Re: Clarification on ProRes Codec for HD project

Dear Jeff

I've finished two feature length doccies in the last few months with very similar source footage (a mix of xdcam, hdv and dv).

My solution would be to do your offline the way you've described (with the mixed formats) and then to online in Prores.

For example:
My suggestion for the offline is create an Easy Setup (prores or prores HQ 1920x1080) and if your machine can handle it, do your offline in this master sequence.

For the online, Media Manage your locked off-line edit to Prores 1920x1080 and use the new Media Managed project as the basis for the online. This usually fixes all kinds of field order issues with the DV footage and the upscaling and readies your edl for Color.

good luck.

Llewelyn



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