Okay, so say I have some archive footage I want to use in a video. It's a very long Quicktime file, but it's excellent quality and converting files to DV usually results in a small loss of focus in the video, something which I cannot afford to lose. I also cannot afford the file space a potential DV of this QT file will fill.
I don't even want to consider rendering it in FCP to DV. Why? Because I need to test various filters with the clip, and honestly, I don't have enough patience to re-render something over and over... it just isn't something I want to deal with.
So is there anyway I can change the the sequence settings or something, so the QT file runs as smoothly as a normal DV? That's all I'm asking. Is there even a plug-in I can get a hold of? (I'm using FCP 4.0, BTW).
Thanks.
I don't even want to consider rendering it in FCP to DV. Why? Because I need to test various filters with the clip, and honestly, I don't have enough patience to re-render something over and over... it just isn't something I want to deal with.
So is there anyway I can change the the sequence settings or something, so the QT file runs as smoothly as a normal DV? That's all I'm asking. Is there even a plug-in I can get a hold of? (I'm using FCP 4.0, BTW).
Thanks.