Apple Final Cut Pro HD (4.5): New Features - Manual (Page 56)

56 Chapter 1 Using DVCPRO HD
Offline and Online Editing Using DVCPRO HD
Because formats like DV and DVCPRO HD are already compressed (yet still acceptable
quality), many people choose to do their rough logging, assembly, and editing at full
native resolution. When you plan your post-production workflow, it’s critical to
understand whether you plan to do rough cutting at native resolution (full-quality,
offline editing) or rough cutting at lower resolution (offline editing that will require
high-quality recapture of select clips later).
Capture and Media Management Workflows
Using DVCPRO HD
Final Cut Pro allows you to design any post-production workflow that suits your
project. Some of the more commonly used workflows are described below.
Rough Editing With Native Resolution DVCPRO HD
This is the simplest post-production workflow for a DVCPRO HD project. For cuts-only
editing, there will be no generational quality loss from tape to Final Cut Pro and back.
Titles, effects, and dissolves will require some processing of the video signal that is
acceptable for most distribution formats, but may not be acceptable for high-end
formats such as major network television broadcast or film output.
VTR Hard disk
Sequence
Offline
Capture low resolution
Edit
Online
Capture full resolution
VTR
VTR
Hard disk
Hard disk
Sequence
Output
Full resolution
Hard disk
Sequence
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