Cheers,
I'd very much appreciate some input on the workflow we're planning on using here to deal with XAVC-S footage from a Sony a6500. The project is 1080 24p, Canon C100 A camera, Sony a6500 B camera. It's a long feature length documentary with a great deal of footage. Our experience with AMA has not been great on long projects, we have the power and storage space to edit with imported files.
- For the C100 footage we'll import DNxHD 175
- For the Sony footage we'll AMA link, then transcode as DNxHD 175 and edit with the transcoded clips.
- At the end of the day we'll export the project in highest quality, with handles for the post lab to color correct & process visual fx.
Is this workflow going to afford the best quality possible given the source material?
Thanks for the help.
Last time I looked, I could't link to Canon 24P footage (C300). Better test or use a 3rd party transcoding method.
With best wishes, Roger Shufflebottom
ACI, Technical Tutor (Editing), Faculty of Media and Communication, Bournemouth University, Dorset, UK
Hi Roger. Yes, I found Avid could not import Canon C300 without external program transcoding, but the C100 is a straightforward AVCHD codec which imports fine. It's the a6500 XAVC-S Sony footage I'm wondering about.
Thanks
My camera is XAVC-S, and I can link and transcode just fine (actually I usually don't even transcode; most of what I do involves nothing but straight cuts and fades). Once pieced together, I output an AAF, do any color corrections in Resolve, and master from there.
Dave S.
Thanks Dave,
Right, I have no problem either linking & transcoding the XAVC-S footage. I'm just hoping to confirm that this is the best possible way to handle the material.
Charles
If you're mixing it with other media, transcoding everything to a common format is best. Plus it get's rid of any occasional stuttering from the XAVC-S.
chawilk: Cheers, I'd very much appreciate some input on the workflow we're planning on using here to deal with XAVC-S footage from a Sony a6500. The project is 1080 24p, Canon C100 A camera, Sony a6500 B camera. It's a long feature length documentary with a great deal of footage. Our experience with AMA has not been great on long projects, we have the power and storage space to edit with imported files. - For the C100 footage we'll import DNxHD 175 - For the Sony footage we'll AMA link, then transcode as DNxHD 175 and edit with the transcoded clips. - At the end of the day we'll export the project in highest quality, with handles for the post lab to color correct & process visual fx. Is this workflow going to afford the best quality possible given the source material? Thanks for the help.
This seems like a very solid plan. My only question, based on not knowing those cameras / codecs is are either of them making / recording 10 bit images? If so you should be using the DNX 175x codec. The "x" after 175 denotes 10bit.
Jef
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