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1. Re: Converting/Transcoding video files
JSS1138 Jun 30, 2013 10:02 PM (in response to Patrick de)I'd go native. Don't convert, just import and edit.
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2. Re: Converting/Transcoding video files
Patrick de Jun 30, 2013 10:08 PM (in response to JSS1138)So don't worry at all about different file types in the timeline? Will this not make for a slower work flow with the differing codec etc??
Thanks Jim!
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3. Re: Converting/Transcoding video files
Steven L. Gotz Jun 30, 2013 10:10 PM (in response to Patrick de)Patrick,
This is one of the advantages of using Premiere Pro.
Edit native.
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4. Re: Converting/Transcoding video files
Patrick de Jun 30, 2013 11:50 PM (in response to Steven L. Gotz)Ok - so different frame rates don't matter either??
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5. Re: Converting/Transcoding video files
Steven L. Gotz Jun 30, 2013 11:55 PM (in response to Patrick de)Matter? It depends on what you mean by that.
If you put a 60fps or 30fps video on a 24fps sequence, they will appear in slow motion. So you will need to speed them up accordingly. Or not, depending on what you were shooting.
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6. Re: Converting/Transcoding video files
Patrick de Jul 1, 2013 12:03 AM (in response to Steven L. Gotz)I live in PAL land - I've got some already made .mov's of differening codecs and frame rates - some are 23.98 and others 30. Should I not convert everything to 25p?
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7. Re: Converting/Transcoding video files
Fuzzy Barsik Jul 1, 2013 1:20 AM (in response to Patrick de)As Steven said, it does depend on what you mean by 'matter'. When you mix footages with different frame rates in the same timeline, PrPro tries its best to convert everything under the hood (no, 60 fps footage shouldn't appear in slow motion in a 24 fps sequence, unless you interpret it as 24 fps as well). So, the question is whether the result of that PrPro magic will please you. If not, you need to play with time via Timewarp or Twixtor. See e.g. this thread in AE Forum.
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8. Re: Converting/Transcoding video files
Ann Bens Jul 1, 2013 2:46 AM (in response to Patrick de)23,976 and 30 fps could be a problem in a 25p timeline. I tend to avoid them. Never had any good results.
Make a test run with the native files first.
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9. Re: Converting/Transcoding video files
Steven L. Gotz Jul 1, 2013 6:11 AM (in response to Fuzzy Barsik)Fuzzy is correct. Somehow what I wrote is not what I meant to say at all.
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10. Re: Converting/Transcoding video files
Studio Daoud Aug 20, 2013 12:19 AM (in response to Steven L. Gotz)I am just switching from FCP 7 to PPCC on a 2008 MacBook with only 4Gb RAM so my question is not whether PP can edit in native codecs but whether I should convert everything in order for my little computer to handle the editing as fast as possible. In FCP I converted everything to a certain ProRes setting so I was consistent and the computer could process it. Any suggestions for my first forray into Adobe land? I should add that I am editing off an external hard drive connected by firewire 800.
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11. Re: Converting/Transcoding video files
Steven L. Gotz Aug 20, 2013 6:37 AM (in response to Studio Daoud)You should try editing your footage natively first. If it is smooth, then great! If not, it may be a good idea to convert everything to an easier codec for the computer to process. You may lose some quality, but you may be able to edit without tearing your hair out by the roots.
It depends on the footage. It depends on how full your drive is, it depends on if you edit like I usually do, pretty much one track at a time, or if you edit like I am doing on my current project, stacking footage 5 or 10 tracks high.
It just depends.
But start editing natively on a test project. Throw some footage on a sequence, put in some cross dissolves between clips, and see how it works for you. If it is bad, convert, if OK, then give it a try on a real project.



