Novice question regarding DVCPRO, HDV

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Danielisnotadrummer

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I don't know if this question properly belongs in this forum, but I'll ask it anyway. I'm filming a wedding reception for a client, using my HPX170 along with his HV20. I need to edit the footage from the two together in a Premiere CS3 timeline.


I was considering shooting with the HVX at 1080i60, since that is the acquisition resolution and field rate of the HV20.

Now, how to I edit HDV (ewww) and DVCPROHD in the same timeline?
 
Convert the HDV to DVCPROHD before you start editing. DVCPROHD is much more efficient and more robust.
Jim
 
I haven't worked with cs3. I would assume there is some sort of media management system with in the program that allows you to convert codecs/formats. Perhaps there's an export feature that allows you to export one format to another.
Jim
 
Perhaps Raylight could be your solution. I haven't worked with it either. Boy, am I a lot of help or what?
Jim
 
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no idea if this helps either since it is part of the FCP studio, but Cinema Tools should be able to convert it quicker than FCP- not sure on CS3 though... hmm- so alot of help or what for me too...
 
I'm abit unsure about this as well

How will premiere render HDV and DVCPRO hd in the same timeline? one is interframe, one is I-Frame
 
What do you mean, how will it render? You put the footage on the timeline, and you edit. It just works.

Now, when it comes time to export the footage, that's when you have to decide what system you'll go with. But mixed-format timeline editing is a non-issue with most editors.
 
SO when you make a cut point in the HDV footage, your NLE reconstructs the Long GOp sequence, but when you cut the HVX footage, it doesnt? all in the same timeline?
It just seems odd to me to have to different compression schemes in one timeline. But i'm fairly new at this
 
In the editors that I work with, yes, it's all handled transparently behind the scenes. You can put interframe and intraframe footage all on the same timeline; the editor inherently knows how to extract the appropriate frame.

Intraframe footage is going to edit a lot easier than interframe; you need more horsepower to handle interframe footage. But assuming you've got a good solid high-power system, long-GOP HDV should edit fine on most modern editors.
 
it works fine I do it all the time. Also, I've shot 720 30p dvcprohd with 1080 30p with the hv30 and it looks fine. The hv20 doesn't do 30p but with a wedding it'll look good if you shoot 24p with both cameras. I think you're over thinking it, just drop the hpx footage into the project and capture the hv20 footage and then drag them to the timeline and start editing.
 
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