Premium Member Tim O'Connor Posted April 2, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted April 2, 2007 I have some 16 mm color negative that I want to transfer to something that I can then capture into Final Cut Pro. What would you recommend using for the transfer? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sexton Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Depends what your final output will be. I usually transfer to mini dv and simply edit away, but there are a number of different, better, and more costly options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaan Shenberger Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 (edited) direct to hard drive HD transfer, from a spirit (or comparable), at 4:4:4 is probably tops for anything that's ultimately going to end up on any flavor of video. and when you do all the math, you'll likely find that it's a very good deal (no need to pay for tape stock and rental of vtr)... though of course, there is more post work/time needed. hope this helps. Edited April 2, 2007 by Jaan Shenberger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Walter Graff Posted April 2, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted April 2, 2007 Direct to disk would be easiest. You don't need 4:4:4. And reliable codec will do you fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tim O'Connor Posted April 2, 2007 Author Premium Member Share Posted April 2, 2007 Thanks, those are helpful suggestions. I usually capture from Mini-DV but for this short project wondered if I should go to a higher format tape (although I would have to rent a deck for the capture) but the hard drive makes much more sense as an alternative. So, that answered my question. It's either Mini-DV which I can already play or if I can do it then into a hard drive which sounds more appealing. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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