Video Editing

[Cameltoepro]

Hi, Have a question for all the great video editors here I am getting ready to edit a couple of videos shot in .wmv Should I go ahead and edit in the format it was shoot in? Or, should I convert to H264 and then edit the video?

Thanks

[Porko]

I suggest mp4 H264

[Ferus]

I keep mine in the original source(and codex) and export(render) it to MP4 (AVC/AAC) before I upload it to YT.
My drones record in H.265, to its a extra step, but I can live with that for the moment.

[rastan]

Id say no matter what format your source material is in, try and edit using that natively wherever you can. Don't forget, every time you recompress footage you're running a risk of it degrading and compressing, even a little bit.

If your edit software allows you to edit using the WMV source, edit with that.

[Major (Tom)]

Hi, Have a question for all the great video editors here I am getting ready to edit a couple of videos shot in .wmv Should I go ahead and edit in the format it was shoot in? Or, should I convert to H264 and then edit the video?

Thanks

How was it shot in wmv? Anyways, import it and render out to an mp4. Mess with a few settings for optimal quality. Size shouldnt be an issue in 2020. You don’t have the raw file? M2t, avi, mxf? I don’t know what camera shoots natively to wmv. The quality must be pretty dated, no?

[celandina]

Id say no matter what format your source material is in, try and edit using that natively wherever you can. Don't forget, every time you recompress footage you're running a risk of it degrading and compressing, even a little bit.

If your edit software allows you to edit using the WMV source, edit with that.

Agree 100 %