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AVCHD Workflow Using Adobe Prelude

The WorkflowThe AVCHD/Prelude workflow is simple and easy to use. In basic terms, you ingest and transcode footage inside Prelude out to your project’s external Hard Drive. From there, you can import the transcoded clips into any Non-linear Editor and begin the assembly process.

Prelude is also capable of adding metadata and exporting sub-clips, but this workflow does not require those features.

For more information these and many more features in Adobe Prelude: https://creative.adobe.com/products/prelude

Though the following workflow is based on AVCHD source clips, it can be utilized for any camera system or codec, including h.264, R3D, and CinemaDNG.

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Adobe Prelude is a video logging and ingest program designed for media organization and metadata entry. Though lacking some key features for movie editors, Prelude is extremely useful for Documentary filmmakers, or any project that handles a large amount of recorded footage.

It is also the easiest and most effective way to ingest and transcode AVCHD footage for editing in Premiere Pro.

This workflow utilizes Prelude for the purpose of:

1. Ingesting clips from camera media.2. Transcoding clips for editing in NLE’s.

AVCHD Advanced Video Codec - High Definition

A high definition camcorder video format jointly developed by Panasonic and Sony as part of a consumer-grade method of directly burning recorded HD content onto DVD’s for playback on Blu-ray players. This is why it

shares a data architecture with Blu-ray discs.

Camera Media Hard Drive NLEPrelude

INGEST TRANSCODE IMPORT

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- Mount your camera media and open Adobe Prelude.

- Select Ingest in the upper right-hand options.

- Find your camera media storage and select the file AVCHD.

- Checkmark the clips you are planning to ingest.

If recording to a camera with built-in memory (e.g. Canon XA10), we recommend recording to removable media like an SD

Card, or simply moving the drive’s contents off of the camera before ingest, as the camera’s hard drive has trouble working

with Adobe Media Encoder

2. Select Clips

1. Open Adobe Prelude

3. Transfer & Transcode Clips to Hard Drive

- Then press

Verify ensures that copied media matches the original file. This option only applies when the files are NOT being transcoded.

If the camera has broken footage into separate clips on another card, Stitch Clips Together can stitch them into a single clip. That clip can then be labeled under “Name”

- Check: Transfer Clips to Destination

- Primary Destination - Choose your Hard Drive

- Check: Add Subfolder- Create in increments of your

choosing (shoot days, camera drops, camera type, etc.) Optional

- Check: Transcode- Format: Quicktime- Preset: Apple ProRes 422 *

*The ProRes setting you choose is subject to details of the recorded footage, such as resolution and frame rate.

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4. Import Transcoded Clips into NLE

- Once the transcoding has finished, you can find your clips in the Primary Destination Subfolder you created.

- These clips are ready for assembly in the NLE of your choice

- There are many ways to import the clips or the entire folder into your program*:

- Drag and drop them into your Project Browser

- Locate the them in the Media Browser, Right-click and select Import.

- Go to File>Import and locate the clips.

- Once the clips are imported, you are free to start the assembly process.

*These options are based on Adobe Premiere Pro. Though the process is similar to other NLE’s, consult your manual for information on importing footage in other programs.