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Posted by Tadeusz Krzeminski on 10/20/07 15:20
On 18-10-07 7:01, in article
1192687319.471297.228440@y27g2000pre.googlegroups.com, "Wotcha"
<kirbister@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have been given video footage on Digital Betacam from which to make
> a commercial DVD - about 3 hours' worth. This is the first time I have
> used third-party broadcast material as I usually shoot footage on my
> Canon XM1 and use firewire to import into Final Cut Pro.
>
> What would people recommend I transfer the footage onto - in order to
> preserve the quality at reasonable cost? I would like the option of
> producing a HD version of the DVD in the future, although the source
> material actually dates from 1976!
Finul Cut Pro is a good choice, the question is whether you have any video
interface with SDI inputs which easily allows you to preserve quality. If
yes, you have to consider which codec to choose for capture. Unfortunately
I'm not video editor and I can't give you any hint here.
And if you can, just keep this tape for future. When HD recorders will
become a standard everywhere, you will be able to capture it easily again. I
don't think Digital Betacam become unreadable in the next couple of years as
almost every professional SONY machine nowadays (HDCAM, SRW etc.) is
backward compatible (for playback only).
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Pozdrawiam / Best regards
Tadeusz Krzemiński
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