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Chapter 17: Working in HD
Now you need to put the position indicator on each clip that requires recomposing. Open the
Effect Editor, and either drag the wire frame or use the H Pos slider in the Position triangle to set
the panning, as shown in Figure 17.17. If you need to adjust the frame by panning left or right during the clip because the actors move, set keyframes to control the precise placement of the frame
throughout the duration of the clip.
If at any time you want to get back to your starting point, click on Reset to Origin in the Actions
section and you’ll return to your original, or base, composition.
To see it play properly, you’ll need to return to a 4:3 aspect ratio. Right-click (Windows) or Ctrl–
Shift–click (Mac) in the Record Monitor and deselect 16:9. Now you can see the 4:3 sequence
play just as you have framed it.
Crossconverting HDV™ to HD
If you connect Media Composer to Mojo DX or Nitris DX hardware you can output your HDV™
sequence to HD tape via the Mojo or Nitris HD SDI connection, without having to transcode the
sequence. We’ll learn all about outputting to tape in Chapter 19. So, if you shoot on HDV™ you
can easily have a HDCAM tape ready for broadcast on network or cable television. However, if
you’re using an Adrenaline HD system, follow these steps to crossconvert HDV™ to HD:
1. Choose the correct format in the Format tab:
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Choose 1080i/59.94 if your camera format was
1080i/59.94 HDV™.
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Choose 720p/29.97 if your camera format was
720p/29.97 HDV™.
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Choose 1080i/50 if your camera format was 1080i/50
HDV™.
2. Choose Standard in the Raster Type menu.
3. Open the bin containing your HDV™ sequence.
Figure 17.19
4. Go to the Clip menu and select Consolidate/Transcode.
5. When the dialog box opens, select Transcode.
6. Choose a target drive to hold the new media.
7. In the Target Video Resolution pulldown menu:
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If you chose 1080i/59.94 in step 1, choose DNxHD 145.
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If you chose 720p/29.97 in step 1, choose DNxHD
110 or DVCPro HD.
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If you chose 1080i/50 in step 1, choose DNxHD 120.
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Figure 17.20
Click Transcode.
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