Re: recap DV through SDI

[David Roth Weiss] "The answer is, not really. You'd do best editing DV captured via firewire, and once you're finished with the edit, simply change the QT video compressor in the Sequence Settings to ProRes and re-render."


I'm glad this came up again - I've found conflicting information on the COW regarding the DV firewire vs. SDI issue. Here's what Gary Adcock had to say about it last time - he insists that if you're going to a non-camera codec, that you should let the hardware in your deck do the work, rather than the FCP software:

http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/8/994808


I've tested reingesting DV with my AJA-IO and my SONY DSR-40, and there was a huge difference in the image between the firewire signal and the compotent signal into the AJA.

I'm not trying to discredit David Roth Weiss' advice - I was trained to treat DV footage in the way he suggested, and I've gotten great results doing it that way. Just wanted to put a different point of view out here...