Conforming footage HD > SD at DVinfo.net

Jonathan Ferber · August 19th, 2009, 06:40 PM

Either I missed it, or I didnt look hard enough but i'm looking at finding a piece of software or a plugin that can take Canons 1080p files and be able to correctly squish them down to 720x480 DV footage in either a 0.92 or 1.2 pixel aspect ratio depending on the format of footage im working with. I'm not entirely sure if CineForms NeoScene does that as well but I would be looking for something easy to use and that can do batch conversions. If something of this sort exists i'd love to know more!

Rick Hill · August 19th, 2009, 07:35 PM

I found the TMPGEnc program can convert just about anything from/to anything. It has simple editing features but has the absolute best MPEG2 encoder I have tried to this date. It has a nice batch processing mode as well.

It reads 5DMKII files natively with no problems.

TMPGEnc - Products: TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Product Information

Ken Diewert · August 19th, 2009, 09:10 PM

Jonathan,

This is from a Sony Vegas thread, but it's pretty in depth discussion on (quality) HD to SD workflow. It is a universal problem, regardless of NLE. Personally, I had issues with TMPGEnc and my Cineform .avi files, so I just went to VirtualDub - with great results.

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/what-happ...d-quality.html

Jonathan Ferber · August 20th, 2009, 05:30 AM

Looks like ill give both of those programs a try to see what kind of results they are able to pump out. Thanks for those suggestions guys!

Rick Hill · August 20th, 2009, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Diewert

Jonathan,

This is from a Sony Vegas thread, but it's pretty in depth discussion on (quality) HD to SD workflow. It is a universal problem, regardless of NLE. Personally, I had issues with TMPGEnc and my Cineform .avi files, so I just went to VirtualDub - with great results.

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/what-happ...d-quality.html

Thanks for the link to that thread. I hadn't seen that before. Good stuff in there.

August 19th, 2009, 06:40 PM	#1
Jonathan Ferber Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Winnipeg MB, Canada Posts: 36	Conforming footage HD > SD Either I missed it, or I didnt look hard enough but i'm looking at finding a piece of software or a plugin that can take Canons 1080p files and be able to correctly squish them down to 720x480 DV footage in either a 0.92 or 1.2 pixel aspect ratio depending on the format of footage im working with. I'm not entirely sure if CineForms NeoScene does that as well but I would be looking for something easy to use and that can do batch conversions. If something of this sort exists i'd love to know more! __________________ Sony PMW-EX1R, EX3, 320K, PDW-F355L, Canon EOS 5D MKII & MKIII

August 19th, 2009, 09:10 PM	#3
Ken Diewert Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 1,200	Jonathan, This is from a Sony Vegas thread, but it's pretty in depth discussion on (quality) HD to SD workflow. It is a universal problem, regardless of NLE. Personally, I had issues with TMPGEnc and my Cineform .avi files, so I just went to VirtualDub - with great results. http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/what-happ...d-quality.html __________________ C100, 5DMk2, FCPX

August 20th, 2009, 05:30 AM	#4
Jonathan Ferber Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Winnipeg MB, Canada Posts: 36	Looks like ill give both of those programs a try to see what kind of results they are able to pump out. Thanks for those suggestions guys! __________________ Sony PMW-EX1R, EX3, 320K, PDW-F355L, Canon EOS 5D MKII & MKIII

August 19th, 2009, 07:35 PM	#2
Rick Hill Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: McHenry, Illinois Posts: 55	I found the TMPGEnc program can convert just about anything from/to anything. It has simple editing features but has the absolute best MPEG2 encoder I have tried to this date. It has a nice batch processing mode as well. It reads 5DMKII files natively with no problems. TMPGEnc - Products: TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Product Information