A Codec for both FCP Studio Pro 2 as well as Premier CS3?

Hi All,

I had this posted in the HDV forum and it was recommended that I post it here.


Hi Everyone!

I have a client who has a client (you know how it is...) who needs 120 Mini DV tapes shot in HDV (I'm not sure of the resolution or aspect ratio) captured to a codec that can be used on both Final Cut Pro Studio 2 as well as on Premier CS3.

I pride myself on my knowledge of FCP and it's use, but even as I have Premier loaded on my computer, I'm sadly lacking in hands on use or knowing any of its technical aspects.

Most of the time the people asking for digitizing without asking for a specific codec are the sort that want the biggest, uncompressed files as possible since "it worked last time" and they don't know any better. I'd still like to offer them some alternatives so if you know of one or two codecs that are uncompressed and one or two that are compressed but "lossless" that can be used "native" (i.e. no extra programs or plugins to buy) by both editing programs feel free to mention them. Or let me know if I'm barking up the wrong tree.

Once again, I want to thank you ahead of time, oh wise creativecow.net users for your help! I really appreciate it.

All the best,

Michael Escher
Rancho Calamari Productions
www.ranchocalamari.com
Los Angeles, CA, USA, Earth