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24p Interlace Problem
Before I start, I just want to let everyone know that I have read through many threads and tried many things to make this work.
My DP shot something for me on MiniDV in 24pN on his DVX100. I can watch it on my TV via my MiniDV cam and the footage looks like beautiful 24p should. I have captured it as regular DVNTSC, and notice a small amount of interlacing right around the clothing lines but nowhere else really. I guess the picture looks a little “dull” as well.
I then tried it with pulldown removed and also as 24 fps instead of 29.97. I have also tweaked my sequence settings to be 24fps, the regular DVNTSC setting as well as other – field dominance none and lower. All settings are giving me interlacing, but the one that gives me the least is the standard DVNTSC sequence and capture. But I cannot for the life of me get those lines to go away. Could it be just my laptop screen? I have to get this project done and am at my wits end.
Thank you so much for any other setting ideas you may have.
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Dave,
Thank you so much and I will return to this after I try a few things my DP suggested. He said he shot it in 24p where I can essentially just use the normal DV settings as it will play as 29.97. I am guessing that is the 24p mode you spoke of. I want to apologize up front as I am brand new to this, but after tinkering around before and having no problems, thought I could dive right in. What my DP suggests is something alltogether different. I just bought a new MacBook Pro, installed FCP last week and this is my first time working with it. I had noticed a bit of artifacting on the screen when I would vertically scroll on web pages and saw no relation. My DP (also one of my best friends who shot my entire doc in this same form of 24p and we NEVER had a problem) said that maybe I have a problem with the playback in my computer, the firewire drive or possibly need to reinstall FCP even though he has NEVER heard of a person having the problems I am. He uses his camera all the time and then captures regualr old DVNTSC no issues. Do these potential causes make sense to you??? I am going to capture in iMovie as my first test!
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Soozie,
24p (not 24pa) from that camera is 29.97. You will probably need to shoot 24pa and capture with advanced pulldown removal to get what you are looking for. I have that camera and HATE 24p regular. The 30p gives a much cleaner look IMO. But if you can’t reshoot, you might try a smart deinterlacer such as revisioneffects Fields Kit.
Or check out Dave’s suggestion of the Nattress filters. BTW, you ARE viewing this on a proper NTSC monitor aren’t you? Can’t judge this in the canvas.
Have a wonderful day.
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You can simply edit @ 29.97 dv, unless you need to edit @ 23.98 for some reason.
Also, you really cannot judge the quality of your footage unless you are hooked up to a monitor.
Jeremy
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I want to thank you all for your help. After a few tears, a lot of reading and phone calls, I finally called FCP help and it turns out that you all were very right about needing the monitor. It turns out the camera we used the dvx100 isn’t supported by FCP 6 in playback mode and will have interlacing regardless of what I do. Burned a DVD and it looks great. Thank you all for your time and energy!! I am a happy cutting girl!
Soo
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[Soozie Westman] ” I am a happy cutting girl! “
Nice! Glad you shook the load off.
Jeremy
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