avid field problems

[Jon Zanone]

I don’t use Avid Sonic, and I’m not familiar with the workflow – HOWEVER…

Have you checked your interlace settings? In Sorenson, you need to encode your project WITHOUT auto-deinterlacing (in other words, Sorenson does a very poor job of removing fields from an NTSC interlaced materiel). Try these basic settings as well:
When you encode your QT reference, under options encode as native dimensions and color space of 601/709. (I’m working under the assumption you have the option to set your preferences – if not, tell us how your workflow works…)

Also, check this out.

https://www.avid.com/exchange/forums/thread/4408.aspx

Scroll down a bit and find a plethora (yes, plethora) of information on DVD in the Avid…

Jon