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HDV and DV in a HDV sequence, fields dominance.
Hi
I am mixing DV with HDV in an HDV timeline, PAL world. The final output will be a HDV master on tape. Because the DV material has to be resized and HDV-1080 PAL is upper field first, whereas DV PAL is lower field, I wonder whether I should de-interlace the DV material or process it in any other way to prevent having field issues, or this is something FC6 will take care of in the background ?
Because unfortunately I can’t monitor at the moment with a video monitor, I only have the computer monitor, I can’t really spot problems visually.
If someone has done this before and can give us a hand it would be very much appreciated, thanks in advance
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3 Replies
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I wouldn’t deinterlace – that will remove data, use the Shift Fields filter ( i can’t remember exactly where it is) but it will let you swap the field order (and i’d do that on the dv material only)
adam
Editor/Mixer
Character Options Ltd
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Don’t worry, FCP will look after it for you … it will automatically add the Shift Fields filter for you when you add the DV clips to the HDV timeline.
Do check it on a monitor before you commit back to tape tho’. You can use FCP6 to do a live DV downconvert of your HDV timeline, that way you can have a look on a typical standard def monitor or TV.
If you have a high enough resolution computer monitor you can also resize your canvas to 100% … that way you can see the interlacing and maybe spot any problems.
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Thanks guys, that makes a lot of sense. I did notice that FC6 resizes automatically for you.
I do at least have a PAL video monitor and will use the live downconvert.
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thanks again
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