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  1080i and NTSC footage in a PalSd project

  Posted by Linda Rafferty on April 20, 2012 at 6:19 pm

  I’ve got 1080i and ntsc video which I want to use in a PalSd project. Whats the best way to do this so that the video quality doesn’t degrade too much? I hope to project my final video. Would welcome any suggestions

  Many thanks

  Linda

  Linda Rafferty replied 14 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Jeff Kirkland

  April 22, 2012 at 12:29 pm

  Just finished a project with pretty much the same situation…

  I’d personally just edit in a PAL SD timeline and let FCPX work it’s magic. The 1080i will look fine. The NTSC will look a fraction soft but from my experience it’s not really noticeable – even projected.

  If the NTSC video is noticeably poor quality then you might run it through compressor before you start editing and use the frame controls to enhance the conversion – but you’ll be adding a lot of time, maybe hours, to the conversion process.

  It’s amazing how often just letting Compressor do its thing yields great results 🙂

  Jeff Kirkland | Southern Creative Media
  video * audio * post * production
  Melbourne, Australia
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  Linda Rafferty

  April 22, 2012 at 5:17 pm

  Hi Jeff,

  Thanks a million! I’ll try your suggestion

  Linda

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