editing Converting ACVHD to DNxhd..

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Hey guys,
I just finished shooting my first feature length film.. :)
It has been shot in AVCHD 50i 16:9...
Though I use CS 5.5 I still would like to convert it to an intermediate format...
After reading through various sites, I found DnxHD to be best bet especially since its free as opposed to cineform which I cant afford right now,...
Can somebody please tell me how to convert Avchd to DnxHD using WinFF or any other free alternative...
I installed its quicktime codec but dont seem to be getting any options in Win FF,,

Thanks
Ash
 
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Is there any particular reason you want to convert to an intermediate format? As far as I can tell, all that's going to do is reduce image quality and waste disk space. Footage should go through as few re-compression steps as possible.
 
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Ah, upon further reading I see that DNxHD is intended to be used in a multi-step workflow and might be smoother if you're mixing a lot of different clips together.

I don't immediately see a free Windows compressor that supports it yet, but if you purchase a Quicktime Pro license you'll be able to export your footage with any codec you have installed, including DNxHD.

Does DNxHD work directly in Premiere? I don't see it listed in Avid's list of compatible programs.
 
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escher said:
Is there any particular reason you want to convert to an intermediate format? As far as I can tell, all that's going to do is reduce image quality and waste disk space. Footage should go through as few re-compression steps as possible.
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Reason I want to convert it is cause it's interlaced 50i.. DnxHD i think automatically converts it to 24p.. Another reason was cause Im editing a feature of AMD QuadCore with 8gig RAM and am worried that it might eventually bog the pc down...


"Is there any particular reason you want to convert to an intermediate format? As far as I can tell, all that's going to do is reduce image quality and waste disk space. Footage should go through as few re-compression steps as possible. "
 
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escher said:
Ah, upon further reading I see that DNxHD is intended to be used in a multi-step workflow and might be smoother if you're mixing a lot of different clips together.

I don't immediately see a free Windows compressor that supports it yet, but if you purchase a Quicktime Pro license you'll be able to export your footage with any codec you have installed, including DNxHD.

Does DNxHD work directly in Premiere? I don't see it listed in Avid's list of compatible programs.
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From what I gathered, WinFF and Ausoft and VoltaicHD can convert AVCHD to DNxHD..but only winff is free...then you need to download a quicktime codec for it from Avid's website that will let you open it in premiere... Also DNxHD saves space...

"Ah, upon further reading I see that DNxHD is intended to be used in a multi-step workflow and might be smoother if you're mixing a lot of different clips together.

I don't immediately see a free Windows compressor that supports it yet, but if you purchase a Quicktime Pro license you'll be able to export your footage with any codec you have installed, including DNxHD.

Does DNxHD work directly in Premiere? I don't see it listed in Avid's list of compatible programs. "
 
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sonnyboo said:
DNxHD is a codec and you can create your own project templates in that format inside of PREMIERE PRO. Another totally free alternative that is proven well in Adobe is MATROX codec.

ftp://redirect:r45j99t3@hftp.matrox.com/private/VFWCodecs_10.exe
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Cheers Sonnyboo.. Can it also deinterlace the footage or upscale the color space to 4:2:2 or is that totally for the advertisement sake?

"DNxHD is a codec and you can create your own project templates in that format inside of PREMIERE PRO. Another totally free alternative that is proven well in Adobe is MATROX codec."
 
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