Presented: June 23, 2010

Each week, Larry Jordan presents a live, online, training webinar discussing issues related to video post-production; often focused on Apple Final Cut applications. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.

Duration: 59:44
File size: 137.8 MB (zip file)
Format: Quicktime movie (1280 x 800)

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Tutorial Overview

The world of high-definition video is filled with incompatible formats. If all you shoot is one video format, transcoding may not be necessary — though changing your render settings is often a very good idea. In this tutorial, Larry Jordan looks at what transcoding is. Simply put, it means to convert your video from one format to another — and why you should use it.

This session is the third in our Compression Complete series and provides specific examples of how to transcode media using both Apple Final Cut Pro and Compressor; including working with DSLR media.

This video does not discuss compressing media for the web or DVD. Here’s a tutorial that does.

Other Compression Complete Titles

• Video Compression for the Web and DVD
• Automate Video Compression for the Web
• Managing Projects with Multiple Video Formats

Audience Level

This tutorial is designed for a reasonably experienced editor who is struggling to figure out how to work with high-definition media. It is especially helpful if you are working with multiple video formats, including standard-definition video.

Content Outline

• To define transcoding as converting your video between formats to simplify editing
• To explain why transcoding is necessary, especially for HD media
• To show how to use Apple Compressor for transcoding
• To show how to convert HD media to SD
• To show how to convert audio from compressed (AAC) to uncompressed (AIF)
• To show how to change the frame rate of your video
• To show how to up-res SD media to HD, using either Final Cut Pro or Compressor
• To show how to deinterlace footage, using either Final Cut Pro or Compressor
• To show how to convert DSLR video and audio into a format Final Cut Pro can edit
• To explain what ProRes is and when to use it
• To provide alternatives to ProRes for older systems
• To answer viewer questions