Optimal Settings to Export Movie are? Using Cineform or other PC intermediates

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NikonGent

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Master Project Timeline Exported as ‘Movie”
Primary Objective: Max Quality

AME Bypass

Best way to achieve: What PC compatible Codec and Settings?

Set-up: Since a direct export/archive to tape isn’t an option at the moment and CS3 apparently can’t save a HDV project without compressing it in some manner, please I’d like your sage advice as to how to best utilize export movie settings to save a project as a single integrated file.

Considerations: I don’t mind if a reasonable amount of hard drive space is taken above and beyond what would be occupied if the timelines content was saved as an basic .avi file. I’d like specific advice on what settings would yield superior results particularly with Cineform’s Neoscene. Codec = HD v 6.7.2

Alternatively, if there’s another intermediate codec with a modest cost or free that outshines Cineform, I’d love to hear about it. Source footage is 1080p 60i from an Canon XH-A1. Preferred but not absolutely essential are a) “lossless” (or nearly so) and .an .avi container/wrapper (not/QT .mov).

Regarding exporting using Cineform, which is the best setting for these parameters considering the above?

a) Frame rate: 29.97, 59.94 or 60.00?
b) Check off deinterlace video footage or not? Does this parameter have any material effect visually such as smoothness?
c) Should recompress be checked off or not?

How would you compare & rate these codecs against one another including Neoscene?
a) Matrox Vfw line
b) Avid’s DNxHD and
c) Apples Pro Res 422. Will CS3 recognize 422 at all?

What’s you favorite and why?

I’m seeking to proceed forward based on your valuable advice, experience and recommendations.

Thanks for participating in this discussion/quest.
 
Sorry, I should have added the following to my original post:

Please assume the HDV footage being processed is from an XH-A1/1080p 60i/1440 by 1080

The Premiere Pro CS 3 project template selected is 1080i 30 (60i)

I can't export/archive direct to tape because I would have to spend over a grand to buy a PC capable of facilitating that action.

Not in a favorable position to make that purchase right now.

Instead, I want to save the project's rendered and finalized footage as a single integrated file

Thanks in advance.
 
Could you please help me understand what "1080p 60i" is? the "p" in 1080p means progressive. The "i" in 60i means interlaced. It can't be both, so which is it? This has a direct bearing on which codecs I prefer.
 
NikonGent said:
Sorry, I should have added the following to my original post:

Please assume the HDV footage being processed is from an XH-A1/1080p 60i/1440 by 1080

The Premiere Pro CS 3 project template selected is 1080i 30 (60i)

I can't export/archive direct to tape because I would have to spend over a grand to buy a PC capable of facilitating that action.

Not in a favorable position to make that purchase right now.

Instead, I want to save the project's rendered and finalized footage as a single integrated file

Thanks in advance.
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A couple of points... 'black' text on 'grey' background is incredibly difficult to read...

Next point... when you say 'final output', are you thinking in terms of a 'master' such that then you would transcode to some format that is generally 'playable'.

If it is your 'master', then I'd stay with one of Avid DNxHD, or Apple ProRes 422. You would then trans code to something like H.264 for uploading, presentation, etc.

I would not use anything that smells of 'proprietary'... other than those two codecs... especially something like Muckrocks... but I digress...

The idea is that the Avid or Apple codecs are most likely to be found on other people's machines, and so should you need to, you can transfer the file to some other machine without
worrying about whether the codec will prevent the media to be played.

In fact Avid does provide the DNxHD codec for 'free'... I've not used it, but I downloaded the codec 'just in case'... unfortunately Apple isn't so free with the ProRes codec... unless things
have changed recently... but anyone with Final Cut Pro has it...
 
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