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Working with HDV
Final Cut Express supports capturing, editing, and output
of HDV media using the Apple Intermediate Codec.
This chapter covers the following:
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About HDV
HDV is a high definition video format created by a consortium of manufacturers
including Sony, Canon, Sharp, and JVC. HDV allows you to record an hour of high
definition video with a consumer-priced handheld camcorder on standard mini-DV
videocassettes. You can connect an HDV camcorder to your computer via FireWire, so
you can capture and output much as you would with a DV device.
HDV uses MPEG-2 compression to achieve a maximum video data rate of 25 Mbps,
which is the same as the DV data rate. This means you can fit the same amount of
video on your scratch disks as you can when using DV.
Although the HDV workflow is nearly identical to a typical DV workflow, a few additional
steps are required. This chapter describes the unique features of Final Cut Express that
allow you to capture, edit, and output HDV video.