XL2 -> 10bit -> FCP workflow
OK, so how do I take the footage that I shot on an XL2 and capture it into my Mac at 10bit? I see on the Apple website that FCP allows capturing 10bit over firewire. Is this true? I downloaded the FCP manual and I'm still having trouble figuring this out.
I'm thinking about getting a Decklink SP card so that I can hook it up to a CRT SD monitor, but with the XL2, I couldn't use the Decklink for capturing purposes... could I? |
10bit uncompressed over firewire might be possible with the AJA Io... or it does 8bit uncompressed over firewire.
You don't gain quality by capturing DV this way. 2- You can use the XL2 to hook up a CRT SD monitor. Use the XL2 as the external preview device. The FCP forum here, should have a sticky at the top that explains the process of using an external monitor. |
Hey Glenn,
thanks for the response. I just checked the FCP forum but didn't see a sticky there. I'm thinking about picking FinalTouch SD to color correct my XL2 footage and wanted a good quality CRT monitor out for that so I was going with the component out on the decklink card for that. figured I'll just use that for my editing output as well then aye... |
I was wrong about the sticky... I thought there was one. Clearly not the case.
2- The XL2 footage is still probably best captured over firewire. A minor advantage to SDI (or component) capture is that it'll apply chroma interpolation for you (same idea as FCP's 4:1:1 color smoothing filter). Component may degrade image quality though, because you go through the D-->analog--> digital conversion. SDI can slightly degrade image quality if it results in an additional digital generation. In practice, it generally won't make a difference how you capture. I don't think I'd be able to tell the difference. Although firewire is clearly cheapest (and fastest)... that does make a difference. Exceptions: chroma key, secondary color correction, upsampling the chroma for 4:2:2 or better formats. |
I read that article regarding the chroma work by Natress and saw that using that 4:1:1 filter really does wonders for the footage. I was very impressed. Do you have any experience with that?
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Awesome. I will do that. I don't have my Mac yet though. My loan is coming in on Thursday so I'm stuck sitting here and doing research on what all the extras I need to buy are.
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