DV, AVI, H.264, MPEG2, DVCPRO HD and other fine acronyms
11/11/09 10:20
When I finish editing a video the job is still only half done. Often I need to create several versions for different uses, and then output them into different formats, depending whether they will be used for broadcast, the web or a DVD.
In the case of the 46 short segments of Dame 1 Minuto (Give me 1 minute) here are all the formats I am outputting (is that really a verb?):
For OUR archives and ministry:
- PAL DV video with title sequence and beginning and ending music.
- PAL DV video with no title sequence or music - in case I want to make additions or changes later on.
- H.264 video to upload to our Spanish ministry YouTube channel
For the partner church that helped us make these videos:
- PAL DV video with title sequence, music and their contact info at the end, from which I compress to...
- MPEG 2 video for a DVD
- Dolby audio for DVD
- AIFF audio in case they prefer that over Dolby
For other ministries who produce TV programs
- AVI video without any title sequence or music, to insert them into their own programs
- AVI video with title sequence and music, for however else they want to use them.
(AVI because most edit on PCs, not a Mac like I do)
The nice thing is that I can do batch renders and let this all this happen in the background, or overnight.
We recorded this series in DV, which is highly compressed and has small (relatively) file sizes. All the above conversions are fairly quick - just about an hour and a half for all 46 segments. Most other video we record in DVCPRO HD or DV50, so it takes a lot longer to convert or compress - three or four times as long.
In all this I never once used tape - everything was recorded onto a hard drive and will be sent out on a data DVD. We will archive all the above, and all the original video files on a 500 GB hard drive.
I am very thankful for a fast computer.
How’s that for technical stuff? I’m sure only 3 people will ever read this far. If you are one of those, you really need to consider getting out more often. I definitely do.
In the case of the 46 short segments of Dame 1 Minuto (Give me 1 minute) here are all the formats I am outputting (is that really a verb?):
For OUR archives and ministry:
- PAL DV video with title sequence and beginning and ending music.
- PAL DV video with no title sequence or music - in case I want to make additions or changes later on.
- H.264 video to upload to our Spanish ministry YouTube channel
For the partner church that helped us make these videos:
- PAL DV video with title sequence, music and their contact info at the end, from which I compress to...
- MPEG 2 video for a DVD
- Dolby audio for DVD
- AIFF audio in case they prefer that over Dolby
For other ministries who produce TV programs
- AVI video without any title sequence or music, to insert them into their own programs
- AVI video with title sequence and music, for however else they want to use them.
(AVI because most edit on PCs, not a Mac like I do)
The nice thing is that I can do batch renders and let this all this happen in the background, or overnight.
We recorded this series in DV, which is highly compressed and has small (relatively) file sizes. All the above conversions are fairly quick - just about an hour and a half for all 46 segments. Most other video we record in DVCPRO HD or DV50, so it takes a lot longer to convert or compress - three or four times as long.
In all this I never once used tape - everything was recorded onto a hard drive and will be sent out on a data DVD. We will archive all the above, and all the original video files on a 500 GB hard drive.
I am very thankful for a fast computer.
How’s that for technical stuff? I’m sure only 3 people will ever read this far. If you are one of those, you really need to consider getting out more often. I definitely do.