Toast 9

[Boomerang]

I have 30 hours to convert.... so before I do so I would love to check my settings.

If I select DVCPROHD720 I do not see the frame rate for /24 as a preset.
So I assume modify 720/60 to 24..... or is it 23.98?

Or go for ProRess HQ?

Also why does it say Quality as Medium? It seems to have no control over that.

Any info before I press convert would be greatly appreciated.

Should I do a bulk of all 15 cards or go card by card.. how does that affect naming them?

I am running tests on small clips as we speak. Thank you again for any help so i do not waste my time.

[Boomerang]

I do see a difference between DVCPRO and ProResHQ...... enough to warrant HD space I am unsure.

[matt s.]

I have been using toast to do dvcprohd transcodes as i dont have FCP6 and the pro res codec.

It displays 720/60 but if you transcode and use current frame rate in the settings it will give you 23.98 and i have been able to move the quality slider to high for dvcprohd.

[Thomas Lew]

What's the difference between DVCPRO and ProRes? Which one is better to use for final cut users?

[pailes]

They both use intraframe compression and the bitrate is similar in my tests. BUT the ProRes codec does not have the DVCPROHD image size restriction and it has a few other advantages. For use in Final Cut I would therefore recommend the ProRes codec.

[Boomerang]

Thanks.... I did in the end go ProRes. I can see in the night footage a detail difference. The ProRes just is sharper.