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Peter Rush · March 19th, 2015, 10:12 AM

Hi all - footage from my 5D3 is very choppy on the timeline (prem pro CS5.5) and occasionally, when rendering out it falls over when encountering 5D clips - not always though which is baffling. It's now driving me nuts and I want a solution before I get busy again with weddings this year.

I'm wondering if anyone has similar problems and how you get around them - can you recommend any transcoding solutions.

AVCHD footage and XAVC-S from my other cams play smoothly without any problems.

Pete

Chris Andrikakis · March 19th, 2015, 02:50 PM

Hi Pete. I hope more expert people come in, but I'll ask some questions that may she'd some light.

Are the clips from your 5D on an SSD drive? Are you using All-I compression? Which effects are you applying to the clips? Have you tried editing on another editor to see if the problem occurs there? What is your OS and computer specs?

Tim Paynter · March 20th, 2015, 02:20 AM

changed my mind on this one.

Peter Rush · March 21st, 2015, 09:32 AM

Chris I'm using IPB compression. The clips are on a standard 7,200 speed hard drive (not SSD) and on the timeline they have no effects. Clips play smooth only for a couple of seconds and then get choppy.

Intel i7 processor 3.40/ghz, Windows 7, 16GB Ram, 1.5GB Nvidia CUDA card - it's a pretty decent setup.

Pete

Chris Andrikakis · March 21st, 2015, 03:07 PM

It's definitely a codec issue then. Either upgrade to cs6 or transcode. I haven't tried it, but many recommend DNxHD from Avid.

UPDATE: Here is one program that I've used in the past for transcoding:
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-win.html

Peter Rush · March 24th, 2015, 03:32 AM

Cheers guys :)

March 19th, 2015, 10:12 AM	#1
Peter Rush Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK/Yorkshire Posts: 2,069	Anyone transcoding footage? Hi all - footage from my 5D3 is very choppy on the timeline (prem pro CS5.5) and occasionally, when rendering out it falls over when encountering 5D clips - not always though which is baffling. It's now driving me nuts and I want a solution before I get busy again with weddings this year. I'm wondering if anyone has similar problems and how you get around them - can you recommend any transcoding solutions. AVCHD footage and XAVC-S from my other cams play smoothly without any problems. Pete

March 19th, 2015, 02:50 PM	#2
Chris Andrikakis New Boot Join Date: May 2014 Location: Toronto Posts: 17	Re: Anyone transcoding footage? Hi Pete. I hope more expert people come in, but I'll ask some questions that may she'd some light. Are the clips from your 5D on an SSD drive? Are you using All-I compression? Which effects are you applying to the clips? Have you tried editing on another editor to see if the problem occurs there? What is your OS and computer specs?

March 20th, 2015, 02:20 AM	#3
Tim Paynter Major Player Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Denver Posts: 255	Re: Anyone transcoding footage? changed my mind on this one.

March 21st, 2015, 09:32 AM	#4
Peter Rush Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK/Yorkshire Posts: 2,069	Re: Anyone transcoding footage? Chris I'm using IPB compression. The clips are on a standard 7,200 speed hard drive (not SSD) and on the timeline they have no effects. Clips play smooth only for a couple of seconds and then get choppy. Intel i7 processor 3.40/ghz, Windows 7, 16GB Ram, 1.5GB Nvidia CUDA card - it's a pretty decent setup. Pete

March 21st, 2015, 03:07 PM	#5
Chris Andrikakis New Boot Join Date: May 2014 Location: Toronto Posts: 17	Re: Anyone transcoding footage? It's definitely a codec issue then. Either upgrade to cs6 or transcode. I haven't tried it, but many recommend DNxHD from Avid. UPDATE: Here is one program that I've used in the past for transcoding: http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-win.html Last edited by Chris Andrikakis; March 21st, 2015 at 03:42 PM.

March 24th, 2015, 03:32 AM	#6
Peter Rush Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK/Yorkshire Posts: 2,069	Re: Anyone transcoding footage? Cheers guys :)