Posted by advancedvideo on 06/07/06 16:25

YES you will loose quality. DON'T do any trimming. As you import and
export the file it will go through several file changes and Adobe will
make adjustments to it. Just leave the original on the tape and send it
to whom ever you want and let them have the full quality file. If you
do some trimming you may not notice any real changes, I mean it's a
difference between 100% for the original and maybe 90% quality on the
trim version, but later the editor will be working with a knock off
file and the quality you get back may go down to 80% or less depending
on what they do. I am a professional editor and I prefer to get the
original and nothing else. No matter what anyone tells you there is
always some degredation. http://advancedvideo.50webs.com

Reza wrote:
> I want to send my original dv footage for edit. If I transfer the
> footage from minidv tape to my computer hard drive, do a little trim
> edit myself with Adobe Premier Pro, and then put it back to the tape
> for furthe redit, am I going to loose any picture quality? Or should I
> do the triming on the tape to avoid loss of resolution?
>
> Thanks

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