Posted by PTravel on 06/07/06 19:49

<advancedvideo@usa.com> wrote in message
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> 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
>

If you're a professional editor, then you should know that Premiere does not
re-transcode when using DV-codec-encoded AVI and only renders if effects,
transitions, titles, etc. Simply trimming does not require rendering and
the original video is simply copied out. You're simply wrong -- trimming
DV-codec-encoded AVI results in no loss of quality.



> 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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