Working with HDV
In what was seen by some as slightly unusual HDV editing came first to Final Cut Express several months before Final Cut Pro 5 was announced. However there is a difference. Final Cut Express uses what is called the Apple Intermediary codec to work with the HDV format. The material needs to be re-encoded to MPEG 2 to go back to an HDV device. This takes time.
Sony HDV cameras work natively with Final Cut Pro. This means the video and audio information is transferred directly from tape to hard drive via Firewire in its original ...
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