Which Codec is designed for production work?
Does anyone have a definitive answer to which Codec is designed for production work in FCP?
NONE HD, current footage is in Apple MPEG-2, and I want to convert it in FCP to a good, fast working codec. There seems to be many to choose from, and I know that many are not smart to use. So which ones are good ones to convert and work in?
I tried Apple ProRes422, but I could see a difference on screen in the quality of the original (MPEG-2) and the newly converted. I thought H264, but I was told this is NOT a production codec.
NONE HD, current footage is in Apple MPEG-2, and I want to convert it in FCP to a good, fast working codec. There seems to be many to choose from, and I know that many are not smart to use. So which ones are good ones to convert and work in?
I tried Apple ProRes422, but I could see a difference on screen in the quality of the original (MPEG-2) and the newly converted. I thought H264, but I was told this is NOT a production codec.
MacBook Pro, iMac 24", Mac OS X (10.6.3), Final Cut Studio 2, FCP 7.0.2
