30 Chapter 1 Working with HDV
Transcoded HDV Editing Workflow
When you edit using footage encoded with the Apple Intermediate Codec or
Apple ProRes 422 codec, you can edit just as you would with any other I-frame-only
encoded footage, such as DV or uncompressed video.
The disadvantage of this workflow is that more scratch disk capacity is required for
your footage, and you cannot output HDV to tape without first reencoding your entire
sequence back to native HDV. If your sequence is long, the reencoding process can be
time-consuming.

Steps for Transcoded HDV Editing

The transcoded HDV workflow is almost identical to the native HDV workflow except that
the resulting media files are larger and conforming and rendering can take much longer.
Step 1: Connect your HDV camcorder to your computer via FireWire
Step 2: Choose the appropriate Apple Intermediate Codec or Apple ProRes 422
codec HDV Easy Setup
Step 3: Capture your footage to disk
Step 4: Edit your transcoded clips into a sequence
Step 5: Reencode to HDV and output back to tape, or export to a QuickTime movie

Connecting an HDV Device to Your Computer

This step is identical to connecting your HDV camcorder for MPEG-2 HDV capture. For
details, see “Connecting an HDV Device to Your Computer” on page 17.