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Posted by Frank on 10/26/07 05:06
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:31:26 +0100, in 'rec.video.production',
in article <Re: Digital Betacam transfer options for DVD production>,
Tadeusz Krzeminski <krzemien@onet.pl> wrote:
>On 22-10-07 8:41, in article
>1193038882.741926.78310@i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com, "Wotcha"
><kirbister@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 20 Oct, 16:20, Tadeusz Krzeminski <krzem...@onet.pl> wrote:
>>> On 18-10-07 7:01, in article
>>> 1192687319.471297.228...@y27g2000pre.googlegroups.com, "Wotcha"
>>>
>>> <kirbis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 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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>> Thanks for the suggestions. I have asked around for anyone with such
>> an interface.
>
>As far as I am concerned, AJA is the most reasonable choice.
>
>http://www.aja.com/html/products_macintosh.html
>
>>If anyone has suggestions on suitable codecs then feel
>> free to chip in. In the past DV has been fine, but I'm conscious of
>> wanting to 'up the quality' for any future usage.
>
>ProRes 4:2:2 is a new codec inplemented in the lastets Final Cut Pro (6).
>Might be worth to see it and to consider using it - seems to be future
>proof. Expensive though...
>
>> Is there a
>> calculator for working out how much HD space I would need to store in
>> various formats?
>
>If you dig deeper, you should find some tools on the net.
>
>Good luck!
Speaking of AJA, the following is taken directly from my Web page (URL
in sig).
AJA Video Systems offers a free program for calculating data rates and
storage space requirements for video files based upon user-selected
frame size, frame rate, and compression parameters. For maximum
accuracy, audio sampling rate, bit depth, and number of channels can
also be specified. Both Mac and Windows versions of the program are
available at the links given below (look under "Utilities and Optional
Downloads"). Use of an AJA capture card (Kona, Xena, etc.) is not
necessary in order to use these programs.
AJA Data Rate Calculator Application Version 2
http://www.aja.com/html/support_konaLHe_swd.html
AJA Data Rate Calculator Application Version 1 for Windows
http://www.aja.com/html/support_xenaLHe_swd.html
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Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
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Read Frank's thoughts on HDV at http://www.humanvalues.net/hdv/
(also covers AVCHD and XDCAM EX).
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