My only concern was the availability of the format. Istockphoto, for example, looks like a lot of their stuff is .mov. We're going to be drawing on a lot of pre-recorded clips.
david David Turk Manager, Preservation Imaging Services Indiana Historical Society Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center 450 W. Ohio St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 232-4592 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of b_s-wilk Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 3:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Video formats for Final Cut > You are correct. FC demands .mov files. Unfortunately, .mov rarely > seems to work right on PCs, where you'd want .mpg or .avi. Uh, no. The .mov files can be the output, not the input for FCP. .mov files are simply MPEG4 files in a wrapper, similar to .avi. I have no problem with them in Windows, either. The best basic format for Final Cut pro is .dv, which is the uncompressed format directly from videocams [good ones, at least]. The files are huge, but that makes them better for high quality output. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
