From NEO HDV within Vegas 7 to HDCAM at DVinfo.net

Larry Secrest · July 12th, 2009, 03:49 PM

Hello,

I need to submit HDCAM tapes to festivals. My footage originated in HDV but is not edited in NEO HDV. Can I render to HDCAM format from my Cineform footage?
I'm thinking about rendering to a hard drive and then take it to a production house. I think they should be able to print tapes from my drive, as long as I have the right rendered stuff.

So here's my question:
From within Vegas, to what do I render to be able to print those festival HDCAM tapes?
Thanks a lot
L.

David Newman · July 13th, 2009, 08:46 PM

Contact your local post facility and them what digital formats they will play out to tape. Then contact your festival, and ask them to think beyond tape. I just made recommendations to the San Diego Film Featival to bypass HD tape, and only take files in the intermediate formats (CineForm, DNxHD or ProRES.)

Bill Ravens · July 14th, 2009, 06:01 AM

As David alluded, most film houses can work with DNxHD. I've worked with the big LA house FOTOKEM. This is the format they are most comfortable with.

David Newman · July 14th, 2009, 08:38 AM

Fotokem takes CineForm files, those guys are good friends of ours.

July 12th, 2009, 03:49 PM	#1
Larry Secrest Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 404	From NEO HDV within Vegas 7 to HDCAM Hello, I need to submit HDCAM tapes to festivals. My footage originated in HDV but is not edited in NEO HDV. Can I render to HDCAM format from my Cineform footage? I'm thinking about rendering to a hard drive and then take it to a production house. I think they should be able to print tapes from my drive, as long as I have the right rendered stuff. So here's my question: From within Vegas, to what do I render to be able to print those festival HDCAM tapes? Thanks a lot L.

July 13th, 2009, 08:46 PM	#2
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	Contact your local post facility and them what digital formats they will play out to tape. Then contact your festival, and ask them to think beyond tape. I just made recommendations to the San Diego Film Featival to bypass HD tape, and only take files in the intermediate formats (CineForm, DNxHD or ProRES.) __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

July 14th, 2009, 08:38 AM	#4
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	Fotokem takes CineForm files, those guys are good friends of ours. __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

July 14th, 2009, 06:01 AM	#3
Bill Ravens Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: santa fe, nm Posts: 3,264 Images: 10	As David alluded, most film houses can work with DNxHD. I've worked with the big LA house FOTOKEM. This is the format they are most comfortable with.