DV NTSC Anamorphic to DV50 NTSC Anamorphic

I created a photo only slideshow using DV NTSC Anamorphic as my Easy Setup. I then learned that DV50 is a better codec for that. I changed Easy Setup to DV50 NTSC Anamorphic and dragged my DV sequence into the new DV50 sequence. I said "no" when it asked to change sequence setting to match clips. The new sequence looks fine, but I was surprised that I didn't get render bars. It's still 720x480 & 48kHz, so I'm assuming that's why?
1) Am I causing myself any problems by doing this? Losing any quality?
2) Should I also go into Sequence Settings (Cmd 0) & change Render Control to Apple ProRes 422? I know the file will be bigger, but is there any other reason why you would not do that when trying for the best quality?
Thanks.

Hi -
You don't need to change your Easy Set Up.
Make a duplicate of your DV sequence (click on the sequence icon in the browser and control-click on it. From the drop down menu choose duplicate). and then load +the copy+ to the timeline by double clicking on the copy sequence's icon. This will keep you original sequence safe in case something goes wrong.
Click anywhere on the copy sequence timeline and type Command + 0 (zero) to bring up the Sequence Settings. Change the Quicktime Video Settings Compressor to DVCPRO50-NTSC. Click OK and you are done. You will need to re-render.
You don't lose quality - you gain it because DVCPRO50 is a better compression codec.
In answer to you second question, I would just render in the Sequence Codec of DVCPRO50 as the quality gain you will get by rendering in ProRes 422 will, IMHO, depending on your source material, be too subtle to be worth doing. But if you want to do it, go ahead. It will just use a lot more disk space and place a heavier load on your drives to playback the ProRes 422 parts.
Hope this helps.
MtD

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