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EX1 (and HD) to SD DVD on Mac?
I’m Mac based and I’m having issues with twitter and aliasing going from the EX1 timeline in FCP to SD DVD. I suspect the same issues may hold true for anyone using any CineAlta so jump in folks.
So far my best workflow is:
FCP 6.0.2 – Edit in EX1 native timeline (I shoot 1080p30)
Export Quicktime (reference or self contained).
Drop that into Compressor 3.0.2 and use the DVD Best Quality 90 minutes settings (or tweak a bit but the setting is designed to do a “good” job downconverting HD to SD in the process).The problem is I’m seeing twitter on thin horizontal lines especially on slow zooms(tree branches for example) and some stair stepping on diagonals also most obvious on slow zooms.
I’ve tested the results playing on a DVD player component out (tried both Progressive On and Off but the player has no upconvert feature) to a Samsun 46″ 1080P HDTV. I also tested on DVD player S- Video into a JVC 13″ CRT monitor. Same issues on both.
There’s certainly workarounds like slight gaussian blurs, etc. but there must be a better way in software.