HDV Split software vs. Avid Media Composer

[sean90291]

I love how HDVSplit automatically creates separate m2t files on separate scenes.

Avid doesn't do this.

But is there a downside to HDVSplit m2t versus using Avid to capture the m2t footage? I mean, is there better color depth or something (8 bit vs. 10 bit) when capturing using firewire into Avid or into HDVSplit?

EDIT: emailed a savvy engineer/software gal, and she confirmed there is NO difference between footage captured by Avid and footage captured by HDVSplit.

 

[krestofre]

Avid has DV Scene Detection (I think that's what it's called) that does the same thing based on timecode start/stops. I don't work in HDV footage, but I'd be really surprised if this feature doesn't work for HDV. You might check into it. It could save you an extra importing setp.

 

[grinner]

truth is, MC still can't do 10 bit. Their white sheets are the only place that says it will.. well, and their sales people. While codecs have changed and more bugs have been introduced, it's still pretty nappy compaired to uncompressed in any other box. FCP has been spitting out superior image quality since it's first uncompessed card was utilized.
still does today.