captainsolo said:
What's the best Apple codec to use for NTSC LD transfer video? I've got some files to export and wasn't sure which one would work best.
I am assuming your using Mac OS X. That being the case for lossless video you should probably use the 'uncompressed 8-bit' or 'uncompressed 10-bit' codec. For near lossless video quality and near DV file size I would use the 'Apple ProRes 422' codec, from what I read this codec can go 5 generations before generational loss is noticeable. If you want something more in the middle the 'Apple ProRes 422 HQ' codec is a good choice, it is once again a lossy codec but provides near lossless video quality, it has twice the bandwidth of normal ProRes and can go through many more generations before generational loss is noticeable (from what I read, I can't remember the exact number of generations.)
FYI the ProRes codecs don't come with Mac OS X and are not available for download from Apple. They only ship with Final Cut Studio. Although they can probably be found in one of the usual places.
I hope this helps answer your question.