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Thu, 02/07/2013 - 10:29
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magnusl
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Working with dv-clips - transcode to other format?

Hi!

I'm embarking on a project of saving and editing older home videos, recorded with a tape based camcorder. I use dvgrab+firewire to get the clips into the computer in dv-format, but how do I then best work with them? The clips are rather big, compared to the AVCHD that use nowadays (.mts format). Is it a good idea to transcode them, and if so, to what?

My system is Ubuntu 12.10.

Magnus

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Thu, 02/07/2013 - 10:35
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al25fps
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Re: Working with dv-clips - transcode to other format?

For best quality leave it DV. After editing you can render to different formats in different bitrates (e.g. to get smaller files), or render a master to DV and transcode to anything you need.

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