Hi folks, Its been several years since I've had to deal with this so I thought I would ask what the current practice is for most folks now that HD has really taken hold.
For the record I have experience with standard def video going back to 1 inch type C and U-matic almost 30 years ago. In recent time we had a fairly decent workflow rendering to D1/DV resolution and compositing to DV QT/AVI for efficient video output. However, I'm not sure what the standard practice is today regarding a similar workflow with HD. Further I'm finding the high end 1080 formats to be quite expensive regarding render time, disk capacity, and playback efficiency. So the questions I have are: 1. What is the most common rendering resolution you use for 3D? 2. What video format/hertz are you targeting/using? 3. What is the best or most efficient HD format for compositing/rendering straight to a video playback file which can then be read into a non-linear editor, in my case Premiere Pro or Final Cut? In general I'm looking for a silver bullet approach similar to the old: 720x480->QuicktimeDV->Final Cut approach. (720x480->MS DV AVI->Premiere Pro for the Adobe folks). I expect everyone is using 16:9 today and 4:3 is obsolete so how does this translate to a modern HD format and for that matter which HD format. I realize all of this today is dependent on whether your focused on 720 or 1080 and may also be dependent upon the broadcast production equipment you are using. What I'm mostly interested in is what is the most efficient render format to quickly get me to a native non-linear editing file and maintain long term viability. I'm also interested in anyone thoughts regarding hertz as well. As an OLD video guy, I'm inclined to gravitate towards the 30/29.97 fps. But frankly don't have a clue what the accepted standard is these days in HD since at one time 60p was the holy grail. I'm not currently limited to a specific video hardware platform as we have no specific dedicated broadcast equipment. Everything is delivered via multimedia at the moment, however, there may come a time when editing in a dedicated editing suite may become necessary. Thanks -- Joey Ponthieux LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) Mymic Technical Services NASA Langley Research Center __________________________________________________ Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not represent the opinions of NASA or any other party.
