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HDV to SD down-convert method in FCP?
HDV to SD down-convert method in FCP?
I’ve shot a programme using a JVC GY-HD111E (Europe/UK/PAL), using 720p/25p native.
In a few weeks when FCP update comes out I’ll be editing it natively using these HDV settings.
But I want to author both an SD and a HD DVD. I’m assuming for the HD DVD I just go via compressor and DVDSP3 via HDV 720p/25p settings and master a DVD off and shelf it until required in the future?
But what about an SD DVD, how do I down-convert the HDV progressive footage from the HDV FCP timeline to SD 720×576 widescreen footage to enable an SD DVD to be burned off in DVDSP3.
Over on the Apple forums there are many theories for this, but most sound a little hit and miss and people over there are saying some methods produce jaggies and flickers etc.
Is there an ultimate tried-and-tested way that yields the best quality?
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4 Replies
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I dont’ think it’s necessary to down convert the HDV to SD before you encode to MPEG for the SD DVD. Just go straight from the HDV sequence to it.
Choose file/Exort using Compressor… setup the SD DVD encode preset you want to use and encode.
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There seems to be a problem with FCP’s and Compressor’s downscaling
(at least with 1080i to 576i):https://homepage.mac.com/b.adamski/fcpscaling/PhotoAlbum11.html
I suggest to export a QuickTime movie, import this one in MPEG Streamclip
and downconvert there using the QuickTime export. You can find a
screenshot for the correct settings via the link above (you should check
the cropping settings as these were determined for 1080i). -
I’m in the UK, shot on JVC GY-HD111 using 720p/25p settings. As I understand it FCP won’t support this right now (anyone know when?), even though I have very latest studio suite of FCP.
So I’m not using 1080i or anything like that.
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I would export a 10-bit uncompressed hd timeline then convert it with mpeg streamclip.
It can get the job done
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