Best software to edit HD content

[ObiTrentKenobi]

Originally Posted by tbui57

Unfortunately, I have the early HD video camera (HC-3) from sony that capture video to tape in mpeg-2(1080i) format, not AVCHD. Therefore, the software must first decode mpeg-2, and re-encode in AVCHD (rendering). This is my understanding, please correct me if I am wrong....

Thanks Obi.

I understand now, i thought you were using an HD hard-drive model, my bad.

Since it is a tape model, and the hardware and software has come a long way... there really won't be much quality loss in the initial capture. it'll be so slight that you won't ever notice.

depending on any editing you choose to do to your video (contrast/color correcting/effects etc), there will be slight loss of quality when you do a final render after you have edited anything. But honestly, there's nothing you can do about that. Again though, in Vegas you can choose an uncompressed video/audio codec option to lose the most minimal pq/aq.

Yet, this would be true with ANY program you would use. It's as good as you can get brutha!