kuau Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 New to the site.I shoot all drone footage with my GH4 and just started using V-LOG99% of all my footage is all high contrast scenes, snow covered mountains, skiing, etc.So far I have had good luck with V-LOGMy question is in regards to post in Resolve 12 Studio and this blog from a while back which I am sure everyone has readhttp://www.eoshd.com/2014/02/discovery-4k-8bit-420-panasonic-gh4-converts-1080p-10bit-444/Since I have to shoot internal UHD, 30FPS, 4:2:0 8bit V-LOG and final render to 1080P is it still worth transcoding my footage first as discussed in the above blog?I am Windows based and have to at least in Resolve 12 use the "Optimize Media" because working with native H.264 is just to slow. I have been transcoding into DNXHD 4:4:4I have tried to convert a few files in GoPro Studio into Cineform HD 4:2:2 and then work on these files directly in Resolve.I am still new to all of this and just want to make sure I am not trying to make my 4:2:0 footage any better by going through the extra step.Any advice on a solid workflow would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I don't know the math behind it, but from my experience transcoding is not going to give you more latitude or color info. If it does it is so tiny that it's not worth the extra effort. The benefit maybe creating files that are easier to work with in your NLE. Geoff CB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuau Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 Thanks Adam, that's what I was thinking also,What about this whole conversation about shooting in 4K/UHD and downsampling to 1080p.The way I understand it is you don't just take your 4k footage and drop it on a 1080P timeline.Can some explain the proper way to do this in Resolve the correct way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Thanks Adam, that's what I was thinking also,What about this whole conversation about shooting in 4K/UHD and downsampling to 1080p.The way I understand it is you don't just take your 4k footage and drop it on a 1080P timeline.Can some explain the proper way to do this in Resolve the correct way?i usually just edit in 4K and downscale to HD while rendering. Not sure about the best solution for downscaling in Resolve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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