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D1 Uncompressed YUV 4:2:2 Footage to Encore
I have some footage supplied to me that is Uncompressed D1 (720×286) YUV 29.97 footage as Quicktime files. They were output with fields. (from Smoke)
No matter what I’ve tried, I can’t get them to look right after I compress and add them to my Encore project. I see field issues.
Any words of wisdom on the best way to process them and into what format? I do DVD’s all the time, but something about these files just aren’t making things happy.
I’ve tried removing the fields, I’ve tried to render them out of AE as ProRes and then compress.
This is driving me MAD! Thanks.
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Thanks for the speedy reply. I did precisely that… interpreted lower, placed in DV comp, field-rendered as ProRes422, the ran though Adobe Media Encoder CS5.
Whenever I bring it into Encore (or DVD Studio) the fields still look crappy. I tried to burn and display on a set top and it still looks bad.
I wonder if something is screwy with the file output I got!? Ideas?
Thanks.
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Yes, it’s about killing me here. No matter what I do it looks bad.
I guess I need to go back and yell at the provider. How could I tell if the fields are wrong? -
Are you talking about AFTER you burn the DVD and view it on an external monitor through a DVD player? Or are you talking about the way the fields look in your encoded .m2V movie on your computer screen? Fields are not going to look correct on your computer screen – you’ll definitely see the interlacing. Everything might actually be fine. I’d burn a DVD and then check and see how the video looks. Does it playback smooth or is it jumping? Also, to answer your question the way you’d know if the field order was flipped from the other vendor is when you view it on an external monitor, you will easily notice a field mismatch. The playback will be jumpy and stuttery. Again this is something you cannot detect on a computer monitor and you’ll need an external monitor. Good luck!
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Once converted/resized the D1 footage and re-rendered out of AE, it now plays ok, but I can see fields in the playback. I am viewing on a set top player on an LCD. I don’t recall having seen this before when running SD stuff.
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How ’bout a pull-down issue on export? I think there was some confusion and some was shot 24 and some was shot 29.97?
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Dave,
Thanks for the laugh…no it’s just for DVD. I am not sure why it has fields at all since it was all shot progressive. Apparently the job was mastered to tape, then pulled back in to generate files for me. Who knows WHAT happened during all of that mess. There was some 23.98 that was brought back as 59.97.
Getting dizzy over here! 😉
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