Re: Why P2 is 960/720 not 1280/720

[Christer Gomes] "So you're saying that I can transcode all my rectangle pixel to squre by using the Apple ProRess (HQ)?"

Yes, you could do that, whether its worth it or not, is up to you. Depends on what your edit machine is and whether it can handle the playback of different media types in a DVCPROHD timeline. I'd do a test in a simple timeline first, you might be able to get away with just editing everything in a DVCPROHD timeline, then do a final render before you output. Or if your show is really edit intensive or grphics heavy and you have the space, yes you can transcode to PRORES. Depending on how much footage you have, that might take a while.

[Christer Gomes] "I guess that will involve a real time trascoding via the AJA i/o."

Don't know, I have a Kona card, and an 8core MacPro, so I would be converting via Compressor. I don't know how the IO works, so you'd have to research that yourself. Again, do a small test on a small file, and see how long it takes to transcode vs render.

I design all my graphics in square pixels. it tends to fall apart less when I down-convert to SD or web videos, it seems.

Good Luck, and there is a lot to be learned by taking some time and troubleshooting with small test files.

Matt

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