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Converting DV project to HDV
Posted by alanta
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Re: Converting DV project to HDV January 27, 2009 07:47PM |
Forgive me, but is your HDV 1080i60? DV-NTSC project is 29.97 & you can't mix frame rates or the earth will open up and swallow your house.
When life gives you dilemmas...make dilemmanade.
When life gives you dilemmas...make dilemmanade.
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Re: Converting DV project to HDV January 27, 2009 07:49PM |
That's if things go well. On a bad day, your edit system will come alive, kill you, eat your flesh and sew your skin into a jaunty hat.
On a really bad day, it won't happen in that order.
On a really bad day, it won't happen in that order.
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Re: Converting DV project to HDV January 27, 2009 08:29PM |
The process is called conforming. Traditionally what one does is combine an offline cut (that's your DV version) in Quicktime form with an EDL. But since you're onlining on the same system you offlined on, you have other options.
I've never actually done this on a Final Cut system before, but I'd try this sequence of steps:
1. Duplicate your entire project file. Store the backup copy someplace very safe.
2. Select all the shots on your timeline that you want to recapture, and make them offline. Don't tell Final Cut to delete the media files; you'll want to leave them in place in case you want to go back to your backed-up project file.
3. Change your timeline to ProRes, or whatever you want your finishing format to be. Change it from 720x480 to 1920x1080.
4. Change your "Easy Setup" to the appropriate one for capturing HD from your deck.
5. Batch capture your newly offlined media.
The trick is that you'll probably have to go through the timeline and conform your shots to the new timeline format. Final Cut's "conform to sequence" command is incredibly useful for this. But if any of your shots have repos on them, you'll need to conform them manually. That's just part of the conforming process, unfortunately.
Like I said, I've never actually done this myself in this way. I've done offline cuts on Final Cut that are sent to other systems for finishing, and I've taken offline cuts done by others into Final Cut to finish them myself. I've never offlined on Final Cut, then tried to conform an online using the same project file. But if I were going to, that's the procedure I would try.
Did I mention you should back up your project file first?
I've never actually done this on a Final Cut system before, but I'd try this sequence of steps:
1. Duplicate your entire project file. Store the backup copy someplace very safe.
2. Select all the shots on your timeline that you want to recapture, and make them offline. Don't tell Final Cut to delete the media files; you'll want to leave them in place in case you want to go back to your backed-up project file.
3. Change your timeline to ProRes, or whatever you want your finishing format to be. Change it from 720x480 to 1920x1080.
4. Change your "Easy Setup" to the appropriate one for capturing HD from your deck.
5. Batch capture your newly offlined media.
The trick is that you'll probably have to go through the timeline and conform your shots to the new timeline format. Final Cut's "conform to sequence" command is incredibly useful for this. But if any of your shots have repos on them, you'll need to conform them manually. That's just part of the conforming process, unfortunately.
Like I said, I've never actually done this myself in this way. I've done offline cuts on Final Cut that are sent to other systems for finishing, and I've taken offline cuts done by others into Final Cut to finish them myself. I've never offlined on Final Cut, then tried to conform an online using the same project file. But if I were going to, that's the procedure I would try.
Did I mention you should back up your project file first?
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Re: Converting DV project to HDV January 27, 2009 08:37PM |
Shouldn't use EDLs, but it should be alright, haven't offlined/onlined HDV. It's called the offline/online workflow. Very common in the Avid world, less so in the Final Cut world...
The key here, is to use Media Manager. Here's a tutorial on it...
[www.kenstone.net]
Although it may be better to use MM to "copy", which will make a duplicate project, and trim the duration of the clips, then you make everything that is DV offline (shift D, delete from timeline), then switch timeline to ProRes HQ 1440x1080 (same frame size/frame rate as your final capture, which i suppose will be HDV, unless you're capturing via HD-SDI), then batch capture all offline items.
Been a bit since i gave this a pop, so I may not be right on the money on this. I remember that you may have to redo all speed ramped items. That, as well as all smooth-cam-ed clips.
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The key here, is to use Media Manager. Here's a tutorial on it...
[www.kenstone.net]
Although it may be better to use MM to "copy", which will make a duplicate project, and trim the duration of the clips, then you make everything that is DV offline (shift D, delete from timeline), then switch timeline to ProRes HQ 1440x1080 (same frame size/frame rate as your final capture, which i suppose will be HDV, unless you're capturing via HD-SDI), then batch capture all offline items.
Been a bit since i gave this a pop, so I may not be right on the money on this. I remember that you may have to redo all speed ramped items. That, as well as all smooth-cam-ed clips.
www.strypesinpost.com
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