Apple Intermediate Codec with Premiere

Douglas Hockly · September 13th, 2007, 01:05 AM

I've done a bunch of reading and it seems like the use of an intermediate codec is a good idea. I am about to start capturing for a feature length doco, and am keen to use Premiere on the Mac. I'm wondering if capturing to AIC is a good idea (it seems to work fine in the short tests I've done) - anyone had any experiece with this or AIC generally?

Thanks in advance!
Douglas

Winfried Dobbe · September 14th, 2007, 02:31 AM

The big disadvantage of using AIC is that you lose the time code. So you can't re-capture the clips later on. For me that was reason enough not to use it.

Douglas Hockly · September 14th, 2007, 04:19 AM

Ah. Thanks for that, I didn't realise that. Hm.

September 13th, 2007, 01:05 AM	#1
Douglas Hockly New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 13	Apple Intermediate Codec with Premiere - good idea? I've done a bunch of reading and it seems like the use of an intermediate codec is a good idea. I am about to start capturing for a feature length doco, and am keen to use Premiere on the Mac. I'm wondering if capturing to AIC is a good idea (it seems to work fine in the short tests I've done) - anyone had any experiece with this or AIC generally? Thanks in advance! Douglas

September 14th, 2007, 02:31 AM	#2
Winfried Dobbe Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Amersfoort, Netherlands Posts: 85	The big disadvantage of using AIC is that you lose the time code. So you can't re-capture the clips later on. For me that was reason enough not to use it.

September 14th, 2007, 04:19 AM	#3
Douglas Hockly New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 13	Ah. Thanks for that, I didn't realise that. Hm.