Editing SD and HD in one project at DVinfo.net

Marius Boruch · March 24th, 2009, 04:29 PM

I have SD and HD files that I'd like to combine in one project. I have two video tracks - one for SD and other for HD files, but I'd like to edit and then render them to SD 4:3 fomat; if we had pan/crop button in video track that we could switch etire video track to 16:9 format that would be great and so easy. But we don't. Now I have to click every single HD file (100+ of them) manually to switch to 16:9. It is insane. Am I missing something; is there any other easy way to switch entire HD video track from 16:9 to 4:3??? It must be....

Marcus Martell · March 24th, 2009, 05:14 PM

I need 2 know the contrary: alot of sd mixed with a lot of hd to render in HDV. Hoping somebody will post settings.
Thx

Paul Kellett · March 25th, 2009, 02:52 AM

If you're not doing a multicam edit so still have seperate video tracks then do this
>crop the first clip to how you want it
>on that cropped clip right click
>copy
>right click again, select events to end, all clips on the track are now highlighted
>put mouse on a highlighted/uncropped clip
>right click
>paste event attributes

That'll do it.

Paul.

Marius Boruch · March 25th, 2009, 11:53 AM

thanks a lot

Marcus Martell · March 25th, 2009, 03:33 PM

Hey Paul so will this work for me 2?
thx

Paul Kellett · March 25th, 2009, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus Martell

Hey Paul so will this work for me 2?
thx

Should work, try it.

Paul.

Marcus Martell · March 25th, 2009, 03:52 PM

As soon as i will come back home next week,for sure i will!
Thank you 4 your advice

MM

Marcus Martell · March 28th, 2009, 10:17 AM

Hallo dear friend of mine,hoping not bother you with my question:
I put on the timeline my 85% of HD footage on the upper track,on the lower track i put the SD 4:3 footage;now i want to render in PAL DV §Widescreen ok?Is it correct to open my project with HD settings 1080 50i(Pal) if i want to render in pal dv wide (SD)?
What about the black lines (of the SD footage)that appear after i crop in 16:9?
The sd footage have it(cause 4:3),but the HD footage don't!Could you give me any suggestions?
thx

Paul Kellett · March 28th, 2009, 10:27 AM

Hi Marcus.

Project preferences should match most of your footage so yes, use the HD settings for project prefs.

Cropping SD footage into 16:9 shouldn't leave any black bars, the SD footage will have bars at the sides before you crop but not after, the SD should fill the screen after cropping.
On the SD footage, hit the pan and crop icon, the pan and crop window opens, at the top on the right, open the little drop down list, 16:9 should be there.
This video hlink below is SD and HD mixed together, no bars anywhere.

Mark & Jenna Highlights on Vimeo

Paul.

Marcus Martell · March 28th, 2009, 10:49 AM

Hey Paul, u were right!What about if i wanna use the 16/9 upper e lower black line?Should i use a black solid with media generator?

Another quest:I saw your video,verycool!Have you ever thought to use those plugins(Instant HD from Redgiant) to resize the SD footage to HD?

Last question about project settings in the mix of HD and SD: Full-resrend quality:Good
Motion Blur :gaussian
Deinterlace method: None
Let me know if u think they r right!
thx a lot,have a nice weekend

Paul Kellett · March 28th, 2009, 10:57 AM

16:9 black bars for what ?

Render settings, BEST for mpeg2/dvd.

Paul.

Marcus Martell · March 28th, 2009, 11:59 AM

Black bars 4 the cinelook;could somebody help me with the right term of them?
thx anyway

Paul Kellett · March 28th, 2009, 01:15 PM

21:9 aspect ratio.

Paul.

