Am I selecting the right resolution?

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Indyreel

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I am using Avid to cut my first feature film and need to know if I have the correct resolution selected for the project.

When I create a project I choose 1080p 29.97 (as I am shooting on a Panasonic GH1).

I then click "Tools" and go to the Media Creation option. When I click, it gives a number of "Resolution" options. DNxHD 145 MXF is automatically selected.

Is this the correct setting?

My fear is that I will edit the entire film at this resolution and then find that I should have chosen a higher resolution for a "filmout" or for professional theatrical distrubution.

Does anyone know which setting I should choose?
 
Higher resolution? You can't choose a higher resolution in Avid. Or do you mean a higher bit rate? Like DNxHD 220x? VERY different concepts. Have you cut in Avid before?
 
In the "tools" option, when you click "Media Creation" one of the tabs brings up an option labeled "video resolution". In the window is listed DNxHD etc.

For the second question; No, I am totally new to Avid. I am taking the online basic training, but it does not address this issue, beyond mentioning it.
 
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You can always go back and conform your sequence to a higher resolution after picture lock. A lot of times its the workflow that myself and other editors prefer. Sometimes we will cut in an offline resolution - this allows us to be portable working at home or in the office. It also makes our approval process easier, quicker compressing etc. Anyway - as long as you have your PROJECT setup correctly with proper frame rate etc. The resolution doesn't matter for offline purposes. Obviously if you have clients in the room who want to see the project in it's beauty then a higher res would be needed. We have cut plenty of stuff in DNXHD 145 and then conformed to 220 or even sent EDL's to color houses and let them conform. I hope some of this doesn't come to late and helps a little

Cheers.
 
No, it was good timing. I appreciate your input.

Just so I know I'm understanding you right. Are you saying I can transcode my AVCHD footage to DNxHD 145, then edit the entire film, THEN transcode the entire film to DNxHD 220 for a filmout or professional theatrical release? If yes, that's awesome!!!

Are there any pitfalls to this method (i.e. artifacts, generation loss etc) ?

Thank you again.
 
Just so I know I'm understanding you right. Are you saying I can transcode my AVCHD footage to DNxHD 145, then edit the entire film, THEN transcode the entire film to DNxHD 220 for a filmout or professional theatrical release? If yes, that's awesome!!!

Are there any pitfalls to this method (i.e. artifacts, generation loss etc) ?

Thank you again.
 
Indyreel said:
Just so I know I'm understanding you right. Are you saying I can transcode my AVCHD footage to DNxHD 145, then edit the entire film, THEN transcode the entire film to DNxHD 220 for a filmout or professional theatrical release? If yes, that's awesome!!!

Are there any pitfalls to this method (i.e. artifacts, generation loss etc) ?

Thank you again.
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I'm doing this right now in fact. I am editing my short in XDCamEX 35mbps. When it's done, I will re-conform it at DNxHD 175x, color grade it, and finish it. I cannot tell you the process to do this, as I am still learning. However there is no generational loss because you are not rendering anything.
 
However there is no generational loss because you are not rendering anything.
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Really? It's just a settings change than right?

So can I also take a 24f HD project and then output it for TV by simply changing it to 480 30i ? You can't just go into your project settings or whatever and change the frame rate there can you? YOu have to Export/Transcode and Render..right?
 
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Really? It's just a settings change than right?

So can I also take a 24f HD project and then output it for TV by simply changing it to 480 30i ? You can't just go into your project settings or whatever and change the frame rate there can you? YOu have to Export/Transcode and Render..right?
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I think you are missing the point. We are talking about an offline/online workflow here.
 
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