we ALL (that means Avid) stop mixing Compression
> with Resolution?
> (not typical for this thread, but had to vent something)
>
> for you, DNxHD 36 is full res at HIGH compression. It sucks for delivery, no
> matter the downconvert.
> It will introduce a lot of compression artefacts.
> Now, since you're from the PAL side of the world, you could downconvert and
> work in DV.
> That will even be smaller, and way better quality, and will make a fine
> DVcam master
> BUT, internet delivery is nowadays HD. 720x576 (and deinterlaced) will NOT
> be top quality for the net.
> Even YouTube is doing 1080 nowadays.
>
> so, listen to everyone here, buy some drivespace, transcode to DNxHD 120 and
> work with that.
> Any half decent transcoder you have laying around will do the transfer.
> Let your machine rip 24/7 and be done with it.
>
> ht
>
> Bouke
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bartekz" zbimages@yahoo.com>
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 7:01 PM
> Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: AVCHD workflow for final SD DVCAM master
>
> all I have is my trusty Macbook Pro 4.1,OS 10.6.8, 2.5GHz, Intel 2 core, 4
> GB RAM. From what I know 6.5 won't run on that. I can deal with that, it's
> the codec question that puzzles me. Is DNx 36 ok if there is a down-convert
> to SD-PAL.
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Roger wrote:
> >
> > This is better than doing an import of AVCHD on an older system. AVCHD
> > import was a bit flaky.
> >
> > On 19 Jan 2013, at 16:13, Terence Curren wrote:
> >
> > > Do you have access to a second computer? Laptop even? If so, install the
> > > free 30 day trial version of MC 6.5 and use it to AMA then convert all
> > > your footage. Then take that to your 5.5 system.
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "bartekz" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > -unfortunatly I am limited to MC 5.5.3...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Robert Lawson wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Avid added AMA support for AVCHD files in version 6.0.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ---
> > > > > Rob Lawson
> > > > > System Administrator, ACSR ISIS, Windows & Interplay
> > > > > CBS News
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 8:12 AM, bartekz wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > **
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dear L2,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > here is my scenario:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 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.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Since drive space is an issue for me can I:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -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?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -or must I import at a higher data rate codec for some reasons of
> > > > > > major
> > > > > > consequence?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -is Clipwrap ok for the conversion here? I believe MC 5.5 can't do
> > > > > > AMA
> > > > > > then transcode, only import.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > With best wishes,
> > Roger Shufflebottom
> > +44 7973 543 660
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>



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