Filming in HD and using SD clips? at DVinfo.net

Adam La Prade · March 21st, 2007, 02:03 PM

So I read a thread here about mixing HD and SD. I'm filming a documentary in the next few weeks with my new Canon XH A1 and shoot 24f (hopefully...)

Anyways, in the documentary I'm going to have short clips from a news archive, which are obviously not HD. I plan on using FCP 5.1.4 to edit in. How can I mix the 2 properly? I'm going to be outputting to DVD so it will eventually be SD.

Any help? Thanks!

Jim Fields · March 21st, 2007, 02:33 PM

Just throw your HD material into an SD timeline.

If you shot both HD, and SD in a 16:9 format, they will match up.

Then you can export to a standard DVD from the SD timeline, crank up your VBR in Compressor, and use less disc space on the DVD.

March 21st, 2007, 02:03 PM	#1
Adam La Prade Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 77	Filming in HD and using SD clips? So I read a thread here about mixing HD and SD. I'm filming a documentary in the next few weeks with my new Canon XH A1 and shoot 24f (hopefully...) Anyways, in the documentary I'm going to have short clips from a news archive, which are obviously not HD. I plan on using FCP 5.1.4 to edit in. How can I mix the 2 properly? I'm going to be outputting to DVD so it will eventually be SD. Any help? Thanks!

March 21st, 2007, 02:33 PM	#2
Jim Fields Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Worth Texas Posts: 247	Just throw your HD material into an SD timeline. If you shot both HD, and SD in a 16:9 format, they will match up. Then you can export to a standard DVD from the SD timeline, crank up your VBR in Compressor, and use less disc space on the DVD.