Popsiclestand
Well-known member
Hey guys,
Sorry if this has been covered before, but I see a lot of people asking about a good workflow for DSLR and thought this could be useful.
I edit on a PC and am now using Adobe Premiere CS5 which is only available (for good reason) in 64-bit. It works like a charm on my machine. There is no transcoding necessary as there are presets specifically for DSLR in there.
I import my footage by dropping it straight from Adobe Bridge (or I can just drag it from Windows explorer) and as soon as it takes a few seconds/minutes to index, I can play back my footage in high quality real time.
So far I have only tried editing my reel and a music video using this workflow, but it really works.
It is true that you do need a high speed/high power desktop for this to work completely, but I bought my desktop custom built for less than a grand and it is more than enough to handle the requirements for DSLR editing.
Just something to think about -- though I know many people here use Mac.
Additionally, at my job, I used the latest Avid Media Composer on Mac which also could playback (I didn't really edit on it) DSLR footage with no transcoding and no problem.
My computer specs:
3+ GHz processor
4gb ram
1gb video card
2 tb harddrive space (on two non-raid drives)
Blue ray burner
--all purchased custom built on Ebay. Not a bad option for the $-conscious.
I'm wondering if anyone else uses a similar workflow.
Cheers,
Popsiclestand
Sorry if this has been covered before, but I see a lot of people asking about a good workflow for DSLR and thought this could be useful.
I edit on a PC and am now using Adobe Premiere CS5 which is only available (for good reason) in 64-bit. It works like a charm on my machine. There is no transcoding necessary as there are presets specifically for DSLR in there.
I import my footage by dropping it straight from Adobe Bridge (or I can just drag it from Windows explorer) and as soon as it takes a few seconds/minutes to index, I can play back my footage in high quality real time.
So far I have only tried editing my reel and a music video using this workflow, but it really works.
It is true that you do need a high speed/high power desktop for this to work completely, but I bought my desktop custom built for less than a grand and it is more than enough to handle the requirements for DSLR editing.
Just something to think about -- though I know many people here use Mac.
Additionally, at my job, I used the latest Avid Media Composer on Mac which also could playback (I didn't really edit on it) DSLR footage with no transcoding and no problem.
My computer specs:
3+ GHz processor
4gb ram
1gb video card
2 tb harddrive space (on two non-raid drives)
Blue ray burner
--all purchased custom built on Ebay. Not a bad option for the $-conscious.
I'm wondering if anyone else uses a similar workflow.
Cheers,
Popsiclestand