Best workflow to combine ProRes with .h264

Before I get any lectures - I know this is far from ideal.
But I have a client who only has .h264 files available along with some HD DV tape I can encode as ProRes.
Getting the original tapes or cards is not an option.
I know, I know - I've done enough tutting and head shaking for us all.
Meanwhile, I have converted the .h264 to ProRes and made them separate movies so they are now editable.
Does anyone have any advice on making the .H264 look as good as possible?
Final output will be for conference presentation so will be on a big screen.
The footage is well shot and was originally edited as ProRes. I just have misfortune to only have the .h264 versions of it.
Thanks for any advice.
I'm to give the client another good spanking (well, after the check has cleared).
Thanks again.
A

Garbage in = Garbage out. Meaning the footage can only look as good as the source. if the source H.264s are highly compressed, have smaller frame sizes and therefore you are blowing them up to full HD (or SD)...then there's only so much you can do. Compressor ProRes presets, MPEG STREAMCLIP...that's what I use. And ProRes has set data rates and sizes, so using Compressor and the presets might be the best you can do. If they turn out looking crappy...that's the fault of the source material.
You can only do so much.
After Effects or Premiere Pro might be the best options for outputting and cleaning up the mess. But if you have PPro, then I'd suggest editing in that, rather than FCP.

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Welcome to the forum.
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Hello, Brian,
What are you trying to burn...movies, photos, data???
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I am in a similar mode, though about half as much existing DV footage.
+Should I maintain my event library in .dv format? (and bite the bullet on the storage)+
Short answer, yes; long answer:
I did "bite the bullet" since 1T drives are at or just over $100. I'm using a MacBook Pro so I bought an 2 port eSATA card for my cardbus slot ($34), and a 1T eSATA/Firewire/USB drive ($119). I don't plan to "back up" as I am not going to get rid of my Mini DV tapes/vhs/analog tapes, etc. Those will be in an off-site dark cool closet elsewhere. I don't want to do RAID or such as it still puts everything in the same drive unit, in the same location. Basically I'm splitting my video import to two different physical drives. So if lightning, thieves, personal incompetence or whatever strikes, there's more chance it'll only affect one of the drives. I've thought about a Drobo, which you might consider. It is unique device that offers a spin on RAID that offers some advantages.
Everything I read here on these boards suggests that it is best to grab the source video in the original format whenever possible. Since storage is cheap, makes sense to me.
It is likely you wouldn't compress your video unless you were going to edit it. For example if you wanted to make a video of the kids growing up to give the relatives you'd likely end up compressing to burn them a dvd. You would compress if you were going to use MobileMe, YouTube, etc. to post some footage. Whether you watch the video from home, or output to DVD for others, or post online, at least you'll have the source video in it's best possible original format to work with.
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Hi all,
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I know that this is a long essay so thanks for making it this far. I have spent weeks experimenting trying to find the best solution so please help me if you know how! I will be very appreciative.
Thanks
Liam

Hi there,
I am not sure if it is necessarily a bug, but its a matter of understanding all of the settings needed. I had the same problems for a while but after a fair bit of trial and error have found some workable settings.
It probably has more to do with the export settings rather than what viewer options have selected (I don't think that viewer settings affect your export).
What program are you using to export?
I am using compressor to export with aspect ration set to automatic 16:9. Then use DVDSP with the track set to 16:9 letterbox, it seems to export to DVD with the correct aspect ratio that way.
I am having trouble with the image strobing, looks like some kind of interlacing problem, but at least I have got it in the right aspect ratio.
Its typical video, solve one problem and it just creates another.
I am yet to find the absolute best workflow.
In response to Andy above, the original letterboxed footage probably did have something to do with the downconverting settings on the camera, as when I import without downconverting it does not letterbox. In the HDR-HC1 there is an option in the menu called "TV Type" with options of 4:3 or 16:9. I was reviewing my footage on a 4:3 television so I most likely had it set to 4:3 which created the letterboxing in the viewer when I then imported the footage.
Importing the footage in HDV solves the issue of aspect ratio, but creates a new problem with the image strobing.
I hope this was some kind of help to you.
Liam

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4. If you use Pr to create your stills/video timeline, there is no 99 slide limit. Make the Pr timeline seamless and it will remain seamless in En. If you do a slideshow in En, then moving from one 99-still slideshow to another will not be seamless.
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Hello Mr./Ms.
I have some question about collaborating between InDesign with InCopy. My question is which one the best way to engage InDesign with InCopy, the way number one or number two?
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[email protected]

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We need to clarify a few things.
You cannot edit a RAW file.
A RAW is a dump from the camera's sensor. All the data that the sensor "saw" is poured into this container. Nothing can be done with this data. It can't be printed or anything else. All that can be done is to process this data into a usable form - that is to a recognised graphic format: jpeg, tiff, png etc.
In a point and shoot camera this process is done automatically by the camera. With high end P&S and with dSLR you can either have it done for you in the Camera or do it yourself.
When you use Aperture you are doing it yourself... Processing the RAW into a working format.
So, in the iPhoto version you would send the RAW to the Elements, +process it to a jpeg (or whatever)+ and save that jpeg to the desktop and then import it.
Oddly, iPhoto and Aperture share exactly the same engine for processing RAWs. You've just got more fine control (read: knobs and sliders) with Aperture. If you're content to process your RAWs in iPhoto then it's the same machinery as Aperture.
With Aperture here's what happens:
You import the RAW and process it. Aperture records your processing decisions +in a database+ and next time you view the pic applies them live as you view it. (This is why the Hardware requirements for Aperture are much higher than for iPhoto). Again, if you want to print, Aperture makes a printable version on demand.
There is nothing to be gained (that I know of) from sending the RAW to Elements from Aperture.
If you want to further edit in Elements Aperture will send a processed tiff to Elements for work (or psd - it's a setting in the Preferences).
1. I have a lot of pictures which were RAAW and I edited in iPhoto without knowing it would convert them to JPEG as soon as I hit the "edit" button. Now, when I import to Aperture, will Aperture import BOTH the original RAW file AND the edited JPEG version?
iPhoto did not convert those files to Jpeg. It preserved the RAW and processed the file and saved the output as a jpeg. Want to see your actual RAW? File -> Export: *Kind: Original*.
Yes, if you use Aperture's Import iPhoto Library option it will bring it all over. But experiment first, because some folks don't like this and prefer to only bring over the RAWs and re-process them in Aperture.
3. Will Aperture preserve the organization I had in place (e.g. tags, albums, faces, etc.)?
Yes and No. I'm fairly sure that it brings over Events and Albums. It definitely brings over tags and keywords. It certainly does not bring over Faces. Faces are not part of any standard metadata at this time, and Aperture (and LR) has no way to work with them.
My advice always when considering a change like this is to download the trial, import a couple of hundred pics and explore and see what happens when you press this button or that.
Regards
TD

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