Best way to export HDV/filetype?

Export to where? I gather from your question you shot and imported HDV footage. But where are you trying to finish too precisely (digital cut, tape, DVD)?

cheers.
 
VaricamLife said:
Export to where? I gather from your question you shot and imported HDV footage. But where are you trying to finish too precisely (digital cut, tape, DVD)?

cheers.
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Output to a file of the best/most usable type.

No cutting. No dvd. I just want to spit out the raw footage to a file and retain as much of the original resolution, color depth, etc., as possible.

Thanks!
 
Most usable for what?

If you just want to view it in the QT player, export QT/Current Settings/Audio and Video/Self Contained/No Recompression.
 
If you intend to add graphics or titling, get out of the HDV color space.

Export pro res in FCP6 or an uncompressed file format.

Titling, post production will be much better

But then again the question begins:

What do you intend to deliver it on?
 
David S. said:
If you intend to add graphics or titling, get out of the HDV color space.
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Absolutely.

David S. said:
Export pro res in FCP6 or an uncompressed file format.
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I don't have FCP 6 and I'm not sure what "pro res" is, but I'm with you on the uncompressed file format.

David S. said:
But then again the question begins:

What do you intend to deliver it on?
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I suppose the initial question may not be answerable without answering this question, but my main concern is retaining as much as possible of what was on the original tape without going overboard with a chosen exported filetype and having some massive file.

Say for example, you wanted to archive footage as a file without a known deliverable format. Is 10 bit uncompressed 4:2:2 better than some HD variant? Is one overkill? Which would allow the least infringement upon the original quality?

I should probably just research this question or do some tests...
 
If all you've done is edit the footage you have, and nothing else. Then I would actually stay in HDV and archive it as such. You shoot HDV, you cut HDV, you archive in HDV. No quality is lost there then.

However, if you did any color correction, titling, effects, or the like, then you will want to go to uncompressed. It won't do a thing for your HDV footage (what you shoot is what you get), but it will help protect all those other things you've added to your edit. That would be your safest archival file. Then you could output to HD Cam, Digital Betacam, etc. down the road and go out with a very clean looking file. It will be a huge file, but it will protect your effects best.

As for "Pro Res," nothing complicated there. Its a new codec with a better math algorithm. You can maintain HD quality with like SD file sizes. Very cool, but you don't "need" it to still be able to archive your work safely.

cheers.
 
VaricamLife said:
If all you've done is edit the footage you have, and nothing else. Then I would actually stay in HDV and archive it as such. You shoot HDV, you cut HDV, you archive in HDV. No quality is lost there then.
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I have raw HDV/AIC footage that I need to output to a file. The only manipulation I have made is a speed change. That's it. No cuts. No color correction.

I did find out that the initial post work for this project will happen in an Avid system, so I'm trying to determine what file type is best for that environment while retaining as much as I can of the original footage quality without having to buy an expensive program to convert with.

Thanks!
 
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