capture to prores via firewire from AJ HD 1400 in FCP?
by jason levy
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May 6, 2008 at 11:40:45 am
Is it possible to capture to prores via firewire from a DVCPro HD deck (1400) in FCP?
Trying to figure out what the workflow is. Shooting DVCPro HD 720P60. Mastering back to the 1400. Need to color correct and do a few effects.
I was told that Capturing the DVCProHD via HDSDI was inferior to the native firewire capture.. but seems to me that working in native DVCProHD will involve more lossy decode/encode stages. Can anyone enlighten me?
Re: capture to prores via firewire from AJ HD 1400 in FCP? by gary adcock on May 6, 2008 at 12:05:28 pm
[jason levy]"I was told that Capturing the DVCProHD via HDSDI was inferior to the native firewire capture.. but seems to me that working in native DVCProHD will involve more lossy decode/encode stages."
Then why not capture to ProRes since you asked about the FW conversion from DVCPROHD?
When I was working in DVCPROHD, I always have captured over the HDSDI without issue, ( just like walter does at BC), however if you are worried - go to ProRes.
gary adcock
Studio37
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Re: capture to prores via firewire from AJ HD 1400 in FCP? by jason levy on May 6, 2008 at 12:24:58 pm
Thanks Gary. Are you saying that you capture to DVCProHD codec and finish in that format? What capture card are you using? I was considering a Decklink HD extreme but the dealer says that the scaling will be in software and I'd really need the (more expensive) Kona for best quality under that scenario.
Re: capture to prores via firewire from AJ HD 1400 in FCP? by gary adcock on May 6, 2008 at 1:17:13 pm
[jason levy]"Are you saying that you capture to DVCProHD codec and finish in that format? "
Walter captures and finishes in DVCPROHD currently, I now prefer to use ProRes for the digitize and finish, since I have run into issues with the 8 bit codec on a couple of projects that were overloaded with compositing of multiple layers and graphics- For Doc's / episodic tv / industrials and such there is nothing wrong with working in the native Panasonic codec.
I am without question a KONA guy....
gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows
Inside look at the IoHD
