HDCAM in Final Cut Pro 5
Hi,
I have Final Cut 5.0.2 and will be shooting an upcoming project in Sony HDCAM. 1. What settings/software do I need to capture HDCAM in Final Cut? 2. I need to get and HD-SDI card. Is AJA or Blackmagic DeckLink a better choice. The DeckLink is a little cheaper, but is the quality the same? Thanks, Jeff |
There's quite a few ways you can do this, depending on end quality you need.
1-The more difficult way is to ingest as something other than uncompressed for ease of edit, then edit, then re-ingest HDCAM at the end uncompressed for the best quality. You need a fast drive setup for this 2-You can bring in as DVCPRO HD, edit full size full res, and then output again that way. You still need a better drive situation than DV, but data rate is only 14MB/sec. This is a quality compromise, but one that most people would never be aware of. Decklink cards have the same quality as a Kona, just less flexibility and features. The Kona control panel in particular allows for a lot of options. |
Thanks Nate!
I was planning to shoot with Sony HDW-730s, but it's not set in stone. If I'm going to capture as DVCPro HD anyway, would it be just as good to shoot with a Panasonic AJ-HDX400? |
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