Hi,

I am currently working on a 1080p HD project project for TV. The client would like me to incorporate some footage shot for them for and by a seperate production into the series that I am working on for them. I am working with 1080 HD footage from P2 cards and this footage was shot on a RED camera. I asked the production house for a quote to get the files to me either in their raw RED R3D form or as Avid DNxHD files to which they asked me if I needed them in DNX36 or DNX175. I thought it was 175 but I just wanted to run that by you guys and see what you had to say. Also am I gonna have problems when I try to bring that footage into the current project? Thanks!

Bluexl

DNxHD36 is for offline. If you will be finishing, get 175 or 175x.

bluexl:

am I gonna have problems when I try to bring that footage into the current project?

Not in v4, since that will allow you to mix frame rates. Otherwise, you need to be sure about the framerates matching.

What is the difference between the 175 and the 175x? How would I know which to ask for? Thanks!

bluexl:

What is the difference between the 175 and the 175x? How would I know which to ask for? Thanks!

the difference is 8 bit vs 10 bit.  "x" stands for 10 bit.

10 bit takes up more space in your storage and is more taxing on your system (CPU, memory, etc), but is going to hold up better if you intend to do any type of heavy duty color correction, keying or visual effects work on your DNxHD footage.

Awesome thanks guys!