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Anders Vikhult
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December 1, 2017
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Organazing lots of film [codec to export 'good' pieces to edit later]

  • December 1, 2017
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I am a beginner at PP, so I have a basic question:

I have been filming long sequences where not so much is happening except for some seconds here and there. So now I have 15 gb with 90 % crap. I plan to import everything into PP and then save the parts I want to use. What sound I think about? Quality? What format is good to import to PP again?

Anders

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    excited_Genie16B8
    Legend
    December 2, 2017

    I'm a fan of Cineform for proxies and Intermediates.  It offers excellent quality/size ratio and is very easy to edit.

    The YUV 10 bit option with default settings will be perfect for your needs.

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    Anders VikhultAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    December 3, 2017

    Hello.

    Can you help a beginner with what you mean with: Cineform for proxies and Intermediates and YUV 10bit option?

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    aaronallsop
    Participating Frequently
    December 1, 2017

    Do you plan on saving those parts you want to use in order to save on your file size or in order to make it easier to work with? If it is to make things easier to work with, then you don't need to export good pieces to edit later. Instead you can create sub-clips. Just select the parts your want on you clip in the source window using the in and out points and then right click and go down to make subclip. You can then rename the clip what you want. That way you won't lose any quality due to compression and you will be able to access your files quickly.

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    Anders VikhultAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    December 2, 2017

    Great. Thanks.

    So: If I make a sub-clips can I then throw away my heavy load of crapfilm?

    Or: if I export and then import and I think it is ok with next to perfect quality – what format do you think i the best?

    John T Smith
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    John T SmithCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 1, 2017

    Most codecs are compressed to some degree, so exporting pieces of A into lots of B pieces MAY reduce quality

    I have seen the Lossless Lagarith http://forums.adobe.com/thread/875797 mentioned... it creates large files, but the quality stays high

    chrisw44157881
    chrisw44157881
    Inspiring
    December 1, 2017

    lagarith is 8 bit. quicktime png is 8 bit too, like lagarith, a little smaller file size. but if your camera was only 8 bit, it doesn't matter. cineform 444hq 10 bit can hold many, many generations of exporting but not math lossless. a good 10 bit 100% math lossless, hmmm good question. magicyuv 10 bit you have to pay for...mostly image sequences at 16bit like EXR afaik. premiere doesn't have jpeg2000 as lossless which is ridiculous. there was a fnord plugin for it a while ago.

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