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    As per the subject, I'm looking for suggestions on the best file type to convert .trp/.ts files to for editing in Final Cut.

    My PVR captures HDTV and on the HD it saves as multiple .trp files (each is 1.58GB).

    What I would like to do is

    a) Keep a single file (which joins all the files) which is excellent quality (i know this is subjective and based on taste, but im looking for suggestions atm)
    b) Keep either a seperate file or the same file where if I feel like editing the video for further use then I still end up with a relatively high quality video in the end


    THe footage ive captured is 3hr basketball games currently at around 25-30G each. My ideal file size at the end would be around 5G - hopefully this is enough to maintain excellent quality.
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    Originally Posted by kmxe View Post
    As per the subject, I'm looking for suggestions on the best file type to convert .trp/.ts files to for editing in Final Cut.
    I haven't used Final Cut, but DNxHD is a popular codec for HD editing. The file sizes would be big for several hours of HD footage - but you wouldn't keep the DNxHD files after editing.

    THe footage ive captured is 3hr basketball games currently at around 25-30G each. My ideal file size at the end would be around 5G - hopefully this is enough to maintain excellent quality.
    That would make your original video ~20Mbit/second, and you want to reduce it to about 3.8Mbit/s - which isn't really enough for good quality HD video. Depending on the content/frame-rate/resolution, I would aim for 8-9Mbit/s h264(AVC) - around 12GB for 3 hours.

    Also, I think Windows has a limit on file sizes of 4GB (for Fat32 file systems) which would limit what you're trying to do. Hopefully your computer uses NTFS instead.
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  3. Most definitely, ProRes
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