Marcus Martell · March 28th, 2009, 07:01 PM

Where can i find the 21:9 aspect?I went on the scroll of Pan & crop but nothing.
Thx a lot

March 24th, 2009, 04:29 PM	#1
Marius Boruch Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 421	Editing SD and HD in one project I have SD and HD files that I'd like to combine in one project. I have two video tracks - one for SD and other for HD files, but I'd like to edit and then render them to SD 4:3 fomat; if we had pan/crop button in video track that we could switch etire video track to 16:9 format that would be great and so easy. But we don't. Now I have to click every single HD file (100+ of them) manually to switch to 16:9. It is insane. Am I missing something; is there any other easy way to switch entire HD video track from 16:9 to 4:3??? It must be....

March 25th, 2009, 02:52 AM	#3
Paul Kellett Trustee Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 1,273	If you're not doing a multicam edit so still have seperate video tracks then do this >crop the first clip to how you want it >on that cropped clip right click >copy >right click again, select events to end, all clips on the track are now highlighted >put mouse on a highlighted/uncropped clip >right click >paste event attributes That'll do it. Paul. __________________ Round 2 GH5,FZ2000

March 28th, 2009, 10:27 AM	#9
Paul Kellett Trustee Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 1,273	Hi Marcus. Project preferences should match most of your footage so yes, use the HD settings for project prefs. Cropping SD footage into 16:9 shouldn't leave any black bars, the SD footage will have bars at the sides before you crop but not after, the SD should fill the screen after cropping. On the SD footage, hit the pan and crop icon, the pan and crop window opens, at the top on the right, open the little drop down list, 16:9 should be there. This video hlink below is SD and HD mixed together, no bars anywhere. Mark & Jenna Highlights on Vimeo Paul. __________________ Round 2 GH5,FZ2000 Last edited by Paul Kellett; March 28th, 2009 at 10:28 AM. Reason: .

March 28th, 2009, 10:57 AM	#11
Paul Kellett Trustee Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 1,273	16:9 black bars for what ? Render settings, BEST for mpeg2/dvd. Paul. __________________ Round 2 GH5,FZ2000

March 28th, 2009, 01:15 PM	#13
Paul Kellett Trustee Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 1,273	21:9 aspect ratio. Paul. __________________ Round 2 GH5,FZ2000

March 24th, 2009, 05:14 PM	#2
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	I need 2 know the contrary: alot of sd mixed with a lot of hd to render in HDV. Hoping somebody will post settings. Thx

March 25th, 2009, 11:53 AM	#4
Marius Boruch Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 421	thanks a lot

March 25th, 2009, 03:33 PM	#5
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Hey Paul so will this work for me 2? thx

March 25th, 2009, 03:52 PM	#7
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	As soon as i will come back home next week,for sure i will! Thank you 4 your advice MM

March 28th, 2009, 10:17 AM	#8
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Hallo dear friend of mine,hoping not bother you with my question: I put on the timeline my 85% of HD footage on the upper track,on the lower track i put the SD 4:3 footage;now i want to render in PAL DV §Widescreen ok?Is it correct to open my project with HD settings 1080 50i(Pal) if i want to render in pal dv wide (SD)? What about the black lines (of the SD footage)that appear after i crop in 16:9? The sd footage have it(cause 4:3),but the HD footage don't!Could you give me any suggestions? thx

March 28th, 2009, 10:49 AM	#10
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Hey Paul, u were right!What about if i wanna use the 16/9 upper e lower black line?Should i use a black solid with media generator? Another quest:I saw your video,verycool!Have you ever thought to use those plugins(Instant HD from Redgiant) to resize the SD footage to HD? Last question about project settings in the mix of HD and SD: Full-resrend quality:Good Motion Blur :gaussian Deinterlace method: None Let me know if u think they r right! thx a lot,have a nice weekend

March 28th, 2009, 11:59 AM	#12
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Black bars 4 the cinelook;could somebody help me with the right term of them? thx anyway

March 28th, 2009, 07:01 PM	#14
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Where can i find the 21:9 aspect?I went on the scroll of Pan & crop but nothing. Thx a lot