Controlling field dominance

[Craig Loco]

We normally add the Swap fields filter and re render the smalliest amoutn of footage where needed …..

We are also having issues with PhotoJpeg 75% on playout of the BM Extreme, it cant figure what the fileds are – if any !!! so any comps dont in AE or elsewhere with motion bluring it freaks out ……

Try the swap fields filter

Good Luck !

[Steve Connor]

Hi,

I’m having the same issue in my current edit, dropping DV Pal into a DVCPro HD 1080 50 timeline. FCP adds a shift fields filter where it’s not necessary.

I’m just deleting it.

[Peter Wiggins]

All you need to do is remove the shift fields filter – you should then have the red bar & then render.

DV will quite happily playback in an Upper 10bit PAL sequence after that.

If you are in Soho, come and have a look.

Peter

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https://www.peterwiggins.com

[Chris Borjis]

BlackMagic support is usually very quick (within hours)
but you have to email them directly. support(at)blackmagic-design(dot)com

[Neil Ryan]

[Peter Wiggins] ”
All you need to do is remove the shift fields filter – you should then have the red bar & then render.

DV will quite happily playback in an Upper 10bit PAL sequence after that.”

EXACTLY!
At last, someone who can identify the same problem!
And also, confirmation that, in this configuration, there’s no need for FCP to add the Shift Fields filter! Or rather, that FCP AND BM are both trying to ‘fix’ the problem and in fact creating one.

I’ll have to investigate further, but I think it’s a PAL thing only.
Also waiting for a response back from BMD support, directly.
I’ll let you know what happens.

Meanwhile, my brain sure hurts …

[Tocha]

I also have the same problem.
And we also have to spend a LOT of time removing the shift-filds filter from the clips.
It’s a very very anoying situation.
Final Cut in version 4.5 didn’t do this, only after version 5 (I think) it started to dit this.
We have a lot of projects were we mix Uncompressed 10Bits and DV. It would be very usefull if the correct fields filter could be disable in the preferences.

Best Regards,
Jo

[Neil Ryan]

Kristian Lam from Blackmagic Design says:
“Hi Neil,

You’re right about this. We cater for DV video output. Unfortunately, Final Cut Pro is also doing the same when you add a clip that has a different field dominance from the timeline by adding the shift filed filter.”

He then says that BMD will see what they can do to workaround it and that they may be able to bring it to Apple’s attention if BMD can’t solve it alone.

Phew! my sanity is restored …
cheers.