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up-converting 720 to 1080 for HDCAM transfer in FCPX
I shot a short film at 1280×720/24 fps. I needed to up-convert the project to 1920×1080 to transfer the film to HDCAM. What I did was select the entire project on the timeline, copied it, then made a new timeline that was 1920×1080 and pasted the entire project in it, waited for it to render, then exported (also used the ProRes 422 HQ setting). It looks fine, but I am wondering if there is a better way to up-convert in FCPX or another software…?
Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mountain Lion 10.8.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
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I’ve got no real reasonto say it but I think I’d use Resolve to do the upscaling. You get a lot more control over how the scaling is done.
Jeff Kirkland | Video Producer | Southern Creative Media | Melbourne Australia
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I second the use of Resolve. It’s got a great algorithm for resampling your image.
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Avid MC, PPro CS6, FCP7 – wasting away on my SSD.
I just can’t quit X.
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I know this may be asking a lot, but I am just lost here. I downloaded Resolve Lite. Could you give me a workflow for up-converting my video? It is currently sitting in FCPX in a 1280×720 timeline and I need it in 1920×1080 in as best quality as possible.
Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mountain Lion 10.8.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, YOU are my only resource. -
Export an fcpxml out of FCPX. Open up Resolve, double click on “Admin” (you can always set up a proper DB with users later) and go to the conform tab on the bottom. Right click in the box in the upper right it’s something like “Timelines” I think, and select “Import XML” (should have other options like EDL). Select your FCPXML and change the sequence size to 1080P. I’m doing this off of memory, so things might be a little off. Select the color tab at the bottom and go to the icons above the lower middle box, about six or seven icons in you should get to the PTZR settings. Adjust the zoom if it’s off, hit the delivery tab, and choose FCP Round trip. If you’ve got funky names (:;/ etc) choose to change names, otherwise leave them be. Make sure the resolution is set properly, and choose and location for it to render out. Add the job, then start the queue. Afterwards there should be an FCPXML in the render folder that you can import into FCPX.
This is a LOT more trouble than just doing it in FCPX. X renders everything in 32 bit floating points with a damn good renderer, just not as great at resizing as Resolve. If you wanted to do this in X just duplicate the project (don’t include renders), change the resolution settings in the inspector to 1080P, and make sure Spatial Conform is set to fill for all of your clips. Much easier.
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Avid MC, PPro CS6, FCP7 – wasting away on my SSD.
I just can’t quit X.
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Or because you’re not doing anything other than an up-res, you could export the 720p version from FCPX, add it to the resolve media pool, conform it and export at 1080p. No need for any messing around with XML, etc.
Jeff Kirkland | Video Producer | Southern Creative Media | Melbourne Australia
http://www.southerncreative.com.au | G+: https://gplus.to/jeffkirkland | Twitter: @jeffkirkland -
Can’t believe I didn’t think of that. Just wasted like ten minutes typing that on my iPad.
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Avid MC, PPro CS6, FCP7 – wasting away on my SSD.
I just can’t quit X.
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I really appreciate the responses. When you say “conform it” in Resolve, what should I be doing there? I’ve looked around in Conform and I am not sure what I am supposed to do. I see when I get to “Delivery” it asks me to set all kinds of options, etc., I think I understand that part…
Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mountain Lion 10.8.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, YOU are my only resource. -
Conforming is your editorial area. It’s where you can make edit decisions within Resolve. Think of it as a mini FCP in Resolve.
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Avid MC, PPro CS6, FCP7 – wasting away on my SSD.
I just can’t quit X.
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Ok, I thought so. But if I have no more need of editing (I did all that in FCPX), then should I just move on to the Delivery tab?
Thank you so much for helping me.
Jack Niedenthal
Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands
http://www.microwavefilms.org
https://www.microwavefilms.org/Crickets.html
iMac i7 using Mountain Lion 10.8.x, HPX 170 using only one 64GB card
I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, YOU are my only resource. -
Yeah, just drop your flat clip on the timeline in conform, double check that it’s zoomed properly and head to Delivery.
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Avid MC, PPro CS6, FCP7 – wasting away on my SSD.
I just can’t quit X.
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