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irvineimages

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I did search around for a while to try and figure this out but couldn't.

Okay so, I've been working on my documentary project and I have a lot of very large timelapses.
I've had to purchase the cineform program and convert them from AVCHD to cineform AVI to get it working in premiere without freezing on me.
But now, I'm starting to have disc space problems on a 1.5 TB drive.

Getting to the point where my HD is 70% full and no where near having all my files converted.
It just seems like there is no way I'll be able to hold the whole project on the computer, so I'm figuring I'll have to work on one chapter at a time.

Okay, so.. my question is... tolerate my stupidity please.. I'm not the best at explaining this.
Is it okay to export a cineform AVI file to a cineform avi file?
For example, say a timelapse is like 30 gigs or whatever, and you need the full file to edit in premiere.. once you get the file the speed you want and turn it into a timelapse, is it okay to then export it with the edited speed to cineform AVI and use that, then delete the old full sized file?
Will there be any quality loss? is there any other option?
Or would I have to go back and do the timelapse to the AVCHD file, and then convert it to cineform AVI?(hopefully not cause I already did a lot of work.)

Hope you guys understand my question, and thanks for any help you can offer.
 
I haven't messed with Cineform since back in the CS3 days. Back then, I don't think you could export to Cineform. To my knowledge, you still can't -- but I could be wrong.

The short answer to you question is -- if you can do that -- go ahead. You should also be able to export your video from Premiere to other "lossless" formats -- just pay close attention to your export settings.

The correct answer is -- UPGRADE TO CS5!!!!!! A world of joy awaits you relative to editing AVCCAM footage.
 
I'm working with CS5, and it allows you to export cineform through the adobe exporter thingy.
I compared before and after and they look identical, I just wanted to double check with you guys.. sometimes you can't tell unless you use special programs and such to study the small details and how it will blow up on larger screens or whatever.
I don't completely trust my eyes.

So yeah, it's lossless... and I can export cineform to cineform in your opinion? Does anyone else on the board concur?
Would hate to find out I'm doing something wrong and have to start over.. I've invested a lot of time.

Which other lossless formats are you talking about?
And which export settings should I pay close attention to? I just checked maximum quality under video, since I probably won't use most of the audio.
 
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