topic best format for end product in Camcorders

best format for end product

Bucket — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 01:38:18 GMT

I just bought a Vixia HF R 42 to shoot a company video. The finished product must be 1280 x 720 pixels; Aspect Ratio 16:9 and exported as mp4 or MOV. I'll be using Premiere Pro to edit. What is the best format (AVCHD vs. MP4) and video quality setting to use considering what the end specifications must be? What setting do I use to get the 16:9 aspect ratio? Thank you so much for your help.

Re: best format for end product

Mykolas — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 12:44:20 GMT

Hi Bucket!

Thanks for posting.

AVCHD is less compressed than MP4, so shooting in AVCHD at 60p will offer you the best overall quality. Premiere Pro should work fine with it as well. Keep in mind though, you will want to transfer the entire folder from the card in the camcorder over to your computer, then import from there.

Re: best format for end product

Bucket — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:23:32 GMT

I really need to read more about aspect ratios, etc., but are you saying that it is better to use the highest quality setting regardless of the specifications of the end product? Thanks for your reponse.

Re: best format for end product

Janekong — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 03:47:39 GMT

better choose MP4 if you want to playback your videos in different devices. The MP4 is the compatible format amony different devices