Deinterlacing Quicktime Movies

[Jeremy Garchow]

What codec is your timeline? Just make a reference file. Don’t select make movie self contained.

[Jared Cicon]

Hey Jeremy,
So if I make the QUICKTIME movie and deselect ‘Make move self contained’, am I essentially making a mirror copy with all of the original attributes albeit a single clip? And at this point I can deinterlace the single movie length clip?
Jared

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Jared Cicon] “am I essentially making a mirror copy with all of the original attributes albeit a single clip?”

No, it is a small reference movie that references the media already on your scratch drive.

You bring that reference movie in to compressor. When you deinterlace, it will make a whole new self conatined movie, then you bring that new movie back in to FCP.

Make more sense?

[Jared Cicon]

Appreciate it Jeremy. I will give it a go. Thanks for your time and expertise.
Jared

[Ryan Atkins]

I use this camera. I only shoots interlaced. The Cineframe 24 is a simulated 24p – more drop frame style, and doesn’t not shoot progressive.

[Ryan Atkins]

Generally, I like to deinterlace my footage for the web at 720p when I shoot 1080i. I also do this for DVD’s – pointless, I know, but oh well.

What is the best way to deinterlace? Using Compressor? The Deinterlace filter in FCP? For compressor, if you select to Deinterlace in the Frame Controls (leave field dominance as Original), then I’ll ahve about 45 hour remaining. Is this normal? I see this as being slightly ridiculous.

Is there any easier and/or more effective way (for both time and quality)?

Thanks

[Ryan Atkins]

Well, then I assume when I select it to Deinterlace and leave Field Dominance as Original, that means the time I have left is actual and i just need to wait?

Has anyone noticed any major quality differences by not deinterlacing for the web?

[Ryan Atkins]

Well, i haven’t yet been able to shoot grass growing or a snail race, so I guess I should just keep happy with my current quality or wait at least 15 hours.

Hmm.

Thanks

[Ryan Atkins]

My camera works just fine, it just shoots interlaced.

[David Roth weiss]

[Ryan Atkins] “Has anyone noticed any major quality differences by not deinterlacing for the web?”

Ryan,

If your Web video is only being shown at 50% of the original pixel dimension of the video, as a rule you don’t have to deinterlace.

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