Re: [FCP-L] Re: Codec Conundrum for Cross Platform Data DVD

Photo Jpeg at 99% will give you decent file sizes and good quality. h.264, while it's not an editing codec all of the apps can work with it.

Avid and Premiere pro will read DVCProHD files, but Vegas will need a $100 raylight decoder to do it. For the SD stuff, just do DV50, not 25.

Rick Emery
www.rickemery.com

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From: craigseeman <cseeman@optonline.net>
To: FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, November 30, 2009 9:08:37 PM
Subject: [FCP-L] Re: Codec Conundrum for Cross Platform Data DVD

Apple Pro Res codec is available for Windows

http://support. apple.com/ downloads/ Apple_ProRes_ QuickTime_ Decoder_1_ 0_for_Windows

But you'd probably have to include the link in a PDF on the DVD.

There's always DV (yuck!).

Craig Seeman
3rd Planet Video

--- In FinalCutPro- L@yahoogroups. com, "cat5tv" <mitch@...> wrote:
>
> L-er's,
>
> I am trying to build a companion DVD for an upcoming book on multicamera techniques and wish to include (16) 2:30 minute ISO clips (mastered at DVCPro HD/29.97) and (6) one minute ISO clips (mastered at SD ProRes 422).
>
> Everything needs to fit onto a DVD9 (Limitation set by publisher).
>
> Further, I need to be as cross platform and NLE agnostic as possible so Mac & PC, Avid, FCP, Vegas and Premiere Pro users can all use the footage.
>
> What would be the best codec to transcode to get the smallest file size with the fastest bit rate and best quality for editing on all the major systems?
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
> Mitch Jacobson
> Category-5 Studios/NYC
>

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