Any Way To NOT Take Up More Than 1TB??

andythefilmer

andythefilmer

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So I was forcefully volunteered to shoot the elementary school I attended's graduation. Did four cameras - ALL different resolutions and codecs: 960x720, 1920x1080, 1440x1080, and 1280x720... So after transcoding, I had forgotten that it all needs to be the same res to multiclip, so I began to render and export each file as a PreRes 422 HQ File @ Full Raster 1080p30. Is there an easier way to do this, because I am half way done after 2 days...... Currently inhabiting 950GB on my G-Drive when I only have another 50G...... Locking me out of Final Cut when I could be doing real paid jobs..... Any thoughts? (Besides dump the project? I wish quite honestly but my mom works there and may lose her job due to budget cuts. Doing a HUGEGEGEGE favor like this is making her look really good to her employer.).
 
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Use MPEG streamclip or something? At least it won't lock you out of FCP.
Besides, are you editing in FCP7? You can use most resolutions and codecs mixed (not even a need to convert to ProRes if you don't mind some rendering). Just use the widest/largest video as sequence template and then zoom in the rest of the clips, export at a resolution you like.
 
I certainly wouldn't use ProResHQ. If you HAVE to use ProRes, just use LT. But what I'd probably do would be transcode to something like DVCPRO-HD, which will save significant storage space while still giving you nice HD quality to work with.
 
Ah, i getz it now. Yes, what Stephen said is a great suggestion. And as i said; use another program with batch list and let it render 24/7 while you work on other stuff.
 
It should, it has a batch list and can crop or stretch your video to any resolution, use it a lot to squeeze my anamorphic footage into the right aspect ratio. Very easy to use as well :).
 
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