Posted by Martin Heffels on 06/12/07 16:49

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:33:02 +0100, Spex <No.spam@ta.com> wrote:

>I normally agree with most things Martin says but I have to disagree
>with mastering to HDV. If cost is an issue then by all means go the HDV
>route but if quality is the issue try one of my suggestions above.
>Rendering back to HDV IMHO is not a good idea as there is an appreciable
>quality drop.

Ah yes of course you would disagree :-)) But that's my own fault!
I should have added: if the software smart-renders, then if you have a
minimal amount of effects/transitions etc, then rendering back to HDV would
lead to minimal loss in material (hey, sounds like a chess-game ;-) ). But
yes, if you colour-correct and what else you might do with the material,
the Sheer-codec or the Cineform HD-codec, would be a much better choice.

cheers

-martin-
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