Keeping Raw File Settings

To whom it may concern.
I have recently started using Premiere Pro and have found myself in a spot of bother. I have recorded a video in mp4 format which is in the 600mb file size area. After I have finished editing my video I cannot seem to find a correct export setting that keeps the raw files same picture quality and relative file size. Shouldnt there be a function that when you import a video you can keep the raw files exact settings? Any help in the matter will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

It really comes down to workflow.
Now, the mp4 format you are getting from your camera is NOT raw. It is a highly compressed datastream that contains a lot of information. Raw video footage tends to be extremely large and you need a very fast system to process them. These compressed files allow a wider variety of programs to access the footage.
Now, an important thing to realize is that editing video and playing video are very different processes, and video files that are easily played are not necessarily easily edited. Premiere tries to take some of the workload off of your shoulders, but you still have to be mindful of the fact that these files you are getting from your camera are not necessarily easy for your computer to edit.
That being said, the destination of your footage is very important. Are your movies going to be sent out as video packages for laymen to view on their computer? Then you need a good easily translatable file that is compressed enough that the file sizes will allow for easy distribution and playback. I recommend H.264 with one of our presets - They will cover most needs.
Are these movies going to be held onto for awhile on your computer to be used in another program or even brought back into Premiere for further use? If that is the case, then you can try to match the settings of your original footage as much as possible - using H.264. It's not going to match exactly, as the files are not being used for the same thing - storage on a camera vs editing in a NLE.
There are some good intermediate codecs available that are not part of Premiere but should work. I've heard a lot of chatter on here for DNxHD and UT. Both of those are free.

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James Palik wrote:
My original reason for converting to DNG is I did not like having to keep two files to preserve my edits, especially since I had an original problem with my XMP files getting corrupted.
Technical background info:
Once upon a time, Lightroom used a slightly different code for creating the xmp info which got written to DNG versus that which was written to a sidecar file:
In the former case, many things were attributes of (xml) elements, in the latter case, those things were individual elements.
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Bottom line: even though this may seem contrary to your personal experience, odds are you are slightly safer from corruption with xmp as sidecar to proprietary raw than embedded in DNG.
Don't get me wrong: I am not anti-DNG (on the contrary, I am pro DNG, even though I don't normally convert my raw files to DNG, yet), and if you prefer not having sidecar files, whether due to practical reasons or superstition (er, I mean "esoteric reasons") - that's fine with me..
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* I want my raws to be readable in whatever software I choose, even if not written by Adobe.
* I prefer my raws to stay virginal, and have my xmp in separate files (for a myriad of "more-or-less esoteric" reasons..).
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Like Elizbonn, I’m a bit lost about some features of Camera Raw and the files it manages.
I understand what a RAW file is and I think I understand what a DNG file is.
Is there a reference document more specific than the Help files?
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1. The RAW file is never modified (by any soft that I know of actually). Right?
2. DNG is a universal format that stores the same data as the original RAW with no loss. Right?
2.1. Yet creating a DNG file is optional. I have a Canon camera so my RAWs are in CR2 format which is widely supported and since I’m just an amateur photographer I don’t need to go for DNGs. Right? Or I could just trash the CR2 files without losing anything. Right?
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3.1. When a RAW image is opened, if I do no modification and I click the Open Image button, an xmp file is created. What for? If I trash it nothing happens.
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An image describing my problem:
http://i.imgur.com/hcqMYkv.jpg
(Lightroom 5)
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Probably the best thing for you to do is simply use lossy DNG format (e.g. export as, or convert to..): raw data is re-formatted with jpeg compression (full-rez or reduced-rez), but all raw settings apply.
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Hello,
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1. Backup your catalog first
2. Restore your backup catalog to some location
3. Open your current catalog and select "files->import from another catalog".
4. Select your backup catalog and your lost images. LR ask you if you want to overwrite the current settings or save them as a virtual copy.
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hmm, this behaviour of aperture is a bit odd.
i understand the approach but if i shot a few thousand images on a journey, i don't remember afterwards, which image was supposed to be b/w. this leads to a situation where i +have to post-process+ images. i would expect aperture asking me if i want to keep attached color settings instead of ignoring them!
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I think part of the problem is that there's a purist mentality about RAW files. One should always shoot them - and then keep them forever- after all- they're your negatives!
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You put your finger on the problem with re-importing jpegs as a solution. You lose your metadata- rankings/album memberships, etc. This is no solution!
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1) Let me batch-delete RAW files when the jpegs are ok.
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