My client is a Mac-based archive and asked for a QT Same as Source from my 1080i 1920 project. They want an edit master as close as possible to the camera/editing format (that they keep forever and transcode for viewing). I exported with the Avid codec box unchecked, but the resulting QT does not play in QT player on Macs and is difficult to transcode. Now I've made them an XDCAMHD 50. It comes out at a lower bitrate (+ half the file size) than the QT but seems to be more Apple friendly - easily recognized and transcodable by Adobe (PP and AME) on a Mac. I could not find a good choice in Squeeze. Would like any advice on the best quality format for 1080i, sending to a Mac, from Avid directly or via Squeeze... joey
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