Settings for HD footage?

1. scubaseven
   Member

   

   Hi.  Wondering what you guys normally render your footage at for the highest definition(not saving to bluray) to archive on your computer?

   I am saving it and will use it later to convert to dvd and upload to youtube.  But am looking for the highest quality I can to archive.

   Any tips?

   cheers

    

   Posted 3 years ago #

2. Rob Grauert
   Post Production Host

   

   I archive as Apple ProRes422. If you don't use Final Cut, then you don't have that option. 

   Rob Grauert, Jr
   http://www.robgrauert.com
   http://command-r.tumblr.com

   Posted 3 years ago #

3. composite1
   Moderator

   

   Scuba,

   It's not wise to archive your footage on your computer. First of all, it takes up space you need for new projects. Second, most likely the drive you have it on is an active drive so you run the risk of losing your archival footage if anything goes wrong while using that drive. Your best bet is to capture (if using tape) or download (if using a drive or solid state cards) your footage uncompressed as your setup will allow and then back it up to an external drive (called a 'client drive' or 'archival drive'.) As a secondary precaution you could save the footage to Blue-ray (DVD is incompatible for archiving HD), but you mentioned that wasn't the way you wanted to go. All you use the client drive for is to download and upload footage. The old-fashioned way is still something to consider. Save a copy of your project to disc and keep your raw footage tapes (if using tape) together. You'll have to recapture unfortunately, but at least you'd be able to fully recover the project.

   H.Wolfgang Porter, Composite Media Producer
   Dreaded Enterprises Unlimited, Inc.
   http://www.dreadedenterprises.com

   Posted 3 years ago #

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