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4K to 1080 workflows
I’m producing fairly low end corporate work with a Sony RX-10 and Final Cut X. I’d like to stay in the 1080 space for now but would like to upgrade to one of the consumer-based 4K cameras. The consensus seems to be that downscaled 4k footage has many advantages, and I was wondering what the general workflow would be converting 4K to 1080 for use in FCX.
Thank you.
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4 Replies
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David,
You can drop the 4K footage right into a 1080p timeline. If the res. is 4096×2160 – that’s 1.90:1. So you’ll have slight letterboxing before any scaling.
-paul.
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When you drop it in, if you want to reframe, etc., without accidentally going in too far, change spatial conform of the dropped in clips to “none” instead of “fit”. Then when you go to 100% you know you’re at maximum resolution/zoom.
I got that from Jeremy Garchow, so I’m not taking credit for it.
John Davidson | President / Creative Director | Magic Feather Inc.
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Thanks guys – much appreciated.
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Forgive the ignorance please. If 4 k is 4 times the resolution of 1080 p why would increasing scale to over 100% be a red flag?
Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.
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