> > Alternatively I've put the smaller footage (about 33 mb or so) on a server, > so feel free to try it out on your own to get it working in cinelerra: > > http://zonk.kilu.de/HDV_0016.MP4 > > BTW: The clip is taken with a Samsung HMX-20C in 1080p25 (I hope... at > least, thats what I've set up...)
Here it worked fine, I'm using a debian etch, with ffmpeg package out of the box. The parameters were: ffmpeg -i HDV_0016.MP4 -vcodec mjpeg -sameq -ab 14577k -aspect 16:9 -acodec pcm_s16be teste.mov When I edit HDV, this is pretty much what I do, or either uncompress it to a YUVPlanar or Uncompressed RGB format - this takes more space, yes, but I have a pentium 4HT with 2GB RAM, far far away from a idylic hdv-editing machine. I create both (a) an uncompressed version of the pre-selected raw material and (b) a dv proxy for easy editing. This happens because I found out cinelerra renders for example a MJPEG MOV way faster than it does (and crashes) a .TS MPEG, which would be my case. So I edit the proxy as I would with a usual dv-file and, for rendering, I manually edit the xml with a find<->replace function in a text editor, replacing any entry pointing to the proxies to point to the uncompressed files - paying attention especially to whatever relates to camera/projector keyframes. The original .TS file becomes unnecessary in the editing process, as may be the case with your h264. good luck, flavio
