Editing HVR V1U True Progressive Footage in Low Res.
by Thilakshan Jeyarajah
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Aug 10, 2009 at 12:45:46 pm
Hi guys,
I've been trying to edit 24 frames 1080 true progressive from a SONY HRV V1U, and my Mac Book Pro just isn't handling the file sizes of 1 Gig per minute.
So, I'm wondering if it's possible to do this by converting the files to low res - then doing the edit, then transfering the EDL back to the original resolution once I've finished editing?
Final Cut's compressor isn't handling these big files either. Is there a stand alone compressor I should be using?
Re: Editing HVR V1U True Progressive Footage in Low Res. by David Roth Weiss on Aug 10, 2009 at 3:32:29 pm
[Thilakshan Jeyarajah]"'ve been trying to edit 24 frames 1080 true progressive from a SONY HRV V1U, and my Mac Book Pro just isn't handling the file sizes of 1 Gig per minute."
Please explain. The HRV V1U shoots HDV which is 12Gb or 13Gb per hour depending on whether you're shooting PAL or NTSC. Did you capture as ProRes? Are you using an external hard drive?
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Re: Editing HVR V1U True Progressive Footage in Low Res. by Thilakshan Jeyarajah on Aug 10, 2009 at 9:11:49 pm
We captured as PRoRes
We recorded on HDV tape
and then captured it on disk
And we are using an external hard drive.
We shot on 24 frames, progressive mode...
And for importing/capturing it on Final Cut, there was a special option to capture progressive data... Apple ProRes 422
Basically I just want to edit this downcompressed... and once I have done the edit.. I want to link the edit back to the uncompressed footage. If you know of anything that can help me with this (perhaps even a link to a tutorial), pls do let me know.
