Re: prores 422 hq vs prores 422 vs prores 444

You're right Richard! Who needs quality anyways? MP3's are fine for music, Avatar probably should have been shot with a DVX100, and what do we even need these crazy big chips for - 1/3" chips are fine!

You're a prime example of that old adage- those that can do, those that can't teach. Rewriting manuals isn't exactly gonna win you any Pulitzer's pal. I was cutting a million dollar feature on Final Cut 1 in June of 99... just weeks after it was introduced at NAB at the Sands if you were there.

I looked for you on IMDB... you know that industry standard thing we use in motioon picture and television industry? Didn't see anything for you? My last TV series had 4 to 5 million viewers every week and won an Emmy... my latest feature was shot shot with DSLR's, what'd you shot your last feature or national TV series on?

I've done more testing transcoding footage than you could ever dream of over the past decade - but I'm doing it for TV shows and movies with multi-million dollar budgets. Broadcasters here in LA demand everything - QC is a bitch! Drives are cheap! So I use HQ when I use ProRES! I use Filmscan 2 when I use Cineform. I use DNxHD 175 or better when I deliver on Avid. I use HDCAM SR over HDCAM... I use Dual Link SR when I can...

Don't be a moron...

Lance Bachelder
Southern California